Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-04

Company to eroct and maintain poles,
wiros and other necessary appliances in
salt LAKE Ciiy TOR tho dlstribution and
sale OF electrical energy.
10 1t ordained by the clty Council OF SAT-
Lake Oity
and are hereby granted 10 The Utah Powcr
Company, n Utah corporation, its successors
and assigns, hereinafter called thc grantee.
for the period OF twonty-1 i've years from aud
after tho approval OF This ordinance. to con-
slruct, erect and maintain single line OF
poloA IN the streets, lanes and alloys OF SAT-
Lake City, with the necessary wres And other
proper appliances attached thereto. for tho
distribution OF electric currents throughout
said City, to be used by the Inhabitants there.
OF, for night. heat, power and other industrial
aud commercial purposes, subject to tho fol.
lowing conditions, VIZ;
FIRST.
That the permission and authority hereby
granted rs subject 10 all laws ordinances and
resolutions now IN force IN salt Lake CITY, or
which may hereafter be passed by the state
Legislature or the iUity Conncil, authorizing tho
liking OF rates to be charged for electricity
useu IN -aid city Tor lignt, hoat, power, or
other Industrial or commercial purposes, anu
Is also subject TO such laws OF tho state and
ordinances ANA resolutions OF the City Council
which are now ia force. or may hereafter be
passed, governing the construction, erection
ana maintenance OF pc es, wires. Conduits,
or other erecuons or appliances now IN use or
TO be hereafter used for the transmission and
distribution of electricity In eAid city. All
poles erected under THIS franchise shall
measure ~ feet IN length, IL Inches attic butt.
Lunches at the top, except in special casca
wherein the CITY Council may oruer the cree
ton OF larger or smaller poes; SAID poles
shall bo set us near nB may DO 1872 feet apart.
ana not less tnan isct In the ground.
AT street Intersections they shall be SET as
near the center thereof as practicable Al
said poles anu their cross. arms shall be prob-
cry dressed ana painted. and all work done
thereon or in connection Herewith shhu DO
done and performed under the supervision OF
and TO tho satisfaction of the city Eng inccr. or
such other officer or department rs may Do
hereafter DESIGNATED for anut DuIuORc. Dy tho
CITY council.
sEcoNp.
Tho raid grantee. as part OF the ccnsidera-
ton for this franchise. agrees to anu with BSId
salt Lake CITY that upon receiving from said
Ci;y four months' previous notice. TO be served
upon II by the city Recorder. at amy time our.
INK the year 1877, 1t VIII at once erect and
thereafter maintain in the streets OF said CITY.
at It's own expense, sufficient number Of
poles with me necessary eross-arms 10
admit of lighting the City with sUD
arc amps. said lamps TO be- placed at
the intersection OF, or other locations
on me streets, lanes. and aloYs OF
said CITY, NJ the City Council may direct; and
sad grantee shall provide said City with ono
crotsHrm upon each OF said pOloe, sufficient
Tor the proper accommodation of strnging
and supporting such wires, lamps and other
necessary appliances, na may be owned and
used by II for municipal lighting. and to which
1t shall at alt times nave access for mAintou.
anco and repairs; and no rental or other
charge shall 1c made by tho said grantees Tor
the use OF SAID poles and cross arms by sad
THIRD.
That az n further consideration for THIS
franchise, SAID grantee shall upon nyo
months previous notice, to be served upon IL
ns aforesaid at any time curing the year 1895,
furnish TO said Iiiy immediately upon the eS-
piratior of said i've months notice and for tho
term OF three yeats thereafter, the equivalent
OF 800 horse power in electrical energy, or so
much thereof as said City may deem necessary
TO bo used for mnnicipi lighting; said
energy sha be IN such form as Inny
be by said CITY determined most suitable
for that purpose, aud shall be supplied
continuously and regularly every night in the
year betw cen the hours OF sunset and sunrise,
and shall he 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 US may be agreed upon and
shall he there measured and afterwards paid
for monthly by said City at the stipulated
price OF s2i per Hnrun. for each electrical
horse power delivered as aforesaid during the
previous month And at any time within
thirty Jays before the expiration OF said three
years contract provided for in this coalition,
said City shall have the option to renew tho
same with said grantee for an additional
period Of from one TO three years, at the price
stipulated herein or for any lower rate at
which sain grantee may then be selling
electrical energy IN quantities of 900 horec
power or less in salt Lake City, and said con-
tract may be renewed by said city as afore-
ssld upon like terms and conditions ut the end
OF eAch contract period during the ltfo OF this
franchise.
FOURTH
That said grantee shall permit any other
electric light telegraph, telephone. or power
company to string wires upon its SAID pores,
under ouch reasonable regulations and com
pensAtion therefor as may be fixed and adopted
by the CITY Council and shall ender the service
II is hereby authorized 10 supply. by the hest
available mo hods and practice known to tho
science Of applied electricity, ana such as VIII
secure the least danger to life and property,
compatible with the beat obtainable service;
and said service must be supplied on equal
terms under like conditions, TO every CONNER
ciRl user.
That said grantee shall execute to salt Lake
City II bond IN the penal sum Of fifty thousand
dollnrs (e0O, uul.Uu), to be approved by the cay
Council, conditioned that said grantee
shall and wall forever indemnify and save
harmless said salt Lake O,ty against and from
any .and all damages, Judgments, decrcea.
costs and expenses which SAID CITY 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 tho
privileged herein granted. Provided however.
that the said bond shall not be construed TO
thousand dolSrs( $780, O0p. hut the said grantee
shall be liable to the full extent OF every liza
buity imposed by this condition, notwith-
standing the amount thereof may exceed fifty
thousand dolnrs 1850, O0l0l). And 1t IA noreby
further provided that upon tho recovery OF
any hnal Judgment or judgments against said
CITY ns aforesaid, the said grantee shall immo-
dately and without prior payment OF such
judgment or judgments against said city, "a
Aforesaid, be HhDlu 70 pay ana tnall pay iho
amount or amounts thereof TO said City; and
the fact that the sad City may not have PAID
the same shall constitute no defense on tho
part of said grantee TO the payment thereof 10
aiu ony.
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 DO by 1t kept and per-
formed. this ordinance may thereupon be re-
voked by tho City Council.
SEVENTH.
That unless n written acceptance of this
franchise by the grantee, subject to all the
conditions therein contained, be nled with the
CITY Recorder within twenty days from tho
date OF the approval hereof by tho mayor,
this ordinance shall be null and void.
seatonln. This ordinance shall lake effect
from md after itB approval.
Passed by tho City Council Of Salt Lake City,
State OF Utah. December ~. 1896, title APP
proved and referred to.the Mayor for his alp.
proyal. .
City Recorder.
Approved this the goth day Of December,
JAMES GLENDfSNING,
Mayor.