Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-12

-" Comoany to erect and maintain poles.
wires aud other necessary appliances IN
| salt LREo Cliy for the distribution ana
sHe OF electrical energy
lie IL ordained by tho city Council of salt
section /. That permission and authority be
| and are hereby granted 10 INC Ulhh rover
Company, Utuh corporation, ne SUCCESSFUL
| and assigns, hereinafter called inc Rrhhlee.
| for tho period OF twenty i've years from anu
| after tho approval OF this ordinance. y con,
| struct, erect aud maintain single limo Of
| poles In the streets, lanes and alleys OF SAT-
| lake city. with Tho necessary wires ana other
proper appliances attached thereto. ior tht
| distribution of electric currents thlonghout
| snid CITY, TO be used uy the Inhabitants there,
OF. for night, neat, power anu olher lhuus I ~
| and commercial purposes, aublect 10 tho iOi'
| owing conditions, viz;
FIRST
That the permission and authority hereby
| granted Is subject TO all laws, ordinances ana
| resolutions now In force III salt Lake CITY, or
| which may hereafter he passed by the state
| Legislature or the CITY Council authorizing inc
| liking OF rates 10 be charged for electricity
| used In said city for light, heat, power, or
| other Industrial or commercial purposes, anu
| is also subject TO such laws OF the state ana
ordinances and resolutions OF the cry touhvil
which are now In force. or may hereafter bc
passed, governing the CONJUNCTION, erection
and maintenance Of poles. wires, condults,
or other erectiOns or appliances now IN use or
to he hereafter used for the transmission and
distribution OF electricity in said city. All
poles erected under this franchise shan
measure 80 iect IN length, IL inches httnc Hull,
l0luchcs at the top, except In special cases
wherein the City Council may oruer the cree
tlon OF larger or smaller polesi said poles
shall BIO set as near us may lie l32 rect apart,
ana not less than feet In the ground.
At street Intersections they shall DO set as
near the center thereof as practicable. AL
said poles and their cross arms shall be prop
erly dressed and painted, ana all work done
thereon or In connection herewith shall be
done and performed under the supervision OF
and TO the satisfaction OF tho city Engineer, or
such other officer or department ne may be
hereafter designated for that purpose, by the
City Council
The said grantee, as part Of the considera.
ton for this franchise, agrees to and with sad
salt Lake CITY that upon receiving from said
Ciiy four months previous notice. to be servep
upon 1t by the city Recorder. ut any time dur
ing the year 1871. 1t VIII at once erect and
thereafter maintain in the streets OF said City.
poles with the necessary cross-arms 10
admit OF Lighting the City with 400
are anus, sad lamps to be placed ut
the intersection lof, or other locations
| on the streets, lanes. and a leys OF
said Ciiy. as the City Council may direct; and
sad grantee shall provide SAID CITY with one
crOssarn. upon each OF said poles. sufficient
for the proper accom- mediation of stringing
md supporting such wires, lamps and other
necessary appliances. as may be owned and
! 1t shall at ali times lave access for manten'
ance and repairs, and no rental or other
charge shall be 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 further consideration for this
franchise, fald grantee shall upon i've
month"; previous notice, to be served upon II
as aforesaid at any time curing the year 1897.
furnish TO said CITY immediately upon the eN.
piratior of said 1--WE months notice and for tho
term OF three years thereafter, the equivalent
of 800 horse power in electrical energy, or so
much thereof Us said City may deem necessary
TO be USED FOR municipal Lightning said
energy shall DO IN such form as may
be by said City determined most suitable
for that purpose. aud shall be supplied
continuously and regularly every night in the
year between the hours OF sunset and sunrise,
and shall be delivered to the conductors OF thv
city street lighting system within one block of
the Guy and County bui ding In sad CITY or
.hnll he there measured, and Afterwards paid
for monthly by said City at the stipulated
price OF i2o rer anrum. for each electrical
horse power delivered as aforesaid during the
previous month And ut any umo within
thirty days bel )rc the expiration of said three
years contract provided for In this condition,
said City shah have the option to renew the
Same with sad grantee for an additional
period of frcm one to three years. at the price
stipnIa'ed herein or lor any lower rate at
electrical energy in quantities of 200 horse
power or less In salt Lake City. and said con.
tract may be renewed by said CITY as afore-
SAID Upon like terms and conditions at 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 upon Its SAID poles,
under such reasonable regulations and com.
pensaiion therefor as may be liked and adopted
by the City Council. and shall render the service
II is hereby authorized 10 supply. by the best
available methods and practice known to the
science of applied electricity. ana such us will
secure the least danger to life and property,
compatible with the best oblainable service;
and said service must be supplied ON equal
terms under like conditions, TO every CONNER
cial user.
FIFTH.
That said grantee shall execute TO salt Lake
City bond In the penal sum OF nfty thoua and
| dollars (s5O.uOLu0l, to be approved by the City
Council, conditioned that said grantee
shah and VIII forever indemnify and save
harmless SAID salt Lake City agninst ana from
| any and all damages judgments, DEGREES,
costs ana expenses which said CITY may suf.
fer, or which may lie 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 bond shall not Dc cons trued To
limit the lihhlity of said company to fifty
thousand dolarstSO 000 0O)but the said grantee
shall 10 libbie to the full extent OF every LA
bn!iy Imposed by this condition, nOtwith.
standing the amount thereof NAV exceed ffty
thousand dollars fs50,OOGGg). And it is hereby
further provided that upon the recovery Of
any bnal Judgment or judgments against SAID
Clly hs aforesaid, the said grantee shall imme-
dlately md without prior payment OF such
judgment or judgments against said city. as
Aforesaid, be liable to pay and shall nav the
amount or amounts thereof TO the said CITY;
and the fact that The sDId City may not have
pald tho same shall constitute no defense on
part OF sad grantee TO the payment there.
of 10 said CITY.
SIXTH.
That II said grantee shall fail or refuse aftor
fifteen days notice in writing from the CITY
Recorder, to Keen and perform any of the
conditions hereof, TO be by It kept and per.
formed, this ordinance may thoreupon Ue re.
voked by the City Council
SEVENTH.
That unless a written acceptance Of this
franchise by the grantee, subject to all the
conditions therein contained, be filed with tho
City Recorder within twenty days from Inc
date of tho approval hereof by tho Mayor
this ordinance shall be null and void.
tecuOnll. This ordinance snail take effect
from and after its approval.
Passed by the CITY Council Of Salt Lake Clty
State of Utah, December 22nd. 1896, title ar
proved and referred tothe Mayor for his ap.
proyal.
lsEAL- DAVID s. EMERY.
Approved this the Goth day Of December.
A. ID. 1906.
JAMES GLENDINNING.
Mayor
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