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Show Ogden Grants a Franchise. There has been somo concern manifested mani-fested here as to whether tho Utah Homo Telephone Company wuld be granted a franchise at Ogden. On, Tuesday evening in regular session, the council of that city did grant a franchise and on the following terms: "That tho city shall have 20 free telephones and free tolls for police service within a radius of 00 miles from the city for tho porposc of apprehending appre-hending criminals, and an annual fee of $1,000 from passage of ordinance for the Bell company and when the Utah Homo company reaches the number of 600 subscribers it is to pay the city $500 and with each additional 100 subscribers $100 till 800 subscribers are secured when tho city Is to receive $1,000 per year. The life of tho franchises Is for 30 years. The rates of tho Bell company aro never to exceed ex-ceed tho present rates, and the Utah iromc Telephone company are llxcd at $24 for private residences and $48 for business service." It will bo observed that the Bell company and tho Utah Homo Company Com-pany aro granted franchises on practically tho same terms. That's what tho Utah Home company would like to havo here, but aro willing to do more than that; they arCwllllng to pay something for their franchise here a thing tho Bell company did not havo to do and Is not doing. |