| Show DR DR- R STOCKS GIVES HIS VIEWS ON THE TAE PROPOSED LIGHT LIGHTf f PLANT FOR BOUNTIFUL Last weeks Clipper in m regards reg-ards to light ht power poser PO er plant was 15 obviously written to Cl create cate public sentiment against the city entering into the tta i power po bu business a as it was wis ts aery a very ery misrepresentation of facts as they n ne e been determined by the ini m in estimation of plants that th are owned and operated b by bv cIties b by the city council of Bountiful A delegation was as sent to Elko Eiko one to LO Logon Login one to l Lehi hl with Ith the resulting information that they v vere v ere all satisfied and ind making mone money Elko Eiko claimed it cost them 3 K W hour to produce energy hile Lehi Lehr claimed chimed d 1 and Logan LoganI I p- p 1 G for the of ener energy We have e had no opposition to but bu Ing Ing- the distribution system s stem and venerating plant e except b by the Utah Po Power er 8 Light Co foi fOl the reason that it would take t 11 a an ay av from them more than 15 00 a year vear now paid by the Bountiful Light 8 PO Power Po er CoThey Co They say sav sa and everyone ever one who has to do with Ith this trans trans-tc- transaction tion buy the Bountiful Light Tower Po Power er Co and continue to bu buy lech from the Utah Power S k LI Light m ht Company company This is a fine proposition if nue e had the money 01 of bonding capacity y to to do so and the people would cote cotea votia ote otea 2 a general obligation to do this But Buwe we do not have the mone money or the 3 bonding capacity to do so Bute But we e have hane the financing agency who will furnish us th the money to pay for the present tern of the Bountiful Light 8 Pow Pow- r Co and also foi fOl the installation of ofa a generating plant and ind ask only is lS a means of returning that t money mone and interest est the 1 e of such cuch a plant after all operating e ee e pences hive been taken out If the they did not think or know this was a feasible proposItion they would not furnish the money mone as Bountiful is not putting up a t tent Cent or bonding the people or city m in an any w way y All you you ou are asked to todo do is to 1 I eeD on plying p our ourI I light bills as you are now it no in m increase increase crease in rate and in 10 to 15 cars care you VOU will 0 own n the whole hole system and have havet i t fine sum in m the treasury After this is paid foi lot we e will III have havel ha haa e a l net revenue that will practically take lake care of the city e expenses without taxation We could then elthe eithe cut the light bill bills 01 or ta taxes es of 01 both The city councils only interest m in inthis i this proposition is to e eventually get geta a le enu from ts is utilities get a i lighted town and help d defray the I the expenses c without increasing the tax ta ta levy each year We need a lot of Improvement but can not have llave them without In increasing increasing creasing our taxes ta and we 1 I now of no other source of revenue avail all available able to Bountiful except e a light and PO power er system rc revenue By J C STOCKS Mayor layor |
