| Show FRANCHISES FOR I YEAR FIFTY TERMS MEET OPPOSITION Citizens Not Favorable to the Privileges Sought by Gas Company and Railway Special to The Herald Ogden den Xo Nov 1 17 Two i-Two Two fIt fIt- year fifty franchises now before the d city tr boar board l lof of oC commissioners to be disposed of ot the coming week are arc stirring citizens of or Ob Ogden cn Since Sinco the tho presentation of or ortho tho two petitions one ono b by C. C A A. Bo Boyd representing eastern castern capital for franchise franchise franchise fran fran- chise to n n. gas ens company compan and the other by the Utah Light ht Railway Hallway company for fOl a year fIfty extension of or theu theiL present franchise from 1003 1903 to 1055 1955 man many protests have tave been made mad against as the granting n or of C franchises for a longer period than twenty five years cars Sentiment of the city commissioners also 1150 appears to be bo against the thc grantIn grantIng granting grant grant- In ing o of long fr franchises Mayor n or A. A G. G Fell Felt said Tho The matter Is one that should be given Riven due consideration I 1 Iam Iam am am In favor Cavor of or hearing the opinion of the tho people and aDd their general ex expressions co- co will bo be taken taleen Into consideration tion before final ma-I disposal X e Given III lib Ills View Commissioner J. J C C. Nyo yo was more moro pronounced In his Ills views lie Jle said I Iam Iam Iam am not In favor of oC a a. fifty year ear fran Iran chise The term of oC twenty five years teems to be tho popular r expression exp of oC the people Some provision pro ma may bema be bo ma made e for a Ion long franchise which would give th tho city a gradual raise In rove reve nue Fifty years ears Is a a. 01 very long time and man many changes mn may take place durIng durIng during dur dur- ing Ing- that period I am In favor faor of oC hearIng hearing hear hear- ing the sentiment of ot tho the people Commissioner T T. S. S Browning Browning- sal said I 1 am not very favorable to the tho Issuing In ing of ot long Jong franchises Twenty five years appears to me mc to be tong long enough for COl an any public franchise The board hoard of oC commissioners expect to tal take o th the matter up durIn during the tIle coming week inny Oppose I Franchise e The following expressions were ere made by br business men when asked regarding reg their views on granting of or public franchises for periods of oC fifty years cars Hebert vice president of or orthe the John Johl company compan said I Inin 1 am nin not In favor Ol of or granting antins- long Jong franchises franchises fran Iran and I 1 think fifty years ears Is too I long longo 0 fl H. H J J. J Per Perry treasurer of the he D. D H li Pec Pecry Peery estate estate- and vice president of th tho Utah National Bank Banle of O Ogden den s said ald I I 1 favor the twenty five fl c year franchise in preference to the thc fifty year A horter shorter franchise gives I es better protection protection tion lion to the people as an conditions chan change c cM so M In fifty years cars that I think th the ty five year franchise more suitable t on Carl real estate dealer ealer I OIl 1 an mn very much opposed to granting I public franchises to an any private corporation cor col- col I for or an any period Mr Ir dr Rast Ras- Ras t musson favors municipal ownership JI president of the Hyrum Hy- Hy I rum runt Belnap Lumber dumber COmp company I am amI amnot amnot I I not In favor ot of the city granting long I franchises and particularly I 1 am amr r against the granting of ot an extension to a ri company compan which has an m franchise e. e The statute is very cry pronounced pro pro- J J aa the long period Iran fran ranch ran ran- ch chise Ise lJur lIu Gor o on n Judge A. A W gee Agee gee was Yer very cry pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- In his 1115 opposition to the I franchise submitting a communication cation to the eft city board hoard urging that tit the fifty year ear franchises be given iven thorough thorough thor thor- ough consideration before any action Is 8 8 taken and aDd offering suggestions as asto asto asto to what should bo be given i en the city In Jn re ret re- re t turn Urn The Ogden Publicity bureau has also atso gone Jone on record as s being opposed ed to the tho granting of or a fifty year ear franchise a n. committee being appointed to to urge e the commissioners not to grant a franchise for more than twenty five fl e years The Weber club is also taking taking- tho the matter up and It is possible a a. special meeting will vill be called and a a. committee commit commit- tee appointed to wait walt upon the board boar of commissioners before the franchise Is granted grante t. t |
