The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-26
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Provo Citizens Discuss in Mass Con-
Vention the Plan of Munic-
ipal 0Wnershin.

Provo, May 24-Au enthusiastic meet
ing of taxpayers was held in the meet
ing house last evening to consider the
question of bonding the city for money
TO build an electric. light plant to be
owned by the city, and 10 complete the
WateTWorkS extension Mayor ROylanCe
presided. and David John, sr-. officiaJed
as secretary
Mayor Robinson. of Logan, Mayor
Boyer of SDringvillc and Manager
" cotton of the Utah Valley Light *
Power company addressed the meeting.
explaining the operations and profit OF
thelr plants rms was followed by
lengthy discussion by members of the
meeting. The sentiment seemed 20 be
that To obtain an electric plant would
be d good thing for the city. but whether
the bonding capacity of the city is sUt-
ficieut to raise enough money to com
plcte the waJcTwOTkS system and also
build an electric plant was considered
uncertain The meeting after being IN
session four hours adjourned till Friday
evening
At the meeting last night Senator
SmOot. president Of the Provo Electric
company, was present and took part in
the discussion stating that his com
pany would sell its plant to the city if
the corporation decided to go into the
lighting business Mayor Roylance OBJ
tanned a contract from the electric COM
rauy to sell The cost 10 the city of the
plant VIII nc about S0,g19 This Is for
the distributing system and the city viii
nav, TO erect its power plant ii the de
ciziou is favorable TO d municipal light
4 Good Roads convention for Utah
county will be held in this city June J.
Wellington T. LOucks met with a num-
Der of citizens yesterday in the Com
merCIal club rooms and organized d
Good Roads committee with 9 =
Loose chairman and A L Booth, score
taFN- The committee extended an invita-
ton to Colonel W II. Moore. president
of the Good Roads oTEanizd ton. to come
here on the LIST on his western tour. and
convention al
In addition to instruction in road build
ing. delegates to the state convention in
Salt Lake viii be elected. and arrange
meuts VIII be made for the Good Roads
organization TO come here at some future
date and build a piece OF road as
sample Of what can oe done in scientific
road building.
Frank r. Sharp vii 90 TO St Louis
Monday for d months visit with reia-
tivcS.
President George IT. BrimhaH Of the
Brigham Young university mas just TO
turned from the Beaver branch Of the
university. which he reports in fine con
ditIOn. President BTimhau states that
the prospects are that there viii be d
large attendance at the summer school to
be held here. commencing June .. and
continuing for six weeks
William Mathews aged 25. and Mrs
Sarah Thompson, aged 80. both of
Beaver, have received q marriage
Hyrum Heiselt. Of Provo canyon was
fined 500 by Justice Noon last evening
luI SfIIIg ITlDT without a Incense he
gave notice Of appeal
Thomas John. jr.. the 11-year old son
Of Attorney Thomas John fell from
horse yesterday afternoon while racing
with another boy He remained un-
conscious for some time. but it is not
believed any serious consequences viii
follow the accident
J. q. Edwards Is down from Salt Lake
on 4 business trip.
Tho following jurors for the April term
of the Fourth district court to be- I'm at
tendance Oh the 5-h, have been drawn
John : Boyer. SDrinEviIle. Peter John
son James 3. Walton. Pleasant View.
Frederick Wall. Santauuin- Joseph
Angus George Moore. William N.
Thomas. Spanish Fork; Hugh Clayton.
Joseph Clark. Provo. w r RarIler
Lthi, SOreu Poulsou. Goshen. Don 9.
Strong. Alpine. Isaac Wagstsff. Ameri-
can Fork, John BeaEley. Tucker.
The board of education has decided
that teachers who attend the Summer
school viii rot be required To take eK-
animation The time of holding the
graduating exercises in the onera house
% the public schools. on June ]. has = $50
been changed frc-r afternoon and even
ing 10 forenoon and evening. in order To