Show uT COMPANY CITY TO 1 MAIN MAINTAIN AIN ARCS IX ites tes Safely Safety of Citizens and J c Added i Cost of Police I Protection and andi i is the tho sate safety of ot citizens a as aru- aru ded cost COlt of ot police protection i discontinuance of oC ISa t the against k ants lamps In Salt Lake City b by the il reet reel commissioners the Utah Power ower 6 v company compan yesterday e urged a moro more consideration of ot the matter bere bere be- be Is taken According to re the tCP stop I Ie companY compan any under the terms of oC their e C revised order tract with with the city a consideration calling for tor tho the under dl discontinuance of oC only 1 Examples of ot the Important amPi matter Is U receiving In other this tillS ti on cities Is set et forth r Tn In a letter lette estern osier i the company yesterday esler 1 In b by 5 of ot the the they I. I their side C case lIle follows their opinion as I e February IS 1918 rt 1 ule City lt It Commissioners City and ana nd County Count b City t tr n We have ha received cu t-on t I of your our city i reorder recorder er lu hue date 1 n bru arv 13 notifying us that U u 1 about to discontinue of tl tun fI net tet riet re rr lamps now flOW supplied the city Vr Wj that the number of lamp I discontinued is In error errOl due u up p of oC the v resent present street contract and that revised oris oris orr or- or r is under consideration calling w iv I Ie e discontinuing of oC 1 lamps tn tn- m m number that can be v.- v. under r your our present contract We Jl l assume that you have given hen vir vc-rr vc consideration to this in In It l out but ut desire to call your our attention L in i lumber r of oC problems problem Involved ol in street ht I n First The reason for street lI fet et lighting Is used med primarily lot lor loro o o 0 purposes The convenience and safety of ot citI cit cit- I is II particularly those on foot the streets tr ct h-As h As an added police protection and caution on he be elimination of adequate street Un Increases accidents to citizens either Increases crime on on tho th-r th and bur burglaries in iii the hornet homes or Increases es eo cost t of police pro pro- lion The small mall amount pf saving oa to toj j effected h by the reduction of oC arc impe can be ver very easily offset b by seUS seus se- se r-ius r us accidents to citizens an and b by In Incised In- In aed crime crim bUr burglary lar losses and In- In used sied cost of police protection Attached hereto you OU will note copies reveral nc telegrams which have ha been covering co u use e of or street lighting ou ou 00 will note that In Portland the city feel teel that at least the same samo mount of or light should be provided reduction In th revenue e lUse of at prohibition In Seattle the ty authorities and arid police department urd gard lighting as police rolice protection and andave ave WC C not any decreases In mount of or In street lighting cUt eUI- en ency City CUr Commissioner Fleming of x kane says says- Effective lI lighting 1 In Is le most efficient and cheapest safe safe- jar Jard J for safety safely of or police pollee force fOIce and Denver er states A A well elt city helps helIs to keep down crime id d makes it possible to operate with a police pollee force Expenditures for street fating The Tho erase a expenditures c. for reel reet teet lighting In cities the size t-lre of Salt ke ike runs runt over o 75 cents per a per peril il ir r Chief Chic nw ter who has has charge street tret lighting lighting- In Salt Lake lilee CIt City DW Jn in hi his annual report that tho the 17 expenditure were This 61 11 cents per fler capita tn ay below helow the r expenditure Portland costs r were or if cents per p pta Pita ta Seattle costs were or per capita Spokane costs ar am are c cents per Jer capita Denver costs arc are i 73 75 I ats ts per capita I Salt Lake City CIU because lecause o of oC Its lar large e leeks and wide streets street requires more moreta rca irea ta to house houle Its population than is re- re d In the thc average city with the relt ret re- re Hit lt t that more arc lamps are required a given I amount of oC street hUng per capita in Sn Salt Lake City a an In the average city While J He Salt Lake City enjoys enjo's an ox- ox x- x low rate for 01 street lI lighting thin partially accounts for the low treet lighting per capita costs nevert never- never Ideas t ess TJ the above e figures show that It Lake city streets are aro not nearly nearl l ell it lighted as the tho average a city 0 of I 8 same n me e size In other words the l In Salt Lake City ha has Pt kePt pace Ilace during the few te past years Rh h the rapid growth In population wilt Will UI n mon Protection Re OC lamps lamps' You un- un r He given SHen cr very serious con con- w atlon to the L effect on the tho localities here Jamp's will be cut out of oC the con I lack hack In all of oC these locations dies les are arc obliged ed to travel the streets id at night citizens have h dr homes 0 and other which protection An property The Tho present pro pro- rim am ot of cutting out arc lamps will reVe re- re Ve Dye protection which they have here here- pro pro-I tore rore received The total decrease In city expenditures contemplated or order Is Only three-tenths three of or 1 or the total annual expend expend- 1 Yes rea ot the elt city Unfortunately Unfortunate the affected cd b by this reduction will 0 theIr taxes reduced In proper proper- iu Id n. n ate Y have p the been decreased receiving d The which taxes I on the a average e i home In Salt Lake about 30 50 10 per year the actual saving to the I me owner b by this reduction will bo proximately J 1 cents per while I. I home year ear Owner oner will continue those to pA pay localities where lighting is re- re ted his share of the tho street lighting Salt ISalt for tho the balance of the homes Lake CIt not affected b by the reduction a qUestion whether your commis- commis hual ual apprecIated tile fact that your o expenditures for street lighting well below helow l n the minimum tX ex- ex In other othor cities R. R We e also won won- Whether y ou v have hen given sufficient to this to r realize probable turM f results in Increased increased cx- cx for foi police co protection and US IU ts due duS KM both 1 to the elt city and to kh Ich ch win vIp f to ra result accidents dents burglaries otc etc tc from froni the tho attempt to toi ther her har i l brt low eloa r reduce dV the c Protection which Is now minimum O Distribution TV Tho of oC light light- n tn distance between if arc s In s Salt nl Lake CIty CIty- outside of oC the tho Ft d business district ix Is COO GOO wr over o Whereas ns in most cities the ills- ills is 18 4 approximately feet I- I lr on our situation Our rage lin In In iii arc lamps lamp arc I circuits and substation trans trans- I acre tore i 15 tio SH and tubs lubs for Cor street lighting na per arc lamp based on pro pro- Un Under er Present coats cOtt these theBe Int I 5 represent an of ot better t oo on n D p pr T r arc lamp in other words word I Ih which you ou are Contern- Contern on lbs hI of prewar prices represent an Investment In on our part of or 51 1 for the above o items only In addition to this Investment we have tied lied up In power plants transmission transmission trans trans- mission lines and transforming apparatus apparatus appa appa- ratus ratu to handle the tho electric power re required re- re for tor serving an art arc lamp approximately OO per arc lamp This investment ha has hns been ma made e per order of the city commission In accordance accordance accord accord- ance nCe with the terms of for street lighting The apparatus in involved involved tn- tn In street treet lI lighting only cannot be used elsewhere In case your present plan for tor discontinuing this service is carried out this Investment cannot be bo used b by us us Ul consequently will lie Idle 1111 until again railed called Into use b by th the city The Ire greater portion of ot street lighting lighting light light- In ing costs cost are made up of ot fixed charges es on Investment In Interest depreciation and taxes amount to over O 1 17 i per lamp per year on that portion of the in cot which would lie ho Idle The power company compani 1 of course re receives receives re- re no compensation from other sources to offset this loss s on investment invest est ment made per ord order r of ot your our commis- commis elon slon We e are aro submitting this Information I to you ou knowing that you desire to take Into consideration the greatest good to the greatest number of or citizens of ot Salt Lake City when acting on the que question of ot street el lighting Yours very tr ll truly UTAH POWER lOWEn LIGHT CO II |