Show DONT WANT LIGHT I Mayor Glondlnnlog Disapproves ol 1 lie Pioneer Powsr Franchise IIKUMinn I 10F4 uumu1tl1W ullTcxl of Itm flr iig WhIch Wa Held UalllAftir Hi 1 > WP Wl lo I Press Last IT I ming I Mayor Ulendlnnlng has deniau strated ilia ercIDO 01 the rumors WIRE reference to his oi > templaleil veto of too Pliuuer Electric I c > in 11 roosts franchise by placing I the lama of tits dltspproval upon It I The Mayor rolnlnrd the document I docu-ment In his I truce until after I the Ntws want t to press last evening atir which be alai It 1 with lliojrde Emery trends aq follows aud will la irvJ at Ibe mctln ol Ibe Council 10lglllI SALT LAKE CITY Juno ITo I-To Iho Honorable City Council Uenllomon herewith return dlesp j 1 Proved ihe Hchtimrnmrai between the city slid the Plnnecr Moo no Potter com pauy adopted by iho Council ou the 16th spot My failure lo approve la I not be rUo the price It unreasonably high but for the ron lullowlnl Tho contract to uo In 01 ollulonsuch A ulle as afford aueh protection lu tile C11 alllo entitled lo Homo pinvlalom looking lo that end were originally In Ported by the city engineer and were r 1 r g RILOrwarda htrckon out at the solicitation of Ibo Pioneer company1 attorney Tilt la I lu root a contract dictated by that Company Ibo conditions alrlckou out or chansiod sea a a follows 1 < iral Iliat Iho city might have Uu right lo renew the ooutraoi Iron time 10 < slain for little yotrx This to ollllcly ellmillolod bocond II was originally provided that the llgiiilng should not bo Subject tots to-ts other comtanyand that the untra1 and Ibo money which might become duo under U should not be astgovd I Ibis baa bu changed III much a mauue nlo per 1 mil these things to be done with the consent 01 I ho Council anti ilia oUol 01 such Change Is I lo often the way for aub letting tile lighting and a ltiilng tin contiact In whole or In I i art to IbuBal J alvo A Otidpn Unit and 4t l loctrlo Light company Iliere N no use III nltetuptlui to dlguUo the fact that this la I Iliu ob loci 01 > those chants and with our pas 1 ixiieilerio with this corora Ion enpecl ollj during t lie llshilng yea iiistox I plred It I inut bn apparenl bat the City cannot allll 111I nOL secure the service to which It Is enlllled from Ibo latter com pant Il Is not Stating tho case too atroncly lo say that tile light flirnlhni by that couipany to the city corporation and CIDUlOlol uer during the past llvu cars and particularly during the pail year hai boon a dclualon audit fraud 0 andlllsiiuloeudemto too that It Is 1 Intoudod 1 lob con i real to conifinio the aside rating I service In the future Indeed III U 1 provided by tile contrao that the 1loncor company may use IM t f1 of tile lump now lu ne by she ball Laki A Ogileu LOinpany and It will l not aur prlae any Intelligent t nl peroon in this com noun Y were the wbuie anllqua plani and paraphernalia of this cornpauy In 11n1II oluUIng pulca Boll wires 1 to bo toutlnuet muse during the three joars U haa lu ron That u Ch IMliolJttcn iouof the com 1 11 1 blnallon bereiuaner relorred lo I have no meaner 01 unions and ILIa a dUly restIng rest-Ing upon your honorable body lo protect h uJ fcV fO Iho municipality aBaiiisl such an Im pILllln Ihlrd The tenth seollot of the contract con-tract an oIlnali v down provided thai quolloo or tillforence or any con travesties which might arise between the vIly and the contractor In 1000 10 tho Iofonnno or nonporomau 01 the work to which buy relate should be referred to the llgut Inspector to bo appointed Vf dl rlod pointed I bv tha ally and IiU doclsloi lov Idab thereon should be conclusive upon bulb parties This provision has boon entirely stricken out eo that except for tile bond oftlOOOO which the contractor l to ro nulrod to give for tbo faithful performance perform-ance ol Iho work there la absolutely uo guarantee In title agreement that the city way obtain ht It contracts for In a contract of Ibis kind a bond does DOt adequately protect the city for the reason This If Ibo contractor falls to comply with the terms Itni oiOd upon 11 I I recourse to Iho Load would almply In voltOlb parties In years of lltlgallci and pending an adjustment In thatwa she Oily 11911 lni be continually inspokoa = upa alu I lb pt Bud h011le 10 IIv1I Itaelf I ot conlrac ins with other parties There ought 10 bo onto provision 10 rho reoincnl I whereby either Iho In n or the city cnglt Dill ipoclor Ly eng Oro cons Oent pOrson my arbitrate matters III Jilloronoo between tbo pardon and such irbllratlou should bo conclusive ou both It should also be provided that If the contractor falls to perform life parto I lie work as required by the agreement that the city council may at Us option revoke the contract and that In ouch 00 the contractor hn have no ro course upon the city by suit for damages or olherhrt These ate provision wblellre ooUtonly IDIM 11 contracts con-tracts ol Ibis kind and I can Imagine no valid reason why they should not ob tln hero Fourth H Is I a matter of public notoriety no-toriety that tho Halt Lake aud Oiiden use and TJoctrlo Light company Ibo 1loncfr Electric Light company I the Ullla Idelrlo Llllbi company and no 1111 CollonwoutJ lowe company bv formed or au RbOUL to form a eomilioallon or fruit Ibo ohje1 01 trbldi Is to control ibo production jloctriclty und gas lu the community and by such control dictate the price atto hh thoo coin modulas hall bo sold Thote are the wialis adopledtodfiro out competition and rouder Ibo public lubjectlo the combination as to what tirke shall be paid for those nooofl allies lu thlaasptctltlsuotalnavaof I the first hap EsC ballho price of an tVireloo of article may bo lowered for Ihe time su Ing 1 beoauao 11 I Is uaually In the power say of iho I combination to raise II Sod die ultimate result la dUastroiu ea well aa danKeroualo Lie well bolas of Ibo coin tunlly by tbo offensive nsro ilvo and utireasonaboomsrolsoot thisprcatpoyser that oouiblned capital enables Ibcse trusts to told Mere reduction In I ilia price ofmunll pal llghtlne may bo deany I aid for by the rostitanitnu 01 unreasonable chargos Upon every CDurclal near In the cllY slid tho obotf Ion 011110 eoool over these ncccsslllot by uu alt powerful combination com-bination of capital Julll may be Answered Ibat ilia ran cblts ol Ibo Planters lllf Cottonwood and Oiilztn eoni aulo limit Iho price which llit can churgo city and commercial com-mercial 41hean Thla true but there U no inch limit Upon the Hall Lako 1 and Ogdeu las and U 010 Ijlgbl company iiiil Iecausto of tufts 16 t would only be uccoKaary for Iho companies which are lliinuaaa lo pilco 10 letuko lo hid and Ibo halt lake and O dou com any nuuld than liuo a dear light and alueb price as tile owblnaIlO desires to lunpoic 11 bo Ii life ho 011 Its Ceo ogaihst such cousbinationst Its publla pulloy as oa nieaiol in tile statute book may be restol I l hO r kh iouudtutbo outsithithistosiout I Ili I 01 lb d lingo J25 borln h 1 Is Made uolawlul for any person assoolailon or corporation to H r ililno roe the pnrpuso I of controlllnir Illu output or rcgula Ing iho prlco orallY or-allY 1cloofennimerce and 1110110 011 01ulracl a and mrr f meiits ma In for uh p mrpo > e lo be 0101 find provides Jar it t Ip orfolturo of the corporate rights and ranelilaea I pretty corportllon which oh1I raoonio a patty lo any silh coulblnatlol DC from 0t lit vl1Y of Ib 0 law still all the our t OUllltiOIl roc anti cliculsonawoo In I con ncllol with tile cotIOaltolln g < I 11 tt t him pool Should the CRT council aid tho tI coobtlltlon hy qlflnl It his contact I con-tact And 1 ltqmlqtitlg l It Ill foreclosirsir I tile j f II1iI 1 gr Ilf If I9111k of the inhabitants at thIA city to ave light beat anti powor at reisonablo raloNindiefuture Itather should irl not an trustee for Ibo pllhllcpotect tho Om I utinLy < by rorlnl to treat Illh the un lawful It I combination and award Its con Iel t 0 Wilson corupsinytt It I can blifound bat bo OUIIIO regard for the public In ertt I cannol give in amont to any con hfIIfrnr hfI I ract which mill lilt the means or milding uny olllblonloll whIch will resort 10 lot ices for tits nVOw1 purpose el curb Ina I COOl > OlhlulI IIItJ inalssainingratow ititmill titunding ilia I inionlollinliLy tn roap what opposes to lic A Icinporarr UuT vantago Ill I she lf too ol stroot light I UII Very r yours JAMES ULUNDINNING Mayor |