Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-19
WHICH WILL WU?
Battle BslUSon Natural and Artificial
Gas In The Council Tonight.
THE TWO EVENLY MATCHED.
odds, However, arc Given on the
Councllm inic IIlnmnalor by
Old Time Experts.

Only a great deal Of filIbusierlng aud
needless discussion will prevent the
resolution granting certain privileges
anu franchises 10 the salt Lake x Og-
den Gas and Electric Light company
from coming up at the meeting Of the
Guy Csuncil tonight. The company
is the successor and assignee Il the
franchises OF the Salt Lake City Gas
company and thu Salt Lake Power,
Light aud Heating company, coFlofa.
lions heretofore existing In this
city. The resolution has beon
hanging fire for monlha aud
tho contosl at the final reading
promises 10 be n hot Que. In the
mines OF many 1t 10 aquesllon as TO
whtthor the natural or the artificial
article Will triumph. Oh experts,
however, are giving odds on the coun.
cilmanlo illumina,or. The resolution
as amended stands:
Section /. lie II resolved by tho City
Council OF Salt Lake Ci y. that the salt
\ iaho uHu Vkuol bis anu Isiotlflt l.leht
| Company, u COZ poration existing under
tho laws OF the Territory OF Utah i,- suc-
cossors and assigns have tho authority
aud consent OF thp said Council, and tho
permission Il horoby granted Il To use
| and occupy tho streots, lanes, alloys aud
public places OF Salt Lake City, Tor tho
purpose OF conveying gas and electrical
currents by means OF suitable pipes or
| conduits laid or TO DO laid below tho sur
1 fupn az Al a no n
or conductors placed above said streets,
to be used Tor electric lighting, and also
pipes TO be laid below tho surface OF tho
ground for tho conveyance OF steam for
heating, furnishing power and other pur-
poses, 10 the Inhabitants, property own
crs aud users IN said city, Tor the term of
twenty 1--WE years from and after tho
passage OF Ihis resolution.
Sec. .. That said company its success
sors aud assigns, during said term be and
hereby arc vested win tho right aud
IsiNilege OF entering upon the streets,
lanos aud alleys OF said city for tho fol-
lowlng.purposos.
a. The opening OF said streets, alleys
lanes aud public places for the purpose OF
laying ggs mains. electrical cundults, or
pipes for stoain purposes.
b. The privilege OF erecting and main
tanning M tho streets, lanes and alleys OF
said city, poles aud attaching thereto
and extending and maintaining thereon
wires or conductors tor The purpose OF
transmitting electrical currents within
tho limits OF said city, TO the inhabitants
thereof.
Sec. .. The said Salt Lake and Ogden
Gas aud Electric Light company shall lille
with tho city engineer plat showing the
streets, lanes, alleys and public places OF
said city whore tho said company pro.
poses or may hereafter locate gas pipes
and electrical couduits,or pipes for steam
purposes; aud tho said company shall
have the right to open trenches for the
purpose of laying said mains and con-
duits and for tho purpose of maintaining
them Ia good repair. Tho said company
10 have access TO all such main gas pipes
or condui,s M may DO necessary from
timo to time; and no railroad track or
other like obstruction shall DO laid over
said gas mains, oonduits or steam pl pos,
or nearer than one loot In tho clea- lalcr-
ally IRON tho bell joint Ct such gas
mains, electrical conduits or said steam
pipes, except In crossing tho same.
Soc. I. Allstroots, lanes, alloys and pub
lie places that may DO opened by hosnid
company for the Aforesaid purposes shall
DO filled and put In as good repair as
they were prior TO tho opening OF such
trenches 30 Us not 10 unnecessarily OBJ
struci the FREQ passage over the streets
for longer time than may be necessary.
The use OF streets for such purposes shall
DO controlled and governed by the ordin-
ances OF said city relating to- tho manner
oflaying distributing pipes and conduits
rs above specified.
The said streets, lanes, alleys and pub
| lie places shall DO ropavod by said COM
pany to the satisfaction OF tho city
engineer OF said city.
Sec. o. The said Salt Lake and og-
den Gas and Electric Light COM
parry, Its Successors and assigns,
shall be responsible for any damage to
person or property resulting from any
act or negligence on It's part which may
accrue BY reason of the exercise OF any
OF the privileges herein.
Sec. .. Tho salt Lake and Ogden
Gas and Electric Light compan ",
during tho period aforesaid, shall
byn Its acceptance OF the privileges
hereby granted agrees with tho said city
| TO furnish gas to tho citizens OF said city
ut . price not exceeding s2.bo per thou
sand cubic feet; and that the said city for
all public purposes OF street
lighting, for buildings, owned by tho city,
for ali hospitals aud public building for
charitable or religious purposes OF any
kind shall make discount, from tho
Aforesaid price, OF ton per cent. And tho
said Salt Lake and ogden Gas and Eloo.
trio Light company agrees TO furnish an
illuminating gas Of not less than Is can
die and incandoscent electric light
OF not less than 10 candle power, the
same to DO subject from time to time to
the inspection OF proper officer APP
pointed by said City Council, to deter
imiuo the quality OF said illuminating gas
and electric light.
Sec. 7.-Unloss !wriiton5 acceptance
Of this resolution, with the conditions,
restrictions and limitations theron con.
tanned Is filed by tho Salt Lake and
Ogden Gas and Electric Light company
with the city recorder OF Salt Lake City
within sixty days from tho date OF the
passage thereof, this resolution and the
iranchl os hereby granted shall DO void
and OF no effect.