The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-15
LIGHT TRUST OPPOSES
MAHLEY-CURTIS PLAN
After Red-HOt Contest Matter
Goes Over to Thursday
Evening.

Tho ordinance granting TO j S. Manlcy
and l.. II, Curtis the right TO construct
and operate electric light. heat and power
plants in the city came up before the
Council for Its second reading, and after
the reading the storm broke loose. Sew
cral changes were made in the wording
of the ordinance. and then MI Fernstroh
arose, armed with an array OF matter
larger than tho ordinance Itself, lncluulhS
letters from the Utah Light and runway
company, clippings from the daily papers
OF the past eighteen months, and SUE
ccsslon OF computations OF MI fcih-
strom & own manufacture.
Reads a Communication
Mr. Fernstrom started in by readlnS
communication from Murray Godbe; en-
giRcer OF the Utah Light and RallWay
company In which Mr.. Godbe mas IL ie
ured out that the service that Is pelhe
furnished without cost 10 tne Guy 10
Ygorth 10000 a year. Mr.. Fernstrom then
entered storm OF rcprooi against th9
members OF the Council VINO lntenuc9
voting for "a franchise that only PROMISED
to the city 5000 a year, saying thai ne lSn Iel.
compelled to refresh thelr meuiofless
on the fact that when the Utah Llght ana
Power company sought an extension OIL
It's franchise a year ago that they con-
sidered II worth 100000. and that no"
they were giving Il similar franchise
take a fall out Of Mr.. Martin by stating
that Mr. Martin had gono on record llSt
year as voting against the old company
franchise, and that he would IKE TO hh'c
Mr. Martin go on record this time. TOO
Memory Is Refreshed.
Mr. Martin secured the floor after Mr
Fcrnstrom had argued the matter 1or
nearly forty-hVe minutes, and stated thnt
he was perfectly willing to go on RECORD
at this time. He first asked mr Fern1
strom If he remembered that he tMartlnl
had stated on the floor OF the Councl
chamber that he would be perfectly VIII
ing to vote for the granting or inc lIah.
chise to the old company provided thht
the company would agree 10 give the CITY
| 2 per cent of its gross revenues He
stated that If the company did pay TINS
| now be receiving over $1,000 a year from
| the company Instead Of the Slo,eo In
| lights as claimed by the company's enSi-
ncer, and that tho city could pay lot rs
! lights and then have good sum leiI
New Company's Offer.
Mr. Martin then pointed out to Mr.
! Fernstrom that the new company WIZ
| nav To the CITY per cent of the gross
| revenue and that when It has reacneu
| tho size and doing the business OF tne
| Utah Light and Power company. tnat inc
| CITY will be receiving $4,000 year. MT
| Fcrnstrom made no reply to the z per
! cent feature, but his argument was taRen
up by Mr. Wells. who was Just as Tis9a- or
! nouncing the proposition as a very Srea'
injustice, and claiming that 1t would o,
| q proceeding that would olot INC lhi'
| name OF Salt Lake
Wells Less Radical,
Mr.. Wells, like Mr. Fernsuom, steeret
clear of the 2 per cent proposition, but dc
not Insist that the new company DO com
! PEELED TO pay to the city $4,000, but init
| mated that he would be satisfied VIII
5000 Mr.. Preeco then made motion tina tina
| the ordinances be amended to read tina
| the company guarantees to pay TO TN
city not less than 5000 each year, TN
motion was seconded and was. passed b,
| a majority of one Those voting for tn
amendment were Barnes, Carter Fern
strom Holley, ODonnell, Preece. Tud
denham and Wells. Against were Black
Crabtree. Holiday, Davis. Ferry, Mulye
and Martin.
Goes Over to Thursday.
At this Juncture Mr., Ferry, who evi
IDENTIFY anticipated another 3 O'Clock scs
sion. asked that the rules be suspende
and that smoking be allowed, but a mo me
ton 90 adjourn was made until IhuTsda
night, when the consideration OF the OF
dinance Will be resumed