Show PROVO VOTERS WIN IN COURT Provo voters seeking a municipal referendum on a proposed revenue bond issue to construct a city power plant Thursday were a astep astep I step advanced in their battle I The state stale supreme court directed I I. I Grant Bench Provo city recorder to o recede from his refusal to file fHe I 25 sections of the referendum petition petition petition peti peti- tion or to show cause I The Provo city commission May Jay I 22 passed a resolution on sale of ot the bonds bonas t An alternative writ of mandamus ordering Mr Bench to accept the petition or file an answer with the supreme court saying why he did not accept is returnable before the court July 15 If H the petition is accepted by Mr Ir Bench he must call a municipal election If It he refuses to accept and so notifies the co court rt a supreme court hearing will be held hed Statement Issued George w. w W. W Worthen Provo attorney attorney ney and leader of the citizens' citizens committee committee committee com com- seeking the referendum Thursday issued a statement explaining explaining explaining ex ex- the committees committee's action The statement follows On Friday June 19 1936 a large number of citizens of Provo joined In presenting to city officials through the city clerk a petition requesting re requesting requesting questing an election be held for the purpose of oC permitting the citizens to express their will as to whether the city should assume an obligation of nearly a million dollars to plunge the city into the power business This action was taken only after the city commission had signed sigried a contract for the purchase and sale of bonds Nothing less could have checked this hasty action repeated as assertions assertions assertions as- as on the part of ot certain city officials that they desired such an opportunity to afford the people th the right to vote when the petitions were presented to the city recorder last Friday he presumably with the knowledge and consent of these of officials officials of of- tl refused to accept them Officials Suspected This rejection and the reasons presented f for such action raises the Ute question as as to whether these officials officials r really ally desire the people to have such an opportunity or whether they want to prevent and prohibit the people from expressing their wishes in connection with this question which involves a matter of ot public policy of great importance Having thus resorted to legal technicalities to thwart and forestall forestall forestall fore fore- stall the desire of these citizens the only recourse left to assure the people people people peo peo- a voice in their own civic affairs at af fairs Is to apply to the supreme court of oC Utah for tor an order compelling compelling compelling compel compel- ling the city recorder to o comply with the law and accept and file tile these petitions |