Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-12


O'Meara--Yuu keep still, you are
not the only voter in town. (Ltugh.
ler.)
Hayward said he didn't think
Haines was the right man Tor the
place beca use he wbs not a mechanic
or engineer.
Buckle was opposed 10 reference ami
was prepared 10 vote. ID iremls was
good man and resigned because he
thought the Councils action In lower
ing the salary to S25 month was a
direct slap at him. sit WASN'T Of
course" continued Mr.. Buckle, but
Doremus was not In position to know
that.
Calllster was also opposed to refer
ence anu said, "L.'s have a vote"
VOTE TAKEN.
A vote was then taken resulting as
follows:
Yess--Buckle, Dlehl, LeProhon,
Muivsy. OM'esra, Wiscomb ami
NEWELL.
Nays-AlieD. Csllister, Hayward,
Lloyu and Mprrls-6.
Excusei-Stewart,
ADsent-R imney,
President Newell announced that
Haines was cOnfifmed. Dale arose to
a point oil order aud said 1t required
eight votes TO confirm. The char eaid
he had counted Stewards vote in the
affirmative seeing he mad asked to be
excused from voting.
Hot words followed between the
president and Councilman Dale, re.
sulting in the question OF Haiue's
confirmation being lett open. Stewart
afterwards wished to have his vote
recorded "no," but the chair deniei
him the privilege. Dale appealed
from the decision OF the chair on the
announcement OF the result OF the
vote and the chair was turned down.
The matter was then dropped.
MORE NATURAL GAS.
The committees on municipal laws
and Improvements submitted majority
and minority reports upon the charges
Tor natural gas.
The majority report was signed by
Dsle, Hayward, Mulvey and Dichl,
and recommended that the rate be
fixed al 80 cents per thousand for fuel
purposes aua so cents per thousand for
Illuminating purposes, with a mini.
mum charge OF 81.
The minority report was signed by
Csllister and LeProhon, and recon-
mended a minimum charge OF 81 Tor
the first 1900 feet or less, and 80 cents
per Thousand thereafter.
Callister moved that the minority
report be substituted for the majority.
Callister contended that 80 cents per
thousand cubic feet for natural gas WIS
cheap enough, and that the company
could not afford to furnish IL for less.
He also read a comInu nication from a
number Of representative citizens, pro-
teeting sgainst the proposed reduction
to 30 cents per thousand TOR fuel pur.
poses, and quoted Eastern rates on
natural gas to show that their prices
were higher than they are in Salt
Lake.
O'Meara favored the minority re-.
port, and said that 80 cents per thous-
and was reasonable enough.
Lloyd moved to amend the minority
report so as to fx the minimum at ST.
for 1000 feet or less and 40 cents per
thousand thereafter; also that the rate
be fixed for only two years.
Buckle thought that a 30-cent rate
would close the Wells, and favored the
minority report.
Dale thought 1t doubtful IL the Salt
Lake and Ogden Gas & Electric Light
company would accept the smend-
ment to its franchise contemplated by
either report. He had talked to large
number Of gas consumers, he said,
since the matter had been under con-
slderatinn by the committee, but the
more he talked the more confused he
became, as no two consumers could
agree upon rates. Ia number OF people
had declared that they would take out
their stoves II the rate was fixed above
80 cents, and the gas people declared
that they would cease to furnish II II
they could not get so cents.
Ex-MayOr Baskln, on behalf OF ii.
l.. Driver & Co., was then granted the
privilege OF the floor, and assured the
members of the Council that 1t would
be impossible to operate the wells on
30.cent rate, and that they would
have to shut down II that rate was
established.
Dehl had no fear OF q shutdown on
account of a 30,cent rate.
The minority report was adopted by
the following roll.cail vote:
Yeas-Allep, Buckle, Csilister, LIE
Probn, Lloyd, O'Mesra, Morris and
Neweli-S.
Nays-Dale, DiehI. Hayward, Mul.
vey, Stewart and Wiscomb-6.
The matter was then referred to the
committee on municipal laws and i'm
provements, to suggest further amend
ments to ths company's franchise and
to draw up an ordinance In accord
snce Herewith.
THE PIONEER FRANCHISE.
A majority Of the committees on
municipal laws, streets and improve
ments submitted with their approval
the franchise OF the Pioneer Electric
Power company OF Ogden, with the
so-called anti-oomb ine clause eliminat-
ed, and recommended that 1t be APP
proved.
Mulvey. Stewart and DlehI signed
a minority report protesting against
the passage Of the franchise without
the snli-oomblne CLAUSE, ana Stewart
Immediately moved Its substitution for
tue report OF the majority.
Referring to the action OF the com.
mlttee iu eliminating the clause, the
minority report says:
"rhis has been done by vote of
ieur members OF the committee at lhe