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Show MT. PLEASANT GRANTS CONTRACT TO TELLURIDE A new 10-year contract with Telluride Power Co. was signed Feb. 3rd by Mt. Pleasant city officials after several months of investigating fhe cost and sources of additional power, it was announced this week. The rapid growth of "load" due to the increased use of electricity dictated that the city officials meet this demand for more power in the most satisfactory satis-factory and economical way, according to Mayor Grant Jo-hansen. Jo-hansen. Execu'ion of the contract con-tract was based upon the recommendation recom-mendation of a special committee commit-tee appointed by the city council coun-cil and of L. E. Wiscomb, consulting con-sulting engineer for the city, who stated lhat the cost of power under this contract would be less than from any other available source. |