| Show THE GAS QUESTION Majority and lllcotly Reports Presented Pre-sented ltlrlllm 01 IIIEH AUDITED Scrl Sfison ur the Comniltlct Jltmirlll lo the HIT Council to bi HrniUd Tae general committee OD Ibi retailer gas Inveetlgatloll met at the Cusmoer of Commerce last evening 10 bl ar Ibo report or Ibe t ubeowlDlll as W z Neltlen acted ai chairman and Charles M Owen secretary Manager It F Iliywatd of Halt Lake auJ Ogden company wa pro eal aDd E Iword F Taylor offered a motion that all persons except the member of the Chamber uf Commerce Com-merce and cltlcinft committee be excluded and that n secret teuton be held Trio motion was eocouiloJ and then followed a warm debate after which It I was carried During the debate I 01 11 T Q Webber fctlttd that wbllo be wa < a director cf the Chamber of Commerce tie was also president ot IUD light Company and would therefato t ka no part lu the procedlog lie Ibllll rat 1101 rool wait I loading evo1 prolet wuru mad asalnit bis wllbdrawal Mr Hay ward made a statement before the vote was put demanding that both reports Ill made publlo ID Ibo secret notion Ibo majority report signed by WlllarJ YIUUK Ueorgo A I Wb and UW IMvrenoj uf Ibo cniztup and F A CJrali 41itzollp George Y Wallace and tircocer Claw son ul Ibo Clisambir 01 Commerce was first considered 11 recommends that the compauya iraucblou be modi Bed lu allow Ibm a cllurOof 1 25 fir 1000 Uulo leeluf gar t A niollou to adopt the report was defeated unanimously unani-mously The IIIIDorily report signed by Charles M 0 WeLl WAS them uccplod tilt not adapted Conel Iderable talk was indultroll ID during which Mr E F Taylor onto I rhl Silt Lake and Ujdeu Gas and Lie a trio Light ojnipuny Is golo out ef business Tile people forming It DeshilInLl tiavu Incurpoiattd tile Utseret Iitght and Power company uujer the laws ot New Jersey do as to keep It ijukt I dout know whether they Inroad lo oblige I certain I am that they will co cut ol buslneer and that their frau Chlita will loll to tile new CJtupany Mr Colbuiu wanted lUitbur mvmlA gallon on tbu subject beioro this state wee I was nccovlod as vlJtDca by the commltteo A oOlOlolte was appointed to draft a mutooilil lu tile OilY Council and I unalit it for ApProvAl 10 the general cuutulttue ut a meetlug be bold at 4 11 Us tomorrow The following resolution was adopt ad Whereat A portion of tbo majority report devoted lo bualuoM detail aw to Ibo linenmoot of the Ball Lake und Ogden Og-den Gas and Klcitrlo Light company which details were nut contemplated ai the duty of the committee Unsolved I Ihutntl portions of Sold ro t td II r i port na to too amount of ilia vo4tinont Knit of the llied charge bo and ate hereby reKardd at orpluage had In xeol tile colmnittealm authority unit that all rClIImoulona Illuron In rotation to rule lo bo hereafter tiled by Ibo Conned hot having been requested trout bald couiuilllbe are 100 burp usage and prolcrly bo 00 1100 10 said ro port JJ1L J1AJJHIV llblMltr Tits ruijjrlty report signed by all tbo tubcommittee out Air 0 wool leas follows To tbo Joint Committee uf Clllzonn and Chamber Commerce jloulleinen We dIr 10 Submit for your coolder lion the following report Under dose ol December 51W6 your committee mot In ellmlnary i fovilun and on motion 1 ol 1 Ueotco Y Wallace piToiidinl by bpeuter UUWbuu Wlilaru Young wa nuauluioutly tendered ibo chalruiatihblp Ibe mmltoe Outbo Bamo day auutber mccllug was bold and Mr You 111 accepted the cualrinanshlp December UbAI Ibo request of the Bait Lake and oad OU Ua < aud Electric Light company tbe wbolo committee Inapeolod Ib n works In tblo City pay log epeelal attention 10 tile vohe ym and tile mo cr December Sib 1 ho wbolocolumittcoulthuno exception 01 Mr Clannou who mined the train went lo the gas fields and thoroughly Informed In-formed iuemi el > ei 00 to Ibo can hourly attbewelln Th luscarora well of Ibo New American Has and 001 company sboned a Irour ot liJ founds I per Knuaro Inch but waa nut connected to tbo hlgbpieii main couneetlU ibo lclne with Elio Clay TRIO OOIlIIOOY wo at work cleaning out a well known as the contract well which baa Since been I reopenedas has also a third well belonging belong-ing id linn company i showed wells i t Driver V Co Ibo Bryan shoned a pro auio uf 210 pound the Johnson iol pounds trio Woodman HI pounds per square Inch rite pressure I al tho end of tho hlghprcMuro main was six pounds I per bn here inch Mlbo Sense 1111I0 there a It Ircszuo In our 1 city room of four Inches In 1110 water gauge It U iho opinion ol yo ircom I inlttco that with ptopor doteloptnstt I rI It an auiplo supply natural gas al ou tor till It i I Ity for all domes lo purpoooB Arid for a large increase for much purlo I Tbo companies operating tho wclu tho Now American Gas and Fuel company and 11 U Drher Jt Cabao been workIng work-Ing under treat dkadtanlagtw In a financial way 1 bo gal Is I fouud lu soft sandy bitrita and requires moo or loss constant attention anti care for III case 01 an over draft or lu case of too little draft Ihewella aro liable lo cboko up uith Bond and that qolru 10 bo cloAnotl out at oon tjorablu oil cnse I 1 hero does not a pour to hato been any actual lalluruuf au > veil from extemporary L at bilon or from city other cauu that tile bit Jail 111 The temporary failure of Nonmhor 70 160d In trio naUrolg apr ply hecms lo ba > o been calntud by 1 a r 3 roC r Mis Irtczoup unit listed 1 onlj nnlll tile 10th of fioveuiber From Novomhor 10th to Ko vein her livth trial acres to bOle boon sulplolirNuro MOlbr ory cold pelt units Net blood there wan another diminution dimi-nution ol 1 tile supply rills wo ore In rorlOl I 4 eOllllllUII coooo I all Mlual go fields anti II Is I usual Cur distritonlag omlnl 10 maintain u ail Idlary plant with whIch they can i Is Ply uell temporary deficiencies lit may Occur lu Ibo natural gas ollpply II M old Vista appear front ilia charts pro pa oil by Gar averetary that lewoontIn dates r NOV I01h Bald = lIb there was a lallly Iood Ioroo prisura on Ibu I dghpriotula late but that ilia clllono Hero nut given the adtailtage ol 1 Iblo Vresoulu but were phon u lllixed ga at older preniuro whUh li lusulllclent tli supply tho demand of theoonuumer < If I Your oninmlueo next held InlorvU il Vltb the Suit Lake and Ogden GAS II < tt t t IL f C ZolB1011111 lt f AmerlcanGa Driver nd Fuel t company for thu pllrlo at trtalnlnz whether or not Iho I ollleni Is mado by them hat their business was being and had been tarried on fit a too I H ID I all par lie wat really true tbU 1 claim appears to 1 yonrrcommlttoo I lo ha a been 2oll founds In Ibo middle of October 1690 October being considered an averaco month U Is generally I looked upon ai ono In which tbo consumption of gas la fnlrly averaged for the year Ibo gross r dIov0rfftgtri 0 retail mctera showed u total consump IOU ot SbulOOH cubit feet at gas consumed j sumed In Ihla ell from whleb a total revenue wa Received of 1510 Under their I contracts trio wells compaoloi w Oil tit rcoi Ivo t510t till leaving 81000 for the SII Lako and Ogden U las and Electric Light company Ibe actual operating expense for that month for tile Salt Lake and Ogden On on J Klectrlc Light company wore VII leaving n blnc of IOU The clolll uPoZAtI1B4n pome ol tile wells toinpanlet waJiiO leaving a deficit ol tJIO In November Ibo Salt Lake and Ojden Unit und Kloe trio Light company shows all operating OXpOIlSO of 177770 Wltb nn InnrAaan nt rJo0ltI rJo W ox Income Trio wells conljmuj I low w oporad all xponto ol 1 SOW with no In creooorllleOlllo II I aprnl 10 YOllr conitnittoo that tljli natural bUlno cAlitintbo carried 00 Indellollly unless the venues tire materially IncrulSed Wo hvo therefore endeavored 10 fix tile 1IIIIIhuun 10 bo charged for the lIallll1 lit elleb all Ire a a on a tit recommend 10 lb cltl 1011 01 Bdil Ik Ultynd Uggost that 011 I pullIol1lb Cy Cow Bell klnJ has they be adopted innil ameniinunt > to the prices named In tho existing fran cbliw lor a limited term of yeAr IbiK lucrcuio ibo Income of all parlies inch a point on will pay their operating patrIn cxpcmo and loivoa very amall margin with IIbloh holftmo alOlId In operate I for the Ieont looklll g 10 future oxtu alone oC Ibo buoluc tr Increase oC profit The Salt Lake and Ogden Gas and Klcctrlo Light company mtlmatea trio > nltio of their plan at 100001 fur Ibo old ell plant and city mains and fM 0X1 for the highpressure mains between Iho wells and tho city claiming that evoll at tile preOl times with ilia low prices obtaining for ratio and labor this plant could not bo duplicated lot loss money II la certain that based ou their first cost this la not an unreasonable 11uro lUbo physical condition of tbo plant I as compared with others In trio United Males and olsou hare show It to bo not am god as most but not as ball ae some rho percentage at tnltKgo In the city maIn appears to be about 25 par 1 eunl 01 Iho gin received trio gas uorka The high proulo line It operated uudor the limits donned by the distributing company com-pany uppearato have u leakage of betWeen 1 ar 1102 lJklgtO tween 15 suit 20 per cent of the I gas turned at tbo wells but at high pros nutatholeaksgoteents 10 bo exeuIo Tindata upon which this Contractors I dgured Is I however contested by the parties at Catch end of Ibo lino oneh lalmlng that iho others meter measures lucrrtcly i and it Is possible that both are right In the claim It seems nnfor tallulo I lor tile publlo hat I Iho whole ays bud read tilts I not ont one case trio 1 linietuabl t lack of cooperation which bas now oxlited for Home time past and which I Undoubtedly trio cause of great deal I Into pait trouble would lIver have xltod After conrcrlng with trio Hlectrlo Light and ties company with I II U Driver t company and with Ibo New American > atuial Oas and Fuel coin Jim It has bo Como Apparent this COIOIIIIII chat trio S 0 U Ijtko aud tjdeu Use and Kloctrlo Light company auould bato an average Income at least JJiiO permonlb and the olber companl ls eorrpolldlllg In Mesa ud lu ordor that tby should hov > ucb Income It will be necoisary Cor ibo light company to charge for gus for all purpuo as follows Tin 2000 feet ot gas el2I por Ihollud I and 5J cents per thousand thou-sand thercaltor If Ibo City Council should HO atnouj Ibo existing hall China as to allow Ibo gas 1 com Iny 10 Charge the above itoi Ibo Illzoua may be assured ofa good pros sure tu the mid company will guarantee 10 keep their benches hoi ibo year round and should there bOil temporary failure lu Ibo natural gas supply at any time they wilt oupply lo this city manulac urod sea to tile awount of Go Ir cent 01 thu dOdeloney Cr a rerlo riot exceed 1Iell day Wo ho found Ibo gai question a Ihroooldod one represented by Ibo producers pro-ducers at the wells the distributing w rally In Ibo city und the consumers Ilia producing compratilos inuit havo a roa onblo pains for the g sorTey will havatoge out ot business Tine tile blo rec toonabotbota turdpothogam roasona Intotbo oily and dlll1lhlllo h tlh con others anti trio gas must ho sold at a price low enough to meet the 1 o of 1rr S 5 J It b7 apgroval ovary fairminded citizen It tbo above condllou lira not met I Ibo naturat gal will bolobt 10 ho t city neall Ill > 1 Ibl I your coin inittoo hat unanimously wltli OliO oxcopUIIdt > Chlod 10 recommend Ih prices DUIIId above as fair and just to all Joncerucd concerned Your committee recommend that tbo citizens commlttco go lo our City Council Coun-cil and ask thai Ibo amendments to too existing franchises aba 0 suggested bo made ul Ducat so as 10 prolo nol only she consumers but also Ibo producers and tho dm rlbutors who have been working long at a disadvantage arid u lobs MINOKIIV iiEronr In Ibo minority report Mr OJOD a tor concurring In toe physical lict it lLotn orlly report italas Ih1 oannoi milorae tbe prapoa j amsuu ment to Ibo light compauya franchise Mutt then ojuiluuei Irom the actions of the Klecltlo Light company lu the pant and the present It Is apparent to mo that they do not Intend supply Ibo I cltliMijof this city with natural gas unleat they can have every Ibloll their own lay not only now bill wore No III the Clliuro lbey hve bad trunclalsel anti made cOlllloet with ilia companies wlllog Ibo gas noldbllilho provlIII are annulled g od dclred I void at ulllibeir OJOvon kVenee They havo gone so far inloilo I I < ti > to tills 1 committee that If tile ncbed I J u of ptlcos recommonded lu theM the-M mi irltv report I accorded to them by the I City council tbtl they will I cease lo I supply I natural gas to Ibo citizen I ply Ond gI ft 1 It C It I at r allies ruwo I on unwritten Antl Ibo InjunolulI d cur courts uotwnhtUndlilK that II no other wav were possible for them that they will refuse to pay Driver A Co for gas delivered to them and for which they hate received money R11t1b1z jia > t and may receive lu I tbo future pnforrlng rather lo brlnz i null against Mr Driver for all alleged damage and by pal halt tile monovs duo Driver A Co into I ibo courts sul jcct lo final decision kuo wIng w-ing thai Mr Driver and Ids company eOIlI1 nOI ulorato at trio wells a uu con lllitio 10 dolor goo lor two or three 3cars wltboul any rourn wbatovr = ticiullng l ibis litigation and that In limo bo lung fall 41hr0la1l financial Inability to operate tbo wells lo deliver gas to the light company rNld Is tho plan openly outlined by I t aboard provident of tbo Lon idon a-board of this corporation Mr Illlloa If this corporation cm disregard Ibo Inlunctlons ol our courts Oil the OliO hand and use them for tho carrying out of Us ow n nets of hluhbanded tnjuslloo on Ibo other band und dofcal tstlce by Ibo machinery ol Ibo law If wo tire to bow our bOld whenever trio prooldnl oihu Lo radon board bwVu 1 let us know It now and hero The pica baa been made that It tile illzins refuse to grant also suggested i amendments to their francbl e that they will cease lo cupply a Its consumers wltu N o natural I gas lo Ibis I cull only urgo that It I bettor tu lose natural gas now 1011 I our trdom lorllvor 11 the Iron > Iro-n ot their former Iraiicblio ao now unsatisfactory can wo bo ntstired that om lunelmullt wo my make now will riot become irklons o In tile IIIIure7 1hy cIlm lint the supply of gas 1 was 00 poearlollolbMl1 could riot Injustl I 0 cOllllnllO 10 supply Ibo na ural article 1 but must resort lo artificial They ad milled that thorn was at lent ouo producing pro-ducing well lhat was not connected m fill Iho hl 1 a exvuro molr the reason for Its not being connected being that they bad annulled the contract with too company com-pany owning tho I well If l tile Uloctrlo jonholouthms Light Company was acting ootiboleutlout I ly In feundlii the notice to trio consumer ns alley did why did they not ut lu I ist mall tliomelvos of all tbo gas there was bolbio claiming liorl go7 lly cutlliiK oil the supply front Ibo Now American com Iall gas all morta tile riot bm serves icsponslblo lor any sbortacoT Alter reviewing the construction of the hlijhpieBiura main from trio gut fields to tile city Bud tbe fact that the company uialnmiutd nu electric light plant In direct oppo > ltlon lo Us gas lutrtttp Mr Owen uttacsg the method of tbu cjniiuuy In tajdllug Its lulclcst cbar is onto operating ex peims lu its pliva for batter rates III d wblcn Is adopted snJ near In trio tea lorlly report as u mason Lacltluii Ibo recommeuilutlou He then elite us all ixauiplu of bad faltu Mr liay voru 1lIor of January 71u aJdd toCapl Wlilaru Young which Is us Bd fools Dear MrWo think It well to draw your tuition to Ibo ftct that wo tire i loudlncoui our gill bills for December at the M per cunt late Wo ate aware that IIlIder our own lrancbo wo Dave Iu lb hollno right 10 charge more I this 30 contm per 1000 cohlu toottor IIlIurnlg and we rate not now working Elder the francbl oC the Now Amerlcau las and Fuel coinpitliy We had hoped that tbo gas quostli would have boon tuttlcd Ieloro the end 01 December so tbattho bills for Docem bar Could hlV gono out ou u now scale or 111101 event Ib1 home clIIlrolllleo co1l1e1 have been made to cover the bull ness for that month As It has uufortu scaly been hllpollIlo to do Ibis we tblnk that you will arco wltb us that k I wOllld bo mlslcicllui to Iho public lu send tbllUallborao of 30 cents per 1000 und card Only tender our negotiations moo dllllcult to rompleo Wo trust t therefore Ihlll we ebnll bo Iho support of your cummlltoo lu adhering adher-ing lo thoSO cents rate for Ibo mouth of December and have deemed II right to Inform > oil nl our action In this matter In order that wo may continue to work lu harmony IN lib your commltleo Tim in n rl y r < loll then cJucluJeB as follow Ka that although they admit they lave no right to charge marathon SO cents per 1000 cubic feet they proceed lo send out their bill and 10 cannot Iholll In pie at trio plain terms oC their Iranchlo 111 open disregard or the rights oft Hi 0 can IIUlOro cl eOllllOon honesty oveo on the cruuud that It would be misleading labile Ibo la-bile Wby misleading Ibo terms of their franchise are plain and they nd wit that they nndorlaud them That It would rciidcr our negotiations more dlllleutt 10 compltl7 Why NOT The ommille one anti all only want 10 do right arid 1 do not belloval that allY ot them wilt for one moment endorse tiny on ell pOD wronl dolllo fby wero car laJiily not acting a lu list motly won he they traotcentlcd eory Uv of right and rea ho n outy yet tboy calmly ak tbe com Iteo I 10 uniform II cold1ioodod nOd all kuowledgod I 001 |
