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Show ICI1K COMMISIWi! n in j LIGHT PLANT The real estate committee, consist ing of J J, Brummitt, (reorge Kelly, and S. S Smith, appointed to take up with the city board of commission ers the question of municipal ownership owner-ship of an electric lighting system, conferred briefly with the commissioners commis-sioners yesterday afternoon and ex plained to them the proposition. The committee urged the board to take the matter up from a business point of view and ascertain the coat of a lighting plant with a view to installing install-ing one In Ogden to be operated under un-der city authority. The mayor explained to the commit tee that the city at this time would hardly he justified in attempting to build an electric light plant, but that it is a question deserving consideration. considera-tion. He said that the board would appreciate all efforts on the part of either the real estate men or the Chamber of Commerce committee toward to-ward ascertaining what the cost of a plant would be and report to f.ie board of commissioners at any time they saw fit. |