Show council decides on rate reductions ordinance to be passed at regular meeting new schedule will make drastic reductions for volume cor OTHER BUSINESS Dis DISPOSED roSED OF new low rates ur lr elec electris trl current from the cites electric clec tria power plant will become actie cativo as soon as an ordinance can c u become operative according to a decision reacted by the council at r special meeting tuesday night the meeting was called tor for the tha special purpose of considering and ft ting on a schedule which has I 1 neri been under consideration for or some time and which will make the price of 0 current from fifteen to thirty or even a greater per cent cheaper than at present As a result ot of the invitation previously extended a number ot of CHI 7 bens ns were present at the meeting and the proposed were discua discussed sed with them after thorough consideration of the new schedules the council instructed city attorney morris to draft an ordinance embodying them for or passage at its regular meeting next tuesday since the ordinance can not legally become effective tor for twenty days after its passage which will run the time nearly to tile the end of the month and also the year it is ic quite probable that the ordinance will be drawn to take effect on january 1st ast or as soon thereafter as meter readings can to te made it will embody some other minor changes as well as rate reductions among them the inclusion of a charge tor for disconnecting and connecting service at the request of those who are temporarily abdy away from home and who request disconnection to avoid payment of minimum monthly charges other matters considered among the tha other matters considered at the special meeting were mayor deckers report of his recent trip to salt lake city and his inquiries relative to the status of the cites application tor runds brunds from the public works administration to improve the water system and tile tha electric light sy system stern lie he said the engineering firm which Is preparing the application required just a few further details and the application will be ready to tile file most of this additional involved decia deci ions ot of the council which were made during the meeting the mayor reported also that a ruling from the supreme court was expected within a few days from the time of his visit on the legality of the granger legislation on which Pax owan q prospects aspects abr a loan are dependent an appropriation of 30 was made to the city recorder tor for extra services ker vices in connection with the application and also one tor for 17 tor for the expenses of the mayors salt lake city trip which was waa primarily in connection with the civil works program now under way here the matter ot of whether the city should have a public audit at this time when there Is to be a chance of administrations was considered la in connection with the hie verbal application of 0 glenwood froyd to ta th t mayor tor for the contract to make the audit in case one Is decided upon the counci deolden deol del however to deter defier the audit ligum it is only about a year and a halt bait since the last one and the law requires one every two beirn the matter of 0 Inn installing talling C ilat where needed lin connection cc with tl th other street chichi are going forward was congi considered dered and it was decided to au author lio those in charge ot of haiir to install cul cu lverts veTta before the grades are arel thrown up wherever it is deemed advisable or economical r |