Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-15

message Of the Jonol electric franchise
az follows:
again return dlsapurovtd the rcsolu-
inin granting coriin privileges nnd Tran
chiees To- Robert NJ JUues. Cor ihr reason
mat The amuuimOui NJ Tho suiu" Wy me
city Council docs NOT m'ot ms iuru"r
objections, which were that The charges
for lights permitted Iy and mentioned DO
said franchise Gre tDp h.rh, lrd ihat 100
franchise ni tho nature ui t.u ono In
question should b0 granted lF Doc city
without fos0Fyinr uH Hgh. tu regulate
aud limit tho charges which Should bo
made. Again, rlu see 90 good reason
Tor tho umcndmon. mIlo 10 -coms 10
me that the only possible pilHct u can
have IN 10 diminish tho .ulCah'u value Of
any plant which tho EmutCo may oroct,
also TO render T. impossible Tor HIN 10
bring To bis md outside capital bv tho
formation ~ q company. with such
Limitation, neither 600 stock or bonds n
company could OBJ uiacud. Aud
] take % that nn enterprise oftho magui.
iudo contemplated Auultb9 carried ONT
aud o. not Intended iU Boz s1 done by iu-
dividual capital. / infer That ihn object
OF The amendment was iu prevent com.
hinntiuus wi h competing companies, hv
which monopoly might be- secured.
THIS amendment will not prevent this.
This end can only bH obtained and ok
iortlnn can only be successfully prevent
ID by resorvlng tho right TO tx tho
charges which shall be made tn cua-
toners within reasonable limits. In
dealing with tho matter the iuct should
not b. lost sight of that charges that are
reasonable today uro liable, by reason Of
constantly changing conditions and tho
discovery aud use ~ cheaper and better
appliances, 10 become cNhurlliaut by
lapse " limo. Tho proposed franchise
runs FOR twenty-five years.
WHAT DIR. JONES SOW ASKS FOR.
Mr.. Jones sent In communication
IN which he said:
Your petitioner Robert II Jones. re-
spectully represents unto the city Cuuu-
ell that the original franchise as granted
10 him by your hody ior tho distribution
~ mains and feeders through the stree n,
alloys and public places In silt Lake
cry, for the distribution OF electrical
current for light aud transmission of
power, which franchise was vetoed by
the Mayor, was ln nll particulars
thorough and satisfactory franchise and
which could DO used by him In cOuncc-
wood canyon, aud tho restrictions, lim-
iiations and prlcos provided for In this
franchise protects tho interests Of tho
city corporation and tho Inhabitants
mlly. IL also proyideH for tho supply of
light 10 tho city and tho inhabitants
thereof nt a ratio not 10 cNcOCl two.thifds
tho present ratio charged by the Salt
Lake & Ogden Gas a Electric Light
company
IL was a stop taken iu tho right diroc-
lion in the maltor u economy, abAto-
mont 4 smoke, and would induce the
expenditure Of considerable money la
tho construction, distributed for labor
and material.
The clause referring 10 section as It !
now stands In this irnncisc, renders tho /
ontifo franchise yalucloss to him because
IL prevents him from carrying out his !
original plans TO Incorporate, issue bonds |
and execute tho work MS provided for,
and he respectfully positions your hon.
ofablo body at this limo 10 adopt the
necessary means 10 restore 10 him tho
.ranchiHe as originally passed by your
body.
The franchise was discussed pro and
con Tor nm nJuf after which motion
to pass II over the Mayors veto re-
suited ~ follows:
Noes Hclss, Kelly, Lawson,
Simondi, Nantland--5.
Yeat-Eyans, Bell, Bearialey, Fol.
land, Horn, Moran, Rich, Looibourow
-.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND.
The street supervisor sent In report
showing a. expenditure Of So, 225.ll
In Ills Department for the quarter end.
ing July lot. Filed.
WORD Oh EXPLANATION.
The city railway company sent IN
the following which was referred 10 the
committee ON liCenB,:
Gontlomen-W notice that at yonr
last session a resolution was adopted 70.
quiring tho salt Lake city Railway com-
pauy To pay So ON sixty ears rs licensed
for tho year 1873, ihaI being considered
tho total number Of cars owned by said
company. In regard TO said resolution,
We wish To say that We don't consider il
fair for the following reasons: Ia the
first place the total number OF cars
owned by tao company we find, after
a careful count Is hity-elght, including
six now open cars which have just been
rec elVed aud have mover been used ON
tho summer months In place Of six closed
cars which are now being operated upon
tho limos. A you are aware we only run
open cars not more than six months In
tho year, thoremmning part OF the year
being too cold fOr their use. While tho
company owns liity-cight cars, thOfo has
never been more than turty-two operated
90 any one timo, that being the total
number that was used on the Fourth OF
July, whom tho service was necessarily
increased 20 accommodate tho traffic.
Ordinarily We use during the summer
months thlriy-tlyo ears, and during tho
winter months less than thirty, making
tho average Tor the year thiriv.two
cars Tho surplus being required in
the operating ~ ulcc rio roads 10
allow MS 20 makearcpairt and 10 siiu
keep mp tho service. Tho open cars
lake the place OF closed cars Ia warm
weather and tho closed cars tuko the
place of open cars Ia cold weather, which
you Will readily sec IL tho reason that our
total number NJ cars Il 40 much creator
than ,ho ayoruu number OF ears In opor-
alton. We Wont! respectfully rogue,t
your honorable body to reconsider the
question OF our lcrnse and tu adjust
same by placing the total number Of cars
To be paid for nc thlrty-hyo, which i.a
greater number than tho average cars
that are run for the year,
AN FNpESsIvE MISTAKE.
Superintendent Of Waterworks Ryan
fent In n communication In which no