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Show 1 UK tlM'S YICIOIIT. Tae ooolranl eei-tire d ty Hie olty In lUeleotrlrj llxlilli'l Im.lneai la dei-ld-, jTlclorylorlhmuiilflml1iy. I'M" the Aral, the queitloti relied wet lien-died lien-died In excellent ilit ly oommlttee on Imijroveoiaiila, which wu will backed by Hi me 'illy 'il-ly ot the C'oonoll. TIib "II rate of Ureal llxhllni wm $1.M tier muuili per limp on muonllihl tcne.iule. Tnlt wu t;enereliy conceded to be a fair Bropotlltoa. Tin (den and Halt I liake UM and r.lcclrla l.lnlil ' I oornpeor, which hul been fur- nllhlnx tliMl llKll """' announced Ihet It oonld nnl i Bflnid la do to any longer, end wanted arelee lo 10.0. The Clly Council aid lleould not pay nitre Irian fH.60, I end Hie people endor.ed Ihli piniticn. Then Ibe slertrla ll(hl company turned nil Ihe lighti,nU forenmi wreX, the clly Iibb been In darxneae. Now the Couocll bu agreed lo lot lb. light-j light-j Ing contract lo Iho Hlg C'ollou-eod c mpoy lur two jwn l tlie 18.60 price, od reoelve, puullo approval. The only ttep Beoeiiary now lo secaia Ibo turning au ot the llgbte It tba endoneaienl ol lh Mayir lo Iho Counoll't lotion, nd It li nllolritd thol ttils will nol ua long doloyod. Tb elllubi wiul lbs atrMl llg bu, Bod that lh nn bo lurnid OB Bt B I IbIi prlos lo the nuBloliBllly, Hit 1 qolci.l II kidooBUiB bolior. Thoro la B AbBugo In lb r"y which It lo fur- iulili lb llgkl. Ths Hll Lika and OKdenconiny wauld ha racalvad Iba award quickly at lha flguia now agnwd on, but II did not feal that II oould racll Ilia prloa. Ilia oily hoald not deal leie pmrnplly wllh the Big C'olloawoiid enmpany Iban II would have done with Iba other. There waiaotne talk and B rport In 'I Ilia Council hul night about an H con tract for B year, but aa thera waa no urh bid made, tne Couuoll had uo proportion ol that kind to deal with. Tba oflrr ol IS.t.6 lur Ihiee yiara nilgbt have been nioie iBtlifaoiory lo Ibe oily lu Ilia and than the two-year two-year ointrnol, but the maturity of the Council did not oaia to enter lulo a laeg airaeweut. The two-year contract con-tract ta a abort one, but II the Council la dltpoaed to eot In that direction, tbeie will be plenty ol time lo deal with the propuellloo ol a municipal leotrio light plant. If auth a move were deolded on It would take thai time, under exlatlng financial con J I. i lluna, to get the plant In operation. In lha meantime the oily mini have light whan H oan get II at a pries II can aflurd lo pay. |