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Show Mr. J. H. Manson Makes Proposition to the Taxpayers of Price. Mmt-,1 hnd.y agree to pv off all of tho eleetrlH light tniml iHlW owlne by Hip city of Prle and amounting to twenty.fup tlioumtul dottarn, thp munp lo Im pahl rljcht thoitMiid ilnllnr Jnl . ijjo. right thoim-ind July . 1 9I, ,id ciffhl thou wml April I. K "Kot Hie puriHipp or retiring the-lioniln the-lioniln on Hi uIkup dap. which In the find oplkmAl perliMl ihey run N imld. t agree lo item In wich hank or bank a tna) he dm.mmtPit Ii) Hie city i mi mil. nt the tlnif of Hi (n-Ing (n-Ing of thp pniMPil Iphpp. Hip piiiii of tiuooo. one par from itate of mkl lep lo lUiHwIt the mini rf $lep.e9 and on April 1. 191ft, to mp on dp-poull dp-poull lo Hip erpilll of Mid i It) thp full urn of 19800.00. "And. on the flrl f Apill. ll. to hap on deHill In Mch hank or Imnk a tna In- ilplgntpil ! Hip t-lly Hip full iiim of !) en. and on Hip flrat day of January, tut J. to lmp on d-piwlt d-piwlt hi Mich hank or Imnka n may Im devUnated by wi,l , tile further nim of IHOOfl.Od. "And. in rurlher Miiarantpp to the mid illy Hint Hip hiiip nlmll r- .lone a herptofore agrecil. I will fitrnhih to Hip i II) a good anil hiiffhlrnt Ih,ih to be approtcd l thp ,x )h.. im f Ipii thniiiwml dollar "Up, ,.(,. To finnleh frpp of all co-lo co-lo ihp illt of I'rhP at nil I Imp durlHf Hip tirm of mid 1pp all inrrvnt npi-i-r) to HkIiI ih iin-eta of I'rlie in kimmI iHUHMer n I tip) are no'n llglitpd. In fiirnUh rurrpiit or power nr of t in thp i Ily for Hip porno of pumping walpr m--iry f,H- Hip malnteuancp of it miiulrlimi water plant, ami In fiirnUh all iirrpiit nee-- .! to proprl light all building, wiipd or iijpiI for municipal piiriMMoa. to makp hfl upcpar pti-nlon ror Hip purpim- of llRhllug mid I reel und In furnkli all lainpn Bt my own pxm-iim iippiI In connpctliiH with mid lighting R)kpm at alLtlmiHi during the term of mid Iphh- Thlrd To hIvp to the cimaumerii of mid tlty Iweuty-rniir Imiir ran. 'tlnuou henlie. and Ip prpmril at all Hmp lo pert the public with the right ami pror Kind or wrvlop To make all npcpary hiIiip xM.n-vlon xM.n-vlon at all time during Hip lire of thin Ipom that may bppnme nprpmry lo ere the public at in) own ex-peneo ex-peneo fourth 1 hereby ngre that tho pre nt ftcheitula of price charged the public at HiIn llmo nhall not bo rained during Hip llfo or wild I cone, hut rew-rn thu right to lower tho rutcN at any time nhould thp operation or the plant jtixiry II. I'lflli To keep wild plant, nil polo, line nnd eer) thing In ctuineetlon with mild electric light nnd power plant In i good tute or repair at all time during tho aald leao nt my own expenne, nnd at tlin expiration or vald leao In turn over tho plant, nil pole-line pole-line and cxteiuloiiN within tho corporate cor-porate limits or nutd 1'rlro City In m good or better ph)slcnl condition n the) at ii mi.v In, nil new extensions m made It) tne during the Ipaso to become be-come Hip proper!) or mid city free of an) and all IndchtpilucM without cost to said city. "That a a wtrt of the consideration on behalf of Hu- til) of irltp. snld city shall grant In mid .1 II. Mnn.,n a franchise for tin purimnp o la) Ing poniplip ror furiil.lilng lipid t, iho burtiM sprthm or mid city ror a lierlml of twenly-rive ) on Hipp street "On Ninth street bptwien Hip jn. vr and Itlo (IiuiiiIp trnek to "J" street. "tm "I" slract rrom Hlxth in Tenth slrppl. "On Hevpiith street between II" ami "J" street. "n ICItthlli stn-pl rmin u iwlut two hundml fpet sotltli or Hip Denver pml III" (tramle track to "J" strepl. That al Hip pxplrallou of mid (phw Hip ill) of Price will cam-e In lip mIiI to J II Munmm Hip nplual phleul In I Ion or all stpum main (or -team llm-i. the valuation In b nrrlvei' at Ii) h mnnnlli . In Iip nplmlutnl one Mipiiibpr In I- apliolntpil by the illy ami on b Hip Ipwhp ami Hip two to apHlHl a thlnl.i w Iiom- rim"- g shall lie Html. i'r. I will retain Hip HtPHiupIpe system sys-tem with Hip umlerstaiidlng of bplng grahlpp a iipw franrhlw rr hpatliig t Hip pad of twenty-five yetin.. "Awl that all mhl slpainplHni ml iiinnpclhiiM Iherpwllh arp to ber-mm the ptiiperly or mid tlty rree of ill lnlphtp1npM of evpr) Kind and nature, and that all ronlnirl letwepu Ihp mhl J II Mntiwui at Hip datP or Hip xplrallon or mhl lease shall be turned over In Hip mid rlt) " .1. It .MANHON. Itetliunleil mvlug to Hip elly'of Price slioulil thfl people lelermlne In Iphp Ihelr light and pow r plant un der the proposition submitted by 3. II El MnniKiti, now on rile with City lie- Efl cordcr libcr and dated februar) HP 10, 1917, nro given In n subjoined HI table. ; In connection with the stnteintnt of 111 estimated savlrg to tho city nnd also WM Ineotup and disbursement figures pre- IS sented as given above, Mnnson says '1 "If the clly continue to operate the " plant for it period or twenty-flvo years i ? under present conditions It would still , m be owing Hip bonds nnd will have paid f,l Interest on boiuls nmnuntlng to J7,- 11 000.00, bpslde losing In opprntlng ex il Ppiisp nnd upkpep or plant Is It not ? Iietter to lease Hie plant and receive wlm It lnek In twe tit) -five )pnrs guaran- S' teeil to I In as good or heller condl 3? Hon than It I nt Hip present limp l frep of ludpbtpdnem or every charac IH ter. rpielv rim current and power D ror lighting the street, pumping Its HI water mid lighting it bulldlngsT 9 "Without rurlher bonds Ihn city N HI no able lo innke Hip extension nee M xmmry lo upil) Hie iipople or l'rlci S I villi Hip current desired Hevernl ex- H leimlnn have l-epii nskeil ror during H t the iwst three or tour Jpurs, hut none O have bppti built, fmler Hie proposed H leasp these pxlenshili will lx built money will be Invpstpil in get more B ooiMMtusr. n hutting plant will bo es- S . Iililllied and maliilnlnpil from waste n 1 Mphiii from Hi plant under lease Itt tliereb) rpdilrlng Ihn riHit or heat to II , owner or hunlnpM block within the if i' biislnem section or Hie clly. "Willi the present IhviiiIih! Indebt- , piIiipm tor electric lliihtN removed It ; will give Hip clly Hiwer to bond ror ' I twenty-five thmnwnd dollar more i , ror good mid bptier water. The pres- I put liomllng limit or Hip city, over and ' J uNive present iHinds. Is nboiil eighty- '. rive tlmomml dollars. If Hi electric ' ' light Ninds wern paid this would In- !, crease our Nniillng limit to one bun- it red ami ten thousand dollars." I |