The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-18
WORKING FOR BIG
 SUPPLY OF WATER
Preliminary Survey Made for Canal from the Warrior
SCHEME LOOKS FEASlBLE E
Water for Domestic Purposes suffl- cient, But Manufacturing Interests Demand Unlimited Supply of
 Cheap Water for Industries.

The prospects for an unlimited supply of water in Jefferson county for industrial purposes are exceedingly bright
 The resolutions which W. P. G. Hard ing introduced in the Commercial club last Friday night, and which were unan- imously adopted, provide for the appoint ment of committees from the club to the Mayors of Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer and the Board of Revenue, whose duty 1t shall be to make a thor ough and exhaustive report on the meth ods and cost of securing to the manufac- turing districts of Jefferson county an economical and abundant supply of water for commercial purposes"
 President F. M. Jackson of the Com mercial club will announce his commit tee tomorrow and the municipal commit tees will probably be appointed this week.
 Preliminary Survey.
 The Republic Iron and Steel company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company recently joined in having a preliminary survey made from the mouth of Turkey creek, on the Warrior river in Blount county, to Village creek in Jefferson county, a distance of about twenty miles. The engineers spent a month on the work, and their report will show that a canal can be built which will bring an immense flow of water by natural gravity to Vil- lage creek. Such a canal, it is believed, could be constructed at an approximate cost of $5O0,OOO. It would have a flow of not less than 50.OOO0oO gallons a day. It is pointed out that the canal water would be a valuable adjunct to the sanitary trunk sewer system in the matter of furnishing abundant flushing water.
 Birmingham has one of the best water works in the country and one of the few thoroughly modern filtration plants. en- the manufacturing interests of this county demand a larger supply of water for the industries that are already established and for those that will be established.
 Advantage of Gravity.
 A decided advantage in bringing water here by natural gravity Is found In the fact that the only cost worth considering is in the original outlay in constructing the canal. To bring water from the coosa 1t is said pumping stations would have to be built and maintained at con siderable expense.
 Mayor N. w. Scott of Ensley yesterday afternoon called at the city hall to see Mayor Drennen with reference to the appointment of committee as suggested in MT. Harding's resolutions. We have some good men at Ensley who are greatly interested In the movement, and as soon as the proper time arrives I will appoint the committee. said Mayor Scott.
 MT. Scott did not see the Mayor. but he conversed with several members of the city council who happened to be in the city hall at the time.
 It is saiC that Mayor Drennen will probably appointed the municipal own ership committee of the city council to take up this matter. This committee Is composed of Alderman Fred A. Fulghum of the Sixth ward, chairman, Alderman Henry B. Gray of the Eighth ward All derman Walter Moore of the Fourth ward, and Alderman Harry Jones of the Eighth ward.