Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-12
logan WANTS
!. 70 LIGHT CITY,.
49,. for a Municipal Lighting
s'' Pant for Salt Lake Being
Considered.
NJ MAYORS COMMUNICATION.
at, Favor Of the Proposition
D Committee Appointed Free
Ball Grounds.

e ..,o- also sent IN communication re- e,
'N .i nv him from a Logan firm when
@'s % meet representatives OF the
s !. ,na talk the matter over Upon
90 ' ~. OF the mayor Q
" ~ ~, commlttce consisting OF Harten'
- Martin, Barnes, Black Preece
' ', H,wlett was appointed to confer
80 -. =, \, mayor IN regard to the matter
~ Min communications were referred
=, ,',s committee for consideration.
MAYORS COMMUNICATION.
~, MAYORS letter IN relation to the
raitg follows ~.
an IN receipt Of a letter from
N,,.rs c. CART & Son of Logan, Utah.
vAesl attach hereto and is made a
=. 81 this communication, and which
Aleys should receive your very seri-
%, consideration
m, lighting Of this city, both private
al mblIc, Il seems to me, has reached
,ont where the city council should
~. tho matter up IN all seriousness
. order that better service at less
~ 70 the people be had. thoroughly
A.ire that the city, should own and
s,rlts It's lighting plant. 1t did at one
,u, but thrughthe machlnatiors OF a
l,rn.r administration let It go for,
sCnayely speaking, a song The
uls Of tho citys lighting plant was
txliealy against the sentiment Of the
ps,Ie and that the city's waterworks
gun should not be sacrificed as was
0. lighting plant, q strong sentiment
us created, which crystallized into the
,.tOn Of the state constitution forever
rohIbtIng the city council OF any city
X he state frOm selling or disposlng
{, rs waterworks system,
The proposition In the accompanying
| Mit Is something that this admins
tstln should not ignore, and ] there
.rs respectfully recommend that O.
Escal committee be appointed to de-
ye some way that the proposition Of
N.aIs CART & Son receive considera-
tin | believe that the city should have
bitter lighting facilities than II now
has and at a reduction In cost, and tho
ksl solution Of the difficulty. In my
t,lulon would be for the municipality
b dvn its lighting plant.
sincerely trust that your honorable
kdy will give the matter your most
earnest consideration.
Very respectfully,
RICHARD p. MORRIS.
Mayor.
LOGAN PROPOSITION.
ne accompanying letter from Garff
I Nn OF Logan. Is as follows:
We notice In your report OF the city
eal you pay the sum Of $1,000 per
rnum on rs street lights and very
pcrserylce at that. We have recently
Murd In Salt Lake county q very
alhole power site that we intend
aNaoplng this spring, with a view Of
uansnlttlng the power TO the mines.
nov would you like TO take under
n'ement a proposition something
" mis- We enter into a contract
nn your city TO build a reliable, up
WAC WAY, lght and power plant, that will
N'eIop say 30 per cent more arc lights
usA you are now using, besides light
az your municipal buildings. You
w US the contract 10 light your
Mfss at about the same rate you are
%N paying for The term of four or
~ years and at the expiration of
Na' TINE we to give your CITY abso-
~ uue 70 the plant, all IN first class
Yang order for some nominal figure,
- per cent Of lts cost, which
m@un' can be stipulated and agreed
n@ This viii enable your oIty 10
(, r NOV owners Of your lighting system
svvuI me same money that you
|l,,"VN paying out and own nothing.
ssa we snail be IN this amount maid
N commission and time for services.
~gaopoly and extortion 10 hand In
|rnsiv, ae world over and the only
|nN.' " municipal ownership OF these
kM ,usi''les same as Logan, Brig
|n,N, Nhl American Fork and other
~ MN Il this proposition suits vo,,
|sfly Sa,e oe pleased to meet you at an
h. y ,, wave to discuss the matter. Am.
|rnisS' 'e''ce wllt be furnished when
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
NJ sV,s ol,alman Z, II, Davis introduced
n M oouIowlng resolution upon tho dss,h
4" wy ,r ,Sle Dlst, Atty. Dennis q E,ch'
hqs yoia was odopted by a unsni.
r, n", "a. the great Ruler OF the Uni.
|hy,s 10" 49,. N MS infinite wisdom 70.
|ste,na.S, O,l our mlfst our woribynnd
|rpbcoy,l fellow citizen. Dennis cIa v
|5uss s,'sas, The Intimate relations hold
|ikls ana , ",s blsnss III by him with
|tthg ina V'ueI clIy councils. makes n
b him way ,s we record our Appreciation
b s'o, Therefore De il '''e''a''oh
ech n Inv, ma, mat the sudden removal NJ
b. cour,s ' ~ IRON our midst ana from
positions ~, w winch he has held leading
} weas, VT Timber OF years Ieavea
dsrv Nv. ana shadow that vii h o
eehcil s ,pa' ,, by All members of this
/ sreyons i o w. friends, and viii pt,ve
|k and Il ~ ,OSS 70 the city and the nub.
'a ths ' va, mat with deem symna,hv
b. ~ afflicted family ana fy,"n pds'n ~
h'pe tba NEW w.. We express our earnest
pay BE- oya v,e'I 40 great a bereavement
sN BE- Il fu,,t Tor their highest good;
iaesSI that This resoh,,,on 81
Y he family minutes and a copy sent
>. SIDEWALK DISTRICT.
fVS, engineering committee rooor,o,
hercSl c,n upon the petition OF the p Core
bel B. S s.,.I asking that a sIdewslk S SIs
I ttmsn, for the cona,ruc,,on
r'ape su., sidewalks between S son,h
ssssd a amy FOURTH South and and bei H ween
Won s p,,a seventh East streets Earn
pa fe,s ". that the report was o rv' u,
p be,,lo%m ' reason that there had bee a.,
''lts tog ' nom the property ovne ,s
PAX dI. Vr NE sidewalks and Inc I sISs'
Slbe 'S opoS except upon s'I pntI,ien
n mD1opeIty owners. Ho ss pV" ,ba,
Ipke h" ', nola. club had no business v'a ~
~ SUCH nose nose In the clty's af,a,rs y, 70
y propos .p,1,n1er Black also opposed
r,s dIV,,I,lo1 for the reason 'p tbs,
lAed tS ii,' let had already been ' as,ab.
INhe dId year yea on the proposed s,,e %
PAD ' Go moi think the ctISens '' oovIS
u'u'Ie special tax. IT The e0p rs,