Show lUCkS KICKS ON TAXES FOR POLES OS Independent Telephone Co Asks City to Refund Paid Under Protest Representatives of the tho Utah Independent Independent dent Telephone appeared before the improvements committee of the coun council cli cil last Jast night and asked for a refund of the company paid under pro protest protest test for putting up poles An ordinance requiring that a tax of 1 per pole be charged every company erecting poles n the city was passed after the company secured its franchise The fee is sup supposed supposed posed to cover the expense of the city engineer in determining and locating where such poles shall be placed The company contends that the city after granting t a franchise to erect poles has no right to Impose such a tax It also complains that such a tax taxis taxis is a discrimination because its competitor tor the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company was not required to pay it The committee referred the matter to the tho city attorney for an opinion as to the right ot of the council to make the re refund refund fund Representatives of the Upper Canal Ir IrrIgation Irrigation company operating In Big Cot Cottonwood Cottonwood canyon appeared before the Wd Wa Waterworks committee and asked that they be allowed to let water to which they are entitled run through the conduit to toa toa a point about two miles below the In Intake intake take of the conduit and tap the conduit there No action was taken The municipal laws committee e deferred action on the application L H CurtIs and others for foi an electrIc franchise un nfl until til a week from tonight when a special special cial meeting of the committee will Ill be beheld beheld held |