Show TAX FAVORS CITY PLANT Logan Municipal Power System Seems Bound to Expand The request of Logan City for tor a 1 permit pern to continue operation of ot its Ite new municipal power po er plant on Cache National forest land In Logan Lo- Lo Logan Lo gan canyon sill Bill undoubtedly be granted J r P Martin for for- forest forest cst tor-cst est service en engineer said today Mr Martin passed s several veral days In Logan looking over the and was wa In Salt Snit Lake Sunday com com- compiling piling figures He I is I acting for forthe forthe forthe the federal power commission Logan city operating on a a flat rate basis ba ls has hao reduced Its rate from 16 15 cents centa per watt 40 globe per month to 10 cents per m month nth for the tho same sired globe he said and Is Ie now In direct competition with the Utah Power Light com com- company company pany pang corn corn- I The new J plant lant constructed at a acost acost acost cost of hiLs has a capacity of 2700 horsepower and Is ot of the lat lat- latest lat latest est design However Mr Martin declared operating expenses main depreciation refunding of bonds etc It Is estimated cost about annually In addition to the revenue received from the tho plant This means that taxpayers re te- te receiving Utah Power POl er g S Light com com- company com com- company company pany service will have to aid In payIng for the upkeep of the mu- mu municIpal mu municipal plant from which they reo re- receive re receive no benefit Therefore the city officials think that many tax tax tax- tax tax-pa pa ers now receiving Utah power d Light service will change to mu municipal mu- mu municipal service which will in time reduce the general tax levy Y |