Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-14
MEETING IN MAYORS OFFICE.
u Oher Is Accepted the City viii Own
And Operate Its Own Lighting
Plant Soon.
JUST WHAT THE PROPOSITION IS.
Whole Matter Yet in a Formative State
But Committee is Expected to
Make Recommendation.

A meeting Is being held this after
noon IN the office Of Mayor Morris IN
consider the offer Of CARR & Sons Of
Logan to build a municipal lighting
plant for salt Lake city. II the offer
OF the Messrs. Cart is accepted II
means that the city as a municipality
VIII do It's own lighting Just as soon
aa a plant can be built and at the ex-
piratlon Of the contract that is now in
existence with the Utah Light and
Power company This contract has p
months more to run. What the COM
mittee viii do cannot be told Al this
time, but a recommendation Of some
KIND either favorable or adverse. is ex.
pected TO be made IN the very near n.
ture.
OFFER OF THE GARFFS.
The offer OF the CARTS which is being
considered this afternoon as stated
anew Us as follows:
Salt Lake city, May "A.
10 the Honorable. the Mayor and CITY
Council of Salt Lake city
Gentlemen-Complying with the sup-
B,sllous OF your special committee APP
pointed to confer with us I'm regard TO
q pupllcly owned municipal lighting
pant We hereby respectfully submit
tue Following proposition to wit.
we wiz proceed 70 build a modern '
up,to-date electric light plant to pro-
Nvs tne necessary power, machinery,
poles, lamps regulators transformers
wires pins, nsulators, ETC.. and ia
furnish the electrical energy carbons.
materials, tools, labor and all things
necessary 10 maintain a 500 arc liRht
pant Of 1900 C., j. per arc, and 10 oper-
ate the said lamps In accordance with
the ordinances governing the same.
and Tor the same price per lamp now
Fela oy the city per arc, viz seventy
lWo collars lS'2) per annum. for q term
or ven ilO) years commencing at the eX
piration Of the present contract with
the Consolidated Light and Power COM
pany Of this city AT the expiration OF
lhlb term. 40 years. we VIII deed TO
me city the 500 arc light plant COM
pete, including water power, water
rights water wheel rights Of way
generators, machinery power house
GROUNDS substaton, transformers,
regulators, switch boards with an sta
uon instruments poles, lamps wires
ana every thing pertaining 10 this de-
scrlbed plant in good working order.
without incumbrance and free OF any
ana all expense to the city Of Salt Lake.
ANY additional Hight other than CON
tcmplated IN this proposition, viz. 500
ares, We agree TO furnish M the same
Rte per light as now paid. viz. sew
'nty-two dollars per annum g70. ana
all extensions of lines from the opera
I'VE date Of this contract 10 it's term
nation shall be sold To the city at its
lCtltal cost when constructed
ANA We turther agree that nj the eX-
'rauon OF THIS contract viz, ten NW
ears we viii sell M surplus power
hat may be developer at this plant 10
he city at q price that may be mutual.
Y agreed upon.
This offer Is made In absolute good
am ana tor the benefit Of the people
4 salt Lake,
When accepted (Which We believe ii
wa bel we VIII submit plans, specl-
cations and all detail drawings TO an
lectrcal expert II necessary.
The city VIII not be asked 20 eN-
end one dollar for any purpose what
yer, ana we are prepared 20 give
ohds FOR the faithful performance OF
bis contract
We do not hesitate 20 say never be-
pre- IN the history of municipal light
~ has such "a generous offer been
lade TO any city 20 secure It's own
ghtng plant.
salt Lake nned not issue a single bond
! Increase the taxes a single mill To
'cule It's own, and an up-to-date cleo
'ic light plant absolutely free 10 the
aople.
I'm order thot We may proceed 10 the
.ocution of our plans for this large
liant for salt Lake city, we trust
lete VIII be no unnecessary delay or
ny obstacles placed IN our way as We
ave other plans 10 view that demand
ar immediate attention.
O. CAUFP a, SON