Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-03-19 | Page 10 | Lighting Bill Signed by Governor

LIGHTING BILL SIGNED BY j GOVERNOR The officers and members of ih.--Weber club were elated today to learn that Governor William Spry had sign eci house bill No 1''6, relating tu street lighting. The bill was killed upon being t irst introdueed but wis reintroduced through the efforts of President H M Rowe ol the Weber Club) who took a fling trip to Salt Lake to point out to the legislative I committee the advantages to be derived de-rived from the passage of the bill While the passage of the bill does , not in any way affect the plans for the white way in Ogden. as those i I plans vould have gone through with out the bill, it will now be possible to have all merchants and residents on the streets to be lighted share in the expense of the installation ' There are some people In Ogden 1 without sufficient pride to back .1 proposition that will mean much to 1 the eiiy.' said Secretary I L. Reynolds Reyn-olds today "In the efforts of the com 1 mittee on the 'white way' proposition to secure the signatures of all busi ' ness men owning property on the streets to be lighted, merchants were found who refused to contribute io the expense of installation These mossbar Us.' however, were not suf-fieientlv suf-fieientlv numerous to hold back tb proposition, but it is gratify ing to the committee to know that they may be' 1 ompelled to support the proposition In the same way that I hey would be compelled to pay for sidewalks or guttering." gut-tering." The bill In question provides for the creating of lighting districts In cities In the same manner that it provides for the creating of sidewalk di-.-irb t I Upon being presented the second time the bill passed both houses u'th one reading, and now, by the governor's signature, is made law