| Show BOARD ADOPTS PLAN OF WHITE WAY VAY Better Lighting System to toDe toBe De Be Placed in in ill Busi Busi- Business Business Business ness Area I Ogden's business district will be lighted by a new white way elec dee electrical electrical system which will provide four times as much light for Washington avenue as now now with wills nearly three times as much light for Twenty- Twenty fourth street and Twenty fifth street and additional lighting for Lincoln Kiesel Wall Well and Grant avenues Such was ras the decision of or the city cHy commission this morning on motion of or Commissioner Harman Peery see see- by Commissioner Flygare and supported by Mayor Major Browning Drowning also after the Washington avenue prop owners owners' committee had hal presented statements favoring b the plan despite an Increase of df f 1000 per year In the city's lighting bill bUI The prop owners were represented by Fred M SI Nye Nyc chairman of or the committee James H. H Douglas and M Si S S. Eccles the committee accepting the invitation Invitation tion lion of Mayor Browning Drowning to attend and present their views about the lighting system OWNERS OWl AGREED Chairman Nye Nyc In making the op opening op- op opening opening ening statement for the committee comm said that that- he believed the property owners were practically a Do unit in de desiring de- de desiring desiring siring that the lighting system as Continued on Page Pae Two I 1 OGDEN VOTED f FETTER LIGHTS Continued From Page re One planned with two electric lights on each Washington avenue pole be adopted Ho JIo said that having talked with other members of the Ule committee he knew knelt this as their attitude al although al- al although although though they would also aiso express them them- themselves selves That the new system would in increase In- In Increase Increase crease Washington avenue lighting four and a halt half times Umes making Ogden's a business district one of attractive attractiveness at e eness ness at night was the view lew expressed that by James II H Douglas who said that the property owners would be much disappointed d if It any less High lighting ting was arranged One light on each uch pole he I said uld would not be satisfactory In stating his vie views Mr Eccles de der declared deI l that unless the Improvement I was pas made as IS originally planned Og- Og Ogden Og Og- Ogden Ogden den would be outclassed a d by Logan ou tai a Satt Provo Pro and several se areas of Salt Lake LakeIn In its arrangements NO MAKESHIFTS We want anything but a make make- makeshift shirt shift plan declared the Ogden bank bank- banker er Cr rather father than half the system I would rather leave things the way Im Im- Improvement Improvement Improvement they are and not attempt any provement until it can all alt be carried through There Is nothing g that Is Ismore ismore more Important than proper nation That is what the new plan will sin ill provide pro He also abo stated stilted that the e Ogden n Clearing House association members unanimously favored flored the plan and had authorized him to t so 50 Inform the commissioners Commissioner Peery sold said d that no nobody o body appreciates light moro more o than than lo I l Ido do I buy lots of It but h he had noted the increased cost would be per year and nd the city would be paying each year for for lights That he had been seeking a better price for lights In the business district dis dis- district district was pas staled by b the commissioner who ho said that he couldn't be expected to push through negotiations rI In n a week that It took more time to t get concessions from the light company APPEAL SUGGESTED M M. I. I S. S Eccles made a B statement regarding re regarding re- re garding the power of the Utah public utilities commission in establishing rates and said he favored going before the commission i if Ogden rates are considered too high but making g the I improvement first This view was upheld up up- upheld upheld held by Mr Douglas Dou las and Mr Nj Nye Ne e who declared that the property own own- owners owners owners desire the Improvement Imme Imme- Immediately ers Immediately the rate question to b be ad ad- adjusted adJusted d- d later If necessary City Engineer Brown who handled the preliminary negotiations negotiation said s that the present budget provides pro for 37 37 for lights In Ogden City an and with the Increase in lighting the t budget bud get must be Increased to not to j I 44 as had been previously stated Mayor Browning declared that he thought the entire matter mast had h been n settled before that the best prices for ff lighting had been secured I I dont don't believe e In Mr Peery mak mak- making makIng makIng ing a grandstand play out of his hs claim He of saving sa the taxpayers' taxpayers money knows knoW'S all aU three of us have been in earnest In holding down taxes said the mayor As far as economy Is concerned there can be no question We are all doing our best This im Im- improvement Improvement improvement provement Is an administration on plan and has the backing of a all of us CONTRACT APPROVED ID I Commissioner Peery said that he considered the subject of the lighting properly came under his department as part of the public Improvement work and that he would have given a recommendation regarding the light light- lighting lighting ing contract If a few more days daS had been allowed for or negotiations Commissioner Com Com- Commissioner Comi Commissioner j i missioner Flygare Fly are said that he thought there had been plenty of time given I Ifor Ifor for investigation and no further dis dis- discussion discussion discussion I was IS necessary that it was vas vasI thoroughly understood I Then Commissioner C Peery on on the basis of the property owners' owners re request re- re request request quest through the committee moved the adoption of the proposed contract i with the Utah Power Light com com- com I pany This contract was provided ina In Ina ina a report previously submitted by City Engineer Brown Bro I Immediate action will be taken en by bythe bythe bythe the Utah Power Light company to carry through the agreement and provide the new lighting system as part of the general scheme of Im im- Improvement improvement improvement provement in the business district It was stated by b city officials following the meeting LIGHTING SYSTEM I The The standards on Washington ave ave- avenue avenue avenue nue will each carry two lumen lamps and those on Twenty-fourth Twenty I Twenty fifth streets Wall and Grant Grant avenues a will carry one lumen lamp while those on Kiesel avenue will carry one lumen lamp It Is explained that a lumen lamp is s equal to one of 1000 candle power power There will be of these lamps on Washington avenue 43 on Twenty-fourth Twenty street 54 5 on Twenty- Twenty fifth street 10 on wall Wan avenue 10 on Grant nt avenue annul and 12 on esel U Ua a avenue a en |
