The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-06
LIGHTING BILLS
To Be HELD UP
Councilman Martin Insists
Upon Better Service.
ASKS CITIZENS TO HELP
WILL URGE REDUCTION FOR
ARCS THAT DON'T BURN.

Ceuacilman =. ID. Martin of the First
precinct ssys he is going to attempt 10
force better street lighting service from
The Utah Light & Power company by
holding up It's bills against the city un-
I'll deduction is made for arc lights
which did not burn during the month
for which the bill is rendered. The ini-
tial step viii probably be taken Mon
day night. when the February bill OF
the company is presented. II is 10 be
held up, according to Councilman Mar
Tin. until he can ascertain how many
lights the company charges tor which
did not burn during the hours they
should.
So many complaints have come t.
Councilman Martin about the poor
service of the company that he has de-
| termined to make a most thorough in
/ VestieatiOn and call the attention OF
the council 20 il. And ut the same time
he VIII demand that the company de
duct from each bill certain amounts
for every minute which arc lights did
not burn and FOR which the company
puts ir a charge. Speaking Of the mat
| ter Councilman Martin said:
Asks Cooperation of Citizens.
The time has come when the light
AtiiAh1ftf must t4tlltE give uS q untltClll
service throughout the city or make q
reduction in its price for are service.
IL is a shame the way the company at
tempts to light the city, and fails. And
Yet it does not hesitate to send in a
bill 10 the city for the fun amount. just
as though il had furnished light as Per
its contract
Il ask the readers Of The Herald to
| help me, also other citizens throughout
/ v fala i 50
each individual OF the city keep a tab
on the arc light nearest 10 where ne
lives. Every night note on paper just
the minute the light is turned on. If
the light goes out during tbs night,
make a notation. if possible. of the hour
and minute il went out OF commission.
and the exact minute it was turned on
again
Says Service Is Too Poor.
The next day if that person win mail
those facts 20 me ou a postal card the
eompSny VIII be asked 70 deduct for
the time the lamp did not burn from
its bin. The facts viii be presented 10
the council, and l will insist that the
reduction be made.
4 ask people all over the city 10 help
me in this matter. ] know fuI well
tnat by the time a hundred or two Such
complaints are fled against the com
pany al one council meeting for a sin
gle month. the company will see that II
1t wants to collect its lighting bill IN
full IL must give full service in ex-
change. The time has come 10 put a
stop 10 the imposition Of the company.
only the other night the arc lights
IN my district were out for hOurs-did
not burn after 8 o'clock. II the cen
pGny thinks it can receive pay for the
current after that hour. it is very mucn
mistaken. The company has the idea
it can burn lights or not IN any part Of
the city and get full pay FOR 1t. I 60
not think il can and am going to take
the matter up before the council and
fight Il 10 the bitter end There are
other members of the council with me
on the subject
1 honestly believe the company is
trying to light too large a territory for
its power. When Il runs short of power
in one section for a certain purpose. it
simply cuts off the lights in the remote
parts Of the city, and that gives it the
power II needs. And yet Il does not
hesitate 20 send in a bill for full light
ing power. I feel confident that after
the company has had some OF it's hills
held up and almost cut in two that i,
VIII remedy lighting in this city by Civ
ing The people the service it demands
ana the city pays for"