The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-01
SAYS CONTRACT
is VIOLATED
Council Committee Declares
Light Company is DeFeliCt.
PLANT NOT LARGE ENOUGH
Bills sOBIETIIIES HALF AS BIG
AS HOUSE RENT.
PLANT NOT LARGE ENOUGH

The Utah Light & Railway company
was severely criticised Tor see mani
ner I'm which it lights the city ana
operates its street car system, in
report submitted go the city eouhtli
last evening by the majority OF me
improvements committee.
GomCflmen W. j. TuddeIihai ara
ID II. Davis did not sign the report
The former objected TO las adopu6l'
saying that IT. made accusations SIS hlrh
were not included I'm the report "L @.
IT. skidmore. the electrician who made
the tests and investigation Tor IRE
council. Replying no COunclimau iaQ-
deuham Councilman j. ID Martin
said he could prove every charge
AGAINST the company. Both reports
and Mr. Skidmore's bill for sl5g were
ordered transmitted TO the mayor.
Violation Of Contract Charged
The committee report reads as fol-
lows;
To the Honorable President and Meme
hers OF the cry Council your eoihllilt-
ree ON uaU ogtmCutz beg leave 90 re-
port as follows on resolution 30. 90 Toy
Councilman Aalt-l-
After q most thorough lnFesLlg auon,
Including q SITS and eNaInluaIlon ~ ~.
expert electrical engineer whose ftl51lt
s. hereto attached your committee DEE
leave 10 report Is follows.
While there can be no QGcsIQn DuL
thar the Utah LiEht q Railway com
pauF have iu the past ana sum. 20 e-il
extent. violate their contracts NltA tAe
city through not furnishing proper ttlio
adequate street ightingr ana also Lneif
franchises by not furnishing the cllizells
with the proper lights as PROVIDED Lof
since the time-the above resolution was
introduced. used every EFFORT 90 correct
the evils that called il forth, u ls very
questionable whether or nor me Guy
could take any action ia the matter
that would be OF lasting benefit
Dur Investigation shows IlaL me Llsu-
q Railway company does nor control
sufficient current for It's needs; especial
Is is this true I'm the winter months.
The Utah Light q Railway company {
business increases about ~ per e9At Per
auuum Which means about LOUD Ailo-
watts. AS 10 600 lllOWatts is about the
load at present to our pe@t lnLol M
zion only about 750 kl0WatJs have been
contracted for the coming winter 1t
would not therefore, seem thaJ rms al-
ficient 10 meet the demands or the lA-
crease as last winter they were snof
and are therefore likely 10 be snort lne
coming season OF low water power ~
long lighting hours So IL VIII De seen
that the constantly lIcTedslnb demand
viii create conditions worse even 1ll--l'
MANY cases have come to notice where
the bills FOR fucandescent service nave
amounted TO hair as mucn as lhe rent
OF the house where they were taeu-
Inspector Recommended.
The frequent breakdoWus ON the rail-
WAY service sometimes causes oL5tut Do
auce on different sections Of the Agnt-
fug service. The entire system does hoS
seem 10 Doe property projected a5l--IL9'
TEe limit of rate charges allowed by
the franchise Is much higher imam t1r
average rate throughout Lle country
While the company charges - cents PEI
-lliiowatt hour. the maximum ali9 ~
br their franchise. private eteelflc llsl'
plants I'm this city. operated by steam
power are running at cost OF Jess
tEau ! cents per kiloWdrt noun aiQ
q new plant ot some magnitude mas ue-l
contracted for with a. euafa1 zee tL's-
the service viii not cost 20 exceed GEMS
Ne be,iere thaJ ID is the duty of the
county TO compel the Lighr & EtallWay
company TO live un 20 It's contracts ano
the requirements OF the rra"cli-se grant
eG bv tne- city, and ror me PUT P5so o
doing SO we would feeoIlL5ltil1 ltaL tL'
eitV attorney be instructed o. draw ul
am ordinance creating the Office on anl
providing the duties or an elc-- I-la- 80
suector Of salt Lake City. And the du
ties required or such Inspector, we Woul'
suggest would be the Inspection anl
testing from time % time. Dr meters u
use bv the Light Dc Railway company
Tho frsuectinE and watching ot me f.l1
street lighting. the issuing 81 petlnll
wiring done within the city hiAila.
ID is our. opinion That the creation 81
such an ussce would 90 further TOWARD
correcting the evils now eNl5tlHS tHal
ANYTHING else that might oe done
Respectfully submitted ---.-
r. r. black,
Z. j Would.