Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-23

Company 10 erect ana MAINTAIN poloa.
wires and other necessary appliances in
talt LAKE City for the distribution and
sale OF electrical energy.
10 II ordained by the city Council of salt
Lake CitY
and arc hereby gran,ed to the Ulah Power
Company. Utah corporation, III successurA
aud assigns, hereinafter called the grantee
Tor tho period OF twenty i've years from and
after tho approval OF this ordinance. 60 con.
'truct, erect and maintain n single line OF
yoles In the streets. lanes and alleys OF sait
Lake city. with the neoesfary wires anu other
proper appliances attached thereto, for the
distribution OF electric currenie throughout
said City. TO be used by the inhabitants there.
Of for light heat. power and other Industrial
and commercial purposes, subject TO Tue fOl'
owing conditions, viz:
FIRST
That the permisaon and authority hereby
granted IS subject To all laws, ordinances anu
revolutions now in force IN salt Lake CITY, or
which may hereafter be passed by the state
Legislature or tho uity Council authorizing tho
liking Of rates 10 10 charged for electricity
used In said city for light, heat, power, or
other Industrial or commercial purposes, ana
Is also subject to such laws OF the state and
ordinances and resolutions OF the City Council
which are now IN force, or may hereafter he
passed, governing the oonsrucuon. creation
ana maintenance OF polea, WHO'S, conduits.
or other erccuons or appliances now IN use OF
TO be hereafter used FOR tho transmission and
distribution of electricity in said city Al
poles erected under this franchise ehnll
measure 20 feet IN length, II Inches ntthe butt,
lninches at tho TOP, except In special cases
wherein the City Council may order the cree.
ton Of larger or smaller poles; sand poies
shall be set az near as may be 1872 feet apart,
and not less than feet In tho ground.
At street Intersections they shall ho set as
near the center thereof as practicable. All
said poles and their cross- arms shall be prom.
cry dressed and painted. and all work done
thereon or in connection Herewith SHAH be
done and performed under tho supervision Of
and TO tue satisfaction OF tho city Engineer, or
such other oiicer or department ns may be
hpTlufteT nQalmOnfPtl nm
City Council.
SECOND.
The said grantee, as part OF tho considora.
ton for this franchise agrecs TO and with SAID
salt Lake City that upon receiving from said
City -four montha' previous notice., TO be served
upon by the City Recorder. at any time dur.
thereafter maintain IN the streets OF said CITY,
at its own sexpense. sufficient number of
poles with The necessary cross.arms TO
arc amps, said lamps to be ppted at
tue intersection loi, or other LEGATIONS
said City, as the City Council may direct; and
SAID grantee shall provide SAID City with one
crotsarm upon each OF said poles. sufficient
for the proper accom- mediation Of stringiDg
and supporting such wires. lamps and other
necessary appliances. as may be- owned and
used by y for municipal lighting, md to which
1t shall at all times have access for maiDten
ance and repairsi and no rental other
en-, charge shall j, 9e made by me SAID grantee for
City during the life of this franchise.
THIRD.
That as n further consideration for this
franchise, SAID grantee shall upon i've
months previous notice, to be served upon 1t
as aforesaid at any time curing the year 1897,
piratior of said five months notice and for the
term OF three years thereafter. the equivalent
OF S0O horse power IN electrical energy. or so
much thereof as said City may deem necessary
TO DC used for municipal lighting; said
cenergy shall be in snch form as may
FOR thar purpose and shall be sup Piled
continuously and regularly every night in tho
year between the hours OF sunset and sunrise,
and shall be delivered TO the conductors of thu
city street lighting system within ono block of
the Guy and County ding In SAID City, or
such other place as may be agreed upon and
shail be there measured and afterwards paid
for monthly by said City at the stipul ated
price OF s25 per annum. for ench electrical
horae 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 the
same with said grantee for an additional
period OF from one to three years at the price
stipulated herein or for any lower rate Mt
which said grantee may then be selling
electrical energy in quantities of 200 horse
power or less IN salt Lake City, and said Gon.
said upon like terms and conditions at the end
franchise.
FOURTH
That said grantee shall permit any other
electric light telegraph. telephone. or power
company 70 string wires upon It's said poles,
under such reasonable regulations and com.
pensation therefor az may be fixed and adopted
by the City Council, and shall rem der the service
II Is hereby authorized 10 supply. by the best
available methods and practice known TO tho
science of applied electricity, and such as will
secure the least danger to lifo and property.
compatible with the beat obtainable service;
and said service must be supplied on equal
terms under like conditions. 10 every CONNER
cial user,
FIFTH.
That said grantee shall execute TO salt Lake
City bond IN tho penal sum of nfty thous and
dollars (s50.0 l00l, TO be approved by the Ciiy
Council conditioned that said grantee
shall and Will forever indemnify and save
harmless SAID SAT- Lake CITY against and from
any -Gnd all damages, Judgments, DEGREES,
costs and expenses which sand City may sui.
fer, or which may be recovered or obtained
against II for or by reason Of, or growing out
OF, or resulting from amy act or acts
OF the said grantee under or by virtue Of tho
privileges herein granted. Provided however,
that the SAID bond shall not be construed to
limit the LIABILITY OF said company to fifty
thousand dollars $50 00o co. but the said grantee
shall he linble to the full extent of every liza
blity imposed by this condition, notwith.
standing the amount thereof may exceed fifty
Thousand dollars t,5o,oOaOa), And 1t is hereby
further provided that upon the recovery of
any inai judgment or judgments arainst said
CitY a. aforesaid, the SAID grantee shan imme-
diately and without prior payment of such
judgment or judgments against said city, as
aforesaid, be liable 70 pay and shall pay the
and the fact that The SAID City may no. have
PAID the same shall constitute no defense on |
part of SAID grantee TO the payment there
of to said CITY
SIXTH.
That II SAID grantee shall fail or refuse after
fifteen days notice in writing from the City
Recorder, to Keep and perform any of the |
conditions hereof to be by It kept and per
formed this ordinance may thereupon be re.
voked by the City Council
SEVENTH.
That unless written acceptance of this |
franchise by the grantee. subiect to all the
conditions therein contained. be nled with the
City Recorder within twenty days from the
date of the approval hereof by tho Mayor,
this ordinance shall DO null and void
SECTIONAL. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its approval.
Passed by the CITY Council OF Salt Lake Oity
State OF Utah. December 22nd, 1896, title ar
proved and referred tolthc Mayor for his ap.
proval
lsEALl DAVID s. EMERY,
CITY Recorder
JAMES GLENDINNINe,
Mayor.
sTArE OF UTAH.
City and County of salt Lake. S.