Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-13


the company to change tho locations Of
it, pipes aud mains A. necessity may re- /
quirc and tho right 10 designate the iuca- /
ton OF the pipes aud mains In the first /
instance
secund-As It is very dimcult to pre-
vent the escape Of natural gas and ~
niial accidents are liable to occur Ia case
OF its escape the right OF inspection ought
to bo reserved tu the city with authority
TO require the company TO make such
repairs rs u may ilnd necessary and adopt
such appliances ~ experience has or
may hereafter point out rs conducive TO
safety Ia the dEo " gaa.
Third slhe maximum price 10 cents
por 1000 cubic feet which tho company
may charge consumer az present donot
think oxhurhitaut, considering the great
cost and hazard ~ the proposed enter
prise. Nor do l belieVo II will be ga
horbitnnt tor several years 10 come, but
IL may become 30 before the expiration ot
the charter. Tho city Is rapidly incrtas-
ing Ia population aud business and the
c0nsumpiiou of gas must corresponding
~ Increase, and as II iucreascs tho pruh's
" the enterprise must also increase, and
while recognize the fact that a practical
use Of tho natural gas discovered by the
onofgy ana enterprise of the principal
promoters oftho proposed company n OF
great value to tho com muuiiy, aud the
parties who have developed this import
ant element should bo granted liberal OPP.
pOrtunity TO enjoy iis fruits, Noi u IN tho
mturo tho protits should reach point ~
TO render the price hNod cxhorbi ant tho
city fhnuld have power Co reduce the
price To q reasonable amount. therefore
rocOmmpnd tho Insertion Of y clause al
lowing the Guy Council, after tbe lapse
Of say throe or four wears 20 TX 'ho price
within tho limit between Thirty oonls aud
some reasonable sum loss hun thirty
| cents, II. y. NAshiN, Mayor
Lawson-rhuse polnt5 are oil fully
covered, they were thoroughly Discus.
sUd before the passage Of the ordinance
ana the Mayors Recommendation are
therefore unnecessary, ami now
move that the ordinance be fCspasaod
Notwithstanding the May0r's Ubicc'
| tons.
The ordinance passed over the May.
or's veto on the following volt:
Ayes 90 Beardsley, Evans, Ewing
Folland, Hardy, Heiss, Horne, kar
rick, Lawson, Moran, Rich, SimonOi
Noes Looibourow, Bell.
CONSIDERED A NUISANCE.
Robbeft ]. Jessup, Of Tue Salt LAX,
Tribune, and others represented that
zone Peter Nielsen, OF Sanpete, has ioi
| the last two seasons been bllliCting TIM
patient and loug.6uiletlng community
with q wild, screaming hand.organ
playing some eight sOul'dcstrOy lug
airs. This distressing peuon, with
persistence born VI Innate uoppvltyl
starta In at 5 u. m. aud whoops II ~
until after | / p. IN. daily, Ia the prin
cipal thOroughfafos OF tho city, to The
public disgust IN general md the dc
structlon OF the tcmpers VI nervOui
people In general. THIS Nlols Peter
Larsen Ia a public nuisance OF th'
most voesome kind, Rnd your petition
ets respectfully but urgently ask thai
he be abated without delay, andshippet
back to the wild- OF Sanpcle."
Committee ON finance.
TuE BOND CONTRACT.
The mayor, treasurer, aud hnanct
committee reported that the cCu,rac
with BLAIR aud Company for tho sale
OF sS00,O00 bonds had been enteret
into ~ provided by law. They aske,
that the contract be ratified. Adopte 4.
MAJOR sTASrOS's REPORT.
Chief Stanton Of the Dire department
sent In his quarterly report ending
June l-t. Tie total UXpenditur,
amounted 10 SO, 0ss.59. Received ant
filed.
THE AUDiToR's' REPORT.
Auditor Raybould presented tn,