Show j i I 1 A A D d YOUR DUTY TO VOTE NO DO pereath citizens citi zeni should consider co carel car ertH following propositions and investigations concerning the pro palo won wan electric light and power plum plant and then go eo to the polla poll on an march 4 ath and d vote ta no a to thede the ques atou din ln tion of selling 9 the h a electric light plant total expenses of operating steps repairs ra and to maintenance a inte nance tula tola K W ahra b rs output of plant in 12 yra K W hrs bra at ac 38 same number of K W hr ahra at lie ile per K W would have netted tied the city 65 55 which would have open been a net baio am to the city of 17 our street lights with the od fashioned globes consumed 9 K IN tours and with the mazdi mazda globe as used now street lights croat conium int 6 K W hr chieh at ac would be hour houra 5 04 per night and 20 per month 30 nor lits 40 per year yeara a franu lot iula a of 80 for the years vears he plant has he 6 been running I 1 if f we had been compelled to pes pai lie ile instead nf f ac e the amount winifr he have ve been 2851 20 per year and a grand arand a rand total of 34 40 for the twelve years ears in other words the street lights would won ld have paid the total first 6 r st cot cost if I 1 the plant 12 a and od 6 1 2 per cent ean on the money one invested eddi caen year for twelve years at ac or er K W W 4 ty tabo Thy 1 re tai ta w tried it for output of current I 1 so we had to buy it from an adside company at lie ile K W hr it would nave cost us ua for tho lights we hav ha now new on the be streeta per buns ta 7 92 per aught 60 per nourisa 2 per year this amount to twice as much as we ar an poling paling no now in 10 city t taxes for rem gw aa I 1 purposes or on one and a half time as much if we got the street light for 7 ac K W hr so our taxes f I 1 cheral cit elti purpose and jilt inz would be two and ad a half times high as they are now at the tits we a pay fur for our electric li I 1 ac cac to 3 8 times emse as much tax at lie ile th the K W hr hrs that the plan has genea generated generated ted and that has gone ou on over the switch board to town he ha been checked up scores scares of times the last five and a half months and tire tn following I 1 IB the result monday jan 19 1920 for one 24 hour run midnight to I 1 a m 37 17 k ar ion 1 2 17 2 3 8 17 a 8 4 17 4 5 6 I 1 Is 5 6 G 17 6 7 24 7 8 24 8 9 22 9 10 28 1011 10 11 28 11 1112 12 26 12 I 1 P on 22 I 1 2 28 2 8 11 28 3 1 4 26 4 6 21 6 6 22 6 7 46 7 8 46 s 9 4 48 10 48 1 0 11 31 11 1 II 11 1 12 17 total fur for 24 hunts houra at ic ac per K W makes make 47 11 u i 21 2 n u a 10 per cent be haa been allowed for flip in dage Db vo itte ge n she thyele fig H herf la 19 a cople nul not up to tn the lve overawe of une one evenings run no feb 1 13 1920 1120 fm f m 9 id cl ok ick so in the even iff is 6 h nur jur K IN at ae 1540 tier per evening fur for SO SID evenin ivi without running the rest of the night and riving no day service se rince the actual amount of current turned ru rn by bv the people in their names exclusive of HI 11 street lights lighta and exclusive of lusa low by waste die fur for 6 hours evelana service during dunne feb wass was over 00 per month exclusive of day and latter bitter part of night service if bought at lie ile dixie price w old mid be mare m re than doable what the eny city sa 13 receiving frota from the people fur for the entire right night and day service sell your plant then pay that moo man ev to the other fellow how does it 11 strike you during the month from jan a feb the street lights and what current was turned by he people thru through nich their lamps mo me or ural and irons the actual amount consumed fur the month was wait over K W hr which at lie would u e per on fitin ill a little over ahree h ree times limes iha t he amount we are pay lost to the city treasury per month uw auw for our current A private whang san ida jl jiu fr or ful wing kiiji consumed or per month nd ibid we u would have to pay the bill suppose you vuu sell the plant for it is doubtful if dixie bould give you voa that but if they luule idd it d their baet bervice a price shey kill ill take the mares out at of your bets alibin in 12 years veara one and aad n ie halt half aroun be thus for running lur lot plant for you for 12 years veara lou jou sake them a present of it if we will clear up a little of 01 the able n the hp lines there is no A asi n nav h its we c cant h haaf as good vice fur far a rum tier of eara s as ne a ve lid ind the I 1 aa ix x weeks with ie a old plant plan ni as the pi load ith 20 per cent mure more added the ene perhaps never run bet sr fr and gave as aa title little trouble since was installed as aa it has the past x weeks hat haa received for it na electricity in K W bra at ae 2987 tf 38 street lights lightb on an the same bame bs ba so sia 80 the city should rive give the plant for 12 yra a credit of 10 total operating ope expenses of the plant fur for years as show by city records 13 your electric light plant has its v so to I 1 the be rity city of carowan parowan Pa rowan in saive sears earb 05 over and and oil ab above till all wresting expenses or it has haa given vu visa light for far 12 fears at ac c K W hr and paid for itself and has to nu itil credit now anuw a bank account or sh dh auld ul d have of 68 continued on an page 4 your duty to vote no continued from page 1 if a private corporation had been in charge and taken lie ile for the current they would have taken 17 11 more out of you wie citizens cit izena no for your bouee mr service e la in addition to the above you won would h have va had bad to raise by taxation for your street lights at the private corporations proposition do 30 you want to give that to them for services you can render yourselves 7 read the following com comro unica munica eions tons 0 on to municipal ownership w of electric light plant mt mr 8 A matheson parowan carowan Pa rowan ul dear sir brigham brigha m CAYs electric light and power pi plant arit I 1 la distinctly positively emphatically and otherwise not for sale outside of a hailstorm hail storm blighting I 1 frost t or german culture I 1 can of no solo et c which would so BO instantly excite the pugnacious at al tributes autes of brigham citizens as even th the a whispered suggestion of parting with this natural heritage so far from entertaining a thought of f this kind I 1 am violating no con luence and feel perfectly assured in stating that it would be the anam sentiment of our citizens to hard bond to our cap capacity ity if ne necessary to augment our present capacity fur producing electric energy to the ut limit and these conclusions conclusion and asser are based upon the following facts and condensed b history of our experience in this thib field of cc cooperative operative endeavor during the old dark days of put pur por ported d illumination by a one horse horae private private company in this city our e self c arvice was conceded far and which near to be a joke which was guaran teed isel to P provoke poke oke ill the myth mirth of any and d ail 11 beholders except the citizens wi who had to pay the bill and enjo f the service the inevitable turning of the sol worm ho conever hoft ever never occurred with a snap a dash and unmistakable earnestness a m es in a p public alic mass meeting in 1904 in which the city officials of th that t t time were instructed to whip out a fw measly dogs in the manger who endeavored to obstruct progress ally red in this a c city life file up upon the 22 second feet of water avat available able divert pipeline tortilla the same build a pipe line power house and system of distri aution aution and properly utilize the god given gift at our door by dint of a little red blooded and energetic action a short and victa victorious session in the court and other minor de details t ails the dream of years suddenly materialized lazed in a blaze of hah lights ito from mazda lamps in gushing streams streams of water electrically pumped from wells to transform innumerable tracts of and and useless ground into a condition of prodoc in many and diverse sources coerces of revenue evenue to the city treasury and in a feeling of pride and ownership which could hardly be measured mea sered in dol dollars are and cents fr from in it its s inception to the present mont moment U our at inne tight light and power system has directly returned a 8 handsome annual profit to brigham city corporation besides enhancing real estate values in some instances Inet ns hundreds hundred of per tent cent and thereby increasing the assessed valuation which in turn urn swelled our revenue by increased taxes all of this in spite of the fact that service rath rathar than it direct set pro fit fil has been the slogan logo of the dk ferent administrations aa witness aur r exceedingly low law rates rate fc for 1 alt I classes of power irrigating wells having been practically subsidized subsidised ubaid wed by receiving a rate so low as to be almost ridiculous we are and always have been in n a position to promptly meet interest set pay payments ments retire bonds bond at maturity and constantly extend and proper properly Y maintain our system in ening bumming en ing up our or experience I 1 may state and by the way they there 1 is nothing confidential about 41 any y P part 8 t f ahia letter that thai our elect electric r e light I 1 t and vu dwer plant has been a thing of infinite I 1 fia ite pride and satisfaction to the chulze citizens no of f this community romma ty and from the very beginning hoo has paid aida a direct profit loto into the city treasury treasury our little city is always brilliantly illuminated at night with one watt lampe bud 24 large are arc lamps dotty distributed holed at t the different intersections and with our recently inseal led cutter suburban street lighting cc ing of fifty candle power lamps ampa in zig zi zag formation upon five blocks of our mam maia thor ough fare I 1 conclude by inference from the tenor of your letter that due to na da tural total causes to inefficient manges ment to lack of demand or to excessive cost coat of production your citizens citizen are between it a willingness to dispO Beof their plant and a desire to retain it it would of course be presumptuous to for me to offer advise and 1 I therefore confine myself to answer ing your questions question flod and stating our experience and at least venturing to hope that conditions will so ad just themselves that your public utilities will remain in ID the keeping of your citizens cit izena the following rates are in effect residential and commercial 0 1 l r T rc fighting meter rate biral K W H 06 per K W H per month alln all in excess at sa of K IN H per month 05 per K W H prompt payment discount 5 per met cent monthly minimum monthly charge charee at the present time we are receiving ce ng from the little village of perry south of us nine mills malls per K H W for energy we are pro alrig viding them for re sale very truly yours youra JOHN H BURT city manager manage Spring springville ville utah S A matheson Ma theaon parowan carowan Pa rowan utah dear sir yours of the lith at hand regarding information on plant in answer to the acim aada will W state the following I 1 the electric c p plant an I 1 an and it system Y to has been a paying investment for the city the system has bern been in operator ope raton since 1 1903 fri and has act accumulated approximately for depreciation above expenses ep the city has never contemplo con ted led selling the plant or system the following are the rates chang 1 l g ed loe per K W hour minimum charge charged 1 00 per month for lighting power rans are a a f follows 1 be per K IN hr lo 10 lat t KW hr ac 2nd ad se find ac din lc ic I 1 all in excess of 1000 K W hrs hr we he have an optional factor rate mt which applies when customer desires varying load and use geee same earne during any period of the 24 hours the regular sinking fund to pay the cost of plant or the bonds issued has been paid each year through the general taxes with a levy of I 1 mill the interest on the above bonds has been paid from the earn ing idge of system hoping the above inform anon is that desired I 1 remain yours youra L E city electrician letters received from other cities are re equally emphatic for municipal ownership wrier ship respectfully G W DECKER S A F W PENDLETON J H GURR H S HYATT J ALMA THOS BENNETT |