Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
PROVO Company Wlnts 10 illuminate
Streets for $3.50 Per Month.
REPORT on THE GAS FRANCHISE.
Proposition 10 Free, a New Fire Engine
House 10 b. .iuvcsiisaied-
Miscellaneous.

a. the meeting OF the City Council
ias. evening the Mayor vetoed the
contract between tho city and the Big
Cottonwood Power company, Tor Hight.
lug streets ~ nppeafa In auothof column
OF the NEWS The veto was laid oyog
iyr one wo0k on vote u s 10 8 Bui
over the protes,atlon Of CITY Attorney
Mckay.
n. A. Davis, agent Tor J.. l.. Nunu,
OF the Provo Power plant cub.
mi,ted hid q $3.50 per light yer
month for 80 2,OO0.caudla power arc
lights all night service and 5000 per
light for all over 800 and al the end Of
the year, the city to HAYS an option TO
purchase tho poles, wires, olc.
The communication was 40 follow;
The uudcrslrned hereby proposes TO
put IN and furnish olNC.rie lights Tor tho
city VI Salt Lake upon tho following
terms aud conditions, that is t1 say Two
hundred and Fey0uty.slE arc lights OF
-OUu.chudlo Duwor zach, ai tho rato "
$3.50 por light por month, O. be lighted
from dark until daylight each night, The
city to have tho tight io increase the
number OF lamps 90 Dc put iu ut such
places as tho city shall direct TO any
number desired upon giving thirty DAYS
notice, tho price 10 Doc tho same up 90 tho
number Of 500 and all In excess OF that
number 10 be nt the rate ~ glHn per light
por month.
The city shall havo tho right 10 pur.
chase the llno-thnt is, tho poles. lamps
aud wifos-ht any Time nito~ one year
ut the actual cost Tor material and
construction, and Ia casu they should so
purchase, tho contract shall DO tUfmiu-
atod.
At the end Of this contract, unless Il Is
renewed, tho city shall purchase tho liuo,
that is, tho lamps pole, aud wlfo', nt
their actual cost.
II the undersigned are able 90 aud do
rent the present poles and wires strung
thereon for their ubo during tho tarm
this contract is IN force. rho contract shall
continue no least three years, aud In case
they do no rent tho present construction,
then tho foregoing provisions relative 90
tho city purchasing tho limo 90 be null
and void.
The said line shall DO ready and light
shall commence not later than October !,
l,N6.
We will give tho city the right nc the
expiration " the contract entered into, 10
above stated Tor amy period Of time Dc
may desire.
Ia case tho city thall al amy limo tormi-
nate the contract by purchasing the poles,
lamps and wlfUs us before stated, thCu
aud in that event we will furnish current
to tho city ior tho lighting " iis lamps at
tho ratio " e. per lamp nor month.
In case your honorable body should
FUo Gt To inyCstgAio and accept our offer,
We state the foregoing o. tho basis OF tho
contract, It's particular terms aud coudl-
lions 10 be agreed upon between Ne.
Respectfully submitted,
l.. l., NUM-.
ny 7. 4. DAVIS, Agent.
Brown, Henderson a King, Attorneys
Tor l.. l.. sum.
Referred to the committee ON I'M
prJvomentf.
AGAINST REDUCTION.
The committee on Improvements
submitted the following which was re-
irrfed 10 the committee Of the whole TO
meet Thurudny night;
We, your committee on improvements,
10 whom was referred tho petition Of tho
salt Lake aud Ogden Gas and Electric
Light company Wking that they be ale
lowed 20 amend their franchise, on ha
read 30 cents instead ut go cents per
thousand Too also that tho Council iu-
sort iu their franchise some minimum
price 10 DO charged for the consumption |
al gas Der month, and We, your Cummit- |
tee, beg leave To report ou 'hu petition as
fOlowuG
Asto tho first request, We believe that !
~ the American Natural Gas company |
have franchise, which part Of their |
franchise roads a. follows provided !
that the rate 10 be- charged cnnsumor- for |
such natural gas shall not exceed tho |
sum OF 90 c0nla per thousand cubic foot, |
w. measured by tho standard gas meter, 1
Tor the term Of two yCarA after this blll |
shall become an ordinance, and aitor tho /
expiration Of tho said two yoars said price |
per thousand cubic feet may DO reduced |
by the CITY Council 10 "a hum not loss
tnan go cents. aud We, your committee,
beliOye that az these two companies are
working IN conjunction, that II IL nothing |
more than tight that both clauses
Of their franchise In relation 10 the
charge Tor natural gas should road alike,
aud as 10 this part Of the petition, We,
your committee, recommend ihhl the |
clause above quoted from tho American
Natural Gas cOmpnny's franchise DO iu-
serted Ia the salt Lake ana Ogden Gas
and Electric Light Company's franchise,
and tho two years TO run a. tho same
date that tho American Natural Gas com
pauyis franchise became operative.
As 10 the second clause la tho petition
asking that minimum charge be- pl ICED
on the use NJ gas, We, your committee,
believe that II would ho un Injustice ON
the consumers Tor them 90 have 20 pay !
Tor more than they use, aud ~ tho COM
pauy will not DO m any way injured for
ieitinu their bills Tor tho use ~ gas run
10 an amour. that would justly Them in
sending a special collector after them as
they are totally secured by q deposit
charged by them from the consumers Tor
tho use OF the meter, and we, your com
mlttee. recommend that His part o! tho
petition be not granted.
Respectfully submitted
MM, T.. O'MEAnA,