Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-07

NIcn anu otHcf necessary appliances
salt Lnko Guy for tho distribution and
sale OF electrical energy.
10 IL ordained by the CITY Council OF salt
Lake CITY
section /. That permission and authority 10
and arc hereby granted TO the Utah Power
Company. q Utah corporation, It's successors
and ass'gns. hereinafter called tho grantee,
FOR tho period OF twenty i've ycars from and
after the approval OF this ordinance, to con-
strnct, erect and maintain a aingle line OF
poles In tho streets. lanes and alleys of salt
Lake city. with the necessary wires and other
proper appliances attached thereto. for tho
distribution OF electric curronts throughout
SAD CITY, TO be used by the inhabitants there.
OF, for light, heat, power and other industrial
and commercial purposes, subject to the fol.
Owing conditions, viz:
FIRST
That the permission and authority hereby
granted Is subject to all laws. ordinances and
resolutions now In force IN salt Lake Oity or
which may hereafter be passed by The state
Legislature or the CITY Council authorizing the
liking OF rates 10 be charged for electricity
used In said city Tor light, heat, power. or
olher industrial or commercial purposes, ana
Is also subject to such lave of tho STATE and
ordinances and resolutions of the City Council
which are now in force, or may hereafter 10
passed, governing the consiruciiou, ere ton
and maintenance of poles, wires. c0nduits,
or other erecuons or appliances now IN use or
TO be hereafter used for the transmission and
distribution OF electricity in said city. All
poles erected under this franchise shall
measure 10 feet In length, II inches attic butt,
lunches at the top. except In special cases
wherein the City Council may order the cree.
Ton OF larger or smaller poles; sad poles
email be set as near As may he 1872 feet apart
and not less than feet IN the ground
AT street Intersections they shall be set as
near the center thereof rs practicable All
said poles and their cross. arms shan be prom.
erly dressed and painted and III work done
thereon or in connection Herewith shall be
ana to tho satisfaction of tho city Engineer, or
such other officer or department ne may be
hereafter designated for thar purpose, by the
City Council.
SECOND.
The said grantee, as part OF the oonsiders.
uon for this franchise. agrees to and with said
salt axe 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 1921. II will at once erect and
Thereafter maintain in the streets of said CITY,
at its own .cxpcuse, sufficient number OF
poles with tho necessary cross-arms to
admit OF lighting tho city with 400
the Intersection Iof, or other locations
on on, he ne streets, lanes. and a,leys OF
said grantee shah provide SAID Cty with ono
erossarm upon each of said poles, sufficient
for the proper accommodation OF stringing
and supporting such wires. lamps and other
necessary appliances, as may be owned and
used by 1t for municipal lighting. and to which
1t shall at all times have access for manton.
ance and repairs: and no rental or other
charge shall lie made by tho said grantee for
ne use of said poles and cross. arms by said
Clly during the llio OF this franchise.
TuRp.
That as further consideration for this
franchise SAID grantee Hhall upon five
months' previous notice, to be served upon 1t
as Aforesaid at any time during the year 1897,
furnish to said CITY immediately upon the ex-
piratior OF said five months notice and for tho
term OF three years thereafter, the equivalent
OF so0 horse power in electrical energy, or so
much thereof as said City may deem necessary
to be used for municipal lighting; said
energy shall DO IN such form as may
be by said City determined. most suitable
for that purpose. and shall he supplied
continuously and regularly every night in the
year between the hours of sunset and sunrise,
and shall be delivered TO the conductors of the
city street lighting system within one block of
the CITY and County building in said City. or
such other place as may DC agreed upon and
for monthly by said City at the stipnl ated
price OF S2S per annum. for each electrical
horse power delivered as aforesaid during the
previous month. And At any time within
thirty days bef Dro the expiration of said three
years contract provided for N this condition.
same with SAID grantee for an additional
period OF irem one to three years, at the prico
stipulated herein or for any lower rate at
which sHiu grantee may then be selling
electrical energy In quantities Of 200 horse
power or less In Salt Lake City, and said con-
tract may be renewed by said cry as nfore-
SAID upon like terms and conditions at the end
OF each contract period during the life OF this
franchise.
FOURTH.
That said grantee shall permit any other
electric light, telegraph, telephone, or power
company to string wires upon Its saId poles,
under such reasonable regulations and com.
pensation therefor us may be fixed and adopted
by the City Council and shall rel der the service
1t is hereby authorized to supply by the hest
available methods and practice known to tho
science OF applied electricity. and such as Will
secure the least danger TO life and property,
compatible with the beat obtauahe service;
and said service must DO supplied on equal
terms under like conditions. to every CONNER
cial user.
That said grantee shall execute TO Salt Lake
City a bond in the penal sum Of fifty thous and
lA m 20
Council, conditioned that said grantee
shall and Will forever indemnify and save
harmless said Salt Lake City agBIpst and from
nny and all damages, Judgments, DEGREES,
costs and expenses which SAID Guy may suf-
fer. or which may be recovered or obtained
against 1t for or by reason of. or growing out
OF, or resulting from any act or acts
OF the said grantee under Or by virtue Of the
privileges herein granted. Provided however,
that the SAID bono shall not be construed 10
limit the liability of said company to fifty
thousand dollars $50 600 90 hut tho said granted
hhall be liable TO tue full extent OF every liza
bLity imposed by this condition, nOtwith.
standing the amount thereof may exceed fifty
further provided that upon the recovery of
any tinai Judgment or judgments against said
clty as aioreshlu, the SAID grantee shall lmme-
diately and without prior payment OF such
judgment or judgments against said city, as
aforesaid. be liable to pay and shall pay tho
and the fact that the SAID City may not have
paid the same shall constitute no defense on
part OF SAID grantee to the payment there
OF 10 said CITY.
SIXTH.
That IL 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 1t kept and per.
formed. this ordinance may thoToupon he re.
voked by the City Council
SEVENTH.
That unless a written acceptance of this
franchise by the grantee, subject to all tho
conditions therein contained. bo died with the
City Recorder within twenty days from tho
date OF tho approval hereof by the Mayor
this ordinance shall be null and void.
Section u. This ordinance shall take elect
from and after it's approval,
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake CITY,
State of Utah. December end. 1896, title az.
proved and referred toltho Mayor for his ap.
proval.
lsEALl DAVID S. EMERY.
City Recorder.
Approved this the ?eth day Of December,
A. ID, 1896.
JAMES GLEkDINNING,
Mayor.
sTATE OF UTAH. L..