Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-28 | Page 5 | Utah and Idaho News

I III UTAH AND IDAH IDAHO NEWS NEWS' il MUNICIPAL LIGHT I PLANT FOR LEHI IS CONSIDERED LEHI EHI Jan 28 Preliminary steps I looking to the construction and I operation oj ration of a municipally owned poWer poker power and light plant by the city Lehi are being being- taken by comma com- com ma t tees working under the direction city council A survey survey covering coverIng covering cov cov- ering every building in the town Is Isn Isnow n now v In progress under the chairmanship chairmanship chair chair- m manship of ot Leo Hansen and Chair I care- care fu f fu 1 records are being compiled showing the character of ot service needed and the estimated quant quantity ty ot of current each householder consumes consumes consumes con con- every month ghe he city's contract with the Utah ower and Light company for curr current current cur cur- r rent to light the streets has expired ex ex- and Mr Hansen declares that th the new contract contact proposed by the light company calls for such a big Increase in rates that it is unac unac- The cost of ot erecting an Independent plant to be operated l steam is being Investigated and it is claimed by Mr 1 Hansen that Ui t even 1 If built with borrowed money mooney such a plant would be a profitable investment for the city right from the start Members of ot the committee are areV V vS sting ting every home to ascertain th the i sentiment of ot the thc citizens and andS andi S i Is expected that a mass meeting w will 11 be held in the near future h lie survey committee consists of Hansen chairman Charles Gurney R. R J. J Whipple Mrs Harold CHristensen T T. F. F KIrkham Mrs Ella Mann Manning in Charles Colledge s. Mj-s. r s Frank Sharp Miss Lileth LUeth P Peterson terson A. A B. B Anderson and nd B. B C. C 10 Lot t. t