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Show mm light is ASKING FOR FRANCHISE The application mad.e by Local Manager Man-ager S. T, Whitaker for the amendment amend-ment and oxtenslon of the Utah Lleht & Railway company's franchises to operate electric light and gas distributing distrib-uting systems, presented tn the board of city commissioners Inst night, was referred to the committee of the whole and the city attorney for consideration. Tho application asks that the old franchises, undor which the company is now operating, be extended and amended, it being related that the Utah Light R. Railway company has been operating for a number of years and Is now operating under franchises franchis-es given to the Salt Lake & Ogdcn Gas and Klectrlc Light company for a period of thirtj-five years, the franchises fran-chises dnting from 1S03. The date of the termination of the od franchises is J91S. The Utah Light & Railway company com-pany desires at this time that the fianchlses for the handling ot gas and light in the city be in the name of the. company, and that, inasmuch as there will be extensive improvements improve-ments made within the next few months, the franchise should be mado to cover a period of fiftv years from this date. It is proposed by the company to mako better terms with the city in ( regard to furnishing light and ga3 to the municipality than aro given in the old franchises, nnd alao to make such improvements as will meet the needs of the city at larae. |