The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
WATER SERVICE IS
 BADLY IMPAIRED Columbus Suffers for Want of
 Water CITY COUNCIL TO MEET cumberIand Telephone Company Has Entirely Rebuilt It's Lines In coumbus-Fertilzer Plant
 Is Being Improved.
CITY COUNCIL TO MEET

Columbus. Miss, July 1.-(Specian--Since some little trouble at the water works plant, and as the result of which the ser- vice throughout the city has been serious ly impaired. The foot valve connecting the Luxapilla stream with the main reser- voir became clogged with mud and it was impossible to get any water out of the stream. The reservoir was full at the time the accident happened, however, but all the water 1t contained had to be saved for fire purposes. The city supply was cut off until Saturday morning and tile in- convenience caused amounted to no little 1 trouble. One of the city fire engines was taken to the stream and pumped water directly from the stream to the filter. This helped matters to some extent, but the pipe which connects the stream with the reservoir will have to be worked on be- fore the damage will be fully repaired. Some are inclined to think that the pipe was never properly adjusted, even when 1t was first put in, since this same oc- currence and accident has occurred one or more times before.
 City Council Meeting.
 
 The City Council will hold their regular meeting Tuesday night, at which time the committee, whose duty 1t was to look into available sites for the new school house, will make their report. Several good sites in different localities throughout Colum- bus have oefferd themselves to the city for the occupancy of the new building, and the matter will be finally determined at Tuesday nights meeting, The question | of how much Is to be expended on the l fire department will come up at this ses- sion. It is thought that a. new station will | be erected in Robertson's addition, known as East Columbus, and some necessary | additional features will be added to the l equipment of the main station.
 Improved Telephone Service. | M. E. Maxey who for some time has | been engaged in the work of rebuilding l the lines and systems of the Cumberland 1 Telephone company in this city, has com pieted his work in every detail and left yesterday for Houston. Miss, to do some work for his company there The Cum berland has entirely rebuilt their system in Columbus, and everything is in readi- ness for the installation of the new flash board at the exchange The local officials of the Cumberland say this hoard is now being built at the company's factory and will be brought to Columbus as soon as completed. The service here has been improved wonderfully by the new lines and equipment.
 Fertilizer Plant
 The Refuge Cotton oil company will soon begin the erection of building and l the installation of machinery which will double the capacity of their fertilizer plant in this city. Their present plant has capacity of about 125 tons per day, but this supply is nothing like adequate to supply the constant and growing de- mand that is made for their output The new plant and the one now operated will, when completed, have a daily output of over 250 tons, and will give employment to over 150 people, The fertilizer plant of this company will be about the largest in the state.