Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1919 — MT. AYR WANTS ELECTRIC POWER [ARTICLE]

MT. AYR WANTS ELECTRIC POWER

MEETING IS HELD TO DISCUSS GETTING SERVICE FROM THIS CITY. Attorney Moses Leopold, Superintendent C. S. Chamberlain of the cdty light and power plant, and County Commissioner D. S. Makeever attended a meeting of the citizens of Mt. Ayr Monday evening in the interest of providing electric light for that town. l — —— H The meeting was held in the Odd Fellows' building and there were some twenty-five representative citizens of that community present. Walter Lee, the editor and merchant of Mt. Ayr, presided. Attorney Leopold gave a definite statement as to the necessary legal procedure in order to huild a line from the power flflant here to Mt. Ayr. Superintendent Chamberlain estimated that the cost of the line would be from six to eight thousand dollars. This line would have to be constructed at the expense of the citizens of Mt. Ayr and the city of Rensselaer would furnish light and power at a given rate. It is estimated that the line would bring in somehhjgg like one hundred dollars pea* month in revenue. A be made to Mt. Ayr and they in turn could sell this service to the citizens and to people near the line between Rensselaer and that town. Those present seemed to be very much in favor of making this progressive step, and it is altogether probable that the service wiM he established.