Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-20
CARFF EXPLAINS
LIGHTING SCHEME
Tells the Council Just Exactly
What His Proposition to
The City Means
WILL VISIT PROPOSED SITE.
Plant TO be Installed Directly Above
The Town Of Alplne-Will Ask
A Franchise,

AT meeting OF the special lighting
committee OF the city council held yes
,orday afternoon in Mayor Morris Of
Ace the proposition of G, CARR g. Son
~ Logan, 10 install lighting plant for
the city was considered at length. In
addition 20 Mayor Morris, City Engi-
neer Snow and the regular members OF
the committee, there We're also a num-
her Of other councilmen present. Messrs.
CART & son and Charles Crane present
ed the details Of the proposition to the
committee. Al the conclusion OF the
meeting It was decided that the mayor
civ engineer. ara as many councllmen
"a posslble would visit the site OF the
nroposed plant at the head of Alpine
crook and American Fork canyon with
CART q Son some day next week They
,vill also be accompanied by two ex-
merits. one on water power and the other
On electricity, who will make investiga-
tlons from an expert standpoint
SITE OF PROPOSED PLANT.
Mr.. CART explained to the councilmen
that they propose 20 install their plant
inst above the town OF Alpine, and will
utilize the waters of Alpine creek and
mart of American Fork river, the right
10 which they have already secured
II is the intention TO install q thorough
ly modern plant. They have carefully
Investigated their water supply ana
stated that Alpine creek at Its lowest
would furnish enough power to generate
bet.yeen 1900 and 1000 horse power
They will have 20 pipe the water from
the springs at the head Of the creek,
several miles, 10 their plant az the creek
goes dry in the summer time. but the
sprlnqs never dry up. BY piping II
over the formation through which II
sinks i'm the summer time the water
,vill thus be saved for the residents Of
Anime. as IL will not be befouled In the
least by passing through the electrical
plant
EXPECT A FRANCHISE.
II was stated that CART & Son expect
franchise from the city to dispose or
their electricity over and above the
amount necessary TO furnish 800 arc
lights to the city and in that way they
expect to make their money back on
the Investment They will also reserve
the right to dispose OF their day power
for 20 years and at the end OF 10 years
they will give the city the plant neces-
sary to furnish II with arc lights ana
still retain the balance Of the electrical
power 10 dispose OF as they see ut under
their 2O-year franchise or will purchase
the clty's part OF the plant for 100000
and pay one-half Of II in arc lights at
a lower figure than is being paid by the
city az the present time. II was also
stated that they would turn the plant
over to the city as soon as II Is com
peted for an amount equivalent TO
what would be paid by the city for
lights for 10 years.
The city in the franchise granted TO
She Utah Light e. Power company re-
served the right to string wires on the
companys poles free Of charge and In
the event that the contract Is entered
into with CARR g. Son il may TAX adj
vantage Of that privilege. After visit
ing the site of the proposed plant the
committee will make some definite re-
port to the council.