The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-15
LIGHTING PLANT
Is OFFERED CITY
CART & Son Make Formal
Proposition to Mayor.
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT
ONLY CONCESSION IS A TEN
YEAR CONTRACT.

An electric light plant of 500 arc light
capacity Is offered to the city By c.
Garn d SON. of Logan, If the coun-
eli VIII give them the contract for
lighting Salt Lake City Tor ten years, +
at the expiration Of the present con-
tract with the Utah Light & Railway
company, which expires I'm tWenty-sev-
en- months
The offer was made TO Mayor Rich
ard p. Morris yesterday. i'm his ohice
in the city and county building. in
the presence Of several members Of the
city council, and other citizens, who
mad assembled there TO hear the Offer
anticipated by the Logan promoters,
and discuss the proposition. The meet
ing was not as dong as expected owe
ms TO an engagement that the mayor
had, which demanded MS presence
shortly after CARR H. son had submit
Ted their proposition iu writing 1t VIII
De taken mp at some later date, and
then referred TO the city council
The Logan men propose 60 erect an
electric light plant here that viii cost
a bout S25G 600, AT the expiration or ten
years they propose 20 turn the plant
over TO the city, with water rights,
power and equipment iIee OF charge,
provided they are given the privilege
ut furnishing the city power for ten
years, al the expiration of the pres
eut contract, which IS so per arc light.
Proposition For Plant
The proposition Garf & Son made
80 the mayor follows
Proposition in Full.
Salt Lake CITY. May 18 1904
TO the Honorable, the Mayor and City
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with the sug-
EesuoR OF your special committee APP
pointed TO confer with us ln regard 10 a
publicly owned municipal lighting plant
we hereby respectfully submit the IOi-
lowing proposition, LO-WlI-
we viii proceed to build q modern, up
to-date electric light plant TO provide
t1e necessary power machinery poles
lamps. regulators. tIarsL ofInersi wires
pins. insUlatOrs. etc. ana TO furnish the
electrical energy carpons- meterliis- Tools
labor and AN things necessary TO main -
rain a 5g0-arc light plant of .l1 e. p per
Hrc. and to operate the said lamps i'm ac-
C0rdaUcs with the ordinances governing
the same, and Tor the same price per lamp
now paid by the city per are Flz- Seven
ty-two dollars tglZe0 per annum. Tor
term of ten U0) years commencing at the
expiration of the present contract with
The Consolidated Light g. Power company
OF this city AT the expiration of ms
term tLeU years., we viii deed to the city
The ap1-arc light plant complete including
water power water rights water wheel,
rights OF way generators, m1cutnery,
power house. grounds. suDstaCIuu. trans
formers. regulators. switch boards. with
all station instruments, poles lamps
wires and everything pertaining TO this
described plant ia good working order.
without incumprance and free from any
snG an expense 70 the city ut salt Lake
ANY additional light other than con-
|tempidted iu this proposition. VIZ, DO arcs,
q We agree 10 furnish az this SAME rate per
Tight as now paid viz, seFeuty-two dollars
I'm auUum EIL00. and an extensions OF
lines from the operative date OF this con-
tract 20 its termination shall be sold TO
tho city IL lts actual cost when con-
EIructed.
Ana we further agree that at the ez-
piTation OF this contract. viz ten 1O
years, We viii sell an surplus power that
may be developed az this plant to the
city at a price that may be mutually
agreed upon. Respectfully
This offer is made In absolute good faith,
and for the benefit Of the people OF salt
When accepted (Which we believe will
bol. we viii submit plans, specifications
and all detail drawings to an electrical exc
The city viii not be asked to expend one
dollar for amy purpose whatever and we
ere prepared to siye bonds for the faith
1ui performance OF this contract
We do not hesitate 10 say, never before
1H the history or municipal lighting has
such generous offer been made 10 any
city, 20 secure its own lighting plant.
salt Lake need not issue "a single bond
OF increase the taxes single mill 20 Sc
cure rs own, ana an up-to-date electric
I'm order that we may proceed to the
execution Of our plans for this large plant
I1r salt Lake city, we trust there viii
Doe no unnecessary delay OF any obstacles
placed iu our way as we have other plans
lu view that demand our immediate at
JenLion.
C. GABFF & SON.
offer TO Give Bond.
During the discussion of the prop
ositiOn the question was raised reIa-
tive TO the ability OF CARR q Son to
procure power sufficient 10 operate
tHeir plant. While the promoters re-
fused TO make public at that time
where they would get their power. they
offered as an evidence OF good faitl
20 give a bond in amy reasonable
amount that if the contract to- light
The city lis a. them the power win
be forthcoming.
1t was coutended by those who were
opposed TO the proposition that at the
end of ten years the plant would not
De i'm such condition as TO be worthy of
gift because Do would be capable 5f
furnishing arc lights only a short time
That argument was met by Council
man Hartensteiu, who insisted that 81
Ioe offer is accepted the agreement
contain a clause permitting the city zoe
buy the plant at any time prior Co ten
C-eaTs- In case of n uisa agreement as
regards terms. each party IS TO select
one person TO act as arbiteT, and the
rWo persons thus selected to choose
The third.
While The AIessrs. GarT did not like
that idea, prefarriug to operate the
plant Tor ten yearss they finally gave
rheir consent TO its being inserted in
1he contract.