Show I POWER BONDS VOTE IS SOUGHT PROVO Provo city officials officiate Wednesday were studying action taken by 11 prominent local business business business busi busi- ness and professional m men n as the first step in a move to lo force a recent re recent recent re- re cent decision of the city cily commission regarding municipal power ver system bonds to a public election The action was tate taken en Tuesday afternoon in the thc form of an application application application cation for petition copies of a referendum petition which if signed by sufficient voters would require a public election on acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of an offer after from a a. Chicago bond firm to buy in revenue bonds from the city money from which would be used to finance a n municipal power system for Provo The offer was accepted by the city commission Friday in a meeting with W. W P. P Bullock representative of the John company from whom it was made The Thc bonds according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the agreement will be revenue re bonds to be repaid from the net earnings of a municipal power system and not from any other taxable ta able property or funds of the thc or city or citizens I IThe The request for copies of a referendum referendum refer refer- petition on the question Was made to City Recorder L I. Grant Bench in a petition signed by the following Provo citizens C. C T. T Keigley superintendent of ot the Columbia Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia Steel corporation Alex Hedquist Hedquist Hed- Hed quist president of at the Hie Farmers and Merchants bank Walter Vatter Adams official official of of- of the Pacific States Cast IronPipe Iron IronPipe IronPipe Pipe Plant company Dr F. F S. S Harris president of Brigham Young university G. G Ott Romney athletic director of oC BrI Brigham ham Young university George W. W Worthen lo local Jo- Jo cal attorney and Rulon Van Wag Wag- enen Oscar Spear Bert Crane Thomas pi Pierpont and S. S H. H Belmont Belmont Belmont Bel- Bel mont all aU local business men nien Copies of the referendum petitions petitions peti peti- Lions which will bo be furnished by City Recorder Bench must be signed by 12 per cent of the tho city's i registered voters or approximately 57 of Provos Provo's voters in order to force an election on the bond question A copy of the referendum petition which will be circulated was attached attached at at- to the application for tor copies filed Tuesday It requests a public election on the bond issue at the regular election November 3 or at a special election |