The age-herald., 1897-10-10
THE CITY COUNCIL ]. GRANTED THE TIME Birmingham Industrial Company Will
 Have Two Years TO HAVE WORKS COMPLETED Must Begin Prospecting for Water in
 Six Months. PAPERS TO BE SENT OFF MONDAY Caldwell Bradshaw Told the Aldermen That He and His Associates Would Not Quit
 Until the New Company
 Was on Its Feet.
PAPERS TO BE SENT OFF MONDAY

WHICH proposes to bring pure arteSfan water into Birmingham, was granted the extension of time asked for at a special meeting of the city council last | night.
 Under the terms, the company mus,a begin a part of the work, enough to show its earnestness, within six months, and is granted until October 1899, to coIm- plete everything and lhave the waiter flowing into Birmingham.
 Messrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, Geo. c. Kelley and Maclin Sloss were present at the meeting. '@rhe talk of building a large walter works system is a big one," said MT. Sloss, 'tbut we expect to suc- ceed." The papers will be certified to and sent Monday to the capitalists who are interested.
 There was little or no opposition among the aldermen to the granting of the time extension. The only argument was oc- easfoned by the limit that should be al lowed for the beginning of construction.
 Alderman Moore first sprung this phase of the question when he moved that the limit be made six months. Caldwell Bradshaw, the attorney for the new company, explained that it was not absolutely certain that sufficient flow of water could be goAen from ar tesian wells, and that sometimes great obstacles were encountered in boring these wells To begin construction meant to Commence laying mains and other work unnecessary urItil it was determ- ined whether al sufficient water supply could be obtained.
 After hearing this explanation Alder man Moore withdrew his amendment.
 Alderman McCartin then made a simi- lar amendment Besides this he wanted it stipulated in the franchise that when A contract was made for sprinkling in front of house it included the street and not merely the lawn He said that tine only company forced its patrons to pay extra for this.
 Alderman Graham, who is connected with the Birmingham Water Works company was asked to explain this. He said an extra amount was charged but any one who 50 desired could sprinkle in front of their residences by paying for it.
 limit one year.
 Alderman Pearce now took a hand in the argument, saying it was not to be supposed that the gentlemen who rep resented the Birmingham Industrial com- pany would make anything unless work was begun and it was just as much to their interest as it was to the city. He saw no necessity for hampering them by time limit.
 Alderman McCartin still contended for a time limit and moved to insert a provision to the effect that the boring of wells should begin in six months.
 Alderman Graham offered an amend ment providing that the work of pros pecting for water should begin in three saonths.
 Mr. Bradshaw in answer to this said he did not see the common sense of thus fampering the franchise. He could take a boring machine and fuTfin this pro- vision in twenty-four hours. "We pro pose to keep hitting on this question:" said he. "We have never quit and we don't intend to quit. We are going to have the new company on it's feet If you gentlemen will grant us the time asked fon"
 Alderman Hentschel wanted 1t stipu- lated in the contract that the new com pany could not sell out to the old one. '.lh h not more water we want. it is