Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-15

10 it ordained by the CITY Council Of salt
Lake CITY
section !. THAT permission and authority DO
| ana arc hereby granted TO the Utnh rover
Company, q Utah corporation, ito hucccehorh
| and ass,gnA. hereinafter called tho Pranteo.
| for the period OF twenty Eve ears from and
| nfter tho approval of this ordinance, 10 con.
strnot. erect and mninlain q. single line Of
| poles in tho 6treCtA. lanes and alleys Of sat
Lake CITY, with the necessary wtre0 and other
proper appliances attached thereto. for tho
distribution of electric currents throughout
sEid CITY. TO DO used by the inhabitants there
Of, for light heat. power anu other induatr.al
and commercial purpGees. subject to the fol-
owing conditions, VIZ:
FIRST
That the permission and authority hereby
granted Is subject to all lava ordinances and
resolutions now In force IN salt Lsse City, or
which may hereafter be passed by the state
Legislature or tho tity Council, authorizing the
liking OF rates TO be charged for electricity
used in Aaid city for light, heat, power. or
other industrial o. commercial purposes, ana
Ia also subject 10 such laws OF the sinte and
ordinanceh and rnsolution1 OF the CITY Councti
which are now IA force, or may hereafter 10
pAHsed. governing the construction. erection
ana maintenance OF polee, wires, conduits,
or other creotions or appliances now m use or
To be hereafter used for the transmission and
disiribntion of electricity IN said city. An
poles erected under this fraDchirc shall
measure 20 feet IN longth, n inches ntthe Init.
lQinchcs at tho top, except in special cases
wherein the Guy Council may order the cree
s6s Se cot s IS near as msy Re Isl feet apart
md not ioss than ice. in tho ground
AT street Intersections they shall be set as
near the center thereof as practicable. All
said poles aud their cross. arms SHAH be prop.
eriy dressed and painted. and all work done
thereon or IN connection herewith shali pe
done and performed under the supervision OF
and 10 the satisfaction or tho City Engineer, or
such other officer or depart ment as may be
hereafter designated for that purpose, by the
SECOND.
Tho said grantee, US part Of the considers,
ton for this franchise, asrees TO and with SAID
salt Lake city that upon receiving from said
Ci;y four months previous notice, to he served
upon 1t by the city Recorder, at any time dur
ing the year ls9i, Il WI at once erect and
at III own seNpeuse. sufficient number OF
poles with tho necessary cross-atms 70
a aPa amos 30 ssid lamps %e to ~ paced Mte a.
the intorsection lof or other locations
on The sIreett, lanes, and alleys Q,
| SAID grantee shall provide said Oity with one
| crosaarin upon each OF said poles. sufficient
for the proper accom- mediation OF suingng
| and supporting such wires. lamps and other
necessary appliances. as may be owned and
| used by It for municipal lighting, and to which
ance and REPAIRS. and no rental or other
| charge shall 10 made by the said grantee for
| the use OF said poles and cross'arms by said
City during the life OF this franchise,
THIRD.
| That as s further consideraaon for this
| franchise. said grantee shall upon i've
! montns' previous notice, to be served upon II
as aforesaid at any time curing the year 1897,
| furnish to said City Immediately upon the ex-
| piratior of said i've month"; notice and for tho
term OF three years thereafter. the equivalent
| OF 800 horse power In electrical energy, or so
much thereof as said City may deem necessary
to DO used for municipal lighting; said
| be 6y said City determined most suitable
| for that purpose. and shall be supplied
continuously and regularly every night In the
| year hetw cen tho hours OF sunset and sunrise,
| nj hp al n M
| city street lighting system within one block OF
the CITY and County building in sand City. or
| sueh other place ne may be agreed upon and
| shall DC there measured, and afterwards paid
| for monthly by said City at the stipulated
| price OF s23 per nnnum. for each electrical
horse power delivered as aforesaid during tho
| previous month. And at any time within
| thirty days bef 1re the expiration of said three
yesrs' 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
which saiu grantee may then be selling
! electrical energy in quantities OF 200 horse
| power or less in salt Lake City. and snid con
tract may bo renewed by sald CITY as afore:
| said upon like Ierms 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, power
| company to string wires upon ITS SAID poles,
under such reasonable regulations and com.
| pensation therefor as may be liked and adopted
by the CITY Council, and shall render the service
| 1t Is hereby authorized to supply. by the best
| available methods and practice known to tho
| 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
termB under like conditions. to every CONNER
oiai user.
| That said grantee shall execute to salt Lake
| City bond IN the penal sum OF fifty thous and
dollars $3.50, oOogo), 70 be approved by the cry
shall and Will forever indemnify and save
| harmless said salt Lake City agnins Il and from
any ;Snd all damages. Judgments, DEGREES,
| costs and expcnsea which SAID City may suf-
| fer, or which may he recovered or obtained
| against 1t for or by reason Of. or growing out
| OF, or resulting from any act or acts
| privileged herein granted. Provided however,
| that the SAID bond shall not be construed TO
thousand dollars $50 Goo 0O) hut the said grantee
shall be liable to the full extent OF every liza
bnity imposed by This condition. notwi!h.
| thousand dollars $50, 00lO1). And 1t is hereby
| further provided that upon the recovery OF
| any final Judgment or judgments Against said
| diately and without prior payment OF such
Judgment or Judgments agRins: said city, as
amount or amounts thereof 10 the said CITY
| and the fact that the SAID City may not have
| paid the same ahal constitute no defense on
| part OF said grantee to the payment there.
OF 10 said Oily.
| SIXTH.
| That II sa d grantee shall fail or refuse aftnr
| fifteen days notice in writing from tho CITY
| Recorder, 10 keep and perform any of the
| conditions hereof, TO be by It kept and per.
formed. this ordinance may thereupon be 70.
| voked by the City Council
| SEVENTH.
| That unless written acceptance of this
| franchise by the grantee, subject to all the
| conditions therein contained, be filed with the
| City Recorder within twenty days from tho
| date of the approval hereof by the Mayor,
| this ordinance Ahan be null and void.
| soctionill. This ordinance shall take effect
| from and after i,B approval.
Passed by the City Council Of Salt Lake City,
| State Of Utah. December 22nd, 1896 title ap.
proved and referred tolthe Mayor for his up.
| proval.
,sEAL.l DAVID 8. EMERY,
| City Recorder
| Approved this the goth day of December.
| A. ID. 1896.
Mayor.
STATE OF UTAH,
| CITY and County Of Salt Lake. ss'
/, David {. Emery, recorder in and for salt