Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-04-24
THE PIONEER FRANCHISE.
Terms Practically Agreed Upou-Will
BE Submitted 10 the Next
Council Meeting.

The Council committees on munich
pal laws, streets and improvements
met last night and agreed upon the
terms of franchise to BIS granted the
Pioneer Power company. 1t will be
submitted to the Council q. the mex
regular meeting Tor approval. The
franchise, as agreed upon. will require
the company to deliver the city free,
during the company's life, thirty
horse power OF electrical energy. The
power 10 to be delivered to the city
from the compsny's distribution sta
ton, AMI the city may string wires
that may be needed upon the
poles OF company free OF cost. 1.-THE
city should neeJ additional power 1t
ID to be found at ] cents per horse
power per year II used ten hours q
day. The company agrees to furnish
1000 candle power street arc lsghts at
apiecs not exceeding 81 month per
lamp. ...e.
For commercial purposes the COM
pany will be allowed to charge at the
rate OF SIS a month for an all night arc
ght service aud $40 Tor a midnight
service. Ii Is also provided, that man
featured or artificial gas shall
be sold at the rate OF not to
exceed $3.50 per thousand Tor
Illuminating purposts, aud not to ex-
-cte 81 a thousand for fuel purposes,
auu That II the company fails 10 lay at
lessl five miles OF pipe for gas distribu-
ZION In f0ur years the gas part OF the
franchise shsll bee ome null and vols.
That there may be no consolidation
w nthaF m IA n IN I'D
stimulate anu encourage other cJm.
panies:
That unless the privileges herein
granted be exercised by said grantee In
good faith and with an honest purpose Of
benefting the consumer and the general
public by Legitimate and bona fide COM
petition win other persons, associations
or corporations engaged in the produce
ton or sale of electrical energy or gas;
or II said grantee or any OF its officers,
agents OF servants shall directly or iudi-
rectly enter into any agreement, con-
tract or combination, pool or trust,
among themselves or with others, the
purpose or effect of which is to suppress
such compeutionj or to monopolize con-
troll or fix the output OF electrical energy
or ga; or control or Xix the prices TO be
paid for electrical energy, gas, light, heat
or power, by any consumer or the pub
lie; or II for any reason said grantee
fails or refuses to conform to
any OF the provisions OF this
franchise, then said franchise may be re-
voked by resolution of the CiIy Coun-
Gil passed by an affirmative vote of
majority Of all the members thereof; and
upon the passage of such resolution as
aforesaid. said franchise shall at once
become null and void; and the city shall
thereupon have the alb .olute right TO en-
ter The streets, lanes, alleys and oher
public places Of said city and take pos
session OF and remove theretrom all
poles, wires, pipes, conduits and other
appliances herewith connected, belong
ing 10 said grantee, and at its expense.
And the said grantee hereby waive
aud relinquishes any and all claim or
claims for damages against said city and
any Of its officers, agents, servants or
employees for or on account OF such
entry and removal; and such revocation
and removal, II made, shall in no wise
prejudice any claim or right OF action
which said city may have against said
grantee ON the bond provided for in the
sixth condition Of this franchise, by
reason Of said grantees Noncompliance
with any of the terms oc conditions
thereof.
The company will also use the poles
Of other cOm pa pies anu Allow other
companies 10 use ils poles when the
Council orders 1t to DO 30.