Show SAYS PROTEST IS LATE The committee maintains that this is s a late hour to register protest a-protest a in inasmuch inasmuch inasmuch in- in as the city tax levy has not been heet raised a fraction of a mill to defray defray deray de- de fray ray the expense of installing the municipal municipal municipal mu mu- telephone system but that it is fa exactly the same as last year In re- re regard regard gard jard to the long-distance long service the committee has been proceeding on the theory that a refusal on the part of the Mountain States company to connect with the proposed system would eventually result in the construction construction construction con con- of long-distance long lines Jines between between be- be tween towns that have independent service Ephraim and Mt Pleasant are the only towns in the county that 1 have lave exchanges es that are not noti inde- inde pendent The committee also calls attention to the fact that approximately approximately approximately as many calls are received for Ephraim people as are sent out of town and that it would be much more desirable to summon lummon the parties parties parties par par- ties by the proposed local telephone than otherwise Bids for the construction of the brid bridge e on West First North street were opened by the council and re referred referred referred re- re to the committee on streets and alleys |