The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-19
AFFAIRS OF THE COUNTY
Franchise to the Cottonwood
Power and Electric Company.
TERMS VERY STRINGENT
POSSIBLE THE COMPANY MAY NOT
ACCEPT.
Petition to Change the boundaries
of School District No. sixty-seven
Question Over Road-A Num-
Der of Minor Matters Disposed Of.

The county commissioners met in
regular session yesterday and trans
acted business chiefly of a routine ma
ture All members were present, Mr..
Geddes presiding.
The most important matter the board
did was to grant a, franchise to the
Cottonwood Water, Power and Elec-
trio company, to use the county roads
in conducting electrical power for light
ing purposes.
Under the terms of the franchise the
lines, conduits and other works must
be constructed subject to the approval
of the county commissioners. The
company is restricted to charge not to
exceed l cent per hour for sixteen
candle power lamps, and not more than
50 per month for IL o'clock arc lamps,
nor more than $12 per month for all
night service of arc lamps Of 1905 can
die power intensity, and 10 per cent
less for furnishing power to custom
ers in the county than the generation
and application of an equivalent
amount of power would cost such Gus
steam as their power. 1t is further
provided that work on the plant must
begin by May !, 1897 A failure 10
operate the plant for period of six
months will cause a forfeiture of the
franchise.
AS the provisions are somewhat more
stringent than favored by the company
it is not known whether the franchise
will be accepted in it's present form, as
Frank K Gillespie, one of the interest
ed principals, was present during the
morning session advocating greater
maximum rate for light. The board
reduced the maximum rate for all
night service from SIS to $12, and for II
o'clock service from $40 to SO, this being
on the basis of 1000 candle power
lights.
Unless the company accepts the
franchise within the next twenty days
it becomes of no effect.
Jesse w. Hardy sent in a commu-
nication denying the charge of destroy
ing property by pulling out some coun-
ty line stakes on Fifth East, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth South. Mr..
Hardy said Joseph @. Young told him
he was the guilty party. 1t appeared
that Mr. Hardy was not guilty, and so
the clerk was instructed to make the
records clear
A requisition from the county re-
corder for $40 worth of postage stamps
was granted. The recorder also asked
for new official map of Salt Lake
City for the use of his Office, and this
was referred to Geddes.
James P. Jensen and others petition
ed to have the, boundary line of school
district No 81 changed so as to take
in a narrow strip east of the state
road, and now within district No. o.
The petition alleges that it is the duty
of the residents of the SiXty-seventh
district to care, for those dependent up
on charity who reside on this strip,
while No % receives all the revenues
from taxation An order was made
citing the trustees of district No. 22 ito
appear at the next meeting of the
board and show cause why the change
should not be made.
Inasmuch as the question has re-
peatedly arisen with the road commit
tee as to whether the county commits
sioners have a right ito declare four
rod road open on any section line, the
county surveyor suggested the advisa-
bility of obtaining written opinion
from the county attorney on the mat
ter The suggestion was adopted, and
the matter referred to the attorney.
The following resolution by Christie
pherson relative to the reopening of
Fifth East street was adopted:
Resolved, That upon A. D. Camp
bell executing to Salt Lake county
deed of the extension of Fifth East
street, between Tw elfth and Thirteenth
South streets, through said CampbelPs
land in accordance with the plat sub
mitted by the county surveyor, May
IL, 1896, that an appropriation of Sl5
will be allowed said Campbell as bal
ance of payment fer said land; and the
board hereby pledges itself to construct
a four-wire fence with posts one rod
apart, sunk thirty inches into the
ground, with a suitable gate, for
distance of 1880 feet along the east
side of said extension"
Steve Hays of Bingham and E. E.
Williams of Murray were granted re-
tail liquor licenses.
Certificates of authorization to spray
fruit trees were granted to Nephi How
croft, Julian P. Kirk and L. A. Lind
green.
On motion of Mr.. Geddes the salary
of Sadie w. Bartlett, stenographer in
the sheriff's office, was increased to $50
per month. AT a recent meeting OF the
board her salary was fixed at $40. AS
this was below the schedule paid stem
ographers in the other departments
the change was made.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the road supervisors of Farmers ward
to stop persons from letting stock run
at large, polluting water in the bitches
along Second West, between Tenth and
Twelfth South.
On motion of Commissioner Geddes
the surveyor was ordered to prepare
plans and specifications for a bridge
across the Jordan river, between Ores
cent and South Jordan, about midway
between Sandy bridge and Riverton
The structure will cost in the neigh
borhood of $780,
Dudley Holland appeared in behalf
of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company and asked permission to put
in slot long distance telephone on the
third floor of the joint building. Re
ferred to the subcommittee on control
The board then, after passing a few
claims, adjourned until 2 o'clock next
Monday.