La Junta tribune., 1914-12-19
MUNICIPAL LIGHT PLANT.
City Council Discuss Proposed Mu.
niciapl Light Plant-People VIII
Vote ON 97H.O(bO B0nd Issue.

OuA PsopOOcu muutCipHi u8ut ptdut
was the subject under discussion ut
special meeting Of the city council
Thursday evening. held In conjunc-
tion with the electric light commit
tee. and called for the purpose Of dis
cussing the bond issue that Ia to be
submitted to vote at the city
election In April next. After some
what lengthy discussion Of the num-
erous details II was decided to rec
ommend to the city council that a
bond issue Of $4,000 be submitted
to a vote Of the people ut the city
election In April next. for their ap-
prOval or rejection. and that the city
attorney be instructed to prepare the
necessary ordinances authorizing the
election and the bond issue nj once.
The electric light committe. OF which
A. c. Draper. Is chairman. will no re-
port at the regular meeting OF the
city council to be held next Monday
evening.
The meeting was attended by all
members OF the city council, City At
torney Allen. City Engineer Lewis.
Assistant City Engineer Clark. City
Clerk Brown. the village policeman.
Marshal Wtcneke. a representative of
the Democrat and also of the great
family journal. X. F.Wellcr. repre-
senting the bond firm OF Sweet. Cau-
sey. Foster 4 CO.. of Denver. was also
present for the purpose OF discussing
the details of the proposed bond is
sue with the members Of the city
council. A. c. Draper. chairman of
the electric light committc. officiat-
ed as chairman OF the meeting.
City Attorney Allen was called
upon TO make report of hiH inter-
view with the Public Utilities Com
mission In Denver the first OF the
week. This commission 10 compos-
ed Of three members--W. T.. Ander-
son. chairman. s. 8. Kendall. and
Mr.. Bradley. The present membera
Of the commission were man,ad Int
Law which created the public utilities
commission. aud one member In ap-
pointed every two years for term Of
nix years. They have the same au-
thority over municipal public utilities
that they have over corporation pub
lie utilities. but Of course have moth
Ing To do with the proposed bond is.
sue.
Mr.. Allen had u very interesting
session with the public utilities COM
mission. and one Of the members sug-
gcsted that before installing u mu-
nicipai light plant the people Of La
Junta should file complaint and
have an investigation Of the rates aud
service Of the company that IL now
furnishing this city with light and
power The members Of the public
utilities commission have had num-
ber Of talks Of an Informal nature
about the Arkansas Valley Railway.
Light and Power Company. and they
were anxious aud eager 10 inauguratc
an investigation just ~ soon M some
one filed complaint. hut up tn the
present date there had been none.
Mr.. Allen also stated that Il was
the intention of the public utilities
commission 10 install . uniform Hys-
tenn of accounts the first Of the year
that Will have 10 bc adopted by all
corporation and municipal public
utilities. This system Of keeping &C.
counts will have Ia be adopted BY our
local water company. and II will slso
m necessary Ia file our wsteF rates
with the public utilities commission
by the first Of the year to bc approved
BY that body thirty days before they
60 into effect. The water commit
t~c II nov NJ work on = revision Of
the water rates. and before they can
b. adopted II Will be necessary 10
have them approved BY the public
utilities commission.
n. y. weller. representing the
bond firm of Sweet. csusey. Foster
4 Co.. then submitted his PROPOSE
tion 10 the city council ~ 10 the
proposed bond issue. He said his
firm would look after Aii of the pre-
iiminary legal proceedings necessary
10 submit = bond issue 10 = vote Of
the people. snd that every detail
would be approved by NJ. Pcrshins.
the most eminent bond attorney Of
the west.and that his approval would
result IN the bonds beias sold 10 the
best advantage. Provlding Biz firm
was successsui IN hiddiae for the
bonds there would ~ no charge for
ths legal proeseduFe. but u thsy
we're NOT sueessssui the charge for
the aeeessasy aa1 sussaalsel legal