Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-07-02
ADVERTISEMENT
To The Citizens Of Price

questions the Taxpayers OF fftce oie
asking. which have been brought
about by the many lies and mAsrep- |
presentations made by a clique not
even capable OF managing the light
plant to say nothing Of telling with
accuracy the fixed expense Of main
taIning same.
Does the plant pay7 No. And
am safe in saying that n viii not
Tor the first year The physical
conditions OF the plant are not such
that the citizens Of Price can de-
pend on continuous service. and an
expenditure Of several hundred dol
lars will be necessary 70 put In CON
dillon 20 that continuous service
can be depended upon. This. how
ever. does NOT include the steel case
scttines which will taloe the place
OF the brick scttings now In use.
and which are in such a dilapidated
condition that they have been con
demned by the boiler insurance
companies and which must be re-
placed either by me or by the city
NJ a cost Of not lea than t270O.
The total cost 20 place In first-ciass
condition the Price city plant will
mean an expenditure OF not less
than $4,000.
Our ooai storage h one car load.
which Ia about a three days opera
ton. n we do not get prompt de-
livery Of coal we may be compelled
TO close down, which again places
the manager In bad rcpute with the
uaing public. To offset such n con-
ditlon am compelled 20 provide
some means Of supply which Will
cost more money. But unless thee
conditions are met and overcome
tho people Of Price must make up
their minds 70 take the con
sequences.
Assuming that my Lease ran the
limit. which Ia five years. this ex-
pense would be paid by me whe-
thor make n out Of the plant or
not. I am compelled TO give good
service 10 the city or my lease viii
be cancelled. service OF twenty
four hours 60 tho ciiizcns OF Price
during the entire year ncccssitatee
the occurring Of water for the plant
from a source other than the city'a
maina. the one nov available, and
which may b. closed down az any
dine. compelling tho Glowing down
OF che plant 20 the Inconvenience OF
the pubiic. The cost Of a water
supply TO take caro- OF such cmer'
seneies viii b. no ieas than tabo.
Thia lease was entered into IN
good faith BY the oity council and
myself and with no intcntion OF
cyading the law. notwithstanding
what has been said 10 the contrary
AZ soon M our attention was called
TO the statute of 1919, the council
Immediately called a meeting and
provided for an election. or decided
70 vote on the question. at the nexi
general election. This \ a minute
record
The above WA decided upon and
settled before the great bencfac,o'
and protector Of the peoples inter
eats came forward and entered sui
An behalf OF the citizens against my
seif and the city council TO oanee
the iease.
Who are the citizens in whose be
half thia suit was brought Frank
Olson and II. n. Mcdonald. two OF
your honored citizens whose paih'
I have not dared 10 cross. Ane
now propose 10 tell you how Il AL
/, happened and you may jndge fol
yourselves.
when took charge OF your
\ plant used the same receipts thai
the city used and on those receipts
A stated that discount az 10 pei
cent would b. allowed n bills were
paid before the 10th Of each month
and after tho 10Th. net. and light
would be discontinued after ths
goth Of each month II the bill 10
mained unpaid.
n. r. Mcdonald presented HI,
check on the 18th or 18th 20 the
lady who was collecting bills FOL
me, less the discount. which she dle
not accep, and which he was no
entitled 20. was not In Price Al
tho time. but upon my ARRIVAL wal
; notified that u. r. WIS up In th'
air." and that he would never pa,
another Light bill AS long as he wa,
1 In Price. was very sorry 10 hea
\ that Mr.. Nc was feeling 30 hard to
I wards me and decided TO call on hi
I majesty with no othor intention
than TO make friends with him an'
4 straighten the matter out. II wa
Z OF no use. however. He wouldn'
\ listen 10 me-the flrst time IN m
I life ] found a man with whom
4 could not reason. He had worries
for the city for two years and ha'
! never received a cent for ". an
4 the city council hadn't cOnsulte.