Show PRICE CHECKS POWER OFFERS PRICE PRICE Action Action lon on a contract with the U Utah ah Power and Light company to supply power pO for the the city distributing system was still sUII pending Tuesday following a lengthy special meeting of tho the city council Monday evening George Leatham Leatha local representative representative of ot the company c pany supplied complete details detal s of the new contract con con- tract A. A E. E Gibson secretary of the tho chamber of commerce who formerly formerly for tor- merly operated a steam power generating generating gen gon- crating plant for a coal mining company gave costs and problems Involved in the plants plant's operation According to a tabulation sheet presented by Mr Leatham a saving of would be realized by the city on a basis of last years year's years power power consumption If the new new- contract ct Is accepted This amounts to to 2604 2601 per percent per percent percent cent according to the tabulation The average cost per kilowatt hour would be 1281 cents as compared with wit under th the present contract cori con con- tract The contract would be for for- fora a pe perIod period pe- pe nod of ten years However if the city desired to cancel it at the tho end endot I of ot five years it could do so by payIng payIng pay- pay Ing ling back B lj per cent of the 10 per percent percent I cent load factor discount which is allowed by the company Mr Leatham Leatham Lea Lea- tham said This would cost the I city about 1800 for the five years I based on past consumption charges harges I Frank B. B Hanson city attorney said According to figures disclosed by Mr Leatham the rates offered by bythe bythe bythe the company compare favorably with those contained in contracts with nearby coal mining companies Consideration of a plan to construct construct construct con con- a municipal power plant has been given by the council The plant would be bo of the steam type with fuel from local mines being used Opposition to this plan was voiced by Mayor J J. Bracken Lee at Mondays Monday's meeting Action on the matter was deferred to a future fu fu- fu ture Lure meeting of the mayor and council next Monday Tho The city has been purchasing Utah Power and Light company electrical energy and retailing it In Inthe Inthe Inthe the city over the city system |