The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-02-21

the people In favor OF thus giving
away that which belongs To them
and which does not belong 10 the In
diyldnal or 10 the board OF council
men, or the village trustees, as the
case may be. IL Is true such body
OF men are given plenipotentiary
powers when they are elected just
the same as member Of the legislat-
ure or the legislative bodies of the
government, but even they are sup
posed 10 consult the desires of their
constituency.
II Is self.eyident fact 10 the
writer that the people do not talk
over these questions with the mem'
befs OF the board OF trustees With |
the same degree OF liberty as they 40
with thers but we have heard |
enough discussion to conyinee US
that at least seyenty-tive per cent of
the residents OF Salmon are opposed
to giving franchise 10 N. |. An
drews. Not TO him any more than
to any one else, but under the condi.
tions which IL was asked. IL does
not take very astute logician 10
conclude that the application is not
only faulty, but the length OF time
which the applicant demands for Its
completion Is almost conclusive esi-
dence that he asks for the franchise
Tor speculative purposes.
| The people argue that, II eondi.
tions should arise within tie next
| tweuty -four months wherein this
concession would ba valuable com.
modify, why not keep the franchise
anu secure something In return TO
the city, or the people as whole
and not for the single individual,
Ia this case Mr.. Andrews Is not
willing 10 give bond that he Will
complete the work and have the
plant In running operation at the end
OF two years, much less IL he willing
to concede the fact that the city IL
giving him something a value fol
which he should give nn adequate
value IN exchange.
Ii IL true, II almost any construc
tion can he placed upon the wording
of the application, that lac does agree,
or al least the board evidently so un'
derstood It., To give the city cheaper
lights. In this connection we will
say that last week we pointed uui
some things when he agreed 10 dc
for the city. yet an analysis Of the
language used makes II plain that b,
practically agreed TO nothing, whici
would be advantageous over The
present service. The Recorder bai
no hesItancy In saying that II MI
Andrews Is willing 10 give reason
able bond that he will complete ths
plant and have IL In running opera
tion at the end OF two seats, ant
make such changes and modification
D Ia the application as the exigency oI
the case demands, we will withdraw
our opposition.
We will again reiterate d portion o
section 3, Of the application. Espe
elally that part where IT says "OD'
cent per amper hour viii be charged
Z per lamp This could be construed
I that they mean . lsmp of ! caudl'
] power. 10 candle power or 1000 candi'
power. We desire TO make this par
OF the application perfectly plain q
the board OF village trustees.
! lamp which will consume one ampc
l OF current at 100 volts will give 3
candle power: a lamp which will con
D sumo ampes OF current al $50 volt
: will give 70 cande power, and 50 OF
up TO 1900 candle power or more
Z The amount of light which can b
{ consumed during the amper hour
!. dependent upon, and that alone @
a the voltage. ~ the term ampeI
y we're not ambiguous IL would be read
!. ily seen lbat the present plant soul
m furnish only thirty-nye lights. bc
cause its capacity Is but 50 ampei
), under It's power Of voltage. ThI
section is one which We solid ilk
q, 10 have the beard seriously eonside
- 1t should nst be forgotten tli'
a. there are two or three telephone fraI
chises and one electric light franehii
now IN existence In this franchii
=, asked for by Mr.. Andrews there
" nothing 10 indicate how the existit
~ rights are 10 be considered. II tn
franchise Is granted under its pre-
&c ent wording the grantee would ha
es a perfect right to run line OF pol
ed down the middle Of every street
90 the city, In granting the telepho
ey franchise the board expressly slip
sn lated In that franchise that no pol
n. or lines should run within six feet
"a the electric light poles or wires.
ns Mr.. Andrews would have right,
10 80 the franchise could be eonstru
lat by lawyer OF mediocre ability, q
er. he would not only have a right
,ut run the poles and wires down I
Ike middle of the street, but could pl'
ow them within six inches OF those
,he ready constructed. IL may be the
he but we did not see where the apI
A n Il. l..