The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-13
PROTEST IS MADE
BY LIGHT 1RU'
Hlerarch Is Fearful That I
Company Will Get Light|
ing Franchise. !
LIE GRAND YOUNG HOLSTER
WITH HIS OWN PET
lie Insists That Old Comma i
Entitled to Monopoly
on Lighting.

Ills form trembling with fc,r
t'on and tho perspIra,ion drinnIns
his brow. Judge lie Grand 80
torney for the light trust ,n,ea"
ioro ,he Committee on MunlcInal
III the Mayors Office, Wednesday
neon. and protested to the utnor,
ability against the proposition -
a light franchise to ]. 8 Man,on
II. Curtis. 4
Trust Letter Is Exploded. |
The trust recently wrote = ,eua
members Of the committee. so,,,.
that 1t was furnishing the cir, Nh
power 10 the value OF sIo IN, s''
IN return for its 1ranchisa g yea
lionef9 Tor The new franchieo tns
yesterday afternoon wIih e1iue
lruSt letter. showing that Thai
COZ pOTello was not fmnishine, NJ
power in excess or 5000 a yca rchtsN t,s y
Inent was itemized and shou,cd ,nIo
amount or power furnished AZ a,uu .,e
CITY institutions under the aSree,,el.. u
the trust. e'eement
one Amusing Feature.
Tho most amusing feature .,
~ oHH9 ; talK, however, WAS hIs 90
' .,oIt 'hnt the trust, being an oJS
pully ana having had the field her,
80, S' should not have 10 compsfa
any otner corporation. Judge Vp,r
GAINED, tearIully, That ths ,.,n,s lung
given the city 800. 900 worth ~ ~ us.
IN Big Cottonwood canyonNn,e, aiu pi,vI
alieged power right-ln rerurn io. a.
ifahchise, In addition to the free - nnS, s,s
Valueless to the City.
AS the matter is generally v,ew.d
alleged power right in tho canvo~ mea, =
worth 10 cents 10 the CITY ae ~ =
way to use IT In any manner .hs,
penent the municipality, yeI Jmdes v
talked long and earnestly about fba
nanimity Of the trust In Parting N.,sh
great concession "''''
Prominent Trust officials press,
An effort was made by tho ner,hA
the committee TO ascertain in nhos
tho right is valuable, but thew dIl
Know any more about the matter y
loufnment than when they began IN
inquiries, In order TO hold uD his
as it were. four other prominent fr,,,
ncialS were present and took mar. n
general discussion. FN'
What Petitioners Propose
The ball was opened by George y
renee, attorney for the new neonIe|
mentioned the fact that the uctitI
would agree TO put their wires
ground In the paved district and
the police and fire departments /,
their conduits. Also that the petitI
HouId increase their bond from SIC.
SZo'VVO 10 guarantee the building
plant.
Will Pay City Percentages.
The petitioners further propose 4,
the city a premium OF SloC0 a ycd
the franchise, the percentage per yea
Ing as follows on the gross recelpts
per cent for five years after the frst
l1e per cent for the next five wed
per cent for the remaining time.
Tho petitioners further agree to|
nish arch lights for street purpos'
S65 year, where the trust charges
Il saving of $500 year to the city.
What Trust Collects.
Judge Young made the statement
Ing his argument that tho trlst coll
about 500 COO a year from lighting.
80 ~" NN'ABNi's piphAONFlS Niuir
with the statement that as their
were 10 per cent below the :-ust
the city would save $1,000 a year b,
Ing business with the new conn
Judge Young then dropped down to'
COO n year and the other side then cln
a saving OF $4,000 a year to the citiz|
Fernstrom Butts In.
After Judge Young had been n
Mr.. FcrnStrom butted IN with the /
Ting declaration that II was the city
not the citizens, that the Council VI
terested in
Mr. Black OF the committee figured
the concessions offered by the new
pany meant per cent upon ylf5.Q
the city and he thought the offer q
one.
After some further discussion the
mlttee adjourned 10 meet again at tn'
of the chairman.