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Show FRANCHISE MAY COME UP AT ADJOURNED SESSION OF COUNCIL WEDNESDAY After great opposition on the part of the Utah Light and Railway company, the Municipal Laws and Special Water committees com-mittees have forced a forfeiture clause from the trust. Finding that their chances for the passage of the new proposed franchise fran-chise would not be allowed- to pass the Council, the company has consented to a forfeiture clause. With the usual word Juggling the company has presented its own forfeiture clause. Although vague and calling for a forfeiture by the Council and a confirmation by the courts. It Is expected ex-pected that Assistant City Attorney Bram-el Bram-el will be able to construct a clause that will satisfy both sides. After three hours of hair splitting yesterday; yes-terday; the Joint committee accomplished but little. Besides arranging for the forfeiture for-feiture clause, the committee instructed City Engineer Riter to make a report on the land required in Big Cottonwood canyon can-yon by the city. One other thing was practically settled yesterday. It was section 8 of the ordinance ordi-nance which binds the city not to use the . water rights in the Big Cottonwood for lighting purposes or compel the company to allow another company to use its poles or crosa arms for fctringing wires. It also allows certain regulations of price and the company and the public to share equally in the reduced cost of lighting that may be done by future Inventions. It further provides pro-vides that orly Interurban roads can use the tracks of the company. The arrangements as to the sharing of the benefits of Inventions was' objected to by Allen T. Sanford. He asserted that the ccmpany was only entitled to a reasonable share of the profits and not a chance to make as high as 100 per cent on its investment in-vestment The forfeiture clause proposed provides that the company shall be given sixty days In which to remedy any violation of the franchise and should the company then persist in the violation, the company's com-pany's property can be forfeited by a two-thirds two-thirds vote of the Council. The Council forfeiture shall be confirmed by the courts and after Judgment is allowed the com pany will have thirty days in which to . make a settlement This clause is looked upon with suspicion suspi-cion by many, but it is expected that it will be fixed so that the red tape work will be eliminated. After listening to the arguments for two hours. Councilman Hobday moved that the committee adjourn for two weeks and let the attorneys fix up the franchise for the meeting. This was seconded by Councilman A. J. Davis, but lost when put to a vote. "I don't believe that the franchise pron posed here will be fixed in the next sixteen six-teen weeks." declared Councilman Davis. "The minority here has never had a thing to say here and I don't believe we have any chance of doing anything with this committee. There is no reason or use at- . tending the meeting and no reason for our being nere." With these remarks. Councllmen Davis , and Hobday left the meeting. i Owing to the fact that the story was i circulated that the City Council would not i pafs on the franchise of the Utah Light i and Power company, the citizens did not 1 hold an open air meeting In the vicinity 1 of the city and county building. Instead. i those who came together packed the 1 Council chamber and waited for any attempt at-tempt that might be made to pass the or- , dinancc. It is probable thai the Council will take i up the franchise at its adjourned meeting i to be held tomorrow night. The commit- i tee now considering the franchise hope to 1 finish their work In time to allow this to be done, and If the franchise is prepared pre-pared it will go direct to the Council, oth- erwlse it will not com before that body until next Monday night , |