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Show iifniT PLANT IS llGEI PJ CITY COMMISSION J IS PORTION OF BOND ISSUES 1 That Multitude of Citizens Will Corroborate State-B1 State-B1 That thr One Great Argument Is Their Monthly Bill I Rdered by Utah Power and Light Company; Cite Rec lltS I ds Logan and Brigham Plants; Newark's Success iPespite Obstacles Over Ten Year Period. ptv commissioners of Ogden arc asking the public to ;Bfb w.t jia f minion dollars of which will be foithc purpose tMorif ,. . X iu ti.i.ni. ip.i mwor ruHi i : ir h i -...nt UjB1'.,." IVliv citizens of frtl.M, ask. .1 In otr On tiET ' ,h). r.r Ihe city !n the matt.-If. of power and llrrr ttB jn rr,.. ,j , corporation well equipped for th service needed0 " Bt?ui'. 1 .'.'' ,!-r "p'-iatlng this jtp Io Is no: icn- ImB1 n . .uier. PyL.i ... citizens will corroborate the statemenl thai Lhi one Bi bBE n' in I "' ' ' 1"'v '" I'1"1' i- ' " lr i.ionthlj bill rJKjV ,)-. I'..; 1 -'. A.- T.Ilit. which th. v des.-i it..- ct.nttnuully as. l nj AIRN1 SS Ol UftGl MINTS. Bitot tlie accounts avc exorbitant la proved. The same corporation, the 91L.li:i..-r . i .-r'i i-'Hak' .hue- ..... . and In Og KLj . r I.''''- A- tor - i i I .an nil ,.. . .! n. ? rtrth-r'tii- ' 1 ''" f-:'" fl !'"' :,v ' e.i.son of t!.- fact that the t't.-ih ,'JB,r& L inj has proved ell to be a monopoly which will not ,0 continue those exorbitant ind unfali methods A cheap rate .,.""jK'r .... . .. it.al j : pi ml In .JK,;. V a . i th muni' JJKprj in Mi'.' ' i - .1 a.i i u.c. In u inldHn trbhr-.r' - "ITl1 ' '" 11 .:. I n ti.lil if up- PHI SUCCESS QUESTION. ( go.. . ,. .:u..ns may obji 1 to tl e equipping of a municipal plant on th IIMEs '"''i-'. no ground In reason why thej IUBHv Numf-ro'.is : . i-'H r. y..ar Numerous muni-l,..jl mTk- 'J" ' ls ground " r ts.u, mat ... BHfcbl p,vr .no! Ik'ht pi-n lu i. would succeed. 1 BflKt t'( I so o ' uiroci aving to the community in the light-1 Bc; the : bi'i; ! a igilanl K f-r,v-. r the ....SL'i afrpptc 1 M EJIWORKS in l pt 4 municipal enterprise should always1 fall la disproved by the faci j r own . i rworku department here which, since its inception, has lasavtngs to the wai-r-uti-rs of (Jgden some $800,000. This computa-j ktaed on figures charged by the water system when it was in private I tetua profit; ol your water works department during 1920 were It. p. om department l."! charged al the rate commaplV used by ecti'ti'ii if. profits would have been $83,363.10 hi that year. ' l4Biitieri; i . . i i works department is the useful donkey of; FWfni. There an- hurgfl I" it expen.v.'s that it need not be called Mr In strlc; acoou: lnu For instance the salary of the mayor Is paid, ill Juutls. Suifly i:o further argument is needed to prove that al Benterprise ran he not only a success, but a very' great one. HOW NEWARK Ifler i i v'.t ... -in.ilar proposition the city of Newark, N J , on this ver r.in omiaentlng o.i It recently, Mayoi ) aniii: The victory corr.' i-iu-i a fight of ten year 1 have brought ftiBMutr uptime a:.d again, knowing that in the end it would v. In oil This victory is uuu :, -pit. uf absolute orders laaued by pollti-cal pollti-cal hif.i of Lu'.h i.r. i... : ml il proposition be killed. K'Threc of tru- foul n papers here fought the matter bltterlj-, j rfsjjta tU ; ", !.- "I- i Tin matter w oppose;, L 'HiUo. o ti.' ri i": i: h Hp" ind r "Munkli '1 i iv. i.r rvhip is not an experiment in Newark any more. T'o pr ooo iua of 'i'1 1 . .. .-. .in."-. I ... mor. '.i -v ,0o0 In Improvements have been H "Seven y. over a inuuleipally-ownod asphalt plant, .ltfcaf reiu..' .i :.. ol p:i .i.u nd rep ring o i- . J Mr. m ...... ttoo i i. m it i is been auchu success thai . "u Pago .Nine) iHIGIPUL LIGHT PLANT IS URGED (Continued frin lnc One) plating additions which Will make It possible for us to supply asphalt to neighboring communities." SOME UTAH INSTANCES. In your neighboring iiy, la-van. a municipal power and light plant was installed in J 903 -1 'J i' 4 with a capacity of 500 K. W In two units at a cost, of 192.000. Since that time $12,000 of the indebtedness has been redeemed j leaving a balance to date of $80,000. and In addition $30,000 has been spent on perfecting the distributing system in the lust two years. The plant Is now , valued at $147,000. The current Is sold to the people at the equivalent of S-lOths of one cent per K. W hour and tho approximated waving to the Logan people has been estimated at L twet n $400,000 and $500,000. Your neighbors at P.rlpham City are operating ft municipal light anu power plant at a great saving to the p. ople. As an example of the method of "one rate to you, and another rate If you kl K hard enough." let this instance be quoted of where K. G. Kowe, ann hia neighbors. Kirk. Snath and Mct'un , Ion- in Ogdi n. ask.-d for a small extension to be made to their dwellings for which they were asked the sum of $125 each by the Utah Power & Light company. These gentlemen made the exorbitant chargo known t6 the public through the columns of The Standard. They were then asked . $36 each. 'They remonstrated again through the pewspaper and the company then found It possible to make the extension nl a cost of $2n to each of ih o. That is. two hard kicks through a publicity agent In the shapo of a newspaper .netted these gentlemen a saving sav-ing Of $10j each, riii.i; -i pp m c r issphs. Citizens are urged to suppOrt the bond issue in the hope of breaking an unfair monopoly, and cuit.-i ; net ing an ecoilomlc, lair and m-ultable municipal power and light system. Should the citizens support this measure their interests will be safeguarded. safe-guarded. The system will be kept out of 'politics" and be held In check by ia committee of advisory and supervisory experts, who will be called in by the city commissioner. ogden citizens paid to the Utah Power & Light company a sum of 1200,000 last year. That some of the citizens who use most power are in sympathy with your city commission Is already known. Several of the largest larg-est user of power and light h:.ve gone out of their way to assure the city commissioners that they hope the bond Issue will be ratified and tflo municipal muni-cipal light and power plant become on i itabllShed fact. LOGAN'S RE oi;is The Logan plant installed In P'"3 and F.u4 with capacity of 500 EC. W. In two units. P.onds were Issued at f and ti per cent $65,000, $15,000, $ 12.000 Total. $92,000 Twelve thousand dollars in bonds have been redeemed and $80,000 Is ?llll unpaid An efficient distribution on which $30,000 has been spent the past two years. I lant valued, according to audit made In 190S, $112,000; amount spent since audit. $35.000 Total, $147,000. Cost of distribution sjstem from plant about $105,000. Current sold to the people at tno present rates at 8-10 cents per K. W. hour. Special tax levied on tax-payers for maintenance In 16 years has been $G,00u. Approximate savings to Logan of from $100,000 to $500,000. in Logun lignis are supplied at lo cents and 15 cents a month for each light, burning day and night. |