| Show P 1 PRICE HAS NO ELE ELECTRIC POWER PUNT PLANT PLA NT 0 4 OR FRANCHISE TO SELL SAY r av contributors every citizen of price and particularly ticul arly those who pay a property tax should seriously interest themselves in twitter of the di aitos discos dis cos tos of aur bijur electric light plant an election electon liaa has been called at which lt iha a people ire asked to decide whether er or not they desire to sell the tile entire entire muni pal plant and system the tile people have not been advised as is to why wily much huch ai at election has been ailed what the are attending the operation of the pi int who ar arc clamoring for the dispo disposal gil of the tile same tiame and no statement published de detailing talling the receipts and disbars ments since it wis was given over to mr hi manson anson the tile etab power and light company want the pl int and the franchise which will protect them from any cot competition Petition they want it because they know they will make money from its op ration that will pay interest upon many times the tile amount of money they pay fur for the purchase of same the fact is strange as it may seem the plant will cost them nothing what ever amount they pay for it as a it result of some cut and emed deal which the tile expect to ef feet with the city couil if the people vote to sell they immedi tely re ceike hick bick ag it can be bonded for M my times timet the sum they might kiy into nto i the city treasury the tile of tle ill plant if properly managed will pay int interest crest on four times its appraised value it is up to the tile mayor and council to see that proper is given to i the tile plant and it will show a revenue i when we turn over the plant to a corporation on a ph physical app appeals rals ment and grant them a franchise that may as ea well be for 3 ears ye ve not on oab enrich tb tha corporation many thousand of dollars but we stride a blow it the tile PlIn principle ciple of municipal ownership of public utilities that will be looked upon u ta a lasting disgrace to our city thero has never been a sincere euort midch to operate th the e electric light plant for the tile benefit of the people how flow can we expect that it will y yield eld ana a anti inti 11 revenue w when he m the object of all tonce ined in its operation are working for its de preci there are no personal feelings a against ainest those who oppte the pi int or the city administration hut but when it becomes evident that the interests of the tile people are not being looked after and conserva cons emd vc it is the duty of 0 every citizen to come out and defend their rights and in boine some time ago an attempt was made to secure a long lease on our lighting system for an sum to pai pa the inteli bt on the tile investment the tile people wire loyal to their and voted it down whit was done immediate afterward ard ib well known and need not e corn ent at this thui time it is enoish however to meation mei tion the fact that the plant was vas given into the possession of the man inan who iho was clamoring for the lease if ase and who mio is now working worling teeth and toe too n mils ails to pet get all light right and title and anti interests of the tile city to the same into the hinds linds of a cold blooded corporation hov how can we expect good results unless we hive have men who ar are usi using ng their honest efforts for the tile goodof good of the it would be better for the people to lease the under the lease minch they voted down th thin in to now sell the plant for tile wet C then thell to git per month and all nil thur pumping and all their street lighting free which would have beena been a saving saing sa ing to the tile city of oi or which mitch them the will ill have to pj pa the utah po power er and light compoy com piny the people have not been sorry that thea turned it down and thy thay will certainly not now do a thing which is much worse orse for them by selling the plant it lias bas teer alleged thit this min win is to receive r large sum sura of ue money if the trick is tinned if an V evidence can ean be obtained to binai w arat t such uch s statements the matter should hould be de aeilt it with ith in the courts where are the published statements that protin promised sed receipts and during the and years that air ar minson inson operated the plant the people do not care for a conglomerated set of figures from the beginning which they do not understand they want ant to kno know what the plant has len doing from month to month the tile last few months and more especially dur the time mr lir manson operated on a lease A G gutheil was in salt like this week after another big truck |
