Show Much Power Discussion Power History As 1935 entered the verbal I battle opened in earnest SINCE TilE THE referendum um petitions petitions petitions pe pe- pe- pe had brought the matter matterI I to a public vote the city took the initiative in publicity In the meantime Utah Power Pow Pow- er and Light extended to Mar ilar 31 1935 its offer to sell the distribution distribution dis system just the time portion porI por por- I tion within the city for 33 The city's revenue bonds could be used to pay for it AT THE same time lime announced announced that immediate steps would be taken to provide provide provide pro vide the highest quality of electric electric elec elec- electric service to customers of the Bountiful Light Power The first thing does docs when it buys a system announced announced an an- G. M. Gadsby is check i for satisfactory service The system needs n g and enlargement costing several sev sev- several eral thousand dollars WORK WAS to begin the next week and be completed as soon as possible regardless of the Jan 29 vote on the city power system If IC Bountiful Light t and Power continues to operate the system ys tem tern it will be in a position to offer excellent service Gadsby said If Bountiful decides to buy it will acquire a property which will be in first class con con- IA 1 MAYOR STOCKS replied to the next week He noted that the election had nothing to do with the city nut not accepting accepting accept accept- ing its offer offer- to buy the distri t I button system Your proposal was submitted submit submit- I ted to the council by Councilman Councilman Council Council- Councilman man Rampton on Nov 14 and was very definitely rejected by the city council the same evening evening eve eve- ning by recorded vote It follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows then that the adopt adoption on of the above mentioned resolution and ordinance had no effect whatsoever upon your propos propos- al THE TilE LETTER LETIER from released to the press tends to create the impression that Bountiful did not give due consideration consideration con con- consideration to the proposal The council had actually considered jt it for over a year the mayor replied Furthermore your act after after after af af- ter you acquired the Bountiful Light and Power last Novem Novem- I ber her in repudiating an agreement agree agree- ment which our city had entered entered en en- into with this last company company company com com- pany for the purchase of its entire entire en en- entire tire system gives the councilmen councilmen council council- men the impression that the Utah Power and Light Co does not regard highly its con- con relations of this kind and because of this it would be unwise for the city to enter into any contract with it THIS TIllS WAS one of the points that upset the council It had contracted to buy tue entire distribution system of Bountiful ful Light and Power including Bountiful West Vest and South Bountiful and Centerville evidently evidently evidently evi evi- dently hoping to sell power out- out See Sec POWER lOWER on page 2 Continued from front front p page Power After bought out the Bountiful Light and Power it offered to sell only that portion within the city IN N THE same Jan 18 1935 Clipper Mayor l Stocks explained ex ex- explained more about aboul the coming election There seems to be an impression impression im that voters will vote on two propositions Some believe believe be be- lieve that if the present plan to lo build a city power plant is defeated the city could then buy distribution system The city council has already considered this and has voted it down he said And OlAnd you cannot cannot cannot can can- not get them to consider it iL IT HAS taken us a year to lo get where we are arc the Ute mayor continued So if you want a self liquidating proposition vote f for r the ordinance and contract A vote vole otherwise will put us out of or the light business entirely You are arc the judges At the same time lime some sonic large ads appeared in the Clipper dissecting the contract One pitfall an ad noted is that while the city cily may not use tax money directly to lo support the power plant it could through a devious means TilE THE CITY will pay a sum not less than that charged for private power for street lights the contract states Not less than means it could charge more than This makes a pipeline to lo taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers' taxpayers taxpayers' ers' ers pockets the Ute ad said AT A PU PUBLIC LIC meeting held late in January the two councilmen councilmen councilmen coun coun- opposing the power plant explained why We do not oppose the city owning the electric distribution system We want to see sec additional additional addi addi- revenue brought into the city treasury said Councilmen Taylor and Rampton BUSINESS makes money by selling for more than it costs to lo produce and with a diesel plant it is questionable if this could be done they said And then they hit on one o othe of the most controversial elements ele- ele ments of the campaign NO PRIVATE business would ever enter cater into a contract fo for construction and pay in full fo for that construction before completion completion com com- without an adequate bond to guarantee fulfillment of the contract Many residents residents resi dents could not imagine turning turning turn turn- ing in over to the contractor to tor with so few specifications specification and control Next week The Election |