Show many sections are amended in interests of city and of small consumers from thursdays standard alter many days and much taik an ordinance was passed last evening by the city fathers in special session granting to the ogden waterworks Water works company a franchise lr the council pulled the teeth of the waterworks water works people in the original duplicate ordinance they kept up their dental work at last nights session no one seems to think that the council is not looking after the cites interests A glance althe ordinance published in these columns tuesday and the amendments published herewith show that he council has not been afraid to make changes those present at last nights session were carr chambers cragg davedson Dav ldson nye williams and moyes was plenty of discussion throughout the greatest opposition was shown by mr moyes who after making a fight against the leasing of the cites water rights to the water works company voted against the final passage of the ordinance on the ground that be bad been absent from the city during the time that the ordinance was under discussion he wanted the question laid over for one week longer and made a motion to that effect which was lost tor want f of a seconder the portion of the franchise that came in tor the greatest amount of discussion was found in section 7 which ie asi follows section 7 the granlees grantees gran tees herein their successors and assigns shall loarce extensions of their water mains from time to alme aben the nue to arise shall equal 8 per cent of the cost of such exten loire the said net revenue to be guaranteed by the property owner or owners making the request tor said extended mains within thirty days after extended me chambers and others made reference to the bothwell contract during the debate on this section this brought forth a pointed reply from tha mayor who waa present in his t remarks the mayor pointed out the tact that the city has all along maintained that the contract was illegal and then asked the waterworks Water works company to live up to it he said that it the city was willing to admit that the contract was legal that the water company weald will i anely fulfill their part of the contract the section passed through without change section 6 originally leaded to the waterworks Water works company all water and rights to the use of water now owned by ogden city in any and all streams from any and all sources except tha water right in the augden bench canal water company during the term of the franchise an amendment presented by mr moyas changed the section as follows section G in consideration of the performance of the granlees grantees gran tees herein abi and assigns of the thans to be done and performed by it and them under the terms of this ordinance di nance and in further consideration of he payment to the city annually 0 on dollar on the first day of each during the term of the i c ij granted all water and rights gnp use of water now owned by og city in any and all streams and om ary and all sources except the a right in tha ogden bench afna water company shall be d to the granlees grantees gran tees herein their n iora and assigns until ogdon C shall see fit to use the same and nilon to uso the same Is hereby fr r and granted and shall bo in ex f a for free water herein pro idad there was also considerable discussion cr the matter of tho rights of tp water company in setting meters 0 igl nally the franchise in section 9 p that tho granlees grantees gran tees herein abir successors and assigns may set a acier on or in any building with tho consent of the consumer etc mr nye thought that email stores wherein but little water was used to have tho right to have a motor placed therein instead of the flat rate mr craig thought that the consumer should have the say as to bo wanted a meter or not and ranted something amended to this ar tide that would compel the water talk on this subject and finally offered a motion to include the journal which after being seconded by mr davidson was adopted fearing that section 13 did not go far enough two amendments were on by craig and nye the section together with the amendments are as follows csc 13 it is further agreed and understood between ogden city and the granlees grantees gran tees or its assigns that ogden city shall have the privilege at any time of purchasing said waterworks water works at its actual cost and it the parties hereto cannot agree on the cost of the said water system then the price shall be fixed by appraisement as follows the city of ogden to appoint two appraisers and the water company to appoint two appraisers and the four to select a competent engineer experienced in iho building of waterworks water works as the fifth appraiser said appraisers shall give both parties an opportunity to be heard and after each side has closed their casa which shall be within ninety days of the first hearing before the appraisers shall determine the actual baue ot the water system and it the city shall tall to pay said price within twelve months after said valuation and price has been established by said appraisers or a majority of them then the city shall works people to comply when the request was made hence the section was amended to read aa follows for a supply ot water for any purpose not pec lally a reasonable price abail be fixed by the granlees grantees gran tees their successors and assigns provided thap wien rates are thus established by the granlees grantees gran tees same shall be submitted to city council tor approval at least once each year the granlees grantees gran tees herein their successors and assigns must set a meter on or to any building bahe of apfl constiner con and water at the meter measurement where flat ratch arg given in this schedule of raters mr moyes objected to section 10 which provided for the publication of the ordinance in the ogden standard he thought it should also be published in the state journal and took occasion to eay that there were just as good democrats as there were republicans public ans and that not all the people who read the latter paper road the standard lie made rather lose all right to purchase said water works under this section but a joss of right to purchase under this section shall la no event preclude the right of the city of ogden at any ume thereafter to condemn said water works system to the use of city and its inhabitants provided said appraisers ceball tall to agree within the ahne that new appraisers may ba appointed until a price shall be fiad section 14 underwent a slight change intended to make it more explicit as to its real meaning it now reads sec 14 it Is agreed that if ogden city should at any time bring condemnation proceedings against the said ogden waterworks Water works company tor the purpose of condemning the water works system to the of ogden city and its inhabitants including water rights and pipes connected with same in birdea city by condemnation no value shall ba placed on the franchiser herein granted section G presented by mr davidson at the previous meeting was the next taken up and was adopted without change it provides as follows sec 16 nothing in this ordinance shall bs construed to grant to the ogden waterworks Water works company or its assigns or successors in interest an exclusive right to the aae of any of tho streets of ogden city or to furnish said city or its with water or to prevent osden city from constructing ting or acquiring by purchase or otherwise a system of waterworks water works or i abal ning such water as it may require arom any other source than from said ogden city waterworks Water works company mr cragg and mr chambers between them offered amendments which now form section 17 of the franchise which reads I 1 rates designated foregoing schedule are not to bo raised during the ufa of the franchise but are subject to reduction by readjustment of the same every ten years by the city council failure to carry out and fulfill the provisions of this ordinance shall work the forfeiture of the franchise all ordinances conflicting with this ordinance aro hereby repealed provided that all rights which havo accrued or will accrue under ordinances din ances regulating water rights etc passed respectively october 7 1901 and june 26 1903 section 18 was offered by mr davedson Dav ldson and provided for the building of two reservoirs within two years after the acceptance of the franchise both of which are lo 10 be lined with cement the idea is thai one could be in use while the other was being cleaned which must be done once each year it provides that the reservoir used by the water company will serve as one of these bodies the schedule also underwent some changes where the same read cow per each cow the same waa made to read ahen using city water this same addition was added bohat part applying to horses or elevators meter was also added and the rates for urinals public in hotels saloons boarding houses public buildings stores barber shops private school houses office buildings hospitals lodging houses or other buildings was reduced from 7 to 14 to 5 to it was provided that the annual rates charged for steam boilers shall be apportioned to the time in use and that tho water for grass along the sidewalks be fre for sprinkling to be restricted to the same hours as for sprinkling lawns in this condition the franchise will go to the mayor and it approved by that official the water company will have the opportunity to accept or reject it |