Show Municipal Power Proposals S Rejected in Ogden Election Special to The Telegram OGDEN Aug 9 9 Acting Acting less than 24 hours after a referendum had re rejected rejected rejected re- re I I one municipal power proposal proposal proposal pro pro- by more than 1000 votes the Ogden city commission Tuesday or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered p pia plans 1 a n s and specifications drawn for a new proposed city- city owned plant Voters in a referendum Monday Monday Mon lon I day rejected by a vote 1000 margin margin margin mar mar- gin four proposals relating to a contract with A. A C. C Todd of Salt Lake City for a municipal plant to be financed through in revenue bonds The total vote Monday was 10 considerably under the last years year's municipal election count of and far from the total city voting strength Votes on the four q questions es ons at issue were as follows For the resolution passed by the city August 26 1936 accepting Mr Todds Todd's contract against For the ordinance passed the same date authorizing the agreement against For the amended amend amend- ed resolution adopted February 11 1937 clarifying some of the provisions provisions pro pro- visions of th the e contract against For the amended ordinance ordinance ordinance or or- outlining the same changes against The project was defeated in the district of Mayor 1 H. H W. W V. V Peery by bya a ote vote of to Mayor Peery has bas been a strong advocate ocate of the plant The proposal won out inthe in inthe inthe the district in which Commissioner Commission Commission- er Saunders lives by a vote of to and in Commissioner William WilliamJ J. J district 85 to 83 The district resided in by Wilham Wiliam Wil- Wil ham iam H. H Reeder Jr chairman of the citizens citizen's committee who has strenuously strenuously strenuously opposed the agreement rejected rejected re- re the plan by a vote of against and 60 in favor Opponents of the proposal based their heir campaign largely on claims that hat the contract with Todd was loosely drawn and was award awarded d without competitive bidding Commissioner Edward T. T Saunders Saunders Saunders ders Tuesday morning moved that the commission instruct City Engineer Engineer Engineer En En- J. J C. C Brown to start work immediately upon plans and specifications specifications specifications spec spec- for a new municipal municipalS S power and light plant for submission submission submission sion to the commission as soon as possible The motion was seconded by Mayor H. H W. W Peery and carried unanimously It was explained that it t is planned to advertise the plans and specifications and to submit the new proposal tot public vote Mayor Peery asserted he saw In Inthe Inthe inthe the vote definite indication that the people are in favor of municipal power and light and were only unconvinced unconvinced un un- un- un convinced that the Todd deal would give jive them what they wanted |