The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-08
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IN power contract ana
franchise ordinance submit
ted to the city council today
! Manager Louis Bean of the
Tacoma Railway a. Power
Co. backed down complete
ly from his previous high
handed demands.
He agreed to every big
concession that the citizens
OF Tacoma, through the me-
dunn Of The Times md
Mayor Fawcett, have de-
mandcd since the power ne
gOtiation began.
Mayor Fawcett today said that
he would attempt to obtain a s
per cent gross earnings tax on
the 7. II. q p. Co.'S power busi-
ness. instead of the per cent
named In the ordinance, and
would back up West End citizens
In their efforts to obtain a Sixth
avenue extension. Otherwise.
however, he said he was thor
oughly satisfied with the new
measure.
In the new ordinance there 10
no reference to the obnoxious
$2.50 a kilowatt rate for elect
tricity bought by the city of the
power company after az hour
breakdown period" Neither IL
there eNy smentiens ofa break.
So~H period. -
Names Reduced Rate.
Thu ord =, an an .A.usftxA
the city shall pay flat rate OF
$4,000 cent kilowatt hour for
electricity purchased during
emergencies and that the ratio
shall become S4-100 cent In case
the power company Is unable to
furnish the auxiliary Juice from
its hydro-electric plants and IN
forced to put its steam auxiliary
plant In operation.
The T. r. & p. Co. is permit
ted to purchase juice OF the city,
during any embarrassment OF its,
generating or distributing sys-
TEN. 1t will pay at the rate OF
75-100 cent.
And a Pennltyi
Tacoma can purchase IN to
10000 horsepower, or 7,640kilo-
watts, from the T. r. & p. Co.,
during a breakdown or low water
period, and the company faces =
heavy penalty II It fails to con-
meet up and begin serving cur.
rent within five minutes after IL
is demanded.
The company, on the other
hand, cannot demand from the
city more current than the nat.
ural surpluso the plant at any
time when such current ia
sought, thereby eliminating an
other dangerous joker which The
Times had fought.
Every Objectionable feature
has been eliminated" commented
Mayor Fawcett enthusiastically
today. "The T. r. & p. Co. has
simply found that 1t cannot rail-
road the thing through this city
hall.
Praises The Times.
IF It hadn't been for Tho
Times, and my own efforts, that
first proposition might be a law
today. The four Commissioners
were ready to shoot fri rbt
through. but got frightened out
when The Times began its fight
A large delegation of West End
residents appeared in the coun-
Gil chamber today, armed with
petitions containing 1900 uamea
OF persons who ask for the 9Th
avenue extension. Wedell Foss.
attorney, was one OF the leaders.
The new franchise and power
ordinance is blanket ordinances.
containing four franchises ana |,
power contract.
The first franchise returns "a
the 7. r. q p. Co. the privilege
OF selling electric power in Taco
ma until February 8, 1890. This
franchise Is sought, It IL asserted.
only to be used as redemption on
mortgages Of the company. TIA
parent company here IL now oper-
ating under an identical franchise,
The second franchise permits
south-going cars to be routed via
Jefferson avenue and across che
Tacoma avenue fill. Il specifics
that the street car company shall
not be forced at any time to nay
any part Of the cost Of the fiH.
Another franchise provides Tor
the conn,sction OF Tacoma ayonr6
and st. Helens avenue linea IL d.
vision avenue. The fourth Glx61
the 4. r. q p. Co. permission q
extend it Pacific avenue lno 8
18th street. The stroet .xn1IxnE T.
franchise expires FEB. 5. 1o17
The ordinance provides tn1k &
the 4. r.. = r. Co. REFUSES - ~
cept or falls to comply Viii ~
Of the provisions Of ths of1| -