Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-10
GAS FRANCHISE
NOW UNDER WAY.
Ioipt Committees Of the City COur.
ell Give Two Hours TO Its
Consideration.
AMENDMENTS ARE OFFERED.
discussion as to Heat Unit Standard
And Arbtratiou 10 Case Of Dispute
- Goes Over Till Monday.

For two hours yesterday afternoon
the city council committees on streets,
engineering and municipal laws consi-
d0red the gus franchise sought by
George W. Snow and william Darst. It
WAS decided TO refer the franchise TO
the city attorney to insert the amend
merts agreed upon by the committees
and report will be submitted to the
council next Monday night recon-
mending the passage Of the franchise
ordinance. Those present at the meet
lng yesterday afternoon were Messrs.
snow and Darst and their attorneys,
Assistant City Attorney Bramel. Coun-
clmen Fernstrom, A. J. Davis Wells,
preece. Dean, Hobduy, Hartenstcln and
Tudianham
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
There are three amendments which
vW probably be inserted in the fran
chIse. one relative to the arbitration
Of rates TO be charged for the gas, one
rroylding that the city shall not re-
celve less than $1,000 per annum AS It's
percentage OF the gross receipts Of the
company and the other a forfeiture
clause wherein the company agrees TO
deliver gas through It's system inside
of three years of the acceptance OF the
franchise or forfeit al IT'S rights under
The same and also $1,000 posted as a
guarantee
INCORPORATE IN UTAH,
The applicants agreed that they
would incorporate their company under
the laws Of this state and not IN an
outside state as at FIRST proposed, Upon
Wells raising the point that there was
not SUFFICIENT guarantee that the COM
pany would not secure It's franchise AMI
then peddle It about, Messrs, Snow and
parst agreed TO deposit In any bank
designated by the committee within SIX
months after the acceptance OF the
franchise the sum of $3.50 600 to be APP
Piled on construction work ON tho sys'
tenn. They also agreed to forfeit tho
$4,000 already posted as a guarantee OF
nm Incorporation, In the event that they
failed to deliver gas into the city with
IN three years. Mr.. Wells wanted them
10 place a larger forfeit on that point
but that was not agreed to.
AS TO ARBITRATION.
A suggestion was made by one OF
the councilmen that the future rates
10 be charged for gas should he sub
feet 10 arbitration lust the same as tho
rates IN the Utah Light g. Railway
franchise. 1t is likely that a provision
OF that nature will be made In the
franchise,
PERCENTAGE or RECEIPTS.
There was a question raised as to tho
amount to be received by the city as
its percentage Of the receipts Of the
company Mr.. Darst stated that the
average received by the city for 30
years would probably be $4,000 per
annum, He agreed however to in
sert an amendment IN the franchise
providing that the clty's share should
not be less than $1,000 IN any year.
HEAT EFFICIENCY.
Fernstrom made an objection to the
efficiency OF the gas to be furnished
by the company He said that the
Utah Light & Railway company fur
nIshed gas Of 600-heat-unit standard
while this franchise would only provide
for $50 heat-unit gas He thought that
according to that standard the old COM
pany would be furnishing cheaper gas
than the new because It would take
nearly three times as much gas at $50
heat-unts to furnish the same heat as
Il would at 500 heat-units. Mr. Darst
explained that the gas his company in
tended TO furnish would ue water gas
while the old company furnishes dry
coal gas. The water gas he said pro-
duced much more heat than the dry
gas and further, he stated, that in
Of l,a oil - a.,
States water gas OF the 250 heat-unit
was being used instead Of coal gas,
This matter was finally referred 10 the
city engineer for consideration. The
franchise was referred to the city at
ioWey 10 insert the amendments agreed
upon and 10 return the same to the
council on Monday night.