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Show It 801 FOR I " ELECTRIC PLUMT Brigham City Council Passes Resolution Calling For Election Elec-tion on Question. (Special Standard-Examiner.) BRIGHAM. July 51 At a meeting of the cltycouncll held Tuesday night a resolution was passed calling for an election to vote on bonds in the sum of 1200.000 to rebuild the electric I light plant In Box Elder county. The notice of election ordered published states that Use municipal bond election elec-tion will be held on Tuesday. August 31, for the purpo of submitting to the taxpayers of Brigham the question ques-tion of assuming a bonded Indebtedness Indebted-ness In the sum of $200,000 for th -purpose of constructing and Installing a complete municipal electric power and lighting plant. A concrete InUtke and dam Is to be I constructed at the head of Box Cider canyon. A 30-lnch wafa r pipe line Is to bo laid from tho Intake inrough the canyon 16,002.8 feet tu the site of the proposed power station which will be fitted up with hydraulic and electrical equipment Including peltou water wheels, electric generators, exciters, ex-citers, switching and regulating panels pan-els complete. For xearj past L'righam City and the Knudaon Iftveeunent compeny held certain rights In Box Elder canyon. can-yon. A dispute arose which reaulud In a litigation And m. liters were DOt V adjusted satisfactorily unt.l recently vv lien Mayor J. W. Peters approached the Knudson Interests In n friendly I wuy, and as a result, an adjustment was arrived at by the city paying to the Knudson Investment company of the sum of $5,000 for all rights in Box Elder cunyon, covering filings, t lgt;t -of-Hsy for pipe line. etc. Noe Hrighum city la the .sole owner and Intends to rebuild the system so that sufficient electric current can be generated gen-erated to supply power for resale purposes pur-poses 'o industries and Irrigation projects pro-jects In the county. |