Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-23
DARKNESS TO LIGHT.
If me COUNCIL DESIRES IT.


The electric light problem which
now conitouts Salt Lake CITY may be
solved shortly. A chsngc hss taken
place In the situation and ~ taken
advantage Of by tue city s5lons, the
Salt Lake d Ogden Gas & Electric
Light company may come out lo'sIa
IN tue oud. THIS tutn has been
brought about by move made by
the Big Cottonwood Power com.
paHy- he company which the city
Council threAteus to deprive Of
It's franchise, because OF iis
alleged violation Of the provisions
contained therein. These people have
been stirred up somewhat by the un.
pleasant light into which they hays
been thrust before tho public, anu tho
company has been forced TO speedy
seton In order to save itself AMI reru.
tation.
The Big Cottonwood Power Com.
pany held a meeting last ulgat for tbs
pufp. ~ OF taking up this question, aud
the result IL as stated Hbovs-the com.
pany will make a proposition 10 the
Council to turn iah tue city with arc
lights for n sum considerably less than
that which the parties now wAglug
war, exnct from tho municipality.
Tue position taken by City Altsrney
Mckay on last Tuesday eveaing rela-
81 s.a O. D. 81
wo u Power company In making n
contract with the Salt Lake aud
Ogden company has led many people
Go buucvo that tue former company
was 0ut Of the race entirely as lar ~
Compo iti1n was oOncufned, but such
10 apparently not thv case. While It IL
well unlorst0od that they bhve dis.
posed VI their tights 10 deal tn retail
way, 90 10 peal, they have not given
up toe rlgut 10 hio prJpistijn ior
furnishing lights 90 tue city VI Hny
other municipal corporation.
This mater was thotoIgr ~ discussed
last night anu Judge hoKsy's action
Of Tuesday evening was looked upon
~ uDlualiiiAblo aud unoalloi for.
Therefore Ia order to snow unto
| the public in what poaition they
stand as a power company, they
| propose TO address a communication TO
the CITY Council At its next nnesting In
which thsy will set forth all sal lent
points oonnsclod with tho attacE upon
them, from their point Of view. They viii
likewise put la a bid for iufnighlug the
city win lights. The company denies
uiust emphsticaily that II has violated
any Of tue provisions " i's franchise
aLd stamps CITY Attorney Aokay's
stack upon Ghonl as ons In every Eay
.aAliclous and without tue. least provo
| cation.
a NEWS reporter called upon Score.
tA.y George NJ. Cannon al hls ON ss To-
day agd inquired al 10 the proposed
| communication 70 the Council, what IL
would contain aud whether or not Il
would be gwen out 10 the public when
| prepared.
''rho communicates" said MI.
1 Cannon, "hAs been prepared, but ig
will rot be- launched before the public
until II IL presented 90 the Council. IL
will contain a proportion tor street
/ lighting which will comply In every
way with tho PROVISIONS VI our fran.
/ ouIss.D
"You assert then that you have not
/ violated the provisions Of your contract
/ a. NhNAFNA ~ AhN wy hANaAlNl huA
/ certain oOuuclmuu2"
1--WE have Dot aud will plainly point
that cut To lhvm," was the ssoietsry's
reply.
"rhsts were no grounds then Tor the
| Introduction Of that resolution io1king
90 tho rsvOoAIiOn oi your iranohise2"
"N nc, whatever"
And thus the matter Stands.
The company 10 TrBdy to cary
out the pfoyisiOns VI it, franchise win
the city, anu one OF those provisions IL
that upon uemAud by tue city the
company must furnish street lights at
q Tbts not exceeding $40 per month
| Tor mn ali night service every night.
WIN such a tgurs Tor an all night
service, bow much less will they DO
able 10 furnish lights on a moonlight
schedule ioi7 THIS will no doubt DO
answered In their letter to the Coun.
cil, A. any rate, that provision Is
away aheaI " the Salt Lake aud Og-
den oompanl's demand OF 5000 for
lights under tue moonlight tcueIulr.
! In case the CITY aoceIt T. OF the terms
! offered by the Big Cottonwood Power
! company, 10 IL uudgrsl0Ud that they
viii run their power through the
"a IFaa q. . Inn AaIt l,akn and a s.t.,p .av,-