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Show About Light. The city now pays the Heicules Co. $2.10 a month to light the stteels of Logan. The city Is putting in a plant of Its own, and up-to-date the Hercules Co. has caused the city about all the lucoiicnlcncc possible, and llicie is little doubt that it will In the futtite wage a stiong light against the success of the municipal plant. The Heicules people ate making mak-ing their light in older to ptotect themsehcsof couise, mciely standing up for what they bellee ate their lights, but this competition hasaious-ed hasaious-ed In the minds of many the question as to whether it Is the right and pioper thing, or the best business proposition, to pay the Hercules Co. the $1'.'I0 e cry month, or cut out the street lights. Tiik RKrinii.CAN' believes be-lieves that wete a ote taken on the mattei a majority of the people would say "lake them out," but evidently the council does not enteitaln this view ot else it ptefers to dlsicgard the people. In all probability this question ques-tion would hae been brought to a focus befote the council last Saturday night, had not Mr. C. C. Oarll ptc-sented ptc-sented a scheme for lighting the stteets of the city, and on the ad ice of the mayor, action in the matter defetred until Mr. (iatlT's ptoposltlon could be Investigated. Mr. C.arlT says that he will light the stieetsof the city for $ilO a month, the amount now paid the Heicules, and that he will take for his pay the old electiic machinery he sold to the city some llftecn years ago, and which Is stotedaway In the bell towci at the teat of the lite department head-(tiatteis. head-(tiatteis. The plant was sold to the city for ,1,oi)0 and it is now listed on the books at 10,000; however, this $.1,000 included cettain strung whes which aie now used by the Heicules people. Mr. Oatir pioposes to let experienced ex-perienced elect ileal men place an estimate esti-mate on the wotth of the city's cast-oil cast-oil plant, and he will light the city for $ito a month so long as is necessary neces-sary to pay foi the machlncty, etc. He savs he has ahcady seemed the Hell Telephone poles for his use, and claims that he can light the city much mote effectively than the Hercules people ate now doing. The old city plant used ate lights, and he proposes to use these instead of incandescent lights as at piesettt. Mr. Garll says that he is able lo make this offer only because he has RiO horse-power going to waste, which he could utilize to good effect in this matter. Most any proposition fioin Mr. Gat If is usual! legatdcd with considerable doubt, and in this case as well as othcts, but on the stitfacc the scheme appears feasible and is at least worthy of careful Investigation. If Mr. Garlf can and w 111 do what he says, and the contiacts can be so drawn that the city's Interests are taken care of prop-etly, prop-etly, there Is little teason why his ptoposltlon should not be accepted. The city 's cast-off plant Is of no bene-lit bene-lit lying hi the old bell tower, and It, seems that up to this there has been noelfoit made to sell It. If the city can dispose of it at a good ligure In this way and at the same time scenic light fioin one filendly to the city, it would be better than to keep the old plant until it lusts away and at the same time pay money to a thai concern. con-cern. Mr. (Jai IT claims that he can have his system In operation within two weeks. The council tinned this matter ovei to a committee foi Investigation, and It Is expected that avepott will be given at the next meet lug. |