Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-09-24 | Page 3 | Phone Franchise Dispute

PHONE FRANCHISE DISPUTE Rocky Mountain Bell Co Threatens to If Demands Are Refused Special to Tue Tile Provo Sept 23 With the matter of securing a franchise still hanging fire the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone com corn company company pany is operating in this city without a franchise and with the intimated under understanding understanding understandIng standing that if the city council does not grant one which will ill make operating a paying proposition it will cease cea doing business bu here At an adjourned session Ion of the council tonight the franchise came up for dis die discussion on the report of or the committee specially appointed This committee rec tee recommended recommended that the franchise as was of ot offered offered last Jut June be again offered to the company with the exception that the ren ten rentals rentals tale be raised from 36 for tor the business telephones to 42 i per year Grant C Bagley attorney for the company stated that the company would not accept this franchise and asks for one which will give gI it the privilege of getting 48 for business telephones and IX 36 for residence telephones According to the tb report it will not be able to operate on a paying basis with the rentals less le s than sug suggested suggested suggested