Arizona republican., 1916-06-10
GALL ELECTION
 FUR OCTOBER ]

As a result of yesterdays meeting of | the city commission yesterday after ! noon an election will be held on Tues day, October 3, to decide whether the | city shall issue bonds in the sum of | s600,0 to provide a municipal electric | light and gas plant. This action was | taken by the commission with the ap- | proval of those advocating an early | election and upon the receipt of a writ ten promise from Manager Aller of the i Pacific Gas and Electric company that | his company would not enter into any contract with the reclamation service 1 until after such election shall have been held. There was less acrimony in the dis cussion of yesterday than in those which have marked previous sessions when the question of a municipal gas and electric plant has been discussed Mir Aller started the ball rolling by presenting his written statement to the commission. Dr. W. C. Ellis stated | that immediate action was really nec- essary and plea along those lines was also made yb G. w. Barrows and Dr. w. C. Gillespie. However, when it was proposed that the election to be held in October and that a fixed sum of $500 900 would be asked Dr. Ellis said it would be satisfactory. Thereupon the commission voted unanimously to hold the election on October 3 and all the members except Commissioner
 Richey voted to approve the figure of
 s600,000. MT. Richey felt that the sum
 asked should be in accordance with the
 estimate submitted by the city en-
 gineer amounting to about sS00,000
 Following is the statement presented
 by Manager Aller and ordered to be-
 come of record:
 To the Honorable Mayor and Commis-
 sioners of the City of Phoenix.
 Phoenix. Ariz.
 Knowing that it is your intention to
 secure as full an expression as possible
 from the taxpayers of Phoenix on the
 proposed issue of bonds to construct a municipal gas and electric plant, and
 believing also that a fuller expression can be obtained in the fall than in the . summer. we have petitioned your body
 to defer an election until after October , 1st of this year. Certain citizens have
 suggested that if the bond election be
 postponed. the proposed new contract
 between the United States Reclama-
 tion Service and the Pacific Gas &
 Electric Company may be signed ad ) interim, thereby possibly initiating < against the citys efforts to secure : power from the Reclamation Service
 We therefore guarantee to you that < providing the municipal bond election
 is postponed until October 1st. 1916 ? this company will not execute a con |, tract with the Reclamation Service fol , the purchase of power prior to that
 time.
 | In order that the consumers of cleo r tricity in Phoenix may not be longer ., deprived of the recently promised re- r auctions in lighting and power rates we further offer to endeavor at once :, to execute a modified contract with tht " Reclamation Service which will expire
 October lst, 1919, being the date of thu
 expiration of the existing contract. Th' y proposed modified contract will resul e in saving of s28,000.00 per year to th' 7' people of Phoenix, and at the sam'
 time remove the only objection tha e has been raised to the new contract
 It is obviously to the advantage of tn people of Phoenix that such mod 'l flied contract be executed We there T. fore confirm our statement to you tha y we will offer to execute a modified
 contract, to expire October 1st, 1919 y which will effect an immediate reduc e, tion in rates to the people of Phoeni' '- of s28, 100000 per year, providing yo' l. advise us that this latter course is de le sirable.
 l. Very truly yours.
 y H. l.. ALLER,
 10 General Manage l. Diet. H. L. A.
 An ordinance directed against fax i'd advertising of all kinds was read an t. given final passage. It will becom is effective in thirty days. resolution to was adopted making the election board d serving at the recent city election tn T. boards to serve at the approaching ref y erendum election on the ordinanc sd consolidating the offices of the cit in clerk and the city magistrate. ,g An extension of time to July b wa ,h granted the American La France TIT
 engine company for the delivery of tn ne new auto fire pump.