Show NEW TELEPHONE COMPANY COMP ANY WINS IN CITY COUNCIL Franchise Ordinance e Passed Over Mayors Mayor's Veto After Long and Bitter Wrangle Ma Mayor or Thompsons Thompson's vote of oC the franchise fran fran- franJ tran-I J chise granted to the Horn Home Telephone j company compan b by the CIt City Council was turned down b by the municipal lawmakers lawmakers lawmakers law law- makers la last t night and the Bell II company's com corn pany's latest t rival rhal now has a a. clear field The Thc action of-Jhc of Council was at nt the conclusion lon of a long loni and bitter bider wran wrangle le which bristled with personality personalities and the more mfr than once closely approached danger line I The trouble began Immediately after the reading of oC the Mayors Mayor's veto eto when Councilman Davis l arose ani an proceeded to submit a n minority report of the thc committee committee com corn which had originally considered the franchise Mr Ir Davis al also o said that he had been Ia East t Investigating In the dual telephone s system tem and nd he thought disrespect disrespect dis dis- dis respect had been shown him In rushing the franchise through during his ab ab- ab- ab sence He lie said further that Mr lr Fenton Fenton Penton Fen Fen- ton of the Home company compan had bad endeavored endeavored ored to negotiate a loan In Nebraska and falling failing In Ip that had put up a straw man alan In the person of oC a a. young oun attorney attorney ney to complete tho the deal through the Secretary of ot State Fernstrom Interrupted here with an objection to the thc reference to Fenton Shut up and sit down was ls Daviss only comment Davis then read reports to show that out of at twenty three cities Investigated not one recommended the dual system He Hc also took the ground that telephone rates In this city were not excessive c Mr Vigus who ho has hns also alo been East favored ored the Veto eto but hut Fernstrom wa was unable to understand how hot Davis ls could I spend ton ten days In th the East on a a. mining deal and learn all about the telephone situation at the same pame time Then there thre was 05 ns more talk along th tham the same am lines tines the final result being the passage of or the franchise over o the Mayors Mayor's Mayors Mayor's May olay ors or's veto b by a vote ote of oC 10 to 5 5 the exact number required Those voting for the franchise were Arnold Black Block Davis Dals P K E. H. H Eardley Fernstrom Robinson naomi Spence Thomas Tuddenham and Cottrell Those voting against It were ere r Davis ls A. A J. J Hewlett Sharp and YI us |