Show SITE CHOSEN FOR NEW POWER PLANT AT TOWN MEETING the members of the monticell Mon lo 10 10 town council met in a special ine meeting eting tuesday with their engineer mr howard hassell of salt lake city to mat tors pertaining to the construction of a new power plant for the town the main purpose of the meet ing was to select a sight for the new plant several situa chions had been under considers con sidera tion ground west of town near the count county y quonset building was available also the building and ground at the old san juan record office the melvin frost guilding and surrounding area on center st and ground in the east end of town in addition to the sights chosen for some time the board has been considering the advantages at af combining all the city facilities and housing the fire truck and maintaining an office in the same building as that used by the power plant proper this plan would eliminate the feces sity of heating and maina maintaining ning separate buildings and would be conductive to greater efficiency and economy in every way aaen carefully considering the possibilities and drawbacks of all the proposed places of location it was decided to erect a municipal plant on the vacant lot adjoining the monticell Mon lo 10 implement building on the west this lot is centrally located for the members of the fire department there is more land available in the rear for expansion and the site can be obtain ed on the most advantageous terms for the community in a trade with karl R lyman who now owns the land it can be acquired for about 1 and mr lyman will buy the old town office across the street on the south ifor the town may have the use of the building rent freer free for a period of one year through this arrangement they can go ahead and begin the project with the least capital outlay foundations must be poured and the building begun within the next two weeks as one of the engines which has been ordered will arrive in about a month and housing must be well underway before winter sets in morris morra nelson il fd be int ht charge of the construction of the building |