The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-27
PEMBROKE WANTS LIGHT.
The Extension of the Mains to the Northwest
Part of the City.
To the Editor Of THE HERALD:

To the Editor OF THE HERALD:
You are the champion of the peoples
rights and of their affairs of public ma
ture. Because of this turn to you for en-
lightenment and advice.
Seven years ago, while residing in Cali
fornia, my heart was made glad (originaD
by reading in THE SALT LAKE HERALD that
the Salt Lake City Gas company had been
Instructed by the city council to extend the
gas mains and street lights to the corner of
Second West and Second North streets.
You will doubtless be astonished to learn
that that old order has not been carried out.
Such is the fact, ana whilst the present
council has been repeatedly reminded OF
the existence of the order, nothing has
been done to have it complied with.
Now. why hasn't it? Had the original
council which made the order the power to
do so! If so, by what counter power has
the Gas company sighted and laughed at
the city council! BY what method has the
city council made the interests of the PEG
pie subsequent and a secondary considera-
ton to the interests of private corpora
ton!
Seven years is 4 long time, Mr.. Editor,
for a populous portion of the city to be
subject to the whims of private corpora
ton. | suppose the Salt Lake City Gas
company is such, and if it is purely so, of
course it can go on and ignore the councils
orders or the wishes of anyone else. But
have heard it stated that the city itself is
largely interested i'll the Gas. company.
Can you state if such is the fact; if it is, is
not the city government supposed to be
maintained for the benefit of the city, and
should not the efforts of such government
be made for the general benefit and i'm
provement of the condition of the inhabit-
ants of the city. Would not the city profit
II the gas mains were extended in new
channels. Providing that no one would
consume gas in their residence if the mains
were extended and the street lighted to the
Warm Springs, could not the city collect
enough from the eity's 6xchequer to cover
cost and interest on cost of the mains used
for such extended public lighting.
want to get posted. | want to know
the true inwardness (Origlnal againl of this
Indifferent delay in fulfilling the city's
order want to know if the gas company
can not be compelled 10 extend the mains
where directed by the city. q am assum-
ing now that the city does own intetests in
the company And if it can not, why not
No extensions of the gas company's
charter should be made unless the com
pany will lay mains and furnish street
light to the most remote part of the city.
Such n proceeding would of course cut
down the interest earned by the company,
and that, take it, is the milk in this par
ticular cocoanut
There are many capitalists who are anx-
ious TO have,an opportunity to lay pipes in
this city, for completely supplying the city
with light, and who would pay very fair
bonus for that privilege But we do not
care who does it. The main point is to get
light on the streets for the benefit of the
taxpayers of lin this instance) the Third
municipal ward, and if we don't get il
tolerably soon there will be parties sent to
the council from that district whose main
object win be the Improvement Of that long
neglC led section of the city.
how to get light down there this coming
winter, shall be glad. Yours truly.
H. PEMBROKE