Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-18

LIGHT FRANCHISE
FORCED THROUGH
...,or and 0'Donne|I Finally
Whipped Into Line by
"Heformers."
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MINIMUM REVENUE TO CITY.
..,,ordmcnts Calculated TO do Real
c.,d Were Promptly slaughtered
n, American" Councilman.

.fter 0dNllk NHfff~N
.,no,nel back into line and after
,,,s down every amendment Of
,.,a nv the Democrats which would
any manner benefit the general pub
!, ,be american" members of the
NJ council last night passed the or
n,pce granting to l.. II. Curtis and
g Mauley an electric light franchise
..s term of 50 years and for n mini
aim revenue TO the city Of $1,000 for
4. arst year. $4,000 for the second
80, and $4,000 for each year there
.esr during the life Of the franchise.
- vote ON the franchise was to 6,
N me Americans" voting In favor OF
ana all Of the Democrats and Preece,
Republican, voting against IL.
WELLS RAISED OBJECTION.
vslls started matters last night by
.,,scting TO the council considering
,bs franchise at that meeting. He
orAerslood that Il was committee
letting night and not a meeting OF
M conrcl He contended that Presi-
fb1f DIME ilNN 'll'h ~ Wv
Ihste on the motion made OH Monday
rlsht Ia adjourn until Thursday night
mi mat such action would illegalize
ne meeting of last night and hence
any action taken on the franchise
would be Illegal President Davis
Md that the motion to adjourn was
MI debatable and shut off any fur
her argument on Wells point Of or
Der,
Notion RECONSTRUCTED.
The consideration of the franchise
was then taken up and Martin offered
An amendment intended to rectify the
error committed by Carter and O'Don-
nell on Monday night I'm supporting
the amendment Of Preece TO make the
minimum fee TO be paid the city by
the company $4,000 per annum instead
Of $1,000 as provided in the franchise.
Martin moved that the minimum reve-
nue. to be paid by the company be
5000 per annum instead of $4,000 as
amended on Monday night.
There was some slight contention
as 10 whether or not an amendment
To the amendment would be In order
and II was finally decided. upon mo-
ton Of Carter, to reconsider the action
Of Monday night on the amendment
offered BY Preece and adopted.
MINIMUM REVENUE.
Carter then introduced an amend
ment which provided that the minimum
revenue which the company shall pay
to the city for the franchise should be
Nt0l for the first year. $1,000 for the
second year and $4,000 each year there
after Holley offered an amendment to
that amendment 10 the effect that the
amount he hxed at $1,000 for the third
year and zach year thereafter. His
amendment was voted down by
straight American party vote. The
ron vas then called on the Carter
amednment and It was carried by n
vote Of 10 to g. Fernyrom voting with
The majority Of the council.
PROTECTION VOTED AGAINST.
Wells then introduced an amendment
requiring the holders Of the franchise
10 furnish light and power in any mart
OF The city where the residents de- |
SIRE the service, As the ordinance
stahds the owners OF the franchise can.
not be compelled to set a pole or run
d me outside OF the business districts !
lhey don't want to. II was to REM /
cay this defect that Wells made his /
alneIniheht' IN strong argument he |
pointed out the necessity OF such n |
u v ~ me franchise but Black and I
AuNey Doth opposed the motion. and /
w'sel-Gehuy the amendment was lost |
F vote Of 10 10.
TRIED TO STOP THEM
ffrnstrom then attempted IN mako
= speech against the passage OF the M
Indhce as amended, when President
pdNls undertook TO enforce the gag
luz ny informing Fernstrom that there
was nothing before the house for arsu-
IIull and that he would not he allow
Nv. p" make MS speech until his name
vas cailed ON the final vote. This
49, 60. ferhstrom and Wells TO a high
srsstee, ana both strongly protested
1rs ~. such high-handed procedure,
n.y. Cohlended that every member OF
s sm .uullcll mad a perfect right to make
he ordinance. a' p"ssake Vi
,n Ills ueclared that to prohibit ar
sSi,. .1 ~, 'he nnal passage OF a fran
4 ', as, would certainly invalidate II. ana
IA lu DC sci aside. He appealed from
, ag eellslon Of President Davis, and
,n nt ne latter In rather tight place
. a"a MulVey came to his rescue and
ieseesled that he had seconded Mar
~ motion for the previous question
,, tnat that motion was before the
Ou''r'l and unbeatable.
PLENTY OF TALK.
, ~ slsh Of relief went up from the
So os.lel as he declared that the roll
~ De called on the motion OF Mar.
n The motion was of course carrIed
np i, before Davis had an opportunity
r ru..hel attempt the gag rule several
No ~ i,eah councilmen suggested that
', ~, members be allowed to talk all thev
A, I"' n TO on the matter before the
WI was called. Wv
FULL OF LOoP.HoLEs.
,0 n,,.II''sltom then continued with his
Issuu,eht during which he asserted