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specifications prepared for the city
were much higher than the bids re
ceived at the previous meeting. and
that nearly all of the bidders last
night We're people that had made
bids at the previous meeting.
He stated that a representative of
a wooden pipe factory had stated in
the afternoon that if the pipe was con
structed in Grand Junction. the fac
tories would furnish no price to the
contractors
The mayor regretted that all charac|
ters of pipe were not included in
the specifications so that the city
would not be at the mercy. of the
woven wire staye trust.
Turn Them Down.
Alderman Davies then moved that
the checks be returned TO the various
bidders with thanks and the coun-I
ell would continue in It's work.
This motion which meant a rejec-I
tion of all the bids passed council
unanimously and the large audience
Of citizens could hardly refrain from
cheering heartily while the contrac-
tors left the room in chagrn.
1t will be noticed that no bids
We're received on wire woven OGDEN
stave pipe line, the kind desired.
Reports of Officers.
The reports of the various city Of
hcers for the past month We're then
read and filed with the proper COM
mittees. No reports We're received
from the standing committees.
Light Ordinance Passed,
The city clerk then gave the final
reading of the proposed C-dinance 10
/ be known as ordinance No. 40.
granting to the Grand junction
Electric and Gas company twenty
| five year extension of their franchise
from the date of the expiration of
the present franchise which occurs
in the year 1910.
Alderman Davies moved that the
ordinance be adopted, this motion
was seconded by Alderman McCul-
loch.
Alderman Plat stated that there
had been some objection to Section
8 and asked that 1t be reread. This
section deals with the councils right
to purchase or condemn the works
of the company at the cash value
with certain periods. The section
also states that the city binds itself
not to compete with said company in
furnish light to private consumers.
but could furnish its own municipal
lighting.
Contract Alone Binds.
City Attorney Coles was asked to-
eNulain. The attorney said that the
objection seems to be that the section
might allow a monopoly to exist. He
declared that such was not the case.
The section was clearly in compliance
with the ordinance and the supreme
court and Judge Stevens in his recent
decision at Ouray heidi that this sec-I
| tion would not in any way allow a
monopoly to be created. He then
explained that the city could not
I furnish light for private use but
could furnish the same for municipal
use. The ordinance, he stated, binds
the city to no company but that the
contract hereafter to be made would
bind the city to whatever company a
contract was given. The franchise
does not exclude any company from
coming in and furnishing lights for
! private use.
When invitation was extended toI
any citizen who might desire to dis
cuss the question was given, James
! L. Harris. always anxious to be-
| heard on any and every occasion
where he can get recognition, started
in on a political TRADE against the
mayor and council but he was
promptly called down and told that if
he could not deal with the question at
issue he should sit down. Harris took
\ his seat
4 New Electric supply.
| NJ. Piatt, president of the Redlands
Irrigation company stated that his
company expected to have a large
surplus of electrical energy at the
power plant across the Grand River
and would be on the market to pro
vide electricity cheaply for private
or public use. He stated that he was
not present to fight the franchise at
issue. but simply to make this state
ment that his company would be in
the field to furnish electric power.
! His remarks were well received.
No other citizen desired to address
| the council and the vote was then
taken.
The ordinance was passed by a!
unanimous vote, every alderman vot-
ing in the affirmative. and the electric
company gets its extension of fran
chise.
The first reading of the ordinance
providing for the extension of George
] Smith s electric railway lFancnlSe WaS
given and the ordinance ordered pub
lished in the Daily News.
A large number of bills were pass
ed.
Senator Horace T. DeLong repre-
sending the board of directors of the
county fair, addressed the council,
and askeltd that the bill against the
fair for water rentals be remitted,
and that the city forget that the
fair grounds were attached to the
city water mains" He stated that
the fair was a public institution and
mot very strong financially and there
fore he asked for this bill of S1O7
to be remitted If the council saw fit.
There was some objection on the
part of Alderman Davies who beliey-
ed that the fair in which all were
Interested should pay its bills as any
other institution. Mayor Bunting
= favored Senator belongs request as
2 did Alderman Lutes. Finally the
I matter was referred to the water com
mittee for action and report will
. be made later.