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Show N'EW LIGHTS TO SHINE SWAY Officers of the Merchants' Light & Power company state that the com pany Is prepaied to assume the tas! of furnishing arc lights for the city September 24, and that they have been ready to turn on the lights for a number of weeks past. The cntlio system has beon tested a number of times and found to be In porfeel order, with electrical current cur-rent ample to supply the light. The erection of the distributing system has been accomplished In a remarkably remark-ably short time, but It Is substantial In every respect. Tho city engineer reported to tho council last night that the companv had boon advised that they would have to light the city by September 24, next Sunday, according to tho terms of the franchise granted them by the city and the action of the engineer en-gineer was approved. |