Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-15
FRANCHISE
AGREED UPON
To Be Granted to The Capital Light and Power
Company by the City Of
Santa Fs.
THE REPORT IS UNANIMOUS
Work on the Light and Power Plant Is to Commence
Within One Year-0n the Electric Railway II Is
Agreed That Work Shall Be Started
within Five Years.

within Five Years.
The committee consisting of thre
citizens, three representatives of tn
Capital Light and Power Compan.
and three members of the city counci
, recently named to consider the ques
ton of the franchise by the city to tn
said company, by the board of trade
held meeting in the city counci
chambers on Wednesday evening last
and after full discussion and consider
alton of the question, a report wal
unanimously agreed upon and letter
embodying the recommendations of th
committee, was drafted and signed b.
the members thereof. This will b.
submitted to the city council at it's mex
session and is as follows:
Santa Fe. N. NJ, Aug. H. 1902
To the Mayor and City Council of thu
| City of Santa Fe:--
Gentlemen: The committee, consist
ing of the ordinance committee of the
| city council, committee of three rep.
resentating the Capital Light ant
| Power Company, and committee OF
| three appointed from the Santa Fe
| Board of Trade, to which at former
| meeting of the Board of Trade, it was
| referred to consult as to details of a
proper ordinance to be recommended tc
your honorable body for passage Civ
ing franchise to the Capital Light
| and Power Company for electric light
ing and other purposes, respectfully re-
port, that a meeting of the committee
was held Wednesday, August 10, 1902
and was attended by Messrs. Sena and
Dudrow for the ordinance committee of
the council, by Messrs Fiske and Con-
nor representing the company, and
Messrs. Palen, Cartwright and Knaeb-
el the Board of Trade committee.
Mayor Sparks also being present
We submit herewith the draft of the
ordinance which was agreed on with
practical unanimity by your committee,
as that which it recommends to your
honorable body for passage. A resolu-
ton was also adopted requesting your
honorable body to call special meet
slider the same.
All of which is respectfully submit
ted, r. j. PALEN,
Chairman.
Tho Hraf of tho orHino aUrand
upon is the same as that presented to
the city council, with some slight mod
ificatons.
1t provides that the Capital Light &
Power Company shall furnish to the
city of Santa Fe and all individuals
and corporations therein electric light
at price not to exceed ten cents per
1000 watts. The company is granted
the right to construct, maintain and
operate, without compensation to the
city for right -of-way or Otherwise, in
and upon any of the streets or high
ways of the city an electric railway for
the transportation of passengers or
freight, and for that purpose the COM
pany shall have the right to the rea-
sonable use of the streets, avenues, al
leys, roads and highways while con-
structing or operating the railway,
provided the company obtain written
consent of the owners of the lands rep
resenting more than one-half Of the
frontage on such streets, avenues, al
levs roads and HIGHWAYS
The company is granted the further
right to manufacture and furnish to all
points in the city electric lights and
power for manufacturing purposes or
otherwise, and for said purposes the
company is granted the right to con-
struct, erect and operate in, upon and
under said streets and highways, with
out compensation to the city, all neces-
sary appliances, and to make all nee
essary excavations, ETC., provided after
completion of such excavations the
streets or highways be promptly re-
stored by the company to their former
condition as far as is practicable.
If the construction of the railway is
not commenced within five years, and
at least one mile of the same be built
and in operation within six years from
date of passage and taking effect of
this ordinance and franchise, the franz
chise in that respect only becomes for
feited. And If work Is not commenced
upon the electric light plant within one
year and so far completed as to fur
nish all necessary light and power for
the use of the city and the inhabitants
within two years, or If the company
willingly or knowingly charge higher
price than ten cents per 1000 watts,
then the franchise in this regard is for
feited.
The franchises are granted for the
term of 25 years from the date of the
passage and taking effect of the ordi-
nance.
q. 8. Weather bureau Notes.
Forecast for New Mexico: Fair to-
night and Saturday.
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