The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-23
WINSTON WATER WORKS.
A Proposition Made for the City Il
Own the Plant.
AN ELECTION TO Be HELD SOON
The. Negotiations Which Have Been
Pending Between the City and
Directors OF the Water Works Set
tIed-BilI to be Sent to the TIegisis-
ture-City Engineer Rec ecte0.

The Board of Aldermen met in spe
cial session Feb. 14th. Every mem
ber was present except Alderman
| Grimes.
| Mr.. Wilson stated that he had talk
| ed with Capt. Bessent of the Forsyth
| Rifiemen who said that the company
was to pay 50, 900 instead of $1,000 fol
| the use of the Armory in the City
| Hall. Col. Alspaugh claimed that ii
| was his understanding that the Rifle
work of constructing the Armory die
not cost the town that much he was
in favor of allowing the Rifiemen the
| use of the building by the payment OF
! So, 900. The matter was referred t6
| Col. Alspaugh and Mr.. Wilson for ad-
| juStment, but with the understanding
that it be referred back to the Board
before it was finally settled.
A motion was passed inStructing
Forsyth's representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly to oppose the passage
of bill now pending in the Legisla-
ture entitled IAN act to confirm GER
tain contracts between the Winston
Salem Railway and Electric ComDa-
ny and the towns of Winston-Salem-'
The object of the meeting was next
taken up and discussed-that of the
town purchasing the water works.
Judge T. j. Wilson, President of the
Water Works Company, with three
other directors. MeSsrS. q. w. Hin
shaw, J. A. Gray and p. III. Hanes
were present.
Judge Wilson responded to call
from the Board of Aldermen to make
a talk on the proposition of his COM
pany to the town. He said: 'The
Board is aware of the fact that the
Water Company is willing to sell its
stock at par, provided the town can
pay or make guarantee for it. The
idea is for the town to get entire con-
tion of "a shares. These it was
thought best to retain in order to
keep the corporation in tact. Our
company wants to sell to the town
provided every member of the Board
of Aldermen is satisfied with the
proposition made. Unless the Board
is unanimous on the question there is
no need of asking the people to vote
for it.
eff properly managed and the mains
extended, there is no reason why the
works should not even be better pay
ing piece of property than at present.
Under the proposed contract too it
would not be necessary to increase the
town taxes a cent. Our company h S
been offered par for its stock, and |
expect had we tried, could have done
better than that. However, I, with
other directors, have been impressed
with the idea that the town ought to
own and control the water works"
Col. Alspaugh said: 81 want to eX-
press my feeling Of satisfaction in the
fore the Board and Offering to sell
their property. / consider this an OPP
perfume time for the town to get con-
troll of the water works. The time
for action, too. is at once. 1t is d
matter of vast Importance. II is a
need that is being felt. 1t would do
our citizenship great injustice to let
this opportunity pass without pur-
chasing the property"
Mr.. Hinshaw, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Water Works Company.
said it was not clear in his mind
whether the corporation should be re,
tanned or owned outright by the town
and run on similar plan as the grad.
ed schools.
The bill which is to be presented tC
the Legislature was read. 1t is enti
tied s'An act to enable the city OF
Winston to purchase the Winston
Water Works" The bill also gives
the town power to call a special elec-
question.
Mr.. Hinshaw, before taking his
seat, said that what was done must
| be done at once in order that the work
| of extending the water mains might
be continued as early as possible. The
company has applications almost dai
| ly from parties who desire to be sup
| piled with water.
| Alderman Pierce favored the towr
| having a water commission il the sal,
/ was consummated. Col. Alspaugl
/ coincided with Mr.. Pierce's views anC
moved that an amendment be mad,
| to the bill, saying that the seven di
| rectors should serve as many years a
the Board of Aldermen shall deter
| mine. Carried.
/ Mr.. J. A. Gray favored early action
but said he didn't want the question
| to go before the people unless theT
was some probability of the bonds be
ing voted. He added that the Waite
| Works company had been willing TO
some time to purchase the towns in
price offered the city by the company
| COL Webb favored the proposition
to purchase the works and said he fel
| sure the bonds would be voted.
Mr.. p. H. HaneS said that Lynch
burg, Va, owned her own waite
works and the revenue from then
he was told. helped largely to pay tina
city's expenses. He thought the Wir
ston Water Works, If properly mar
aged, would do the same thing.
Peter Easily spoke in favor of th
town accepting the proposition G
1.-THE Water Works company.
Alderman Snipes said as a repre-
sentative from Northern Africa
t(Third ward he wished to understan