Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-15

| GUmIuQN
wires and other necessary nnrianeea ~
! salt LaEe City for tho distribution and
sale Of electrical energy
lie it ordained by tho city Council OF SAT-
Section i. That permission and authority be
| and are hereby granted TO the Uiah POWER
Company, a Utah corporation, us suet'hhurh
| and assigns, hereinafter called ne g-nnleo
! for the period OF twenty i've years iron ana
! after the approval OF this ordinance. v coh,
! struct, erect aud maintain . singie my y,
{ poles In the streets, lanes ana ulieyh OF Sat
! Lake Jtty, with the necessary wires anu othur
! proper appliances attached thereto, ior tne
! distribution of electric currents thIouSng s,
| said City. to be used by the inhabitants ln.Ie,
| OF, for light, heat. power anh olher lnuusulIiI
| and commercial purposes, subleot 10 'ho ioi'
| owing conditions, viz'
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Tint the permission and authority hereby
| granted is subject to all laws, ordinances anu
| resolutions now in force IN SAT- LAkc Clty, W
winch may hereafter be passed ny we st ,t'
Legislature or the Ulty Council, authorizing me
| liking OF rates TO be charged TOR eieoulciy
| used In said city for light, hen!, power. or
| other industrial or commercial purposes, ahl
| Is also subject to such laws ot me state anu
| ordinances and resolutions OF tho CITY Councl
| which are now In force, or may hereafter no
| passed, governing the cons Tuction. cree Ton
| and maintenance Of poles, wires, c0ndults,
| or other erectlons or appliances now 10 use OF
| to be hereafter used for the transmission and
| distribution of electricity in said city Al
| poles erected under tits franchise shali
| measure 40 feet In length, Il inches attho hult,
!
wherein the City Council may oruer the cree
| ton OF larger or smaller poles; sara poieh
| shall BIO set a. near as may be ~ rect apart
| and not less than iect IN tho ground.
| At street intersections they snail be set as
| near the center hereof rs practicable. All
said poles and their cross arms shall be prom.
| cry dressed and painted. and AL work done
| thereon or in connection herewith shhll 20
| done and performed under the supervision OF
| and to tho satisfaction of tho city Engineer. or
such other ofllcer or department az may pc
hereafter dosignated for that purpose, by tho
| City Council
Tho said grantee, as part OF tho consGora.
! ton for this franchise, agrees to and with SAID
| salt Lake CITY that upon receiving from anid
| City four months' previous notice. to be served
| upon 1t By the city Recorder. at any time dur.
| ing the year 1897. 1t viii Ut once erect and
| thereafter MAINTAIN In the streets OF sain WY;
at its own expense, sufficient number OF
admit of lighting the lily with 400
arc lamps. said lamps to BIO placed OF
the intersection Iof or Other aS locations oyH o
said City. AZ the 5ity Council may direct; and
SAID grantee shall provide sad CITY with one
Tor tie proper accom- notation OF struggling
and supporting such wires, lamps and other
necessary appliances, 90 may be owned hna
| used by It for municipal lighting, and to which
II shall az all time6 nave access Tor mninton'
nncc and repairs; and no rental or other
! the use of SAID poles and cross arms by SAID
City during the life OF this franchise.
THIRD.
That as a further consideration for this
franchise, SAID grantee shall upon i've
| months previous notice, to be served upon II
as aforesaid at any time during the year 1897,
| furnish to said City immediately upon the ex-
piratior of said Eve months notice and for the
| term Of three years thereafter, the equivalent
| of 800 horse power In electrical energy, or SO
In,.vn thereof as said City may deem necessary
to be used for municipal hghtingi SAID
energy shall be in sqch form rs may
be by said City determined most suitable
for That purpose, aud shall he sup Piled
continuously and regularly every night in the
| year between the hours Of sunset and sunrise,
and shall be delivered to the conducto1e OF the
| city street lighting system within one block OF
| the Guy ana County building in SAID City, or
| such Other place ms may he agreed upon and
| shall he there measured. and Afterwards paid
for monthly by said City at the stipulat
price OF s25 ner nnnum for each electrical
| horse power delivered rs 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 trcm ono to three years. AZ the price
| stipulated herein or for any lower rate ut
| which sain grantee may thon be selling
| electrical energy in quantities OF 100 horse
| tract may be renewed by said City as afore-
| sald upon Ike terms and conditions Mt the end
of each contract period during the life of this
| frAnchiee.
That said grantee shall permit any other
electric light, telegraph, telephone. or power
company 10 string wires upon It's SAID po es,
under such reasonable regulations and CON.
pensation therefor as may be fixed and adopted
by the City Council, and shall render the service
| Vt 10 hereby authorized 10 supply by tho best
available methods and practice known 10 the
| science of applied electricity, and such as Will
secure tho least danger to life and property,
| compatible with the best ObtainRbie service
and said service must DO supplied on equal
terms under like conditions, to every CONNER
cinl user.
That said grantee shall execute 10 Salt Lake
City a bond IN the penal sum of 1fty thous and
dollars $3.50 600. 10Y, to DC approved by the CIty
Council conditioned that said grantee
shall and VIII forever indemnify and save
harmless said salt Lake CITY against and from
any and all damages, Judgments decrces.
costs and expenses which SAID City may SUIT
fer, or which may be recovered or obtained
against 1t for or by rearon Of, or growing out
Of, or resulting from any act or acts
of the said grantee under ur by virtue OF the
privileges herein granted Provided however,
that the SAID bond shall not ne construed ia
limit the liability OF SAID company 10 ilfty
shall be liable to the full extent OF every liza
bn;ty imposed by this condition. notwith-
standing the amount thereof may oNcsed fifty
thousand dollars ts5O,o09OJ). And 1t is hereby
further provided that upon the recovery OF
any flnal Judgment or judgments against said
City as aforesaid, the said grantee shall imme-
dintely and without prior payment of such
| judgment or Judgments against said city, as
aforesaid, be liable to pay and shall pay the
amount or amounts thereof 10 tho said City
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 to said City.
SIXTH.
That IL said grantee shall fail or refuse aftor
fifteen days notice in writing from the Guy
Recorder, TO keep and perform any of the
conditions hereof, to be by 1t kept and nor.
formed. this ordinance may ihoTeupon be re.
voked by the ClIy Council.
SEVENTH.
| Thnt unless n written acceptance of this
franchise by the grantee. subject TO all the
conditions therein contaped, be fled with the
City Recorder within twenty days from the
date OF tho approval hereof by the Mayor,
this ordinance SHAH be null and void
secuonll1. This ordinance shall take effect
from and after its approval.
Passed hv the City Council Of salt Lake City,
State of Utah. December 2lnd 1896, :itln ar,
proved and referred tolthe Mayor for his ai,.
proyal.
IsEALl DAVID S. EMERY,
Approved this the 2Gth day Of December
JAMES GLENDINNISG
Mayor
STATE OF UTAH.
City and County of salt Lake. ST.
!, David s. Emery, recorder in and for Salt
Lake city, State Of Utah. do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is q full, true and