Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-16

I,o 1t ordained by the city Council OF SALT
section /. That permission and authority DO
and arc hereby granted 10 The utah rover
Company. utah corporation, " successors
nnd assigns. hereinafter called tho grantee.
for the period OF twenty-nye years from and
after tho approval OF This ordinance, 70 con.
eiruct, erect and MAINTAIN a single llno %
polca In Tho streets. lanes and nlloys of salt
Lake CITY, with the necessary wiros and other
proper appliances attached thereto. for the
distribution of electric currents throughout
snid City, 10 be used by the inhabitants there
Of. for hfht, heat. power and other industrial
and commercial purposes, subject to the i0l'
owing conditions, viz;
fIusr.
That the permission and authority hereby
granted ID subject to all laws, ordinances and
resolutions now in force IN salt Lasc CITY, or
which may hereafter be passed by tho state
Legislature or the CITY Council authorizing the
hNing OF ratos TO be charged for electricity
used in said city for light, heaI. power. or
other industrial or commercial purposes, anu
ia also subject TO such laws OF the state and
ordinances ana renolutions OF the Ciy Council
which arc now IN force, or may hereafter he
passed, governing the construction, erectio
and maintenance of polea, wires, condults.
or other erections or Appliances now IN usc or
distribution OF electricity IN aaid city. All
poles erected under this franchise SHAT
measure 10 feet IN length, it inches az TIC hult,
lunches AZ tho tor. except IN special cases
wherein the City Council may oruer tho cree
tion, Of larger or smaller poles, SAID polee
shall be- sot rs near Ms may be 1872 feet apart,
and not less than o feet in the ground.
Al street Intersections they shall be set az
nenr the censor thereof rs practicable, All
said poles and their cross arms shall DO prop
cry dressed and painted, ana all WORK done
thereon or in connection Herewith SHAH he
done and performed under the supervision of
npd to tho satisfaction OF the city Engineer. or
such other Officer or department as may bo
hereafter designated for that purpose, by ihe
City Council
Ihe said grantee, as part of the considera.
ton fer this franchise. agrees to and with said
salt Lake CITY That upon receiving from said
City four mouths' previous notice. to he served
upon 1t by the CITY Recorder. Mt any time dur
ing the year 1885, II VIII at once erect ana
thereafter maintain in the streets of said CITY.
ut Its own expense. sufficient number of
poles with the necessary oross'nrms TO
admit OF Lighting tho Ky With, with 100
the intersection loi, or other locations
on the streets, lanes, and alleys OF
SAID grantee shall provide SAID City with one
| crossarm upon each OF said poles, suihcient
1 for the proper accommodation OF stringing
| and supporting such wires, lamps and othor
| necessary appliances, as may be owned and
! used by II for municipal lighting, and to which
1t shall at all times nave access for mainten-
charge shall be made by the said grantee for
| the use Of said poles and cross arms by said
City during the nfe of this franchise,
| THIRD.
| That as a further consideration for this
| franchise. SAID grantee shall upon i've
months previous notice. to be served upon Il
as aforesaid AZ any time during the year 1897,
| furnish to said City immediately upon the eN-
| piratior of said five month"; notice and for tho
term OF three years thereafter. the equivalent
| of 500 horse power in electrical energy, or so
much thereof as said City may deem necessary
10 be used for municipal lighting; said
energy shall be IN such, form as may
| be by said City determined most suitable
for that purpose. and shall be supplied
continuously and regularly every night in the
| year betw cen the hours of sunset ana sunrise,
| and shall he delivered 10 the conductors of the
| city street lighting system within one block of
| the CITY and County building in sand City. or
| such Other place as may be agreed upon and
| shall be there measured, and Afterwards paid
| for monthly by said CltY at the stipulated
price OF s25 per nnrum. for each electrical
horse power delivered as aforesaid during the
previous month, And at any time within
thirty days before the expiration OF said three
| years contract provided for IN THIS condition,
SAID City. shall have the option TO renew tho
| same with said grantee for an additional
| period OF from one TO three years. at the price
| stipulated herein or for any lower rate at
| which saiu grantee may then be selling
! electrical energy in quantities OF 200 horse
| power or less in Salt Lake City, and said non-
| SAID upon like terms and conditions Mt the end
| OF each contract period during the life OF this
| franchise.
That said grantee shall permit any other
| electric light Telegraph, telephone, or power
| company To string wires npon Its SAID pc es,
| under such reasonable regulations and com
! pensatlon therefor as may be liked and adopted
| by the CITY Council and shall render the service
| It 10 hereby authorized TO supply by the best
available methods and practice known TO the
science OF applied electricity. ana such as will
| secure the least danger to life and property,
| compatible with the best obtainable service !
| and SAID service must be supplied on equal
| terms under ike conditions. 10 every CONNER.
| cial user
| FIFTH.
That said grantee shall execute TO salt Lake
| City bond IN the penal sum OF fifty thous and
| Council, conditioned that said grantee
shall and VIII forever indemnity and save
| harmless said salt Lake CITY against and from
| any and all damages. judgments, decrees,
| costs and expenses which SAID City may suf-
fer, or which may be recovered or obtained
| HgaInst 1t for or by reason of, or growing out
| OF, or resulting from any act or acts
Of the said grantee under by virtue of the
| privileges herein granted. Provided however.
that the SAID bond shall not be construed to
limit the liability of said company to 1lfty
thousand dollars $50 000 00) hut the said grantee
shall be liable to the full extent of every liza
| bn!ty imposed by this condition, notwith-
standing The amount thereof may exceed ifty
| thousand dollars fs50, 0010jl. Aud 1t lie hereby
further provided that upon the recovery Of
any nnsl Judgment or judgments AGAINST said
CitY us aforesaid, the said grantee shall immo-
diately and without prior payment of such
! judgment or judgments agains: said city, rs
| aforesaid. be liable to pay and shall pay the
amount or amounts thereof TO the said City I;
| and the fact that the SAID City may not have
paid the same shall constitute no defense on
part OF sad grantee to the payment there.
| OF 10 said City.
That II sa grantee shall fan or refuse after
| fifteen days notice in writing from the City
Recorder, TO keep and perform any of the
| conditions hereof. to DO by 1t kept and per.
formed. this ordinance may ihereupon be re.
voked by the City Council.
! SEVENTH.
That unless written acceptance OF this
| franchise by tho grantee, subject to all Tho
conditions therein contained, be filed with the
City Recorder within twenty days from the
date of the approval hereof by the Mayor
this ordinance shall be null and void.
| secuOnill. This ordinance shall lake effect
| from and after its approval.
Passed by the City Council Of Salt Lake City
! State of Utah, December 2lnd. 1896, title ar
proved and referred tothc Mayor for his ap
proyal.
| lsEAL DAVID S. EMERY,
City Recorder
Approved this the Goth day Of December,
| A. d, 1895.
JAMES GLENDINNING.
Mayor.
sTATE OF UTAH,
| CITY and County of salt Lake. (hs'