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Show said railway,' ira ytm-and lactrlo Htht system, tn. raid gTantee, Its successors snd Minna, shall at all times conform with sucn ordinances and reasonable rules an1 rr inflations infla-tions as have been op may be hereafter adopted adopt-ed by the City Council of Salt Lake City In relation to constructing; and operating; railroads, rail-roads, street railways and tramways, (as systems, sys-tems, electric light systems and all appliances and Incidents pertaininr to the same or any of the same tn sard city, and for each violation viola-tion thereof shall be liable In any court bavins' bav-ins' Jurisdiction, ta a fins In any sum not exceeding; ex-ceeding; one hundred (SluO.OO) dollars; and whenever the City Council shall find It neoes- Isary or 'desirable to grant to any other railway rail-way company a franchise over any streets herein granted or to secure to such other company com-pany a connection with some Important center. ' or terminus, the grantee herein shall allow running arrangements over the grantee's track to such other company upon its making equitable equita-ble payment for construction, maintaining; and operating the portion of said grantee's track so used. Said city may also grant a franchise or franchleea to other gas or electric companies. Sec. 22. Nothing In this grant shall be so construed as to prevent Salt Ltfike City or Its authorised -agenta from paving, sewering, laying lay-ing gas or water main pipes, or altering, repairing re-pairing or In any manner Improving any streets mentioned herein, or any other of the streets of Salt Lake City, and all such improvements im-provements shall be made with as little injury in-jury as possible to said railway and other utlUUea of said company and the operating thereof. , . No Abridgement of Taxing Power. Sec.- 23. Nothing herein shall be deemed or held to be a limitation or abridgement of any taxing power of said city, nor shall any consideration con-sideration or benefit herein conferred upon said city be deemed or held to be payment of or la lieu of any tax, license, toll or charge aid city may levy or collect under the laws of Utah. Nor shall anything herein contained be deemed or held to be a limitation or abridgment abridg-ment of the power and authority of said city to make and enforce general ordinances concerning con-cerning and regulating the use of streets by said company and others, the time, speed and manner of running ears, and concerning all other thlngs of public Interest touching said company. Its tracks, poles, pipes and business. Sec. 24. All lines, construction and all mechanism, devices, properties and appliances shall be of standard efficiency and safety. Said company shall keep its secondary line pressure to a standard voltage of one hundred and fifteen (115) volts with a variation not o exceed fire (6) per cent. And said city shall have the right to Inspect all lines, line construction con-struction and other construction, and all tracks, equipments, mechanism, cars, pipes, meters and each and every other appliance or device used by said company in the operation of any utility or rystem herein mentioned and to condemn the' same or any one or part or parcel of the same which does not conform to or satisfy the requirements or standard herein established. Sec 25. Said company shall keep and maintain main-tain alt space between the rail of Its tracks, between its tracks and for a space of two feet from the outer rail of each track, oa each and every street or way of the city occupied by its tracks in a good and safe condition and in the same condition as said city maintain such street st said place, and shall establish and maintain good and safe crowing wherever the same are required by said city. Bald company com-pany shall maintain a sprinkling car or sprinkling sprin-kling wagons and shsll sprinkle the dust on Its lines on paved or macadamised streets whenever or so often as required so to do by the city. Said company shall also keep Ita tracks In a sound and even condition and Its cars In a smoothly running condition to the end that the operation of such cars will not Injure houses or annoy passengers or the public. pub-lic. f Penalty for Violation. Sec. it. For violation of any provision herein here-in contained or for a breach of any duty, obligation ob-ligation or covenant herein contained, -said I'tah Light and Power company, or Its successors succes-sors or assigns, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convjctlon thereof in any court, shall be fined In any sum not great- , er than three hundred 42300.00) dollars nor less than one hundred (1100.00) dollars, but such fine or the proceeding therefor shall not be deemed a waiver of or satisfaction of any other -claim, demand or remedy said city or any other person may have undrr the provision hereof or by law araJnKt "Id company. Its successors or assign . for such violation or breach, or any violation or breach of any provision pro-vision hereof, and shall In no wis. release or absolve said company from any other liability, either contractual or legal, for such violation or breach. Nor shall anything herein contained or any prosecution or proceeding hereunder, prevent or bar said city or any person, from instituting institut-ing or maintaining a proper legal proceeding In any court of competent Jurisdiction to enforce en-force said company. Its successors or assigns to comply with any provision hereof, nor shall the Institution or prosecution of such a suit be a waiver, of any remedy to the same and provided tor' herein. Sec. 27. At or before the publication of this ordinance, said company shall file with the City Recorder Its written and duly acknowledges acknowl-edges acceptance of this franchise, and also the bond mentioned In section hereof, with surety approved by the Mayor, and thereupon this ordinance shall take effect upon the date of its first publication. erwlse, brfnw the power-house of the ' Utah Power company near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Cotton-wood canyon; provided, however, that the water wa-ter shall net be taken out so near said Utah Power company's tall race, or ita property, as to In any .way lntrrere with the use of said water for power purposes, as now used in Armstrong power plant by said Utah Power company on Its premises ia the mouth of Big Cottonwood canyon. 2. Said Utah Light and Railway company alsd agree tq pay -into the city treasury during' dur-ing' the life of this contract a license tax of 225 a year for each car for the average number num-ber of motor cars operated on its lines; otherwise oth-erwise said company shall not be liable to any per capita tax as license, but this clause shall not be deemed as an exemption of said company com-pany from paying the regular State, county, school and municipal taxes as the same may be levied and essesned from time to time. t. Said Utah Light and Railway company hereby agrees that during the life of this franchise fran-chise ' tt will furnish to said dty corporation at the cost and expense of said company, the equal of thirty-horse power of electrical energy, en-ergy, to be used for power purposes by said city In the manner it may deem necessary and proper, but this power shall not be used for lighting or heating. Soma of the Considerations. 4. Said Utah Light and Railway company hereby agrees to furnish to the City of Salt Lake free of charge, dnrtng the life of this franchise, the equal tn Illuminating power of thirty sixty-candle-power incandescent lamps of the present standard, for the purpose of lighting the city's portion of the public square at the city and county building. 5. Said Utah Light and Railway com puny hereby agrees to furnish to Salt Lake City free of charge, during the life of this franchise fran-chise and contract alt the reasonably necessary neces-sary light for municipal purposes in said city's portion of the building known as the city and county building at Salt Lake City; also all. lighting reasonably necessary for Illuminating its building on First South street between State and Second East streets, known as the old city hall; also all reasonably necessary lighting for the various fire departments of the city now or as it may hereafter require the same; also all reasonably necessarylight- ' ing now or hereafter required for the libraries, hospitals, jails and prisons and other public offices, or. buildings belonging to the city, provided, pro-vided, however, that the lighting shall not be used with unnecessary extravagance. . In addition to thn above, and In accordance accord-ance with an ordinance passed and approved December II. 1802, on and after May 1. 1808. six additional arc lights shall be famished free of charge to Salt Lake City during the life of this franchise, and after July 24, 1918, six additional arc lights shall- be furnished free of charge lo said city during the life of this franchise; that after December 18, 191A. six additional are lights shall be furnished free of charge to the said city during the life I of this franchise, and that after May 17. 1922, ! seven additional arc lights shall be furnished free of charge to the city during the life of . this franchise. Wires Under Ground. Sec 1. That unless the City Council shall sooner order, the said Utah Light and Ball I way company, its successors and assigns, shah. I place all its transmission service wires within the following bounded district of Salt Lakt City underground, within nine years from January 1, U0C, to wit: 1. On West Temple street from Its inter-sectkAi inter-sectkAi with South Temple street south to Fourth South street. 2. On East Temple street from Its Intersection Intersec-tion with South Temple street south to Fourth South street. ' 2. On State street from Its Intersection with South Temple street south to Fourth South street. 4. 8outh Temple street from its Intersection with West Temple street east to State street. 6. First South street from Its intersection with West Templa street east to State street. . Second South street from ita Intersection with West Temple street east to State street. 7. Third South street from Its Intersection with West Temple street east to State street. 5. Commercial street and Richards street. Said Utah Light and Railway company shall commence said work In 10, and shall build and construct the necessary conduits and ways and manholes for such underground transmission transmis-sion wires, service wires and underground appliances, ap-pliances, not less than a distance of one block each year; that is to say, the distance around one full block each and every year after January Jan-uary L. 190S, and the whole of said district shall be completed within nine years from January 1. 1906. and the said Utah Light and Railway company shall, by and with the approval ap-proval of the Engineer of Salt Lake City, locate lo-cate the place, and places In the streets of the said district in which said wires will be laid on or before January 1. 1904, and the right to excavate and build the said underground conduits con-duits and ways for the transmission wires In said locality Is hereby granted and confirmed. Sec. 18. If the Utah Light and Railway company shsll make any contracts or agreements agree-ments with any interurban company by which such interurban company Is allowed to run Its cars Into Salt Lake City over the track or tracks of the Utah Light and Railway company, com-pany, it shall make such contracts and agreements, agree-ments, subject and subordinate to all rules and regulations made by ordinance or resolution reso-lution of the City Council. Sec. 20. Said city shall have free use of the poles of, said company for stringing wires thereon and placing lights thereon for municipal muni-cipal purposes, and whenever required ssld company shall furnish cross-arms for such uses. Said company shall file with the City Recorder within thirty days from the date hereof a good and sufficient bond .with surety approved by the Mayor, in the sum of twenty-five twenty-five thousand $2S.600.00) dollars, conditioned ro the effect that aald company will Indemnify said city for any damage aald city may suffer by reason of any negligence of said company or breach by said company of any provision hereof or of any provision of the ordinances of said city. Said company shall, and said company com-pany agrees that it wilt make use of and Install In-stall all Improvements and inventions of demonstrated dem-onstrated utility and expediency with reasonable reason-able celerity to the end that the public may have the advantage of safer, cheaper and better bet-ter service of the utilities herein mentioned as fast as made possible by the progress of science and Invention. Sec. SL In the construction and operation of m t Following Is a copy of the amended ordinance, or-dinance, consolidating and' extending the . franchiseiB of the Utah Lght and Rall- " vay company, as prepareil by Assistant City Attorney Bramel for; submission at the special meeting of the Franchise committee com-mittee this -afternoon: ' An ordinance consolidating and extending; the life of and effecting- a novaUon of certain - franchises under which Utah Light snd Rall- , way company, a corporation, is no operating - lis street nllway, electric llsjit and power system sys-tem and gas system in. the publlo places of Bait Lake City. , . Whereas. L'uh Light and Railway .company, - : ' a corporation. Is now operating In gait Lake City a street railway system, an electric llRht-.Jng llRht-.Jng and power system and a gas system under Several franchises (the said franchises being hereinafter described), which franchises were heretofore granted by said Salt Lake City to various parties and companies and were there-. there-. after acquired by purchase from such parties - and companies by said Utah Light and Railway Rail-way company; , ' And whereas. It Is desired by said Utah Light and Railway company that said several franchises be consolidated Into one franchise extending the life of said company's right to operate Its several utilities In said city, and defining the rights and obligations of said company com-pany ia the premises; And whereas. Good consideration (hereinafter (herein-after mentioned) Is given said city for so consolidating, con-solidating, extending and modifying said - franchises; . Therefore be It ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah: " Section L That all the franchises of Utah Light and Railway company, a corporation. - organised and existing under the laws of Utah."1 . said franchises being: " First A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake and Ogden Gas and Electric Light company. May 20. 1KB. Second A franchise granted by Salt Lake : City to Robert M. Jones July 25. 1SS3. Third A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to S. F. Walker December W. 1SS3. Fourth A franchise granted by Salt Lake ' City to Pioneer Electric Power company May 27, 1S9X Fifth A franchise granted by Salt Lake i City to Salt Lake City Railroad company Feb- tuary 21, 1888. Sixth A franchise' granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Railroad company February - 11, 190. Seventh A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Railroad company May , if SO. y Eighth A franchise granted by Salt Late City to Salt Lake City Railroad company May i. 18L Klath A franchise granted by Salt Lake Ctty to Salt Lake City Railroad company Sep-. Sep-. tember s, 1891. Tenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Railroad company November No-vember 14. 1891. . ' Eleventh A franchise granted by Salt Lake ' City to L. C Hamilton January 30. 1S91. . Twelfth A franchise granted by Salt Lake . City to Salt Lake City Railroad company Jday . , lfSi - . - . Thirteenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake " City to the Salt Lake City Railroad company ' ; April L 1898. ' - Fourteenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Railroad company com-pany May 2S. 189. Fifteenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake . . City to Salt Lake City Railroad company Oc tober 8, 1S00. Sixteenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Railroad company March 21. 1801. . . Seventeenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake Rapid Transit com-". com-". . pany February 11. 1800. i Eighteenth A franchise granted by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake Rapid Transit company com-pany April 22. im. Nineteenth A franchise granted, by Salt Lake City to Salt Lake Rapid Transit company May C 1890. , Twentieth A franchise granted by Salt Lake ' City to Salt Lake Rapid Transit company April 18, 184, which latter franchise also confirms con-firms a transfer to said Salt Lake Rapid Transit Tran-sit company of a franchise g ranted to Popper-ton Popper-ton Place and Fort Douglas Rapid- Transit company, and a franchise to C. B. Wantland and others, heretofore transferred to said Salt . Lake Rapid-Transit company. ' Twenty-first A franchise granted by Salt Lake City, to Consolidated Railway and Power company November 27, 103. Twenty-second Also each and every fran- - ' chise owned by or operated under by said Utah Light and Railway company, whether the same Is herein mentioned or not. together with all amendments of and supplements and " ' ' alterations to the said franchises and each and very one of the same, be, and the same here- ' by are consolidated into one franchise, which said franchise shall be In every manner, sense and respect, and for every purpose and Intent supersede and take the place of and constitute consti-tute a novation of the above-mentioned fran-. fran-. chlses and each and every one of the same and all amendments and alterations of the same or any at- the same, and such consolidated franchise Is and shall be as set forth In the following sections: ' Extension of Franchise. Sec. I Utah Light and Railway company, a corporation organized under the Saws of Utah, In consideration of the premises. Is hereby ' given, subject to conditions and obligations hereinafter contained, the right and authority to lay tracks, pipes and conduits In and upon the public streets and ways of Salt Lake City, to erect poles and string wires thereon, sni run cars on such streets by means of electricity elec-tricity or other power, - and to conduct gas i and electricity through such pipes, conduits and wires to supply the inhabitants of said city therewith, and to propel said cars, for - the period of fifty (50) years from January 1, 1906. ' ' Sec. 3. 'The right and authority above conferred con-ferred shall extend to and include all the public pub-lic streets and ways or said city now existing or hereafter created; provided, however, that In case ssld company desires to extend a track Into any street not now occupied by a track. or to lav an addlUonal track in any street. the consent of owners of a majority of the front feet of property abutting on the portion of such street in which such track is to be laid shall first be obtained in writing and presented pre-sented to the City Council to canvass snd ad- judicata astto the point of fact as to whether cr not such consent has been obtained. S)c. 4. Necessary switches. sidings and turnouts may be laid, but before laying any - Siich siding or turnout, or any double track, the map. place and plan thereof shsll be submitted sub-mitted to the City Council, and the consent of the Council obtained thereto. . And no turnout, siding or sldraek or double track shall be laid in any place where the presence of the same would cause difficulty or delay to traffic or public Inconvenience. Worklngmen's Tickets. ' . Sec. 6. The fare -for s singls continuous - passage within the city limits shsll never exceed ex-ceed five (5) cents, and transfers shall be given giv-en to- all places not nearer than one block to ,' the nearest point reached by the car which the -' passenger first enters; provided, this provision pro-vision shall not apply to sight-seeing cars, specialty chartered cars or Interurban csrs. Said "company shall aleo issue and sell com-' com-' mutation books containing car fares at a price not greater than eight (8) fares for twenty-'J, twenty-'J, five (25) cents, and In books of eight fares and upward, and such commutation fares shall be ' good between th hours of ( a. m. and 7:30 a. m.. and also between the hours of p p. m. and ' - - 1 p. ra. - " Duties of the Company., - ' Sec C. The duties and obligations of said company with, respect to paving, repaying. - keeping .streets and trscks In repair and keep- Ing its tracks, space between Its tracks and a space of two" feet from the outer rails of , its tracks paved and In proper repair and eafe in all respects for the traveling public and users of said streets shall he and is fixed snd defined de-fined by-sections &'9 and Kt of the Revised Statutes of Utah, 1898, subject tb such alterations altera-tions or amendments tliereof as the Legisla- ture may hereafter make, and said sections are hereby made a part hereof as fully as if writ- - .ten herein. But nothing, therein shall be in lieu of any provision hereafter contained, nor shall any provision herein be in lieu of said law And for any failure to comply with the urovislons or any provision of said sections, or either or them, said company assumes all liability and will save said city harmless from any damages It may be compelled to pay by reason of any default, negligence or failure of said company te comply with said provisions oranv of thorn, or failure or neglect to keep - uld tracks, the space between said traoks and asDace of two feet from the outer rails of ita tracks in a safe condition and. free from obstructions. ob-structions. Provided, however, that In cae laid company is not a party to the suit said cttv shall notify said company of suits based - such default or alleged default In time fJd company to defend the same. Provld-Id' Provld-Id' r?her Uat nothing herein shall exempt aald company from the operation of general " - finance, of city wr to be used on said -trlet railway may be electricity or any other m ftiZtr which may be generally in use Tow oV 7reafr o municipal, railroad ex-now ex-now or d"'"'- locomotive steam Ce- L M streets; and said company engines on said "n M Unt9 toT haul. gvafoT rk any oihermaurlal fer . - - . ; j J,;. ,. f. ihe Improvement of the company's road or the streets of the city, and under proper and reasonable reas-onable regulation said company may haul other oth-er kinds of material over its lines' under such reasonable rules and regulations as may from time to time be approved by the City Council ef Salt Lake City. The parrying of mall shall not be deemed limited or prohibited hereby. Provided, freight and material shall be hauled only between 12 p. m. and 7 a. m unless special spe-cial permission for ether hours Is given by the City Council. Modern Improvement!. '-. . Fee. 8. The grantee hereof. Its successors and assigns, shall place cars upon said railroad rail-road with all reasonably necessary modern improvements im-provements for the safety, convenience and comfort of passengers, which shall be run upon the same as often as the public convenience con-venience shall require; provided, that In parts of said city where the inhabitants are not sufficient to support a railroad where lines are not now operated, the grantee shall not be required re-quired to operate fts lines or maintain a railroad rail-road until such time as the publlo interest of those portions shall require the construction and operation of a road, and the grantee herein here-in shall comply with the directions of the City' Council, or such agents as It shall appoint. In the construction of such railroad and Its switches and turnouts and any other matters connected with the same. The track or tracks shall be constructed In the center of the street, unless otherwise directed by the City Council, and in such manner as shall be approved by the City Council, the tracks to be laid and the road operated so as to cause no unnecessary impediment to the common, ordinary use of such streets for. sil purposes, and the water courses of said streets shall be left free and unobstructed: and the tracks shall be laid upon up-on good foundations, to 'be practically, as near as may be, even with the surface of the roadway, road-way, and wherever the streets shall be paved, suitable rails shall be used on such streets, and good and permanent crossings shall be made and maintained In . good condition by the grantee aforesaid , at the Intersection of streets, snd elsewhere, wherever the same shall be necessary, at the discretion and direction direc-tion of the City Council, and under the direction direc-tion and to the acceptance of the Street Supervisor, Su-pervisor, and It Is specially provided hereby that said company may use "T" rail, both tu the paved and unpaved districts. " Bee. . Said company shall keep said cars la a clean and sanitary condition, and for failure fail-ure or refusal so to do shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by a fine of not to ' exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars for each and every offense. Eights and Privileges. Sec. 10. Said company Is hereby vested with the right and privilege during the )tfe of this franchise of entering upon the public streets and ways of this city for the purposes: a) The opening of ssld streets, lanes, alleys al-leys and public places for the purpose of laying lay-ing gas mains, electrical conduits or pipes for steam purposes and tracks for its cars. b) The privilege of erecting and maintaining maintain-ing In the streets, lanes, alleys and public places of said city poles and attaching thereto there-to and maintaining thereon wires and conductors con-ductors for the purpose of transmitting electrical elec-trical currents within the limits of said city to the Inhabitants thereof, and to propel the cars of said company. Sec. 11. That aaid company. Its sueceaore and assigns, shall file with the City Engineer a plat showing the streets, lanes, alleys and public places wgere it is proposed to locate gas or steam pipes and electrical conduits and. erect poles, or has located the same. And the said grantee,' ita successors .and assigns, shall have tb,e right- to open trenches for the purpose pur-pose of laying said mains, pipes and conduits, and that no pipea or conduits shall be laid nearer than two feet from any water main or sewer pipe, except in crossing the same; and for the purpose of maintaining them in good repair, the said grantee, Ita successors and assigns, as-signs, shall have access to all such mains, gas i or steam, pipes or conduits' as may be necessary neces-sary from time to time. , See. 12. All streets, lanes, alleys snd public places that may be opened by said grantee, its successors and assigns, for the aforesaid purposes pur-poses shall be filled in and put in as good repair, re-pair, and order as they were before being opened, and within a reasonable time, so as not to unnecessarily obstruct the free passage over the streets. Thst the Opening of streets and the erection of poles for' such purposes shall be controlled and governed entirely by the ordinances of said City, and all pipes, conduits con-duits and poles shall be laid and placed at such points and places as shall be designated by the City Engineer and none other, and under un-der the supervision of said City Engineer snd the Supervisor of Streets, and to their approval. ap-proval. All excavations made for the erection of poles or the laying of gas or steam mains or conduits shall be repaired by the said grantee, gran-tee, its successors and assigns, at its own expense ex-pense to the satisfaction of the City Engineer. Sec. 13. That raid grantee. Its successors and assigns, shall be responsible for any damage dam-age to person or property resulting from any a-t or negligence on its part which may accrue ac-crue by reason of the exercise of any of the privileges herein granted. Any damage that may b occasioned to any sewer, conduit or pipe by said grantee, Ita successors and assigns, as-signs, in placing any of said pole conduits or pipes mentioned in this grant, or the repairing repair-ing of the same, shall be repaired and such pipes restored In as good condition as before being damaged by the said grantee at Its own expense. Sec. 14. The said Utah Light and Railway company, during the period aforesaid, by its acceptance of the privileges herein granted, agrees with said city that It will furnish the general commercial users in said city electric lisrht and gas service, and if necessary, manufactured manu-factured gas. water gas. or. If obtainable on reasonable terms, natural gas of the highest efficiency and best quality at prices which will not exceed the following rates, to wit: (a) Arc Ughting. Arc lights which will give an average Illumination not less than the present standard 4ii watt enclosed carbon arc lamp. Sates for Lighting. i Rates:' For above service, for all-night service, ser-vice, not to exceed 112 per lamp per month: for midnight service, not to exceed $9 per lump per month; for service by meter, a rate of fifteen (13) cents per kilowatt hour for the electric energy used, and a charge of $1.50 per arc lamp per month in addition thereto for the care and maintenance of the lamp. (b) Incandescent Lighting. For incandescent incandes-cent lamps of the present standard efficiency of from 8 to 3 6 watt per candle power, a meter rate of 11.10 cents per kilowatt hour for the electrlr energy used, and a minimum charge of-$l for each consumer of electric energy en-ergy for Incandescent lighting. Customers paying monthly, and on or before the day of the month succeeding the month In which . such electricity waa used shall have a rate of ten (10) cents per kilowatt kilo-watt hour, meter rate, but no bill shall be less than the minimum. (c) Manufactured gas used for Illuminating purposes 12 20 per 1000 cubic feet. (d) Water gas or manufactured gas Used for fuel purposes $1.50 per 1000 cubic feet. e) If natural gas Is furnished, prices shall not exceed fifty Cm) cents per 1000 cubic feet; provided that any consumer of manufactured, water or natural gas shall be liable to the company, and the company Is hereby authorized author-ized to charge and collect from said consumer at least 11.50 per month for said msnufactured. water or natural gas: and the said city and all hospitals and Institutions used for charitable charita-ble or religious purposes shall have the benefit of a discount of 10 per cent from the above price ' Sec. 15. Said lights and gas and all meters and appliances used in connection therewith shall be subject from time to time to the Inspection In-spection of the proper officers appointed by said city to determine the quality of said light and gas and the accuracy of such meters and appliances. bec. 10. Nothing In this ordinance shall be so construed as to prevent the city at any lime hereafter from changing the manner of placing said poles and stringing wires, or from requiring said company, its successors and assign as-sign to place all wires and conductors underground under-ground in paved districts within a reasonable time. ' "What Company Gives. Sec 17. In consideration of the extension exten-sion of said franchises and other modifications mod-ifications of the original ' franchises granted grant-ed .to the Utah Light and Power company com-pany and the Consolidated Railway and Power company, snd their several predecessors, and those hereby granted to the Utah Light and Railway company, the last-named company hereby agrees to assign, transfer and set over to Salt Lake City all of Its right, title and Interest of. in and to certain water powers and' water rights in Big Cottonwood csnyon and vicinity, and parijcula-ly described as follows: fol-lows: All the water rights and water power rights of the company In Big Cottonwood creek west of the I'tah Power company's tall race. Including In-cluding herein and particularly mesning hereby here-by the Deseret paper mills water power In said creek, the Granlse paper mill water powers pow-ers in said creek and the Butler- mill water power, the latter being located right at the mouth of Big Cottonwood canyon, and the two former a mile and two miles, respectively, below be-low the mouth of said canyon; it being the Intent In-tent of this agreement, that the Utah Light and Railway company relinquishes and releases re-leases ail Its right In and to the waters of Big Cottonwood creek for power purposes er eta- |