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Show PETITION COUNCIL. Merchants Ask that City Send Man East to Sell the bonds for City's Light Plant. The following petition was piesent to tlio City Council Wednesday evening: even-ing: Wo the undersigned business men and tapajcrsof Logan City, i especially especi-ally suggest to our Honorable body that wheieas the taxpayeis In ovei-w ovei-w helming majoilty voted a bond for the building o( an electilc light plant, and wheieas the State of Utah's bid for the same was accepted, butafter-waidsicfuse butafter-waidsicfuse to pay for same without a declsslon or the Supicme Count or their legality and wheieas the case has been continued month after month until over one hair or jour termor olllcc lias now expired and not even a commencement. While at the same time the prices or lights have been raised to an exoibltaut and unbearable un-bearable price. Tho sticet lights alone having been raised to $2.10 per mouth or 4 per cent on their cntiio plant. For tlio above icasoti and others that might be mentioned, we now ask that no mote time or money bo spent In couitdclujs but that the case be oidered continued until further fur-ther notice and that von appoint some responsible man outside of jour honorable body with authoiity to go east and sell the bonds. Should It then prove that nono will buy them without a Supieme Court decision then jou will bo justlllcd In taking chances in an expensive law suit but not until then. Hoping you will move In the matter at once, and not further delay this Important matter, we jour constltut-cnts constltut-cnts lespcctfully subscribe our names tills 21 day of January 100.1. Xcph Thomas and 03 others. |