Show RUFUS HUFUS GARNER SEERS OPINION Proposed Service Change By Power Company Before Commission Whether or not a power compani c can n suddenly change chang Its lis from direct lr ct to alternating and c cause us a custom customer r to spend thou thou thou Minis sands of s dc lIal'S In tors my-tors tons tors used for elevator service Is la a 1 question ask asked d the tir city attorney at b by tulus Garner Ogden postmaster M Mr Garner today wrote rOle the th city commissioners askIng them to pm-a- pm sent pi-sent sent the th matter to City Attorney A Av AW V Ages Agee Ate for his opinion ft It t Is explained by Mr Garner Gamer That Thata 11 a letter was recently received from the tho Utah Power LIght company notice that they Cro cr inc Ing to dIscontinue the tho th service of oC fur Cur fur direct current to the f bu ine InG Mr G Garner wants ants w a ruling ruHn's Crol from the city attorney as to whether the com nY can legally leilly discontinue this I ser lee to Its patrons when they ue ire r i satisfied and arid time tir company Is Ie s pm-s pi operating under a franchise o granted by the tho th city The Th opinion Is sought soucht Mr lien Cam ad In order that t the he de- de department de department may bo b In a position to take further action In the th matter I Virtually every other 11 with a SL power elevator will be b affected by the plans of th the powe companY to discontinue direct dim dim-cc current service It was learned to to-iday to day NO XO TIME SPECIFIED t power company was to the effect that no time Is specified for discontinuing ning direct current service ser but that the tho proposition of doing away with such service has IlS been taken u up with Its ita customers There are ar only about 30 33 direct current customers here It was ex- ex explained ex explained and the propos proposed d change Is In the Interest of economy The power company says tha that l alte alternating L Lc c current rr elevators now nosy usIng direct current and the tho th use of new equipment should result In reductions 1 power bills Street Stroet car car lines Unes of ot the Utah Rapid Transit audi company will wll will not be affected d to any treat great extent I as practically all aU Its power Is ob- ob ob obtained tamed front from tho the Utah Power I Light company at It vOlts vo I and and transformed Into direct cur I eur- eur rent at its lis lt station at Seventeenth Seventeenth- street t and Lincoln avenue a j 1 00 r |