Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-24

hours 1t has received 10 cents, and in
| stead Of $3.50 being the minimum
| charge TO consumers of electrical ener-
| gy II has been 81 co. so that our own
| prices have been about 20 per cent less
| than we had "a right 10 charge, and
about Is per cent less than those
! named In the proposed ordinance
| These prices are about what is being
| charged I'm the eastern cities, little
! less than some ana little more than
| Others, but taken on the whole about
| the same; with the exception that
cities Of smaller size, such as Col
orado Springs, ana In our own state,
Logan and American Fork, where the
population Is close together and
small, cheap system can be inaugural
ed with power at their very doors they
can, Of course, get cheaper light than
larger cities who have to transmit
their power long distances and where
the light system covers a large terri
tory of sparsely settled inhabitants,
CITY GETS $4,000 SERVICE.
Added to this, the Utah Light and
Railway company, and its predeces-
sors, have for some six to ten years
past, been furnishing the city with
light and power amounting at the reg
ular prices TO $4,000 per year and ex-
pect to continue to so furnish the city
during the life Of its franchise. The
company Is now producing in this city
all the power that can be used, and has
one OF the best transmission lines II
not the best In the United States All
OF its appurtenances are up to date and
the best that can be bought. and the
light that is furnished is as good as
can be produced. without there is some
local reason why 10 rs otherwise. II
any person Is not receiving good light
or Is receiving poor service II lg due
10 some matter over which the CONF
pany has no control such MS that their
house may be badly wired or they are
using their lamps too long, or some-
thing Of that nature,
BEST METERS oBTAINABLE.
There has been a great deal Of COM
plant about the meters, and we viii
say here that we are using the latest
meters and paying big prices for them,
The meters we have been heretofore
using and are now taking out are dis
carded for the reason that II took nc
least two lamps 10 start the meter In
motion, So that consumer could burn
two lamps all night and day and the
Those that are now being put In are
the best that can be obtained. That
they are perfect, the company does not
pretend, but they are as nearly perfect
as human ingenuity has been able TO
Invent that there may be mistakes In
them Is not denied that there may be
mistakes I'm the reading OF them, the
company does not say Is impossible,
but il does say that when attention Is
called 10 these things they meet with
respectful consideration and the COM
pany does It's best to remedy any de-
feet
objection is made that the length Of
time asked for by the company IS so
great as TO be far In excess Of what we
are giving to the city for IT, our an
swcr 10 this ls;
Flrst-rhe extension Of time is not
worth 800. 900 to the company, nor is
il OF the same value as the money would
I've. and we will say here that we prefer
the money to the time extension.
SecOnd-It Is not unusual TO grant
franchises fog the length Of time we
ask.
SOME OTHER FRANCHISES,
Az matter OF information we viii
refer your honorable body to a list OF
different railroad companies holding
franchises for street railroads and they
are about the came az franchises for
Fighting. These names were taken
from Booth ON Street Railroads.
Alton. H., Alton & Upper Alton Horse
Ry. co. lPerpetuaL)
baltimore Md, Citizens Ky. co,
Perpetual)
Binghampton, Nd, Washington ST. &
s a. n. r. 200 yoarsO
Boston. Mass, Middlesex II. r. Co. /
Perpetual)
Brdgeport. Conn Bridgeport Horse
n. n. co. Perretual)
Brookbn. n. v, Atlantic Ave, r.. r, |
90. (Perpotual) Brooklyn cay r, e. /
90 O2O years) New Williamsburg & I
Flatbush r. r. co, Perpotual)
Camden, n. j., Camden Horse Il, r. |
Co. (perpotual)
Chicago, H.. Chicago city Ry. Co. 600 |