Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-06
COUNCIL PASSES
LIGHT FRANCHISE
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After a Determined Struggle, MI.
norIty Supports Substitute
Ordinance,
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FERNSTR0M STANDS ALONE.
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Member from The Third Opposes Move.
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Was Quite Spirited,

The longest and hardest nght In the
city council during the present admn-
;stratlon was brought 10 n conclusion
nj l2,ib o'clock this morning, when the
substitute franchise for the Utah hght
- Railway company which was IN
iroducod last Wednesday evening BY
Councilman BLACK, ana which hOe boon
supported by those who have opposed
the company M ~ cfiortp to secure an
extension and consolidation Of ils proe'
ont franchises, was pissed by the coun'
cll by q vote of N to !, Fcmntrom
rosilng the only negative vote, ana tho
other mombcra Of the minority voting
for the franchise In the hopes that the
company cnn be ihduccd to accept H.
and thus romuyo the only serious OBJ
rlnolo IN the way Of tho proposed mn
proyomcnt IN the Guys water ana
Howcr systems,
STORY or STRUGGLE,
Tho struggle over the franchise qucg'
ton has been before the council Ton
several months past during which llmt
there have boon NJ least dozen dlt'
fcrcnt franchises drawn M ANA consld'
cred by the members OF tho committocl
having tho matter In hand, IN all or
The franchises covering the subject
there wore provisions which were eithol
objectionable Ia the committee or TO tho
representatives of the company and
~ tho BtruRglo has gone on untll "A
compact was formed between olght
members Of the council who
agreed 10 submit n substitute
ordinance and stand by II ana put V
through I'm eplio of an protests from
the minority of the council Black IN
tr0ducpd tho substitute ana n WAh
passed by the council last nlght, after
n discussion lasting nearly tlvo hours
D. Tho rounollmon IN ON the compact arc
Black A, j. Davis, Dean lluricnstoin,
HOLIDAY Martin, Nouhauson ana Wood,
Thoy cnrrod every question IN which
any issue was raised by the vote of 5
90 2, excepting the final vote ON The
p0ssa go Of The ordnance, whom SOME
~ the minority momhcw voted WIN
them, Tho discussion on the propose.
tl0n was decidedly heated but worry few
personalities wore INDUCED IN, although
preslloni Hewlett was very liberal AMI
allowed politics ana rClglQn lo be
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FERNSTRoMs POINT
when the ordinance WAS FIRST brought
up, Formation aiecd the point mat n
was not regularly before the ronncil ut
no report had boon made upon II by
tho committee aud IN order 10 bring Y
roguArly before the council he moved
That tho entire matter pertaining Ia
the lIlnh Igh a Railway franchise bo
taken from the hands OF the committee,
lJo oonionde1 that tho original
franchise had been referred 10
tho committee ana was Rilll
m itg hands, and that tho Black sub
gllulo was not the comnany'A nam
chRe and was moi accompanied by the
REQUIRED deposit Of $500 and hence could
not DO regularly considered without
taking tho original franchise out Of the
committees hands,
Asst city Atly nhnmol hold that
Fernptrom'n ordinance for which tho
plAok ordinance had boon substituted,
had never been referred 10 the CONS
mllloe and neither had the substitute,
hence the latter was regularly before
the council,
NO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Wells then moved that the council
30 into executive goseiOn ana consider
the matter 40 that the Companys at.
lornoy could be heard ON several mate
tolw rorns,rOm also favored mn oNocu.
tive session and stated that he wanted
to pass an ordinance that would be ne.
coptod by the company Martin, Black
nnd IInrtonstcin opposed tho executive
session and conlcnded that the mem
borg should eny what they have to say
IN tho open meeting ON tho l0Or Of tho
council Tho motion Cor nm executive
session WAS LOSE by n vote of z 10 y,
Tho vote was 0a follows,
Ayos lhwoe, VI W. DAVE, Form,
Wrom proooo, Tudd.uhum, VOLS ana
Noos nmck, a, u, Davis, pcm, liar.
tcnaton, Holiday, Martin Nouhaupcn
ana Wood,
AMENDMENTS NY WELLS,
Tho FIRST amendment was introduced
by Wells, who wanted the trnchNon
Of the Utah Power company included
IN section ana extended with the other
franchises llo commended ihlt lts fran.
ohlgoa should ho included lor the ron'
son That II OWLS the power rlRhta
which the city wants although
tho stock IN the company NJ practically
nll owned by the Utah Light q Rail-
way company, The amendment was
lost, however by The usual vote seven
10 eight
Wells then introduced another amend,
mcnt propIdng that the franchise bJ
extended 90 years from jan ! 1905. in.
NoOd ~ AZ yonrH, I'm support " that
amendment no said that ne was pnX.
loue 10 pass a franchise which would
be accepted by thr company ana hJ
ana not think The company would oc,
cont II unlosh the extension " bO years
lie conlondod mat n vi very important
90 tho interests OF Snlt Lnko rlly That
tho lWnthlso should ho accepted ~
that can securo lho Wolor ana poW'
or rights ~ the company Tor the I'M,
nr0Vcm0ntg IN the water ana sewer
nSFloN, llo urged mat u exchange hr
made win the company as II Would
be Tar easier Tor the city tO gIunl
nm extension NJ the franchises ana M.
cure me poVW rlRhls thut way than IL
pay tho cash for said rIghta The re-.
rponshllly Tor lho failure of the water
project hu Hlid, would rtFl uuon INC
majority NJ the council which voted
against The extension Of 40 yours
BLAMED THE COMPANY,
llnlttnalrn pad ID compliment tC
VOLS Tor Mr. strong argument m IN,
vor Of thc amendment but mld thl
fault for the entire trouble and ugIln,
ton In this question was with the COM
nany Itself, nv II came In and request
81 AN extension ot llu fronchlson fo
10 years over aud above tho h9 Year.
~ Franchises have y0t 10 rum llo val,
that u the company had asked for
reasonable cSlonglon of on 10 years. I
would have secured iiH franchise nm,
extension long Ogn, Ne thought I'M
substitute franchise was fnir In ever
particular aud could not updorston,
why certain mombpW of the r0unol
thoud fear That II would not be- me-
coptOd, he thought Il was fair 60 IN
company and fair 10 tho city,
lrorneirom thought II would h0 rrol'
or TO hear from jOdno Young ~ 70 IN
company'R NoWe on The franchise II
said lhot he would hate ia 40 out %
The eouncil chamber knowing that any