The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-21
GOES TO THE VOTERS
MATTER OF PURCHASE OF SELMA
 WATER WORKS.
Has Taken Steps Which are Believed to Mean that the Plant VIII Become Property of
 the City.
Advertiser Bureau.

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 Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, Feb. 20.
 The matter of the city of Selma pur- chasing the plant of the Selma Water Company has been virtually referred to the legal voters of the city. Two resolutions were passed by the Coun- ciI in executive session last night. One provides for an election to be held at which the voters of the city will be given the privilege of voting on the question as to whether the city shall issue bonds to the amount of s150.o0O, for the purchase of the plant Wheth- er If this measure carries In the elec- ton and the bonds are sold. the plant of the Selma Water Company will be turned over to the city Is, not made public, but 1t is thought that such will be the case after the bonds have been disposed Of.
 It is believed that the report made by City Engineer T. W. Nichols shows that the plant of the Selma Water Company was found to be in fairly l made public.
 The first resolution adopted at the 1 meeting last night follows;
 Be 1t resolved by the Mayor and Council of Selma that in the event the city of Selma comes into possession of the plant of the Selma Water Works plant, said plant shall be operated by | a commission to be modelled after the present sinking fund commission of | Selma"
 | The other resolution ordering the election on the s15o,0oo of bonds is as | follows: s
 Whereas, The City Council of Selma | deems it necessary that water works plant and system should be purchased or erected by said Selma at cost not to exceed one hundred and fifty thous- and (St50, ,000) dollars, and that bonds to that amount shall be issued by said | Selma in payment for same, and de- sjres to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of Selma in reference | thereto, now, therefore be it
 | Resolved by the Mayor and Council of Selma, That an election shall be held | in all the five wards of Selma on the l second day. of April, 1906. That for 1 use in said election tickets shall be prepared containing the following:
 For Water Works Bond Issue. Against Water Works Bond Issue | That the Mayor and Council shall ap point three managers and one return 1 ing officer for each ward of Selma tC hold said election, and that as far al it Is practicable at least one manager in each ward shall be For Bond Issue and one Against Bond Issue"
 That said manager shall certify th' 1 returns of said election to the Mayol and Council of Selma at a meeting t' be held within three days after thu | date of holding such election. ana Una inc Mayor and Council shall. at sucl meetings, canvass said returns and de clare the result thereof; that such no l tice of said election shall be given al | is required by law.
 The Board of Commissioners whici 1 will control the workings of the plan in the event the bond issue carries anf the plant is transferred to the city will be composed Of three men. th' same as the sinking fund commission i Whether thes Board will De made ul | of members of the City Council or VII be elected by the. people. like the sink ing fund commission, is not stated but there is little doubt but that the! | will be elected by the people.
 | There is but little doubt that wher | the election for the bond issue is helC | April 2. bonds will win out by ar overwhelming majority. The people O | Selma have for a long time agitatet the purchase of the water plant by thu 1 city.
 For several years the different Cit! | Councils have worked unceasingly upoi the subject of the municipal owner ship of the lighting and water plants None of the different Councils hav' 1 ever concluded negotiations and ar ranged matters in regard to the pur ] chase of these two important necessi l ties as the present Council has. Tha body has worked untiringly and con scientIously for many months and nov as the purchase of the plant seems s' near, the members are receiving th' 1 thanks of the citizens.
 Probably the most important ques ton to be considered now in regart to the purchase of the Selma Wate Works is the sale, of the $150.0O0 wortl of bonds. This. it is thought. will no he a dimfficuIt problem. One. of tn members of the Council Is of the opin ion that the most of these bonds wil be taken by residents of this city.