OCR Text |
Show ' so f-ir as it Iihs yet been cnnsH--j ejvd. t be a good one. There is la iple poi r in Loami R:ver i'.n a fdosou dr-ctrio lir'l't 'p'"'-t- ' v.-.. i jthe people s a muiiic-ip y j should have lue LeueM. of . i. such platit It is understood the Hercules company has sufficient market for all tbe water it can supply in the miuing camps . If tot city owned a plant of its own, such plant -Lieut easily nuv for jitslfin a few years' time, and thereafter supply lights at a nominal nom-inal cost. Couucilman MelviD Ballard is an enthusiast on the subject of a municipal plant, and has nt ' hand many facts and figures fv. onng the project. He states that such a plant would supply all tbe Might and power us-;d at present in Logan at the prt sent figures aad payfot itself in ten years' time I A fi . ., I""" jear, tue only expens4 ij would be employees and maintain-iftoce, maintain-iftoce, and ten cents per, light would supply this cost. Thus the I people by building their own j plant, would eventually be great I gaineis through the reduced ecsf jof light. It is urged that Logans last ex- j perimentin the electric light plant,1 way was a costly failure, and this i is true. But mistakes were made! p st tbat time which could be easily t avoided by the lessons of later , fxprience. VVe believe the matter "should be placed before the people to be voted upoa at the coming election ' and ttat all the facts Qa both' sijee of the question should bi! f given publicity. In this way, tbe I people could gain an intelligent j idea ff th5 subjec', and could de- cide as they thought best thereon, ! A MUNICIPAL PLANT. "The Logan city council is considering con-sidering the advisability of placing plac-ing before the people at the November No-vember election the question of bonding the city to build an elec :tric light plant. It is proposed to ussue bonds to the extent of $65 .500, which will build and equip - tu8l would furnish light Jor all the streets, public buildings .and residences in Logan at a very 0owoost. The idea would seem |