Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-06
FOR FAIR CONSIDERATION


We would apologize 10 our readers
sor taking up the subject OF Tho fran
rhIse TO the Utah Light and Railway
company oncc more, but for the reason
that II Ia necessary because or tho at
rluide taken by our contemporaries In
regard 10 the proposition made by Mr.,
Newhouac, for the establishment Of u
new lIght plant for q small district Of
'his city, 10 hear their comments and
laudatlons OF the latter, and their de-
nunclaions and ,hrcatcnlngs concern
tng the former, a person unacdu0lnted
with the facts In the case would be led
~ think that the gentleman soliciting
n franchise from the city for 10 years
WAS a great public benofaotor, while
she existing company, which Ia simply
requiring an eight years extension on
TIA longest present franchise In consid.
rratlon OF benefits and properties which
The city desires, was rayenous mon
vtcr seeking 10 dovour the whole mu-
nlclpallty, without giving any return
tor its awful gorge
At the meeting Of the committees on
streets and municipal laws on Wodnea.
day evening, the franchise asked for by
Mr. Newho,lae was read ANA some Ques.
lions were put and answered frankly,
The gentleman declined having mu.
hlolpal ownership clause IN His tran.
'hlsc, also to furnishing any light or
power TO the city In exchange for tho
franchise, He further objected 90 Tho
insertion OF u forfeiture clause therein,
Me also admitted that the plant he de-
vIrcd 10 establish was for limited cir.
ruit, comprising chiefly the business
part OF town As TO extending II TO 9th.
rr points, he said that would depend
upon whether II would pay or not, The
only return the gentleman agreed 10
make for hIs nifty years franchise was
the promised payment OF one per cent,
nj tho gross earnings OF the company,
The rate TO be charged TO consumers
Tor lights was placed at ton cents per
kllowat, hour,
The careful investigator Of the sub.
pect that has been agltatcd for n long
time will ready perceive that tho oh.
sections offered by Mr.. Newhouse to
rortnln provisions IN tho franchise no
hal hu "a
ideally denounced by our conlomporar.
tee when coming or supposed TO come
from the Utah Llsht and Railway com.
pany The most innammatory language
has been used IN regard to these obicc.
lions, ana public sentiment has been
aroused to fever hc0, among certain
rlass, who have been Invited TO take
Sorolble measures to prevent the cyIst.
tng company from obtaining any fran'
rhise that did not contain these very
provisions, which the new applicant
very naturally opposes
We have repeatedly stated for tho
public Information the advantages Il
tho city which win be acquired, by IN,
granting OF n consolidated franchise To
tho Utah Light ANA Railway Company
and an extension thereof for eight
years beyond its present limit, How,
ever We win make the matter still
palmer that II comparison may bo fair.
ly made between the two propositions
In addition 10 the conveyance by dpet
10 this municipality of properties that
were purchased and are owned by IN,
company, which the 'olty needs, ana ar,
placed NJ n minimum valuation o
100000 the company agroos Il
furnish free lights for the city sid,
Of the city and County building aud
grounds, for the city Jail aud pole,
station and FOR MI the Are stations fol
the isolation hospital for the Now pub
lie library, ten FREQ are lights for stree
lighting and twenty-five additional ar,
lights during the next fow days, ols,
shlrty.horso power current for oleya.
tors ana other public purposes, an,
twenty-five dollars per Nnnum for each
ptrost.car operated w the company,
Now who can tell how much tho pro,
posed new company would pay to IN,
city on the one per cent proposition
There ie no basis on which TO make
dennitc calculation, II In nm airy un,
certainty, VIVA, its receipts would b,
N only moro conjecture That II coult
moi compare with the definite payments
ana furnishings to tho city comprise,
In the Utah Llgh, and Power Compon,
franchise must be patent TO all ro
Meeting minds, Thoy are not natter
or doubt or theory. Thcy are IN larg
measure n present ana obvious boncnl
They can BIO seen every day and nigh
ny Investigators They are matters o