Show MAYOR JC STOCKS MAKES REPLY TO GEO M GADSBY I January 1 1935 35 Mr lr GeOr George e M Gadsby 1 General Manager l Power I Light Co Salt Lake City near Sir I Your letter of January ad- ad adI addressed ad addressed dressed to me as Mayor of Boun Boun- Bountiful Bountiful Bountiful City received You state I that this letter is for the purpose of extending an offer of the thc Utah Power Light Co which expired In last t December to sell seU the dis- dis distribution dis distribution system m in Bountiful to th the City You i ou further state that your I proposal of November 1st 1934 was not acted upon because of the adoption by the City Council of a resolution and ordinance on No- No November November No November vember and the referendum election to be be held heM January 1935 Such is not the fact Your proposal al was submitted to the City Council b by Councilman Rampton on November in inthe inthe inthe the form oran of or an ordinance and was very definitely rejected by the City Council the same evening by re- re recorded recorded re recorded I corded vote as us shown by the min min mm- minutes utes It follows then that the adoption adoption adoption tion of the above mentioned resolution resolution tion tinn and ordinance had no whatsoever upon your proposal al which was acted upon before belore the adoption of the said resolution and ordinance The statement contained in your letter Jetter which was wag released by bv you yon for publication tends to create the impre impression sion amon among all an who rend read the same same- that Bountiful City did didI I not give ive due consideration to your proposal aJ Such is not the fact The City Council had before It I arid seriously considered for more than a year proposals for purchase and for construction of or a municipal power plant including purchase of the system of the Bountiful Light Power Co The Th-e City also con con- considered V purchasing power from I your our company compan Th The rea reasons ons why Bountiful City cho chose e to construct j it its own municipal system and diesel power plant in c to all aH other plans have been dis- dis discussed dis discussed cussed so much an dare so well wellI known that further discussion sion of them would be futile I Furthermore your act after the Bountiful Light Licht ou Power Company Ia last layt t November in repudiating an 3 agreement h hour our O City had entered into with this last company for the purchase of itS it entire system gives the coun- coun councilmen councilmen coun the impression sion that the Utah Power Light Co does not notre re regard rd highly its contractual rc re- re of this kind and because of this it would be unwise for the City to enter into any contract I with it it I Respectfully yours yours I IJ J C STOCKS Mayor |