La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1916-05-20
WHITE WAY DREAM COMES TRUE
la Junta VIII Soon Have an Orna.
mental Lighting System Around
Court House Park.

tne rOuEtu OF July. anu kOOu stdTt
is all that is necessary to bring about
the climax. As the initial step the
thoroughfares surrounding the court
house park are to be ornamented
with an up 10 date decorative light
ing system, and II is hoped that this
system will be extended along Colo
RADIO and Santa Fe avenues rs far as
Fourth street before the summer is
ended.
At the meeting OF the city council
last Tuesday night, G.. w. Milliken.
local manager for the Arkansas VAL
ley Railway. Light and Power Com
pany, appeared before that body
for the first time during his three
years residence in La Junta. in the
interest of his company, and In
few words presented the proposition
which he had to offer. lie had al
ready appeared before the board of
county commissioners and secured
an endorsement of mis- plan with a
promise by that body to bear half
the expense OF installing the system
providing the city would bear the
other half. The estimated cost of
Installing the ornamental lighting
system around the court house park
is Sl.023. .50-one-half to be borne
by the county and one-half by the
city. Mr.. Milliken wished II distinct
ly understood that this proposed i'm
provement would have no bearing on
the franchise now held by his COM
pany. which does not expire until
July, 1917. and although he would
like very much like to have con
tract io' 'he ish''hs privilege LOT
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Inc plan Is to install Twelve three
light ornamental posts around the
court house parR-one hght on each
corner and two between The posts
on each OF the four corners are To
burn all night, while the remaining
eight VIII be turned out at midnight
the rate Tor furnishing current Tor
'he al hisht posts VIII Nv ~ po'
moh'h' anu ior 'he posts D" tue h''u-
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with the installation OF this sys-
TEN the four are lights on each cor
ner OF the park VIII be relegated to
innocuous desuetude. and as each
one costs s6s per year for the neees-
sary current this VIII result In saw
I Ing OF s2Is per annum. II VIII cost
the city 1850 per nnnum to furnish
the necessary current FOR the new
lighting system, and with the saving
OF s27s effected by disseminating
the four are lights now In use the ad-
ditionnl cost to the city FOR the new
lighting system VIII be 1904 per
year.
As under the new rate fixed by the
public utilities commission the city
! is already effecting n saving OF s71S
per year for street lighting It Will
still be s5l1 ahead even after the
new lighting system Is installed. The
money IL already appropriated for
street lighting for the year 40 the
city might Just as well spend the
rest OF this surplus for furnishing
current to additional ornamental