Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-21
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING PLANT.
Question Being AgitatCd Among Clti-
1ens--Feasibislty OF prouosition.

Ogden, March 2l,-Considerable agt-
tatIon Is being wagcd among the citI-
zenS at the present time over the ques-
lion OF whether or not Ogden wants TO
own it's own lighting and power plant.
Some time ago che city council took
this mater up and by many II was
looked upon as another OF those moves
tibet would amount 10 naugnt. or In 9th.
eT words place 1t upon a plane with the
numerous attempts that have been
made 10 secure q municipal water
works However 1t would seem from
the present status OF things that at
least a feasible sch eme has been hit
upon by the committee selected from
members OF the council This scheme
wcuio cost the people Of Ogden APP
proNi1nAtely S5OQe0 but according to
the figures Produced Icy those In favor
of the scheme this would soon be paid
back and then all would be easy sailing
ana clear gain for the enterprise
There are Ss or 80 secocd fee. OF wa
ter In the Ogden river tha> is said To
belong to the North Ogden and the Og-
den Bench canals The new scheme
would acquire this water. then purchase
from "BiIly' Wilson. a parcel Of land in
the canyon upon which is located at
the present time a sawmill. A pipe line
would be erected from the sawmill or
l!ttle east thereof to the mouth of the
canyon. In that distance drop of
mere than 200 feet could be secured
and this II is claimed would develop a
ret minimum OF 459 horse power.
This minimum horse power would
furnish electricity for $500 I6 candle
power lights Excepting three months
in the year this mum Der could be dou-
bleG Now at the present ratio charged
the city for lights this would save the
city on this number OF lights $50, 600
Cutting this price In two by charging
so cents light instead OF 81. tho saving
per year would be $4,000, which would
pay for the plant and cover all opeTat-
ing expenses Ia six years time. In adj
ditlOn to the power plant Ogden city
would lneve its own land In the canyon
upon which 10 establish a rock orusher
ana secure rock enough for the city
street work for many years to come
II Is quite likely that many OF these
POINTS will be argued upon when tho
matter fs again brought before the
council by the report of the corimittee
which is expected to be favorable to
the proposition.
The report is said TO have been pre-
pared and win probably be presented at
the next meeting OF the city council,
DEATH OF ED. DOYLE.
Ed Doyle, we'll known in this city.
died at the Ogden general hospital.
yesterday morning from an attack of
pneumonia Doyle had no relatives
here but had a sister residing IA VIM
cennes. Ia. and a brother-in-law lives
In Gcldfield. Both have been communi-
Gated with. 1t is expected that the body
will be buried In Ogden
TWO COUNTIES TO BUILD BRIDGE
Al a Joint meeting of The ccrlrnIs-
sloners of Weber and Davis counties
held yesterday at Uintah 1t was decided
Ia erect new bridge at that place to-
supplan1 the old wooden one that has
served for more than is years This is
the last wooden bridge In the county
and In its place will rise a new steel
structure, the cost of which will be
shared equally by both rl1ties. The
abutments of the new bridge Will be of
stone set in cement, such as Will stand
the force OF any high water that may
come down tho Weber river. AT the
point where the bridge in question Is
located the river forms the dividing
line between the two counties hence
the joint action.
KICKED BY A HORSE
Henry Byrne. IA years old, residing
with his parents at Uintlh. was Kicked
in the side by i fractions horse yester-
day afternoon and painfully injured
The lad. who Is a son OF David Byrne.
WAS driving some horses to the pas
lures on a hill side. He WAS walking
behind the horses when one OF them
kicked him fun force In the side The