Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-23
Reasons for Further PoMponmsnt
Ware Found 10 Opinion from
City Attorney.
EEUNS1ROM WANTS TO INQUIRE
py Raises Questions That couusll
Desires Answers Upsa VIII Com,
Up Avalu Next Week

N inc city council last night hs 10 th'
,o,ol phase OF the new franchise FOL
mo ulnh Light and Railway company
A,tcr 4, was read by the cry recorder
a vas laid over TO come IN with the
ordinance, but when the ordinance wo'
nkon up the entire matter was LAID
aver Tor one week upon motion OF
councilman Wood, The motion TO laS
aver WAS carried without u dlssentlnp
,o,e. Tofnstrom said that there were
soyerol nntters IN the city attorneys
onlnion which no wanted 10 look up 80
me- favored laying the entire matter
over for one week
DEY's OPINION,
The opinion OF CITY Atty Day fol-
10 thc Honorable President and
NomboTs of the CITY Council, Gentle.
mon In obedience 20 the request OF
,ho city council for report wherein
,ho proposed franchise 10 The Utah
LIGHT and Railway company ANA Utah
power company, presented May 10,
lg0b. "ieouses the company from any
obligations. or differs IN rights given
rltyn ! now submit the following, ~
Inc result OF my inyosllgnl ion,
The term would be extended an addls
ilonal II years under II franchises,
about 1917 years under one, about nino
Years undor enc and about eight ana u
balf years uudor one,
The provision Tor traokagc arrange,
monts with other street railway cons
plnos 10 reach IAN important conlor
or terminus" would be no amended AZ
20 limit the same 10 inlorurban com-
panos only,
Rights to construct and operate on
streets named IN said proposed frans
chIso with one exception, would be adj
dltlonul AS TO those, by inudyortonoo
no doubt, the usnnl conditions imposed
Seem 10 have been overlooked and not
referred TO,
New concessions are included, Wiz
Transfers, reduced rates on two classes
Of 30 tickets and FREQ transportation
70 city policemen ana lremcn In uni-
form,
Extension OF Torm--Siy franchises
are sought TO be extended 10 the Utah
Light and Railway company, ana one
10 the Utah Power company, The term
Of extension for the six would be,
Fouy'ono years under one franchise,
Forty nine years under one fran.
chlsc,
Twelve years under three franchises,
Elght years undor one franchise,
And tho term for the one franchise TO
the Utah Power company would bO an
additional "a years,
Two Of tho franchises sought TO DO
extended 20 the Utah Light and Rail-
way company, 10 witt "a franchise OF
Aug 80, 1859, 10 the Salt Lake city Gas
companyi also franchise granted TO
Sall Lake Power, Light and Heating
company Jan, II, 1881" were rolln.
qushed and became null and void and
ol no effect IN May, 1898, CRoN ord,
$500, leaving four existing franchises,
VIA
% 10 tho Salt Lake and ogden Gas
and Electric Light company Of May 20,
lh05, as amended March TO- 1898, and
Dec 81. 1903,
G)To H. NJ. Jones, OF July 30, 1893,
IN amended Dec. 81, 1903,
CD ros. I, Walker, of Dee, 90, 1898,
ms amended Dec. 81, 1903,
90 To Pioneer Electric Power COM
lany OF May ~, lsal, as amended
Dec, 81, 1908.
These four franchises, upon the IN.
corporation OF the Utah Light and
rover company. Dec 80. 1898, passed
10 ana merged In the Utah Light and
rover company, and tborcupon by or.
unance OF Dec, 81, 1908, tho Utah Pow.
VI company was recognized an the
owner OF said four franchises and OPP
.Ihung hereunder, II thus appears
lO9t ollly four Of said six franchises are
foll1 existing franchises, and that said
ttoul franchises cover the same tori.
wy nni that all -four franchises grant
tOo privilege for supplying electric light.
,,ug' ,nd AL except the Jones franchise
Tor furnishing gas,
IVY lho proposed franchise the rate
iul hlthfNl gaH would BIO advanced
tl"iN w cents per thousand cubic feet
v3uor nc walker franchise 10 30 cents
rmsu' Ulp rate Tor goA for illuminating
pulposoS would be advanced In price
VI" sLDO per 1000 cubic feet undor
,ho rioheer franchise to 1875, Also,
,nu rive Tor gas for fuol purposes would
,,U 9uVanced IRON 81 per 1000 cubic feet
'5Guvl lhp Pioneer franchise TO sli0,
, Nonpafison OF The maximum rates
lNcd ny proposed ordinance and csipta
lUk nuNlmum rates for electric llghtlng
rrVlco IL complicated by reason of ar.
! trent Prescribed standards Of efficiency
ON tor are and lncandesoent lighting,
~ lhe proposed franchise are HIGHT
fhIWald ~ "ibb watt enclosed carbon
w., lamps" while IN the four existing
,,auohlNcs sought % be extended tho
'Nnahfd IL 1000 candle power"
RuolFi IL 400 watt enclosed carbon
wv lulnp equal TO 1000 candle pOworp
'htHnlng he same efficiency Il have no
,'ouDl II II practically the sumo, by
,'lsoll on NE enclosed lamp thon there
,M'l pc q reduction from Slb TO sll2b
WI Ivy hlRllt service and from $40 10 $3.50
wv Ull1Nlgh service, with an additional
u VISION Tor 10 o'clock service for 50,
WY motor ratio service NJ " cents per
NNg9'WNu hour, adding, however, an
'uulVpllnl charge of Sl,b0 per month for
VIZ ana maintenance Of lam,
IVY contract rate for street lighting
!. uNed ~ maximum Of 81 per lamp
I,r month whereas present rate IN ST.
MS proposed franchise, az 10 all arc
.knlng loity ana othors) contains an
now limitation upon tho stand.
W. q service, described ms Fan aver.
'k' lllunlnntlon, UP 10 the standard
,nllorlvd TO, that In 10 say, throughout
''n1o Ilio OF tho franchise tho ayorneo
,""inln"tlon Tor are lighting shall not
e lem than tbb watt enclosed carbon
.Io amp IN tho absence OF the words
"(orage illumination" which are not
!" po found In any OF tho snld oSlsting
.,alonlses probably n uniform stand.
'Iu voltage, which seems TO be the true
'"huurd or efficiency, would be Implied
~ pc Mch ~ would substantially meet,
,ul iulnll tho requirements az found IN
tllu present franchises, While nuall.
KY ~ contained IN the present frnn-
ulse' J do not see how any require.
WHY Tor uniform standard voltage or
,Inn,olency could BE- even Implied M the
oneInry IL clearly expressed, vsi
AZ 70 maximum rate for lncandosoont
hnlllg there IN by tho proposed franz
nlse a reduction from what equals 20
,vnW per 1000 watt hours, or one kIlo,
,u,l hour, az allowed by equivalent
,Aums W all OF said four existing fran.
'nites, 10 10 cents,
.W he present franchise the stand.
W o. sas 70 be furnished IL designated
;" po'hs OF The best quality and high.