Show TELEPHONE CASE GASE STILL UNDE UNDECIDED t. t t I J Co Council Will Wili Wait on Sup Supreme eme I. I I Court Before Fighting Bell t Too Hard i WALLACE LETTER SHOWN Proves Trump Card for Committee Com Com- fh After Manager if i Murr Murray Spiels 7 J 7 The light fight between tho the city and nd the J n Rocky Mountain Bell Den Telephone company com com- r J ir pany over the payment ot of a 3 for tor telephones reached a 3 climax before tilo tho Ilc license nse committee of the city council last last night night when David S. S Murray gent gen gen- St t cral eral manager of oC the phone comp company nr practically refused to pa pay tho the city a A. A cent for Cor license but offered to give GO 60 0 t free telephones e and 1000 worth of i. i toll line sei Under the city license c ordinance tho the I Ik k y tel telephone companies are expected to tor tot r t pa pay 50 GO cents for each telephone for 5 which an annual rental of or less than J. J 48 48 Is charged and 1 for each instrument instrument ment mont for which a rental of more than f S 48 45 Is charged The Thc Independent comP company com corn P pany pazy Uy comeS cornea within the cent 50 class while the Bell Dell company has two gm grades es i of ot phones one of ot which Is In the dol- dol Jar class rn It is figured that the Bell Dell company owes the city for tho the in instruments In- In f now in operation In Salt Lake and that the Independent cornS company com corn or S pan pany owes the city 2600 for its GOO S. S tel telephone phone Instruments The Tho Bell Dell company's com coin pany's contract with th the city under I which it granted the tho use of or 4 10 telephOnes tele- tele t i ph phOnes in lieu of ot license e expired a n. Y year Yr ir ago The Independent company's license nse calls for or the tho payment to tho the 1 city cit of 1 per cent of its gross TOSS earnings earnings earn earn- rn- rn ings InS's but that does oes not include the m money moncy ney tho company must pay for li 11 cerise cense cease S Murray States Case General Manager Murray and andi i i k George je Y Vall Wallace V a. a co Jr attorney apI appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap I for Cor the he Bell Dell company while Pr President II H. A. A e Harvey Hanoy and Attorney I Waldemar Valdemar appeared for Cor the Independent last night I In explaining why the Bell company I should not be e compelled to pay a li license Ii- Ii cense to the city Manager lanager Murray explained ex ex- ned that the Bell was the pioneer pioneerS S telephone company compan In Salt Lake and ho hoed d a n. hard row during the years cars wh when m there was as no financial reward for forthe the company's efforts He said that neither neIther- telephone company Is making money in Salt Lake at present He f said sald- sald tho the franchise granted William Jennings several years ears ago to string wires vIres and install a plant was taken over b by tho the Bell company compan and that at a 3 later later- date datt the Independent com com- fr w tt w S1 p pany nyc ny c entered t the Held d there hen w wa wall ll ra sum J t to J to r S warrant warrant tile le expenditure of or money Tho The Independent representatives arg argued ed that they came caine Into the game wh when n there was a n. monopoly and were required to give Sho a a. percentage of or the gro gross greas earnings s Makes Ills His Offer Manager Murray offered to give sl 50 L free telephones and to allow the elt city I i 4 credit for 1000 telephone tolls annually an an- 1 but ho would go no further than that He lIe said the city would be bo 7 1 charged 72 a a. year ear for each telephone telephoneS S If f the company was compelled to pay paya a license J Ho He o argued arg that the city could not do doo o business without the Bell telephones S and he ho said that Instead ad of cutting do don n the number the elt city should have J mo mote more e. e ri Councilman Stewart sal said that tho Iho thoi elt city could get along with less less' telephone telephone tele tele- f phone instruments and would do so so i I If Ir l i it came to a 3 sh show w 4 Haul Wallace's Wallaces Letter Mr Murray said that the company r could not pay a n license and would not k r. r and he was much perturbed when a r. r letter from President ent George Y Wallace Wallace Wal Val r lace was read This letter is dated December 27 27 and asks tho city council to fix lb a suitable lo license fee for forS forthe forthe forthe the telephone company company to pa pay PresIdent President Pres Pres- 0 S ident Wallace in that letter contended contend contend- ed that the Bell Dell company of or which he was the head should pay a license Mr Murray l was p pegged back four notches wh when n h hd heard the letter but asserted that he was still of the same opinion L 4 and that the president ent of or the company compan met meant nt that the license Ice fee should be adjusted for free telephone service t City Attorney Dininny said that he f believed the city was justified un under er erthe the law In collecting a 3 license for tele telo- phones lIe He said Mid however that the I Supreme court is about to hand down downan an opinion In the the- Christenson tenson case which would determine what classes of or business may bo be expected to pay a merchants merchants' license Tho The license committee tion on tho the matter until the Supreme if court hands down its opinion When that is done the tho status of oC the telephone telephone tele telo- phone companies and of the license department department department de de- de- de will bo be established The Independent ent company i Is willing willingto t to rhal make e an equitable settlement with the city on oil a cash sh basis and sl signified that willingness last night as well as ns asat at other times tim s. s s J s- s |