Show COUNCIL CLOSES TELEPHONE CASE JE Passes Ordinance Which Is Believed Beli to Be Acceptable to All Concerned When the Bell Telephone company ac accepts accepts accepts the ordinance passed last ast night by bythe bythe the city council provided It Is b approved by the mayor the ghost of ot the telephone problem will mil have had its feet teet carefully careful sharpened to a fine point and driven deep deeply deeply ly into the th ground The council last night passed an ordinance ordinance nance after atter much fixing of oC the lan Jan language guage of ot the draft to t the effect that aU alj telephone companies shall furnish the city fifty free tree instruments and shall pay the city elt 1 per cent each year on gross ro s earn carn earnings ings It Is figured that this will VIII mean for forthe forthe the city elt approximately 2400 in cash from the Bell company compan and the tile rental charges hars es which would amount to about The companies have haye the option of oC an alternative which permits permit I them to pay pa a license tax tux of at 1 l a year ear on all 60 Instruments Instruments Instruments ments and 50 30 cents the tIle year ear on service below helow that figure fl ureThe The company has ten days to accept the ordinance |