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Show MUNICIPAL PUNT WORKiNd (re ii Itlvir Now One of Hot I Iglilcit ( lllcx ii)lnn. llltHA ItlMHt Htpt 6 Thecltl-sens Thecltl-sens r this ilt) last night rejoiced nnd celebrated their victor), nfter n long struggle, of near I) flvn )enm of continuous effort upon tho part or the rltjgorrrnment to work out wa)s nml mean of n successful lighting syitim Several franchise ror lights had been naked ror, but ulvvn) met opposition At Inst thn cltlicn joined hand mid ever) available means was brought Into pin) so that thv city could own nnd operate lis own light system At Inst their cfrort have been irovtncd with wiccess. It wna nnuounced last Wednesday that the big transformer had come nnd tin lights Would be turned on nt 0 o'clm k Kalurday Hevrrnl liiiiulred people were on llroadvvii) last night, waiting ror Mayor Charles Mel'herson to iiush tho button that would light the whole rtty Kven electrician whs used und evcnllilng wna In rendmcri wbtatb mn)or sent ckctrlilty throuih vm street In the clt) Dill, ranr nb'sw blew nnd hundreds of pcopt, aa forward rejoicing The mayor ? picked up nnd carried over to linU wn), where n crowd nunlled him so tho rest or tha clt) "dads, and tm ench of them made n speech. n mn)u announced Hint the ktnofu city would be lost for the night ui ror nil to enjo) thrtntclrei. A ti frco banquet wu served and toug tho famous cnntnloui cs watrroil and peachis vvero pile 1 up, trtrrNi to help himself The Midland trnll from the tit rW bridge ovir tho Green tntr it is west city limits Is now n great U wu) " Tho blnxo or light alaei Ui routo will be met with approval k thn tourlNts who lome t thttitral ler tho long stretch or desert on ho aides. |