Show STATE POWER MOVE MADE Petition to Initiate Legislation Legisla Legisla- tion Filed ro by Pro Pro- j l pone ts' ts Petition to mutate initiate legisla legislation on pro pro- viding for a state owned and operated power system was filed with Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of State Milton H. H Welling Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- under the state initiative am and referendum law by A. A C. C Todd 1183 Fifteenth East street street- and five other sponsors The pe petition tion included a proposed ac act authorizing creation of a state power powe auth authority rity which wo would construct o or acquire power plants transportation lines ines distribution s systems water am and fuel supplies and coal processing plants in order to supply light power powe and heat to industries municipalities and individual consumers The act provides for tor financing th the project by sale of state securities fo for tor which the state sute is to pledge the property property property prop prop- erty and earnings of the system It is proposed to submit the ac act to the 1935 legislature by securing th the signatures of 5 per cent of the registered registered regis regis- voters in a majority of the counties coun coun- ties of Utah Mr Todd said If the plan is rejected b by the legislature legislature legis legis- lature Mr Todd said efforts cUorts will b be made to secure the signatures of 1 10 per cent of ot the voters o on the tho petition and thus under state law require that tha the matter be placed on the ballot tobe to tobe tobe be decided by the people at the next general election Cosigners with Mr Ms Todd on the p petition pe- pe titian are Murray E E. E King I street street J. J Waldo Parr Parry Thirteenth East t Lewis C. C Karrick 29 South Soul State street Otto Buehner 2260 Lake Lak street and Dan C. C Smedley Bountiful |