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Show jPROPERTY mm PROTESTTOCOUIXlL ON COMCTI'i'Ol Claim Made That Curb and Gutter on Seventh East Are Faulty.' A vpeclal wanton of th rlty council w-a hf6 la at nlsht hear th proteat of Htlsna on 8rvnth Eaal atret. h-twen h-twen Mart In and Tfmpoit aenue, who claim that the work rf th Otllla Con-atrucllon Con-atrucllon rompany. contrmctora for enrb and cutter work tn that dintrlrt, in ao poor that they will rofuae to pay their portion f the Imprwement. A motion was adopted nottfylnr the auditor that at th rearular meeting tf tha rouni'll next Monday ntsjht an effort will be made to resjnlnd the former action of appro vine an eettmate on the work and the warranta held up until further invea-tla;atron invea-tla;atron la mad. Follow) njr the apeclal aeanion a meeting of the committee on municipal lawa wna held to ronalder the q lien t ion of th adoption of ronncllman J. W. MrKln-ney MrKln-ney a reolutlin to dorrre forfetteai. null and void the franchise of the Independent Telephone company, and ordering the company through Ita auccesaora to remove re-move its poles, wires, conduit e and sMher property from the atreeta of the city. It waa decided r recommend attrh action to the city coumil at th next regular meeting. It is contended that the Independent Tlepfwne company hd no right to sell ' tta franchtne- wrhmrt prwr ftarttig; secured the pennlaalon of the city council or hav-1 hav-1 tng offersd Its property for sale to tha city first. Theae provisions are contained con-tained tn the original franchise and ar tha baals of McKlnney'a resolution. |