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Show .1935 . POP ram nmiiiimiHniittiS A HOME PAPER . Printed for Home Folk By Home People in Mg . A A M JULY M M Mt A HOME PLANT 1 3 4 5 6'. 7 81 It 12 13 14 15. A 7 18 19 20 21 22 5 10 Jj .25 26 27 28 29 gino Tw-o- N umber I've never spoken affaire that bother fgsi my pal. Bill the Bar-,-1 gure, course I work In the ihop with him, but that need to make me swallow IcniTtblnc he ears, does It? Yeah, Em most of what ho says IS inttr I0041 Whet's the mat-iMrOh, BUI la like anr other he la converted to r.i when ti nase, ha cose campaigning for he la convinced from Elks point of view of the public I pot, or his own selfish Interests. I.1M one tragedy la that Bill has Yep, Its low lost his head! In the power lsene! lent It fssny, when a guy gets to a j plies where all people begin to nten to him, he haa to go and I nil Ml futnre prospects for do-good by selling out to some commercial Interest or for a asm of pottage! Say, Sadie, h that quotation a mesa of pot tut or a mess of porridge, I attar was sure! Bet I thought BUI had more wnte than that, gettln' in on tee side of this power fight. to Bill, Well, they'll catrh up jtt like they always do to a pray n whs betrays his oppor-taai- tr to a selfish interest, and ahru they do, his name will be uad! All his rosy prospects of doing public good will he lost, sad When he begins philosophisin' about public problems, people alii nudge each other, circle a flsgtr around their temples, risk at each other and walk I know, it's too away. Yeah, Wd, too bad for Bill and too had tor the public who'vr kinds' liked to read him in the past. It looks .like this lock here hoald be curled on the other ids of the pert, don't you think ? Tike this argument about e lew election on the power Issue for Instance. E011 says people Provo City Given Till July 31 To File Demurrer; No Restraining Order Issued Yet By Court Lt Attracted City Recreation The recreation activities sponsored by Provo City, School District and W.P.A. Recorder I. G. Bench, City Treashave succeeded this sum- urer Almo B. Simmons, and City Auditor Mary F. Smith had Ismer in attracting 10,882 sued 1850,000 bonds "illegally children to participate in and without authority and j the playground activities at sought a temporary their God-give- their minds, maya municipal about havin' plant. Now, I happen to know. be, changed his mind, never was for municipal power! Bill thinks Its weak tor people to change their minds without some very good reason. ret he thinks yon and me. Sadie, hare changed ' ours, and Bill or 10 one else haa ever given ns any hind of e reason to change. Bill equally thinks now, that there are enough weak minded people la this town that haa changed their minds, that a new election would defeat the power plant. Yeth. he even thinks I've changed mine! I oughts get sore about that one! Funny, Bill eemi to think Just because the Power monoply got rates lowered little after they found out that i had our minds made up to own our own plant here In Provo, that the thinking people of this town are going to fall for that aop! Ge Whii. If the rates Power company can drop and still aend dividends to Wall Street, why cant the municipal Plant sell for the same rates and, by savin' that eternal eastern take current of Provo money, Part of the taxes off this hair Purer, or maybe build a community club houae, or e theatre, or a stadium or something with the profit? Nf think he's nuts abont lost PJTolls if we have onr owa Plsnt, dont you Sadie? How Se he expect a municipal plant o ran. I wonder! T Without ayone rnnnln' It? Of course ! Bill known as well as I lo that there's got to he a payroll fr a municipal plant! Yeah, I hnow the argument thnt the company will move Its and equipment out of Provo, h"t I dont believe It! ho yoa Mnk that they spent that million nd more bucks, or whatever It . bulhlin' that new stenm Plant at the mouth of Provo fhnyon Just to serve Provo?. (Continued on Page Three) Bill ain't l"rr Plant which Is now proceeding under contract by the Ulan Con- struction Company of Lebanon. Indiana. George Worthen, counsel for the plaintiffs John Roundy, H. B. Makln, Albert Kirkpatrick. E. E. Terry, R. A. Moorefleld, Albert Hedqulst, A. C. Johnson, C. T. Kelgley, W. P. Whitehead, and G. W. Fltxroy contended that the Defendants, Mayor Mark Anderson, City Commissioners J. P. McGuire and Jesse Haws, City Thousands hf hive changed PUBLISHED AT PROVO, OF LOCAL AFFAIRS UTAH FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1939 INDEPENDENT Provo Mayor Answers Dictator Cries Test Hole Dug For New Provo City Power Plant Observations of Mayor Mark Anderson Show Ilow Public Officials Feel on Power Steps Taken Two days of legal battle, Wednesday and Thursday, in district coort here before Judge Dallas II. Young, left the status of Provos Municipal power plant exactly where it started, with no restraining order nor any injunction leing issued to stop the construction of the ?! tesose he DEPENDABLE Thirty-tw- o Toi know, nick shout a A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE I ! Injunction this spending Pioneer Park, North Park end against hlaeser playground, with special money. Judge Ellas Hanson and City 2.720 day activities attracting Attorney I. E. Brockbank, acting people. for the City officials, asked for Arts and crafts have offered becanae no facts dismissal e splendid program with 2,053 s such an Injunction warrentlng children participating. Dancing had been shown. classes have 225 children regisThe Court denied the motion tered for classes that meet three to dismiss, but gave the City the times weekly with 2,456 children right to file a demurrer, raising to in this program participating other issues or objections to the present date. This will be heard of complaint. The orchestra department 21. the recreation summer school has July The legality of Provos Revthe largest enrollment of any enue bonds was never In quesyear in recreation teaching, hav- tion during ie hearing of the ing 10 classes with an average complaint, although much legal class. of 1 students In each centered around that children are registered argument Fifty-tw- o point. The question of "legality1 In group piano and single piano ran not be heard unless the bond lessons at the First ward church holders are before the court, deeach week. clares the city attorney. In the Story telling haa a partlclpa- - mentlne uien la under contract tlon of 1,925 children. One of to proceed with the construction the most popular' activities Is the of the Power plant. If any InPark. North swimming pool at junction la Issued against their '3000 people are listed as the proceeding, such injunction must participating number since June be Issued against them as well as 15th. with an average of 308 against the city, and a bond people swimming daily. would undoubtedly he required Those responsible for this fine from those seeking such an Inare: In Provo recreation program junction, explains the City attorMrs. Jena V. Holland. State di- ney. rector and Povo city supervisor The present status of affairs of women's and children' activ- Thursday, as Court adjourned ities. Ireta B. Mason, county su- until July 31, is that ths City is pervisor, Lob Collins, City super- ready to file Its demurrer, and visor of men's snd boys activi- City officials are satisfied that ties. Lester Jones. Byron Jensen, no stops can be taken cither now George Suterhlsnd, Elmor Allred. or later by the "Opposition" Alfred Pace. Harvey Pace. John which will defeat the Power Brown, Mary Wilson, Lillie Stev- plant. Rasens, Phyllis Brown. Audrey They may delay hut the time Tan-gremussen, Edyth White, Hsllie la past when they can defeat the HanMary Bee. Margaret people of this city. The city of. sen, Maurine Murdock, Norma flrlals of Provo City are under Wm. Wright. Marjorie Killpack. obligation to build a Municipal Connell. Bert Bnllock. Lee Buttle. Power plant and thns carry out Weslie Pierre. J. G. Hilgendorf the mandate of the people, adds and Marlon Olson Attorney Brockbank. n, Manti Messenger At noon the kiddies will bs entertained by a story telling The Year's Biggest Celebra- contest directed by Mrs. Fern tion la the way Bishop E. E. Laudle, in which real live charTwltchell of Bharon ward de- acters will tell their own stories. scribes plana for Pioneer Day at Horse shoe pitching and Indies' Rosalawn, for hla ward la spon- soft hall will also ' take place soring thla year's event to raise during the noon time until 2 fnnda for their Remodelling p. m. plana on their Sharon ward Baseball from 2 to 4 in the chapel. Everybody la welcome, afternoon between two best teams and If you want to be with the obtainable, and then men's aoft crowd, come to Rosalawn, he In- ball from 4 to 5 p. m. Children's vites. pony races will be run between Starting at 9.30 a. m. the 5 and 6 p. m. Miniature parade will lead off the At 8 p. m. starts the big Water day's events, and thla parade Carnival, with Naomi Park" as promises to be the biggest thing queen of the Carnival. It will of Its kind In Utah county. be worth your while to be pre- At 10.30 a horse pulling con morning That Manti City is mighty proud of its Light and this week in a Power deimrtment record was shown Manti Messenger, which col ii .mi storv published in the office all the News was brought into the Utah Valley that wav from Manti by one of its citizens, requesting in a little backed Is up the Provo City Commission lluir fight for Municipal Power. In the 1910. plant being The News takes no responsi- City 150 and producing mads by bility for the statements 25,000 K. V. If. and totaling the hut M:mti Messenger, the from ktlowats a year. .The night the following extracts taken plant was bought It burned down, that paper tell the story: hut was rebuilt and Improved unKuril. asa of the plant der Power city management. Manti the equipment of In 1010 a new plant was con Manti company took place by structed, the old one being considered obsolete, at a coat of nearly 131,000, with a capacity of 120 K. W. H. .In 1927 It proved too small for tho citys nseda, and a delsel engine was installed to supplement the hydro-electr-ic plant. Thla deisel is still In service producing 17 K. W. H. A few years later, was made with 1932, a hook-u- p Tellurlde Power lines, increasing the output to 150 K. W. H. which proved the necessity of constructing a modern plant. Steps were taken In 1938 to huild a modern electric power plnnt, the power coming from the Hougaard Fork under pressure with six miles of pipe line, snd static head of 2640 feet bringing pressure of 1135 pounds square Inch, church will be held as usual t I it $ r V . .. Com- of Life. In the afternoon a group of the young people together with aome of the older people will leave for Summer Camp In Ogden Canyon. Church services will be held Plant Inspected by Commissioner M cQuire jf t , , ; : V . .,. . - .fc. etch Sunday morning at the Church throughout the summer. sent, declares Mr. Twltchell. The Seers theatre offers a good program from 7 to 9 p. m. and then dancing in the evening at Rosalawn will complete the days fun for everybody. fwo second feet helped materially Plant In financing 'this water generates 500 K. tbe city government. In W. H. and the City ia thus proyear period the Light of vided with plenty of electricity for the next 15 to 20 years. The and was plant coat $500,000 built under PWA and WPA help. Manti had 572 residences wired for electricity In 1936 when they started their new plant. Today 105 Industrial users are provided with electricity, and 8 other have large Industrial plants adequate supply, besides every intersection In the city having a street light and the Main street haring a "Whlteway". The rates are among the four lowest In Utah, and an average of all brackets is the LOWEST In the state, yet Mint! has made a very handsome profit which has service at the munity Church thla Sunday morning at 11 oclock. . . The theme will be "Different Levels Tells of $100,000 Net Revenue From City Power Manii City Power Plant Earns Big Profits With Municipally Owned Utilities belt-drive- Those who cry Dictator are usually the individuals who desire to dictate and force public officials to do things contrary to public interest Any official is a dictator who is determined to carry out the will of the majority. It is also my observation that the person who thinks that public officials cant be trusted any time is a peraon to be watched and, if in public office, would be true to his ideal of what a public official is. Tug Power Company and its committee have now asked for eleven election petitions within a year. What confusion and expense they would heap upon the community. The writers of the initiative and referendum law were wise enough to guard against just such abuse by radical groups when provision was made that a City Commission could either call an election on petition or fortn-ation examine let the matter go over to the next general city election. City Officials and Vice .Construction Company's engineers new hole Provo's the site test the of revealed by the digging of fur It is interesting to note thaf the' Power Company Municipal rower Plant, at Third West and Sect nth North streets, the first steps Slid its Committee have declared illegal every official taken toward the actual building, of the plant. In the picture above City Engineer tliL Cily Commission leading toward the cona act of E. A. Jacob (sitting) is handing Ivan T. Jacks, Ulens Construction engineer, struction of a City electric plant It is interesting to sample of the earth brought up. Mayor Audersou is shown holding the shovel ready to dig the first shovel fid of dirt in the breaking ground " ceremony which took note also Hint the Courts have not declared a single one place a few minutes later. Jesse Haws, and J. P. McGuire, city commissioners, are of these acts illegal. standing at extreme left and right of picture. Next to Mr. McGuire ib Clark Newell, Perhaps a psychologist could tell ns why the Power Provo City watrrmaster; the other man is Parley Pray, city employe. , Company and its committee have branded the actions Following the ceremony above, the I leu Construction company called for of the City Commission secretive and underhanded bids (see official notice on page four in this issue of the Utah Valley News) fur the vliea no other municipal issue in Provo has been given construction of a municipal electric power plant building. This historic occasion ho much publicity and handled with more deliberate is thus marked by Provo City officials and the Vlen Construction Company who openess Ly the City Commission. have the contract for erection of the Municipal Power plant here, following three If Provo City can be stopped now. from building a ' years of litigation and delay. municipal power plant aftej all that has transpired, we might just a3 well turn Provo and the State of Utah test will be ataged which will Chrch FOLLOW THE CROWDS attract the biggest over to the Tower Company and beg for mercy. teams of the Community county and offora some real sport Announcement Mark Anderson. TO ROSALAWN FOR 24 for Iovera of horse flesh. The a 35 depart- ment haa paid for all plants, maintenance, improvements, and other costs, 'and has given to the City for use to pay bonds. Interest. and other accounts Only one year during all these years have taxes been raised for the Light department, when $1000 were collected by taxation. The story of Mantls waterworks system started in 1899. Their new pressure system was completed In 1938, the water coming from springs near the top of the mountains, never seeing daylight till It comes out of the faucets In the residences of Mnntl. The rate Is 15c per 1000 $97,-990.7- 4. gallons. Above is shown City Commissioner J. P. McGuire as he inspected the Fort Collins municipal power piant, with an eye especially looking for cinders and ashes as the plant operated. lie found none at and declared that the plant there is a beautiful part of the city, one of Ft. Collins Beauty Spots, to which tourists were invariably attracted. Recent efforts on the part of Jacob Coleman to obtain the eerrtcea of ciUaens living near the selected site of Provoe new Municipal Power plant to carrjr a petition for signers objecting to the Power plant being built within the city- limits "due to its ash and cinder nuisance caused Commissioner McGuire to reply with this photograph taken at Ft. Collins, and the declaration by himself and Mayor Mark An derson, who was present bub hoi on this picture, that "The modern coal-stea- m electric plant haa a type of combustion which entire, ly eliminates smoke and cinders. Thla plant will ba beautiful In design and the grounds will be There will be no has-arparked. ds from transmission lines nor will there be any transmission loss, for no transmission line will exist, only the city distribution lines". Si 1 |