Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-16
PROVO.
LIGHT TO BE TURNED ON.
Council Has Decided to Restore Old
ConditiOns--"MissiOn OF Mirth.'

Special Correspondence
Provo, Oct t6.-At last nights council
session Mayor Erlsby submitted a COM
municatiou suggesting that immediate
steps be taken to improve the power
plant site near the mouth OF the cam
yon owned by the city. He also called
attention 20 some distractions on GER
tain streets. The committee on electric
light was authorized to proceed with
the work of improving the power plant
site and the recorder was instructed
TO notify the city marshal TO have all
distractions which he considered OBJ
jectlonabe removed.
The lease OF II acres Of land near
Provo cemetery was extended for $50 for
the year 1907
City Atty Thomas presented an agree
ment between the Telluride Power COM
pany and the city. permitting the city
TO lay conduit across certain land OF
the Telluride company in Provo cam
yon. A question came up as to whether
tbs right of the city would be to con-
voy water for electric power purposes,
other than for lighting the streets. The
agreement was amended by striking out
a clause limiting the purpose for which
the water is TO be used. and the words
limiting the size of pipe TO Il inches
were also stricken out, and resolution
raised authorizing the mayor and re-
corder to sign this agreement In be
half of the city.
The city recorder presented report
of license fees collected for the quar-
ter ending Sept 30, 1906, amounting 10
$2,l5S.50.
Councilman Powelson brought up the
question OF street lighting. stating that
while the city was IN bad box and
was being pinched, he did think the
city should not remain in darkness Till
II can obtain n municipal plant. he
then moved that the city recorder be
instructed 20 notify the electric COM
pany to light the streets as they were
lighted before the difference OF opinion
In regard to price caused a suspension
of lighting. at SO cents a light (the
price which the company finally offer
ed the lights for after first raising the
price from &C 2-3 cents To 81, as re-
taliatory measure for the license fee
OF $3.50 year charged the company.
The motion carried. President Booth,
Councilman Gli,S, Miller and Partridge
voting no.
city Marshal Henry was given
leave of absence for an Indefinite time.
he to employ Il substitute, MIR Henry
intends to take a little time to look
after his campaign for sheriff, for which
he has been nominated by the Demo-
cratic party.
The matter OF arranging for laying
the waterworks pipe line through Mr..
Heiselt's fsh pond In Provo canyon
was referred to the committee on wa
terworks With power to act
WEDDING BELLS.
TIE following marriage licenses have
been Used;
Frank Miller OF Provo and Alice
Turner OF salt Lake.
|. n. Upton and Lulu X. Allen, both
OF SpringVille.
THE MISSION OF MIRTH"
The first OF the seasons series Of
lectures under the auspices of the
Philosophical society Of the Brigham
Young university was delivered last
night by Thomas McClary OF the
American Lyceum on THE Mission OF
Mirth."
There arc two springs OF emotion
in man. said Mr.. McClay. the spring
OF sorrow and the spring OF mrth.