Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-13
Subject Under Consideration at a
Special Meeting Being Held
This Afternoon,
TO Be READY MONDAY NIGHT.
Objections That We're Met and 0ver-
come at Meeting Held Last Night
--huch Debate on Subject

The consideration OF the new fran
chIso for the Utah Light ana
Railway company was not con-
Guided by the special water and
municipal lava committees at
their meeting last night but another
meeting is called for this afternoon at
2.3O o'clock when II Is thought that
the work Of the committees win be
completed and the franchise win prob
ably be ready for consideration by the
council next Monday night
Tho first objection raised last night
was by A. j. Davis who moved Ia
amend section 2 by making the iran
chlse expire I'm A. years instead of 80
years from Jan !, 1905, as proposed IN
the franchise, thus not giving the COM
RAINY extension at all on It's longest
term franchise. The amendment was
lost, only Davis and Holiday voting
for It,
The clause in section 3, providing for
@ fine OF from $40 TO $500 for each viola
ton Of the provisions Of the ordinance
instead OF the usual forfeiture clause,
was the cause of considerable argu-
meut, A. j. Davis and Holiday wanted
the penalty clause stricken out ana
the forfeiture clause inserted, Judge
Young, on behalf OF the company, stat
ed that both clauses were Objectionable.
He preferred the penalty clause to
the forfeiture clause and insisted that
the maximum penalty be reduced TO
500 and the word "Wilful" inserted
before violation thus making the
company liable only for Wilful viola
tons and not for accidental violations.
This was objected to By several Of the
members Of the committee ana the Sec
ton was passed without any agree
mont being reached In the matter
According to the vote Of the CONF
mttee last night the minimum rate for
inpmdesucnt users will be IS cents per
month instead Of 81 as at present. Hob
day moved that the minimum rate he
liked at 10 cents per month and he was
supported In his action by Hewlett
and a, j, Davis, Judge Young object
ca To such a. rate as he said the CONF
pany could not afford TO install the
meters, furnish the power and pay a
man to read the meters at such low
figure a vote was taken on the mo-
ton and 1t was carried, Holiday HeW-
lett and a, j. Davis voting for IT, Wells
voting against II and Fernstrom and
| Preeyc not voting at all. Fernstrom
| chairman Of the committee, did not
| announce the result of the vote, how
! ever and the matter was passed with
! out further comment
Upon motion Of HOLIDAY the time In
which persons will be entitled 10 10 per
cent discount for prompt payment of
| bills was extended TO the 10th Of each
month and If the company can possibly
arrange it the time viii be extended
| 20 the 18th, instead of the ill., as at
present, This was done to enable per-
/ sons who receive their saldiss on the
| 10th OF each month To- taka advantage
| OF the discount offered by the company.
The three.Cent fares Will De given TO
school children only and not to teach-
! ers as the ordinance proposed. Judge
| Young objected to allowing the teach
| ers the same fare as the pupils, and the
| committee decided TO cut out the word
| teachers I'm the section,
The question OF giving the city 40
| horsepower Of current free was under
| discussion when an adjournment was
! taken. Judge Young wanted the amount
| reduced to 80 horsepower for the reason
| lUdl dlltI the ~ llpl ctloNfl llbl'Nltlblt
| was made by the company the demand
| was made uy the city for additional free
| lights for the isolation hospital and the
| company objected to giving those addt-
| tlonal lights and the additional 10 horse
! power too, The matter will be turthcF
! considered nj the meeting this after.
! noon,
The committee on fire department de-
| Cided last night to grant the petition OF
! the several hundred residents for a fire
| station In the southeastern part OF th2
! city The new station will cost about
| $1,000. and some Of the equipment from
! station No 1 win be moved to the new
| one. The location OF the station viii
! be decided upon later
The public grounds committee decld-
| ed TO donate Il lotc TO the WOodmen "
the World and the Women of Wood
craft provided they are successful lu
bringing the permanent headquarters Jf
| that order to this city ana construct
! building ON the lot 20 cost not less
than $4,000.
The same committee also decided 10
| have two tennis courts constructed at
Liberty park AT a cost not to exceed
| 500. lt is understood among the mem-
| bers VI the committee that city Re,
| cOrder Critchlow rs 10 play tennis with
| the young ladies who signed the petit
tiou for the courts and also 20 furnish
! other unmarried men 10 play with
! them.