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Show . 4 WASH DEBATE XX PEOVO V . ' - OVE&)W2mro LIGHT PLANT. - - 1 . . ,1 PROVQ, Utah,, May S4. At. the Clty.Coua- . ( cll'meeUns- last evening two reports 'vara i headed la on the cost of aa electric UgHtlng . : I plant for Provo. ". Mr. Decker, In his minority r ( report. -was very anuch npnosed to the city'- i erecting -a plant at the present tlme,'flvlnr I as a reason that the American Pork pleat was . ' ' "." . I a feeing proposition If It waa not for the elee- i trie- power furnished to the pumping plant , . ' at the heed of the Jordan river. Mr. Decker contends that the plant would cost nearly. If not all, the money which the city can bond j for.' fo,0M. and leave the - extension of the ' ( water works system Just where It stands now. f - On the other hand, the majority report, read - 1 and defended by Councilman Miller, snows . .1 Just the reverse. The plant would-not coat . , -. i to exceed t7i,ta and. allow Ins t per cent for - I depreciation each year. In twenty years would . . ' pay for Itself. And. aealn. the net profits ' aa figured by Mr. Miller, would pay for the plant in aeven years. . After wrangling over these rrporta for an - hour, 4he matter of adoption was deferred until un-til Wednesday evening' a meeting. . v . In the meantime a masa Meeting of the eltl-' . . sens will be held to get aa expresstea from ' - " the people. The Council will then act. , , . : ' : |