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Show value of their bends and their case is still in courts. If the decision goes against Logan we still can borrow 28,000 If in its favor $65,000. We can borrow the $28,000 without reaching the limit of indebtedness indebted-ness in question. It is the meaning of the Council to put in a plant in either case but until the decision is given we do not know on which basis to proceed. We do not want to start on a $65,000 basis with $28,000 nor a $28,000 one if we have $65,000 at our command. I The committee can give an account of every day's time since' the lighting proposition was placed in their hands and can show that no time has been lost. We trust the people will be patient and consider us sincere in the matter. We wish to assure as-sure them that we will do everything every-thing in our power to install an i electric lighting plant for Logan City. Lorenzo Hansen, E. W. Robinson, N. M. Hansen, Committee. DISCUSS Light Committee i Reports Pro- .' ! gress. t ; Inasmuch as there seems to be an unsettled condition in the , minds of the people concerning' the present status of the electric I light propositions, the committee in whose hands the matter has ,, been placed feel it wise to make , a statement of the progress of their work up to this time. , j We believe that as soon as the facts are understood the people will see th t everything has been done that can be done and that nobody has been neglectful in the matter, j As soon as the election was over the requisite time was tak-, I en for advertising for bids. When that time was up, we had ;. three bids, two from parties in , the east and one from the state. I I One of the eastern bids offered ! co take the bonds at 4 per cent., i provided we pay an additional !' 2 per cent, to them to test the legality of the issue. The other j i eastern parties offered to take the bonds at 4 per cent., but re-' fused to accompany the bid with ' a check covering 2 per cent, to ! show good faiths as required by y Taw, until the legality pf the is-; is-; sue should be determined. The bid of the state was to take the j bonds at 4 per cent., this being I accompanied by a certified check i of 2 per cent to. show good faith. Their bid also was made subject to the legality of the issue. It is plain that the proposition of the state was the only one we could entertain. The council coun-cil therefore accepted the state's' offer, and at once authorized the committee to proceed in the matter mat-ter and help the state to satisfy itself concerning the right to issue is-sue bonds. The state authorities refused to forward ,: the money without the question- being de-j cided by the supreme court, in j order to expedite matters, an attempt at-tempt was made to get the case before the supreme court without its first having gone through the district court. This the for-, mer refused to allow and referred referr-ed it back to the district court. Within a week from that time we had the decision of the latter in the city's favor. On the 26th of November the case was placed on the supreme court calendar to come up Feb. 16th. Repeated efforts have been made to have it advanced on the calender but without avail. . In fact there nas been no regular session of the court since that time and will not be until Feb. Ninth. There is no opposition in this case. The city is both prosecut. ing and defending it and it l-s ouly an inexpensive friendly suit. We believe that it would be absurd from a business standpoint stand-point to expect eastern parties to forward 165,000 to any city without with-out thorough investigation, of the legality of the issue. We do not wtntto be parties to the sa e j of any illegal bonds that will j throw Logan City into end.ess jitigation as was the case with thecitvof Helena, Their law suits accasioned by such a step have cost, them twice the face |