The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-28

porter sought the
PRECEDENT OF THE TAXING DISTRICT
and found him at the City Hall in a
thoughtful mood, but not by any
meals dogncas', and with rather q
"we.sre.eettiDg-there-El" expression
on his ShakesDerian countenance.
| GUS ticned alb ut the s,le OF the
Water Works, His Horror admitted
that he had been called upon by
Samuel 4 Bullock, act ompanied by
Mr.. Harry NJ. Hill, his attorney, and
bad been In formed that his company
had purchased the Memphis Water
Compapy's plant and franchise
and would take possession on the 10Th
OF December next. Mr.. Bullock
brought with him voluminous dcc1-
ment, embodying proposition which
his company desired TO make 10 the
Taxing District, and aeked that a
meeting be cal ed to consider the
same. President Hadden took charge
OF the document and appointed Fri
day, November %, as the day when
the Legislative Council would con-
slider it. President Haddsn YVES urged
by The reporter to make known to
him the contents OF the document
submitted by Mr.. Bullock, but Ieso.
lutely declined to do go, on the ground
that It was his pract ce not to give
publicity to such matters until the
Council bad considered them.
The next man introduced was Mr..
Harry NJ Hill, OF Hill q Wilkerson,
the st'orn VS. OF the Citz rs Water
Comp any. AK ous to ct compete
history, the reporter began by ASKING:
chow did Mr.. Bdllock get on 10 this
snsp2"
"Princirally through corresp 'ndenoe
with the firm OF s. Il. Bullock & Co.,
conducted by Hill q Wi kerson," was
the reply. "This correspondence re-
suited in their sending their chief
engineer, Mr.. +. F. Fuller, to survey
the field thoroughly, which work WIS
begun about I've months ago, corps
Of competent engineers having during
that period been engage in the ask,
at the expense Of s. r. Bullock & Co. |;
and not until their survey had been
compile ed did Mr.. Bullock come on
the ground and make his
PROPOSITION TO THE OLD COMPANY,
which was by them accep ed Friday,
az 10 o'clock m. Yesterday the Board
Of Directors of the Ci izens' Water
Works Company met, ratified said
purchase and fixed the amount Of
capt al stock and 'nds to be issued,
and inst lied the officers of the COM
paUy, who are: S. 4. Bullock, pre- ST.
dent; Nolan Fontaine, vice presider t !;
W. II. Moore, secretary; T. Wo,t.
man, Of New York, treasurer, and
f. f. Fuller, OF New York, chief en-
gineer. The directors are s. r. Bull
lock, N. Fontaine, Z. Woltman, E. F.
Fuller, N. M. Jones, /. N. Snowden,
w. d. WilkersoD, H. M. Hill and s.
II. Brooks.
After organizing the directors agreed
upon a proposition to be submitted to
the city. This proposition is now in
the hands of President Hadden, to be
acted on next Friday. These negoti-
atoms, II contaminated, absorb the
old company entirely into the
CITIZENS WATER WORKS COMPANY,
who assume all OF its liabilities, and as
now organized propose to complete a
system OF
ENTIRE NEW WORKS,
new pumps, three different series oil
reservoirs and an immense Atandpipe.
The water Is to be drawn from Wolf
river, about two miles above the city,
NEAR THE RANDOLPH ROAD,
and clearly settled before it is distrib-
uted. Said new company is to carry
out any contract made by the old COM
pany, with the exception Of modi6-
caion as to the p,ice Of water to be
furnished. This is TO be increa! ed on
count of the enlarged facilities of the
new company and its improved SER
vice. The new company proposes to
extend Its mains to both sides of the
street 80 as to facilitate the making of
water connections. They expect to go
TO work 10 Thirty days, and
COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION IN EIGHT
ZEN MONTHS,
or sooner, il possible. The old plant
is to be abandoned and the new wo ks
to include handsome buildings al d the
latest improvements in mac inery.
From another gentleman on the in
side the reporter learned fuller details
OF the
PROPOSITION TO THE CITY.
The Bullock party are anx GUS and
willing to furnish an abundant supply
OF clear water, and in order to do 80
are ready TO construct works that will
cost between 81 900, 900 and 81, 800.
900. They will not use any FL
tering apparatus, but will rely
on q series OF settling basins of a
capacity Of 6O,0OO,OO0 gallons. From
those the water will be drawn by four
pumps Of joint capacity OF 90.
100000 GALLONS daily to a stand
pipe twenty-five feet in diameter and
l50 feet high, the latter expedient be-
ing essential to uniform pressure
throughout the city. Ia considera-
ton Of this outlay they ask the city to
pay them $4,000 a year for the water
uEed by 1t, instead OF $1,000 year,
the sum now paid. At the expiration
Of ten years they
WILL SELL TO THE CITY
their entire plant, II desired, AZ a
valuation to be fixed by disinterested
appraisers. These ara the salient
points Of the proposition that the
Legislative Council will be called on
to consider. 1t requires no prophet
TO foTetell that that body will hardly
consent to the terms proposed. From
a gentleman fully conversant in such
matters, the reporter gathered the fol-
lowing hints as to what
THR TAXING DISTRICT WILL DO:
"rhe old company" said our in
iormant, "is under contract 10 furnish
the city with water for 5000 a year.
That contract expires In 1902, and ia
binding not only upon the old com.
pany, but upon its successors and as.
signs, as expressly provided 10 the
contract. The new company takes the
place Of the old and must assume all
its obliRa ions, not the least Of which