Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-08-18

purposes, and for said purpose or any
of them. The petitioners ask five years
to begin the operation or work on said
electric railway, and one year to begin
the construction of their power or cleo
trio plant.
Your committee has had this petition
under very serious consideration, and
after such consideration, and likewise
consultation with some of the tax pay
ers of this town, the committee has ar
rived at the following conclusion:
First: This committee recommends
the granting to the Capital Light &
Power Company, franchise for the
purposes asked in the petition, upon
the following conditions, viz:
First: That this company the Capt.
tai Light & Power Company be requir-
ed as a guarantee of good faith, to de-
post in the First National Bank of
Santa F'e the sum of $780, which said
money shall be held by the said First
National Bank in escrew until such
time as shall be designated in the or
dinance of franchise namely, that this
money shall revert to the said Capital
Light & Power Company. should they
complete their work within the time
hereinafter specified, and should the
work be not completed or abandoned
for any reason, then and then only the
money shall revert to the City of San
ia Fe, and shall be used for repairing
any damage or damages that might
have been done by the said company,
in the way of excavations or otherwise
or for other purposes.
Second: That the said Capital Light
& Power Company be required to fur
nsh the city of Santa Fe. free of
charge for the period of five years
from the time their electric plant shall |
to be distributed at the discretion of |
the city council, and for which as above |
stated the said Capital Light & Power
Company Shall receive no compensa-
ton until the expiration of five years
and after that time at a price to be
agreed between the committee
and the said company at the time of
the drawing of the franchise ordinance.
Third: That the maximum price to
be charged for furnishing light shall
not exceed 10 cents per watt per hour
and not to exceed two and one-half
cents per X. w. H. to consumers of
power.
Fourth: That the price of each tele-
ohone shall not exceed the sum Of -
Der month.
Fifth: That the said Capital Light &
Power Company shall be required to
INIT the power of their electric wires
within the city limits to 1000 volts, and
hat they shall require to mark everyl
me of their posts with the word dan
,er'' in both English and Spanish.
Sixth: That the said Capital Light &
Power Company be given one year to
,egin the construction of said plant,
md two years to complete the same
That should the work not be begun
within the time prescribed by the ordi-
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nreferred and limited, then the said
franchise shall be null and void, and
he same should it not be completed as
lbove stated unless an extension Of
ime be granted by the city council.
The committee respectfully refers
his matter to the council with the .
that if the council agrees ,
With the views of the committee the ,
ommittee asks this matter be referred
'ack to the ordinance committee, so
hat if the terms are accepted, by the
Ulcers of the Capital Light & Power
company, then proper and equitable
ranchise ordinance shall be drawn en-
odying the points as recommended by
our committee.
Very respectfully submitted,
Signed: Jose D. Sena A. j. Fischer,
nd c. w. Dudrow, Committee.