Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-27

| sale OF electrical energy
he it ordained by tho CITY Council OF ait
section i. That permission and authority be
and are hereby granted to the Uah Power
| Company, Utah corporation, u, successors
| and aHs!rus, hereinafter called the pranteo.
| for tho period OF twenty I'VE Years from and
after the approval Of this ordinance 20 con
| strunt, erect and maintain einple line Of
| poles in the streets, lanes and alloys Of SAT-
Lake city, with the necessary wires ana other
! proper appliances attached hereto, lor we
| Distribution OF electric currents throughout
| said city. 10 be used by the inhabitants there
Of, cor ipht, heat, power and other industrial
| auG commercial purposes. subject 70 tue ioi'
| owing conditions, viz:
FiRsr
That the permission and authority hereby
| granted Is subject to all laws, Ordinances and
resolutions now in force in SAT- lake Guy, OF
| winch may hereafter be paused 10y the state
Legislature or tho CITY Council, antborzing me
nxing OF ratios TO be charged Tor electricity
USED In said city for light, heat, power. or
| other industrial or commercial purpose, anu
| IL also subject to such lawB OF the state aud
,oronnnces and resolutions Of the City Council
| which are now in force, or may hereafter he
| passed, governing the cQnsTuciiou. erection
and maintenance of poles, wires, condults.
| or other orecuons or appliances now ~ use or
| TO be hereafter used for the transmission and
| distribution OF electricity in tsid city All
| poles erected under this frAnchisc shall
measure 40 feet IN lcngth, IL inches utthe butt.
| l1inches nj the top, except IN spcchl cases
| wherein the Cuy Council may orucr the cree
| ton of larger or smaller poIes, SAID poles
| and not less than 0 ioet IN the ground.
| At street Intersections they ehnll be set ~
| near The center thereof rs practicable. All
| said poles and their cross arms SHAH be prop
eriy dressed and painted, and all work done
| thereon or In connection Herewith shan ne
done and performed under the supervision of
nnd to the satisfaction OF tho City Engineer. or
| such other officer or department us may DC
| 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 SAID
| salt AXE CITY that upon receiving from said
| City four months previous notice, to be served
| upon 1t by the City Recorder. at any time dur
| ing tho year 1891. it VIII at once erect ana
| thereafter MAINTAIN In the streets of said CITY.
| ht Its own expense, sufheient plumber OF
| poles with the necessary cross arms 10
admit OF Lighting the i,y with 4OQ
arc e nierscct sau amp 20 otb U poeatoSs
! on the streets, lanes and n leYs OF
said CITY, as the City Council may direct; md
| sad grantee shall provide sad CITY with one
| crosaarm upon each OF said poles, sufficient
| for the proper accom- notation OF stringing
and supporting such wires, lamps and other
necessary appliances % may he owned and
| used by 1t fur municipal lighting, and tn which
| 1t shall at al timcs nave access for mninten'
anCo and repairs; and no rental other
| charge shall DO made by tho said grantee tor
| the rsa 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 tive
| mOntns previous notice, to be served upon IL
as aforesaid at any time curing the year 1897.
furnish to said CITY lmme dlaiey upon the ex'
piratior Of said i've months notice and for the
| term Of three years thereafter, tho equivalent
| of 800 horse power in electrical energy, or 30
| much thereof rs said City may deem necessary
TO DC used for municipal lighting said
| energy shall be In such form as may
be by said City determined most suitable
for that purpose. ami shall be sup Piled
| continuously and regularly every night in the
1
| and Ahall be delivered to the conductors of the
! city street lighting syBtem within one blocs of
| the CIty and County building in SAID City. or
| such other place Us may be agreed upon and
| .hail be there measured, and afterwards pad
| for monthly by said City at tho stipulated
! price of s25 per nnnum. for each electrical
| horse power delivered as aforesaid during the
| prevloue month Ana a. any time within
| thirty days before the expiration OF said three
| years' contract provided for In tins condition,
| said City shall have the option to renew the
| same with sad grantee for an additional
| period OF ircm one TO three years at the price
| Stipulated herein or for any lower rate at
| which said grantee may then be selling
| power or less in Salt Lake City. and naid ron
| tract may be renewed by said CITY as afOre-
OF each contract period during the life OF this
| franchise.
| FOURTH
That said grantee shall permit any other
electro light telegraph. telephone. or power
| company 10 airing wires upon lis eaid poles,
! under such reasonable regulations and CON.
peusatiOn therefor as may be fixed and adopted
| by the City Council, and shall render the service
| IT Is hereby authorized TO supply. by tho test
| available methods and practice known to tho
| science OF applied electricity. and such as viii
| secure the least danger 10 life and property,
| compatible with the best oblainabe service ;
and said service must be supplied on equal
terms under like conditions. TO every CONNER
| cial user
That said grantee shall execute TO salt Lake
City bond IN the penal sum of nfty thous and
| Council, conditioned that said grantee
! shall and Will forever indemnify and save
harmless sald salt Lake olty against ana from
any and all damages, Judgments, DEGREES,
| costs ana expenses which SAID CIly may SUIT
| Ter, or which may be recovered or obtained
| against It for or by reason OF, or growing out
| OF, or resulting from any act or nets
| OF the said grantee undnr or by virtue OF the
| privileges herein granted. Provided however,
! that the sad bono shall not pc construed 10
| limit the liability Of sad company 10 lfty
thousand dollars $50 COZ. 0Ul but the said grantee
shell DC liable 10 the full extent OF every LA
| bnity imposed by this condition, nOtwith-
| standing The amount thereof may exceed fifty
| thousand dollars fsb0,O0.U1l. And 1t u 0ereby
| further provided that upon the recovery of
! any hnai Judgment or judgments against said
| CitY as Aforesaid, the SAID grantee shall imme-
diately and without prior payment .of such
! judgment or judgments against said city. rs
| aforesaid, be liable 70 pay and shall pay the
| amount or amounts thereof TO lhe said City I;
md Ne fact thai Az lhe SAID CITY may not have
rart of SAID grantee TO the payment there.
| OF 10 said CITY.
] SIXTH.
That II said grantee shall fan or refuse after
| fifteen days notice In writing from the CITY
| Recorder, 10 Keep and perform any OF the
| conditions hereof, to be by 1t kept and per
formed, this ordinance may thereupon be re.
voked by the City Council
! SEVENTH.
That unless written acceptance of this
| franchise by tho grantee. subject TO all the
| conditions therein contained, be filed with the
| City Recorder within twenty days from the
date of the approval hereof by the Mayor,
this ordinance shall be null and void.
secuonll, This ordinance shall take effect
! 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 tolthc Mayor for his ap.
! proyal.
| Deal DAVID S. EMERY,
! City Recorder
Approved this the goth day Of December.
| A. D. 1895.
| JAMES GLENDINNING.
! Mayor.
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