Show CITY OWNERSHIP 4 The popularity of city ownership ownership owner owner- r p ship of an electric light plant is fully demonstrated by the manner manner manner man man- ner in w which ich the people are signing signing sign sign- in ing their names to the petition that is now being circulated f for forthe forthe r tb the council to lo investigate the tho theL L practicability o of electric lighting and a asking king that the City ity put in a plant providing the lights can be bet t furnished as cheaply as oil lights J can be bo had Every citizen who expresses himself on tho the proposition favors city ownership over private ownership owner owner- y ship and it is the jud judgment ment of al all who have made any investigation R i axle tn f. J W 15 I Jt t P r- r f i of the tho question that the light can be furnished under city ownership as cheap heap if not cheaper than oil There are private ate parties now nov ready to take hold of the enterprise enterprise enterprise enter enter- prise in case the city will grant rant them a franchise but the tho general public would much prefer to have havethe havethe havethe the city own and operate its own plant for thereby the citizens would get et cheaper lights and the I city would get the revenue |