Show T 11 BOMBSHELL cast into tho the rocky mountain bell company BY WM WN GLASMANN who offered 1000 for a telephone franchise for twenty five years ln ogden city the bell telephone new pf proposition OPO the rocky mountain bell telephone com company pany are in in a rush for a franchise and they last night presented a petition signed binned by twenty one business men asking that action be taken at once toward granting them the privileges asked for after this petition was K read jenkins introduced an ordinance cran cr tinz the company a franchise in return for or which privilege they agree to g ave ve to ogden city 1 per day or per year as a license for 25 five years at tha conclusion of the reading of the ordinance mr air jenki jencius ius arose and elated stated that he be had been authorized by mr william glismann to state that ho he and his associates socia tes would pay 1000 per year for a as contemplated in the ordinance di nance manager brossman Or ossman looked as if a cyclone had etrus him or he had bad been in the maine explosion lie he glanced quickly at the members of the council and upon tho the lips of each was playing a smile and then the recorder called attention to an ordinance requiring a deposit of 75 by each company desiring a franchise before it could be considered by the council and the document was wa simply filed it is a unique document it shows that the bell people are inclined to be magr magnanimous they FI ready have an ordinance before the council in which they offer f per cent of 0 their gross ross earnings per year amounting to about and five free telephones now they offer per year and no free telephone telephones the city pays about per year for phones EO so it will be seen that the ball company offers 35 less than it did before friday night the council will meet and handle telephone matters exclusively THE SESSION the city council was called to order at all present except and brewer the minutes of the last meeting were read and approved the 1 license cense committee reported recommending in that newman bishop R williams and L ea each ch be granted a plumbers license adopted the committee on streets reported that they had employed the following to collect poll ivill tax F first arst we werd rd li 11 J watkins lecona ward john taylor third ward john A el hutchine hutchins fourth ward EA E A stratford fifth ward wesley jacques that the compensation shall not exceed 18 10 per cent of amount collected adopted the sanitary committee reported that they had employed john melvin as dog tax collector adopted the commit committee tea on taxes reported recommending om orn that 30 of the paving tax refund of charles fuchs be paid to A R heywood together with 8 53 to cover expenses and cost of sale Adopted further recommending that the auditor be instructed to clear the tax sae title of certain property belonging to F 11 sherwood as per petition of II 11 to T hume Ajo ped also aleo thai that the me petition of becar W moyle executor of esta estate teof of jesse P murphy for redemption certificate be granted adopted recommending on petition ot 0 reeves clemes for refund of paving taxes that it be printed granted adopted city auditor emerson reported bond interest to amount ot of ordered paid chief davenport reported that be he had bad on march 17 suspended officer J P sprout tor for drunkenness and conduct unbecoming an officer Reia referred to police committee W J D Dil il limore appeared for a license as plumber referred to license committee so S F nal Il alverton verion and chaa chas halverson applied for a plumbers license lic enee same committee B F young applied for a reb rebate 1 to of 1750 on license referred to license committee e chaa chas hilton and awen twenty ty seven others petition edt or the influence of the bo council c I 1 it toward having the water mains laid out to west ogden refer referred red to committee on streets C D tyrea presented a bill for 42 2 as trees foreman allowed and ordered paid elizabeth malan milan petitioned for correction and relief from results ol 01 tax bale safe referred to special tax committee joseph dark clark and twenty other business men petitioned for immediate ec ac tion on the proposed telephone iran ahlee they pet get forth proposed improvements prove ments bythe by the company etc referred to the committee on laws councilman je jeakins akins introduced an ordinance Iz ranting cg a franchise to the rocky mountain ball Toe to company the company agreed to pay per year W t the city that abo city may h aach fire and police alarms to telephone poles that poles etc are when set to be approved by the city authorities jenkins stated that be he lad had beeg bee authorized zed by mr wm win Gl glasmann aamann to offer 1000 tor for the privileges ai as requested by the rocky mountain bell telephone company city recorder andersen anderson called attention of the council to the fact that an ordinance exists which calls for 79 75 cash clah to accompany each ordinance tor for a franchise and that thirteen copies shall be furnished by those desiring the franchise the ordinance wag was placed on file jones moved that the council meet next friday night and listen to the propositions hiona from nil all telephone companies he thought that the council was no not doine doina right in further delaying this matter president browning explained that chairman charman brewer ot of the committee oa on laws had a report ready on the franchise but was absent ash seconded jones motion and woolley suggested that the mayor be requested to meet with the council the motion was carried and the council then adjourned |