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Show WHAT THE PROPOSED FRANCHISE TO GAS COMPANY CALLS FOR Fifty-year Privilege, With Rates to be Placed at $1.25 as Maximum for Gas City Gets $100 a Year in Free Gas But Rates Can Be Changed If Cost of Production of Gas Increases. The amendment to tho new ordinance ordi-nance granting the Utah Light & Traction company, its successors and assigns a gas franchise in Ogden City provides for the usual rights and privileges priv-ileges to enter on all streets, avenues, alloys, public places, etc., and to lay gas pipes, gas mains, service pipes, curbing boxes, etc., on all said streets. The franchise Is granted for fifty years, and as paymont to Ogden City for this fifty year franchise the gas company agrees to malto the following follow-ing rates to tho public: For the first two thouoand cubic feet of gas, $1.25 per thousand cubic feet. For the next five thousand cubic feet, $1.15 per thousand cubic feet All In excess of seven thousand cubic cu-bic feet, $1.00 per cublo foot. The proposed franchise, if enacted, gives the gas company the right to raise the price of gas, if the cost of production increases, and if the city commissioners and the gas company cannot agree upon a price in such event, it 1b provided for a submission to arbitration. The proposed franchise also provides pro-vides that, if it violates any ordinance of Ogden City, or of the franchise, the city shall give thirty days' notice In writing and, if the company, for six months thereafter falls to comply with tho requirements of the law or franchise, the same shall become null and void. One hundred dollars' worth, of gas Is granted to Ogden City each year of the franchise. It provides that 50 cents per month shall be the minimum monthly charge for meter rates. It also grants to the gas company tho right to make each consumer put up a reasonable amount tit cash as a guarantee that prompt payment will bo made. The company also Is granted grant-ed the right to put in tho "pay as you go gas meter." A sort of nickel in the slot machine, we presume, will be Installed for the prepaying system. The gas company also reserves the right to .satisfy Itself of the responsibility responsi-bility of all consumers in granting them credit. Outside of theso points, the balance of tho franchise is of such matters as are usually granted in a franchise. The gas company also agrees to give a $25,000 bond that It will hold the city harmless from any damago and that they will promptly repair all streets and excavations they make, and shall obey the ordinances of Og- rlon Ctv |