The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-28
ENSLEY ID BUILD
 ELECTRIC PLANT Unanimous Vote of Citizens in
 Mass Meeting MAYOR SCOTT PRESIDES Eighty of the Leading Citizens Meet and Express Their Approval of
 the Erection of the Eleo-
 trlc Light Plant.
MAYOR SCOTT pRESIDES

Ensley. July Especial. .)-About eighty of the leading citizens of Ensley met in mass meeting at the city hall tonight and voted unanimously for the erection of an electric lighting plant by the city.
 Every one present was enthusiastic on the subject and no opposition developed. Estimates and figures on the cost of building. equipping and operating were submitted by expert engineers, showing that the plant was entirely practicable and safe venture for the city. It was made very plain that the city could be much better lighted at a less cost than at present, and that the plant could be made to pay a neat dividend, convincing those present that the venture would not only be economic but a good investment for the city.
 Every member of the streets and lights eommmittee was present and urged the favorable decision. The meeting was pre- sided over by Mayor N. w Scott who Is an enthusiastic believer in the wisdom of erecting the plant.
 The City Council will take the matter up at once in formal manner, and will no doubt proceed with the movement to erect the plant at an early date.
 A bond issue will likely be authorized by vote of the people for the building and the proposed plant will be mortgaged to secure the issue. After the favorable action of the people tonight no doubt is entertained but that the issue of the necessary bonds for the work will carry without material opposition.
 Mayor Scott and the City Council have had the idea of building such a plant in mind for some time. and a resolution to that effect was introduced at the last reg ular meeting, but by a majority vote It was decided to submit the question to the citizens in a mass meeting before definite action was taken. The call for the mass meeting was made at once by Mayor Scott
 >Ensley now has but ten arc lights on the streets which cost the city between $500 and 5000 per year. Not less than fifty such lights are necessary to thoroughly light the city, and it is the opinion of those advocating this movement that these additional lights can be furnished at little additional cost. It is also flg- ured that cheaper lights can be furnished to individual consumers.
 Those most deeply interested in the proposition to build the plant are very much gratifiad with the unanimous ac- tion of the people tonight.
 Personal and General.
 Miss Francis Arnold will entertain the Knockers club at her home on Palmer Terrace tomorrow night
 The Joy Bearers class in the Cumber- land Presbyterian Sunday school will night of next week. They will go out on an electric car. Mrs. o. c, Cowan is teacher of the class
 J. H. Sheldon, proprietor of the Snow Flake laundry, who has been sick for some time, Is able to be at his office again Ills wife, whos has also been sick for some time, Is improving
 Mrs. Alex Poss, who has been spending some time visiting in Chattanooga. Tenn, will return home in few days.
 Last Saturday night burglar broke into the store of Poss & Co. and got away with an armful of ladies' skirts. The burglar has not been captured.
 J. Mogg. who has been sick for several days, is able to be out again.
 G. R. Byrum, of the firm of Byrum & Butcher, hardware dealers, was called to Asheville, N. O., yesterday by the ill., ness of his child Mrs. Byrum and chill dren are spending the summer at Ashe- vile.
 Mrs. William Dill of Blocton, who has been visiting her son, Leonard Dill, on Sixteenth street for some days, returned home today. She was accompanied by her young son and daughter.
 Miss Everett Mcclure and Miss Luther of Jasper spent today with the family of the Rev. MT. Longcrier of this place. They are on their way home from Tusca- loosa, where they have been attending normal school for the past few weeks.