Show BELL TELEPHONE CO MAY LOSE FRANCHISE ON LINES IN PROVO Republican Special Service Prove Pro May 26 By r request of the ti-ic president of tho the city council the time Rocky Mountain Bell lIeu Telephone company has hl furnished a Il statement of the tho operating expenses of or tho the Provo plant Time The company om c-om- the tho month of March pan pany has selected of or this year as a basis of ot calculation and undo according to tho the report of ot Auditor AuditorI tho the Provo end of the I P P. R. R Ferguson Den Boll business op operated rated at a loss of or The Tho Itemized report Is In the hand of ot members of ot the city council Into con- con and will no doubt be token taken by them thorn when tho matter of ot ofa a 0 franchise again comes up Judging from tho the attitude of ot tho the company tho proposed franchise does not meet their approval In the matter of ot rental rates tes for tor the next 26 25 6 years ears The rates asked for In the tho new fran Iran franchise franchise chise are arC the same as s those char charged ed h. h hv tho hn company which has lias boon e d doing i ir business ess hero her for tor about I three years Tho old franchise ex- ex wired May Mav 20 and tho the company has been Leen given until May 20 in which to accept or reject ct tho new now ono one |