Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-25 | Page 2 | Stillman Says County Does Not Get Justice from Phone Company

Stillman Says COlu County ty Does Not Get Justice Justic Fr Th l. l Phone Commissioner C. C F. F n thinks Salt Lake county countr Is paying paying- too much to the telephone company and petting getting too little in return for fr the valuable privileges extended the company in franchises grant granted d by the co county nty In view of this he recommended and the the- board agreed to have ave representatives representatives representatives tives of the company appear before the the board In the near future with a aView aview a avIew view to determining whether or n not t the county can arrange to get some ome concessions from tho the telephone company company company com com- pany in the way of reduced rates for county phones In return for some soine of ot I the privileges granted the company company- Stillman submitted a statement pr prepared pre pr- pared by the auditor showing that the county pays the phone company terly tery for regular telephone rental exclusive of ot toll toll- calls He de de- de In view view view-of of the privileges granted tho phone company In franchises franchises franchises fran fran- the phone company should make some rate concessions to the tha county In connection with this matter Commissioner Corn Com missioner J. J H. H i Wheeler said he had been Informed that the phone company company com corn pany intends to Install a new exchange in inthe the Holliday Holiiday district with a rate of off f 1 76 for or that district and a toll of ot 5 6 cents for each call between there and Salt Lake and other points tri In in- inthe the county He stated that a meeting of oC the United Commercial cl clubs bs of the county last night had bad gone o on record aa RS Opposed to this plan