| Show C THE GAS QUESTION I I Vigorous Action by the Citizens Gas 1 Committee i UEMOUHL 10 lilt CIlY IOUHII Atking Hut Ilie Has And I Hcctrlc Llglll ContpiiiiJ b Hi 111 la leiuH of lonlrac A meeting of the general oimmiltei on the natural IU controversy WAF held lit the Chamber of Cow mite Ute yesterday eltirnoonand a memor 1XI to the City Council adopted The morlll was drawn up by EJwa F Taylor Judge U F Colbornan Charles M Owen aud was signed by W A NeWon U chairman and ChasM Chas-M Own sea be clary A restalut fin was adopted asklnz the City Council lasa nu ordinance providing pro-viding that any and all gets or electric light meters now In use or bolo 10 be in still shall upon request of Any consumer ha tilled by an aulborlre person and that such Inspectou shell have the fight to regulate auch maters to alaudard rneaiult and hall KITH tot to-t If conumo a ttIItC rII0Catoj bowIng bow-ing the date and variations ot such meter and ball keep a record ol loop tests i 11 M Mllner Edward F Tayltr and James Anderson weroctioiena t i committee I to l wilt upon the City l Council next lucsday even fair and I nrianntthiimern3rlil which ll I aa lot I I Jowl all To the Honorable Mayor and City Coun Il ell T Hill Lake City Ulan I Your ImmnoriallU a committee 01 citizen and the chamber or commerce by Its directors t respectfully represent i i treat within I a short allloeincra i of our i city natural s Hold title I 1 here I nxlbti 0 largo gas development ot which 1 a great bouellt lo our olilteu for light and fuel that I here exists a 0 ror3l10 known as the I I ball Lake and Ogden Gas and 12 octrio I Light coninuuyv hose business consists I I t among other thing of Ibo illatrlbullnn I I of gas died to millim at their own solicitation solici-tation your honorable I body ha < hereto I t 1 I lore granted a franchise hereby they ij were parmlted to Cents py cur strains I with their gas mature I That In accordauea with Ibo forms 01 II Bald franchi a maximum charge of 30 our it per M cubit feet nan allowed thank for natural Ka > a prlco which ai considerably i 1 siderably In excess of file ilmruo par rallied In otborettle of the Untied Sro I In like condition that this IranUilo was duly accepted by this corporation In the year Iberia said cotpqr Ill mad a contract with file noV AncerlearaGai IId Fuel comp ny for the product ot the SUM well by which the Hill Lak I f and Ogden llaa and UloUrlo Light lom poor acquired Ibo use of the franchise which hal I limit Brained Iho said New Am Hcin 00 < Rod Inol cOlllpny Ioy our prdeoro III < Jco allli urblr whlh a Siarii nol lo oicrnl to cents per M cubic feel was permitted Ahljhpriaiiire j Ipo lino 13J4 mile aIn a-In jersJ01 Inche In 1 a dlamo er A ae sub offluontly 011111 < 11 I coIIIIII1f 100 toc1lige ptufro If oll alldlho R wOIk lor h pur iio ocfcnrmylni title gas lo iho city Upon the coinletlin if flat Ill e title all romuimn of ilia gum were noilllpl 1 by 4 tald Sal I Lake und Often liaiandlFC I life Light COIIIIRII II flat oror cortoln I IdA I jVolurnh dJ 0 natural gat only fluid 10 lurnl bod mid to unily IhoruaiUoH with 81M3 an piloncome as 111111111 be necessary for ho uio or letters fra Baying ties altornadval its is was ciliate at conIloralolo Cost to the Coneillinotp At a subs quent date a conto WR limits by hl tori < ration fall It 1 tlir ot tnwlin at as own Bull operalor gas Ivoll111 I Im 1 alllo loculll for 0 out VI > 01 natural go 6n OJ olor 16 1800 the New Amol cn Oa unit Fact company vski 110 Mood hI 1 lb Bait LIlo allli Og1e Gati Brad 11 rIc 11gb I eOllly hal J cXL1 I A s nnlld I Ihu con like 1010100 osl Ill a e1 ould socilVo 110 uoo get from hol I r uoln1 In luthuraneo It action 0111 cut 4 n the line front 1lr wolllo Ibo highpregiure main On Novllllo 7IBJOthoocom a tern pO0fyPbrAgGhI R tl 1 lestod until r N veknbr 10 loe I a cirjJl lines that oblaln In all known natural gas Built Oil said NOHlllbo 10 b the norIJ1 eOlldluon wero lignite jostimed four by the regulation 01 1 sateen hy the Salt 1 Like Laid Ogden OA and Klocirlo Ihlll been panylliorlilz us worn not given the items 1II0r hOlD conditionn h 1 it were given a mind gas ret a lowprosllre the so cres I ally lor which 1 ties not lot been aatlalao I lorlyei allied AIolll train Iline Iho consumers metal I noWd by postal cards and nucleus In the papere turn said corporation bal I the supply of natural gas hal become I BO precarious that lu justice lo Ibo I COIIlImo told corporation could not continue 10 furnb this product but liinJt colors to the use of artificial gal file ihareos lor which ranged doiii 1 S > 1012 porAl cubic feet 10 commencolroui Veolllbor I IhVJ I Abscond III this nolp R number 011 the conurno 1IIllogelher ouau I heard therneelves into R committees or In vMtigation i as In the truth no this state I client I At the second meeting or the cooum oral committee an Invitation was el funded oy the ooelon 01 the t Clmtnbor 01 Commerce 10 bold R Int meeting 01 that body to Consider the situation At this 1n001Iu woo preterit Menton troy ward Mothers and Kolnpf ol the Malt Lake and O don Cla and Eloorio Light company Mr Driver for Lot 11 L Vrlver Co and Mr HOROM of like NoW Amelleau Gas and Mitt toui any Iho Iomut n of the dlirerenl parties then mod wero 00 diametrically oppoHed that It its decided appoint a su licoininllteo 01 seven persons i who nhonM make an xooxnnilnutlonoribocondltlona ofour tuialcai aupply This Ilivntlcn stock ham been OOlllpld and two reports tiled which aroU ibmltil herawlll both > ot which are agreed that an tit pros enl dovtlopotl thorn Is I an amplu all pply 01 calnral gal for doiiiemlo purposed and for a vorJeonalolelolo lorroake over and above the pro > ont tomuini tiou The dmclopniem of this gas Held 1 H an yet ancestor but entered into In good faith by persons who If fairly encouraged vo III five every ondeas arto Increase the Supply to its fullc callous What ho ull1l11ot on ability of this Held Is I deal not appear but Ibo Indications are very favorable 1rlo to this meeting notice had 10 Iooon enl by aUt corporation to 11 L VIoL Co that on and tailor r Uoeomber II last that the laid Iootlo light company com-pany would not rucolvo or dlarlbuto natural Boa Ihtsaolinn wai prevented by Diher t Co who applied lo our courts and obtained temporary trillion lion restraining till proposed action There art suits Involving i large amounts money for gal cheireliall f to have been delivered by 11 I Driver d Oo and the Now Amorleoll Gas unit Pool comny and not accounted fir by Iho Halt Lake still Ogden Ua and lectrlc I Unlit company com-pany upon whoso mortis Ihe rourta have not as yet pitted but from the Intjrma lion at hand file loss by leakage appuara to bo very largo still 1 at time excessive Inasmuch an only 60 per cent of all gai delivered to the hlLbpioiUro total Is I is I 1311ily eounlo1 for After a careful oooldomUon 01 the rc port Leforo themyour memorialists are or the opinion riral llmt there la I a suniclonoyof natural gas to aupply alt domestic de intends for fuel and light In this oily Second Unit tho HII Lake and Ogden Gas and Utctrli Light company have hot rated reaketonablea and proper onto to Freont litakago nnMot hcor and not pressure mains and lo aupply their COlUllle wi b go al a pro per Iro sure Third That the claim that the aupply of go ot Roo too precarloun1 wass not founded on any eubiMUathatlsor I foot nor madoe In good lallb IourthThat since October 28 leoo at fools II nol beaver the I SAlt Ik Rod Ogden la < anti I Electric Light company have con Inually MulLti I this olpion lairne of their fr nchl > o In charging to cents per M cubic lots get nulural w 1141 ib lhailt aipcara ole liolnliu i t oil rf the Nail InU and Ofdi u < lai WL 1loolrlo Mali company I to hrmilo Iho IUllnrnl U IlIIIotr Ioy CITY IIIon III I lejr power tible4 ItO orbi1II do friend mido lo tin i eub iciuinil < 00 tire cook Orki will Yr slit morla la a IniUt that In I return rr file ablla Rllrhlc era 11 d the Bell Lake aid Ogd kn Um and lclilo Light cumpany in < 010 cf Ihl City leave a tight to demand from all com ny a milci c impllai to wlLh I file tcrma t pullf r i6lr friinclilc and that I they have Ibo race to relay 01 Ibo Park Mentioned III paid Imoo I I ho natural gas which intense loss placed ut our Ioutl It 10 further Insistall first the franchise 10 111 thin gets wa obtained at the t natraticiol old conipany atilt sea title price Used In tald l 1 fnnctiso was nfrocij lo by aid company That laid Ulul any entered Into Jim buM eLi dlsuluutliiK first ketes with ha arta olon Reid b1 ro uluUfycon Idored fully every bii luo Jack unTbo lorD It ap It Ijot I for IU Mild rianchtso That LCCUW of said franchise and bo cause 01 the ropren olon I o bf bo said cotnpanr iho toploof fill COUIIIIUlllty itore Induced no only lo lortifo the uo 01 or IIlelII ra and CUlllp Doll to make CIOllolvobugoIII illuminating appil Into IoUI I or IIIdlleed to oodon boa Ing nd Cooking appAratato and auto ply shou C lies vitals upollho move range and hurnen lIueory to the burnlne ol natural kam for luol It H I further insisted that Hold Nail Ioko and Ogden Gas and Men tic LlaIH Company ought not to be terniltted when file fancy todo no Seizes It 10 no eonvolllonco dloco01Illd Ibo cell oral public Ioy cea1l t 0 1 orations under any particular portion ot tire franchise fran-chise granted lo U by the city Iho community hate a right lo know for a longer period than from day lo day what II may depend upon from those who have acquired right from them lo distribute dis-tribute gas and furnish light Your mmoIII oe conloood that Iho supply ol natural gas la odju e for all lubornaL purposes mind lor Ibo iinniodl mo future and thai If life little line wcra iroperly protected from leikago and said company would In good retail and by proper business molhoda attempt to fcuri Istopisno 1ly natural fuel there would b no fur liter oounccmout 01 the failure of the product So far as your memorialists are able lo Judge also I poalllon of the HM Lake and Ogden das and KUrtrlo Light company com-pany la to make Its uorvlcta under thou tho-u franchise so uuocrtaln and utipopularastoLitiallyollableit t I lo entirely en-tirely cease iho delivery of the natural produo and thus open the doora lo Ibo cliverv of a much moro ofe ponotvo land 01 via liable form 01 gas 10 Iho end hal I lla prollta and the burdens of the polo may bo Increased Your inmnorHllls therefore pray that your honorable body w stand by the pontiff in this emergency and demand the ttrlct carrying out of the gas franchise fran-chise upon ibo rascally II revocation Ir r f of all other portion of oII hnini and a ItI upon all proposition li l proposed by ho Suit Iako ami Ocdon 1 J wild oJIr hlo Jgbt comOaoy 10 Inco lis I I nm iblso Rlld bih r rhlf lbo clialiiiTlt now baa upon Ibo people that they bead be-ad to bo heard lu opposition heroin And your memorialists will ever party I |
