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Show A (US ORDINANCE. THE STRUCCLE TO ARRIVE AT SOMETHING SOME-THING FAIR AND EQUITABLE. A Committeeman Presents II In Exceptions to the Ordinance as Originally Dratted The Subscription Committee- Comparative Com-parative Price. Kat and West, It looks as if the gas ordinance presented at the last meeting of the tlty council and referred to the committee on streets would i experience some dilllculty In Rett'"! through s originally desired. A ineinher of the committee was seen this morning and stated that it was now under the scalpel and that whi n returned from the committee room Its author will he scarcely able to recognize It You can afford" said City Attorney Hall to allow any company that is sincere, in the development of the gas fluids tho permit. Iiency of which is no longer problematical considerable latitude. You cau afford to lend them the most geuerous measure of en. couragemeut for It means a great thing for the future of Zion." "We ngrei: with you there" said Council, man Parsons ' but we don't propose that the rights of the city and citi.cn Bliall be iinpcr-led. iinpcr-led. In the lirst place the ordinance states that the company Is to bo allowed 1 or not to exceed that per HMO cubic feet. Now I don't mean to say that the company would have the gull tochaige (I for Who cubic feet nf gas, but the ordinance gives them the right. Now, to iUote Bccttoii -1 of the ordinance. ordi-nance. It says: Thnt this franchise shall take effect, nnd th rights and privileges Iheiein gmnleil ami goeu idinll lie scuiiircd whenever said A in ' n i.il Natural Nat-ural teis ciuiip.'iiiv slisll have Pod it-uas mains or pipes, and computed therein natural or tne lias in niflirient quantities to irsc-.n.iiinerslo o ml within the hunt" nt Salt Lake City; provided, however, that the pvmi-i ois nf Ibis 'cti.in snail nd hinder or prohibit s.,id American Natural company, at any tun" after the passage of tins or-dinsiiiei or-dinsiiiei loon entering upon said stn ct. avenue and alh-vs, and laylcir null onstiu. lloif there' n .ild gas'iuaiiia and pipee as hereinbefore provided in this ordinance. "Now, I object to that provisional clause. AVn don't want the streets turn up or spaded it the pleasure of any company, and I fee 1 that it Is the duty of the council to save tho right to protest at ail limes. What we want todols the fair thing. Wo want to ev-tend ev-tend every nssislauce to the companies who mean busine-s and who Intend to help this city while helping themselves. W want, ' the Industrie that nre bound to follow in Ihe wake of natural gas encouraged at tho Kime time. Wo want (oiisiinters of every class to share the benelits of this prize that nature has placed at our feet, and wliile rec-ognizing rec-ognizing the, rights of the company, and rongraluliit'iig it upon Its enterprise, must save our own rights in the ptenil.es." "I'.niinently correct you ure," piped Examiner Ex-aminer Slulsman.who had Joined the group. "Fvtend every encouragement, hut don't relinouish all hold on the lines. Your gas promises to lui your immediate source, of prosperity, and following in the course of all gas booms the population of Snlt i.ako City Is likely to rliaugu in a very few hours. I have visited nearly all of tho gas regions and there i not a nioro prosperous Bister-hood Bister-hood than that which depends on the element. ele-ment. It lights the way for a new people, a different class of Industries than those with which a city U ordinarily surrounded. sur-rounded. And I say that while you ran afford to bo generous, you cau at thu tame time rvserue all jour rights in tho natter." This feeling is quite general, and it is to e hoped the committee will bo able tour. lvo at an ordinance that will ho agreeable tlike to tho board and tho company. |