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Show MERCHANTS' USBT TO COTJATES The Merchants' Light & Power company com-pany of Ogden will be granted a franchise to do business in Salt Lake City, this statement being made by members of the city commission following fol-lowing a two hours'" session with representatives rep-resentatives of the Ogden concern Tho only reason the franchise was not voted at once was a rule recently adopted by the commission that franchise fran-chise applications must lay over for a week after approval lu order that possible objoctions to the grant may be made. Residents of First West street recently made the assertion that "snap judgment" was taken in the franchise grant to th0 Utah county interurban railroad, and the commission commis-sion IntendG to avoid such ciiticism in the future Tho Merchants Light & Power company's franchise will come up for flua! passage at Wednesda. morning's meeting of the commission. Representatives Object. Attorney James H. DeVlno and General Manpger P. M. Parry of the Ogden company were present at yesterday's yes-terday's meeting of. the commission in Salt Lake. Changes in the original draft of tho franchise made by City Attorney II. J. Dlninny occasioned much discussion, and the commission took a recess until 3 o'clock In the afternoon for further consideration. Mr. DeVino objected strongly to a condition inseited by the city attorney attor-ney that the company would have to obtain permission of tho commission for the use or stieets for every extension exten-sion made, and tho commissioners supported Lho Ogden man in hig contention. con-tention. .An executive session of the commission commis-sion was held during the recess, and whoji lho body reconvened aL 3 o'clock tho ordinance, as amended, was road, tho. Merchants Light & Pow-or Pow-or company representatives cheerfully cheerful-ly agreeing to all requirements. By the terms of the franchise grant, tho Ogden concern pledge J-Kelf J-Kelf to -furnish electrical energy to consumers atra price less than charged at present. In "its application for a ftanchise, vrtiich was filed February 17, the company promised to save the municipality $3,000 a year In street lighting If given the contract, and to save to the citizens the? round sum of $J5,i55 a year on lighting of stores and residences. |