Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-25


amend the amendment, recommends
by the committee, by Increasing thu
percentage payable to the city from
per cent to IA per cent. This wai
Objectionable to Fernstrom, who sait
that should the change be made 4
would overburden the franchise so thai
the company would not accept 1t. card
ley's amendment was accordingly voted
down. The amendment proposed by the
committee was then passed by vote
Of nine TO one, Dayeler voting against
It.
DAVELER OPPOSES 1T,
Daveer was the first TO take the floor
when arguments on the passage OF the
franchise were In order He made q
strong argument against the franchise
saying that two telephone systems In a
city OF this size would be nuisance 70
subscribers and that no good would
come Of granting franchise to another
company. Fernstrom was heartily Ia
favor OF the franchise because he be-
lieved that competition would be bene-
ficial In regard to a telephone system
just the same as in any other business.
He argued that II we had two street
car companies doing business here now
that we would have better service and
would not have to be riding In open cars
these cold nights. BY granting the
franchise he said would be giving the
company an opportunity TO invest q
half million dollars In this city and
would increase the taxable property
that amount. In addition TO that the
city will receive perpetual income
from the company, which would
amount to at least $1,000 per year. He
did not think that the council could
AFFORD 10 refuse the company permis-
sion to invest 100000 in this city.
Eardley, Cottrell and Thomas also
argued In favor OF the franchise. A
vote was then taken and the franchise
passed by the vote given above.
PROVISIONS OF FRANCHISE.
In addition to giving the city / per
cent OF its gross earnings in this city,
the franchise provides that the city
ehall be given so free telephones, and
shall have the right TO purchase the
entire system II 1t 30 desires, the price
20 be fixed by board Of arbitration.
The maximum rate for the telephones
Is fixed at s4s per year for business
houses and $50 for private residences.
The company also agrees to put in in
dividual lines and thereby do away
with the undesirable party line sys-
TEN. Among the members OF the new
company present last night were Gov.
Wells, John Henry Smith, George T.
Odell and Atty, Elmer b. Jones.
WANT EXPENSE MONEY.
AS a gentle reminder that Salt Lake
. City had been engaged In litigation
with the farmers south Of the city over
the exchange Of water OF Parley's can
yon during the past summer, and that
the contract for the exchange provides
that should the farmers be compelled
10 bring suit against the city to secure
the performance of the contract the
city shall pay all expenses incurred By
them In bringing such action, John
Gabbott, as agent for the farmers pre-
scented an itemized bin OF expenses OF
such litigation amounting In an 10
s6s5. 20. The bill includes $500 attor-
neys' fees and witness fees Of all Wit
nesses who testified on behalf Of plain
tiff. The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on claims with the land and
water commissioner associated.
THREE MORE "coPPERs.o
chief Paul sent in the appointment
OF George w. Raleigh as member Of
the police department to MI a vacancy
caused by the resignation OF c. c. An.
derson. Also the appointment OF VIII
lard w. Bean 10 fill a vacancy caused
by the resignation OF A. w. Randolph.
Roth appointments were unanimously
confirmed by the council after consid-
erable discussion on the ACCESSIBILITY Of
referring the appointments 10 the po-
lice aud prison committee. The APP
pointment Of Frank e.. Barnes as spe-
cial policeman at the Warm Springs
was confirmed by the council.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS.
The council accepted the invitation
OF Chief Devine OF the fire department
10 witness a test OF an engine pump
ing water from one OF the new fire
cisterns. The test will take place at
the corner OF State and Second South
streets on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The appointment Of Louis f. Watts
a. a member OF the fire department was
confirmed by the council upon the rec
ommendaiion Of the committee on hre
department
CONTRACT APPROVED.
The contract for the purchase o. one
fourth Interest In the Utah lake pump
ing plant from the canal companies
was submitted TO the council by City