Show Election Tuesday Backs Light Plant At the special 1 municipal election eJection held Tuesday in Bountiful th th much discussed question of install install- int installing 11 jag ing in local municipal electric light and power plant was settled witha with a vote of ot 5 12 for and against the proposition Two exceedingly well ell attended were the meetings held MId Saturday and Monday evenings where able speakers for and against the pro pro- pro project This means me-ans that revenue bonds to the amount of oC will be issued to build this light and pov cc distributing system This is one of the votes over votes votes- ever cn cast t in the cit city at any dee elec- election deetion elec election tion There was just one polling place which was at the city hall where ballots were used six of which were found to be defected The Tho hard fought question of whether or or- not the city should in- in intall install in install stall tall a diesel die el r and its own power was Vas decided dedde by a 3 I fraction over 61 per cent of those regist registering ring their votes in the mat mat- matter matter matter ter voting for Many who came cama were turned away because they were not properly registered For about a year the subject of before mut municipal ownership has been be- be before be fore fOTe the city council for discussion They have studied it from angles alt oW alJ ingles have hale visited d plants in oper oper- operation oper- oper operation operation in other cities and towns in inthe inthe inthe the state and out They voted un- un unanimously un unanimously distribution to buy the present dis- dis dis system from from- its owners bu- bu split on whether to buy or gen gen- gen generate erate the power used voting three to two Jmes E Burns D T Bur Bur- Bur and and- George W Graham voting JamesH consistently for and James H Rampton Ran and J A Taylor as consistently against Thus the vote vote- stood at the final pa passage passage- Ba II o of of the resolution to buy and the drafting of an ordinance whereby the necessary money could be borrowed to tv finance the project Immediately a petition was fi filed the two bills by citizens who felt that a divided council could not express the will of the majority of the people Th Tho- Tho peoples Tho-people's peoples people's vote stands almost th tb same game the returns show After After- the polls closed and the votes had been counted a big dem dem- demon dern- dern demonstration on wa was staged The fire truck truck- was driven up and down Main street the siren screech screeched screeched ed the streets were filled with people and a huge bonfire was was built in the street near the tabernacle grounds |