Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-12-26 | Page 6 | Cheaper Gas Hoped from Pending Grant

CHEAPER GAS HOPED FROM PENDING GRANT Utah Light Light Railway Asks New Franchises When Old Ones Expire Special to Herald Republican Ogden Dec 25 Ogden 25 Ogden is certain of or cheaper gas Ins within thIn another year At least Icat this Is ItS indicated oi 0 the franchise il at LL present In the tho office of or tho the cH city auditor pending th the approval al of or tho the city commissioners for tho the Utah Light LightA A i Railway company Following the granting granting- of ot the forty forty- year cal franchise to C C. A A. Boyd d who says ms he represents eastern capital b by the the- elt city commissioners December 1 12 1 the has hassent hassent Utah h Light A Railway company compan sent enl to the tho city o officials a n. communication cation w which asks that the thc franchises granted the Pioneer Electric company compan the Citizen Electric and the thc old og Ogdon en enGas in 1910 1919 Gas company all which expire franchise be consolidated and the new extend e until fifty jt years yeal's from Crom date late of oC Its passing passing- Th The with which the Utah Light Railway company compan r is now op- op stem is entitled to crating its its' gas gns s system charge a 8 rate but for or th the past four years r ct the rate has b cn l. l 12 ti I to residence and 1 to large users Genral Gental Gen- Gen tal ral tal Manager r S Samuel T. T 1 cr of or the Utah Light Hallway company bays All 11 epen expenditures for the tho of or thu the city o and the thc erection of ot a a. new now has been allowed and tho the company com corn plant pany is read ready to start at any an r time to build a works and s system that will provide prO sufficient gas for fOI a city of or At t present we I have e asked that the franchise be 10 laid over o until the company and lU the cit city com com- can get together and take n l which I 1 lup hup for general discussion the first ott of ot will vill be shortly after t h year asked If his company compan would q J l wIth the Boyd d company he said Well we may let Jet the residence which will beloy be jr j J. i J I pome ome Ime down to 11 tn low loy figure for tOI- the class of or g gas s