The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-30

. items. . y1 U . xA&AAA.A U Sx&&xX y | Advertiser Bureau, Mobile, January :9. In the matter of the proposed purchase of the Bienville Water Supply Company's plant there has been much discussion pro and con. but it seems there has been | variance of opinion as to the method proposed to be adopted. The message of the Mayor to the General Council which, by action of that body. was shelved last night at the meeting. called for action on the message and the report of the city's committeeman on the Board of Apprais- CTS.
 After receiving the report of Superin- tendent Sullivan of the Mobile City Wa ter Works. member of the Board of Ap- praisers, Mayor Walsh submitted it to the General Council. accompanied by message in which, after setting forth the urgent necessity for purchasing this plant to get 1t out of the way of competition with the city's plant he recommended the appointing by the General Council, of special committee of seven, two of whom should be from that body. one l each from the Board of Public Works, Chamber of Commerce. cotton exchange, Board of Revenue and Road Commission CTS and the Mayor The duty of this Com mittee should be to go over the report of the appraisers and, if possible, name l . sum to be submitted to the owners of the property. for their ratification.
 At last nights session of the General Council. called for the specific purpose. as noted in this mornings Advertiser, of taking action on the report of the ap- tv<xo o< by vote of g to the message and re- port were received and filed, thus virtu- ally burying both.
 The amount named by the appraisers. was considered an exorbitant one and this | led the General Council to make a bold | stand against ratification. The recom- | mendation of the Mayor, after a careful rerusal of his message. does not reveal the fact that he urged the purchase of the property atsthe sum stipulated in the report. but, on the contrary. suggests a committee to go over the grounds and submit price commensurate with the actual present value of the property. l Councilman Butt. in his offer of sub- stitute to file the message and report of I Appraisers. stated that the city now has It's own plant which. because of the ex- istfng opposition. Is not self-s,istaining, due to the Bienville Company having a plant which furnishes a certain number | of houses which naturally Is a detriment | to the city's plant. Alderman Scheible seconded the substitute. he realizing, as he states, that the price of the apprais- CTS Is too much. yet knowing that the do- ing away with the opposition. will allow
 the city's plant to become a money-mak-
 ing institution for the city.
 As the matter now stands the city is | not Ntilyy hA zf
 which was used in trying to reach an
 appraisement of the BienviIle Water
 Works property. but is running its own
 plant at a daily loss to the city. What
 the result will be remains to be seen. Dr. Goldthwaite Talks.
 Dr. Henry Goldthwaite. executive offi-
 cer of the Quarantine Board of Mobile
 Bay. and Dr. Rhett Goode, City Health
 Officer. and. by virtue of his oflce a
 member of the Board, have returned from
 Galveston. where they went to attend the
 convention on quarantine matters per
 faintng to the Gulf coast and both are
 elated over the results. Dr. Goldthwaite
 stated this morning that the withdrawing
 of the quarantine regulations heretofore
 existing with Cuba meant much for the
 Gulf ports. The agreement to allow yes
 sels to enter from Cuban ports after fu-
 mfgation meant more than the layman
 could understand. The rule has been to
 hold vessels in quarantine for certain pe-
 riods whereas. under the new rule after
 being fumigated at Cuban ports and af-
 forwards at the quarantine plants, they
 would be allowed to come on to their des-
 tinations, meaning a great saving in time
 for the vessels. Only business people at port cities can realize the importance of
 this measure and especially business men of Mobile, New Orleans and Pensacola.
 Fight for Presidency.
 A pretty fight Is on for the presidency of the Workingmens Timber and Cotton | Benevolent Association. The present in
 cumbent. Thomas Martin. has announced
 that he will stand for reelection. It is
 understood that sufficient pressure was
 brought to bear upon Thomas J. Powell | to again enter the active ranks and ai- low his name to go before the meeting
 which takes place Tuesday night next,
 for the Presidency. MT. Rowell was one
 of the early members os the organiza- | ton. When a member of but three
 months standing he was elected Vice
 President, which position he held during
 four years. He was then elected Presi-
 dent. filling this position for fourteen
 consecutive years only resigning because he had acquired interest in a manufac-
 turing company at Bayou la Batre where
 he removed. He has removed to the city and. after urgent appeals from friends,
 has consented to allow his name to go before the body for election to the presi- dency. Mir. Powell wears an elegant watch and chain which was presented to him by the organization as a token of ap- preciation of his services as President This organization Is one of the largest and strongest in Mobile or any city on the Gulf. its members being engaged in the work of loading vessels with timber and cotton for foreign ports.
 The Sail Survey.
 The men in charge of the soil survey | for Mobile County. in the interest of the | Agricultural Department of the United | States government. informed your repre- sentative this morning that the work in