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Show oo UTAH LIGHT IS OBJECTING TO j CONTRACT "Regarding the proposed special lighting of streets, we respeetfulU re. quest tle prh liege of suomitting for vour consideration estimates for sup-ulying sup-ulying current necessary for the lighting proposed We are in a position posi-tion to supply luminous arcs for the above purpose." The abo1. e communication has been received by the city board of CQjnmls-leoners CQjnmls-leoners from the Utah Light & Railway Rail-way company and placed on file, pending future consideration local Manager S. T. Whitaker contends con-tends that the furnishing current for the "Great White Way ' of the city should be submitted to light companies compa-nies for bids and the contract Hward-ed Hward-ed to tbe lowest bidder, intimating that In all probability the cost would be less than $4 75 a lamp per month He Bays that it is quite certain to him that Wider the law this Is imperative impera-tive The Merchants Light & Power company has the contract tor lighting tho streets of the city until October, 1914. but the 1'tah Light & Power1 company manager says the lighting 8 steru now proposed is entirely different dif-ferent from the old svstem and that BOW bids should be called for Some of the members of the board of commissioners and the city attorney attor-ney are of tbe opinion that the new I ILgbtJn": system will not vitiate the contract "with ihe Merchants' Light & Power companv, Inasmuch as It does not change its terms and will not cost the city any more money, at I least until after the first year They contend that the only agreement had With the light company under the i new sjstem Is simply to furnish cur-, rent for street lighting the pTesesdl contract provide. |