Show N TO 5 BONOS SHOWN Logan Light Plant Issue Opposed LOGAN Ma May 10 At At t a a a. meeting of t the board of directors of the Chamber chamber of commerce held Tuesday evening a committee composed of ofRa Ra Bay B D. D West T. T H. H s William Edwards A A. II II 11 Thompson and D D. C C. Budge appointed at a previous meeting to examine the plans for the proposed new city electric light plant as proposed bYo bYthe by bythe the city ite commission b presented a report o reviewing re I the history and achievements of the present plant of the theA and containing a survey surrey I A views lews expressed by several everal consulting con con- suiting engineers as to the capacity I r f the proposed plant as compared I with Its Us cost The general tenor of the report is one of disapproval pro al of the plan to bond for S to construct a new plant and restore to maximum efficiency the old one one to be used as an em plant In case of ot a breakdown The directors accepted the report but tools took no action Upon It it H. Wednesdays Wednesday's Wednes Wednes- days day's mail mall carried to city taxpayers a n. pamphlet issued by the city commIssion commission com corn mission strongly favoring the project and bond 0 Issue s reciting reciting- its dl present value and past set accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- l ments setting t forth rth proposed Im Improvements Improvements irn- irn which will double th the present plant capacity One statement state state- m ment nt is 18 that during the 1 past ast eleven years ears the city has saved in street lighting alone by bv reason of owning its own plant It states the theold theold thep old p plant t 1 is nearly gone and the i R new one will I be efficient It a asks if tho the citizens wish to abandon and lose the highly valuable waterpower waterpower waterpower water- water power site and right and assumed power site and right and assume municipal ownership of or the public 1 utilities one of the city's greatest assets The campaign and election bid fair to be more lively than a apolitical apolitical apolitical political election |