The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
III WATER WAR
oseE rs CARRIED TO UNITED STATES
 COURT.
! - rouImin Is Asked to Restrain Mu-
 nlc1pal Authorities From liar
 ,nsinr the Company or Com 4 petInx With It.
Advertiser Bureau, .

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 Selma, Feb. 12.
 Hhe erd of the legal battle between the f1Sina water Company and the Sity oi zG6Iina is not in sight.
 yrho latest action of the water com p9ny indicates that every inch Of srouna ~iIl be contested for before tns cn ccrnes the possessor of its water pian,; Thn company declares it is willing to sell fea water plant to the city: that IS " hn< agreed to an appraisement of me vn1ue Of the plant under the contract, pue xhe city win own it's own water works only after a strenuous fight that may rot <s1rninate until the present contract with the water company terminates on Juiy l. 1a1s. ,,
 A bill has been filed in the United States Court before Judge Toulmin, pray inn that the city be commanded to appear .~xr.,nlns the city from doing several March 90 and show cause why prelimt- nary injunction should not be granted re- xhinxs. The bill Is a lengthy document The principal things sought to pc eh- Joined are about as follows:
 The city must not build any water works within the period covered by the contract with the water company The city issued bonds for the purpose Of 'ur- chasing or 'buiiding" water works ana the water company assert that they have the exclusive right to conduct the wa,sr a,s works business in Selma until July l, lsle' The oity has been making tests of tho ability of the water company to carry ou' ffs contract These tests have been made twice month and penalty or s'oV TOT each test has been affixed by the City Council. The company asks that the city be enioined from making further tests that they are made simply 10 harass ths company and are not ma6s as provioeo for in the contract. The company claims that thu ' have never been notified or the intention to make a test and that the a<<< hat he wutNF company shali make the test, not the city.
 The city is asked to be enJoned rom assessing q license of $2.oo0 for tho water rcnpnny doing business, that the amount is cut of proportion to that charged other businesses and that the a.iount was :ixed for the purpose of harassing the water cornpany and for injuring the property.
 The city is asked to be enJoined from naming T. W. Nicoll as an appraiser on the part of the city to fix the value or the water works. it being declared that Mr. Nino1i was employed by the city some r1cntha ago and that he made physical cxnrnination of the water company's plant sud that the gave the city his opinion or fE value hence he Is prejudiced ana mas . xixed opinion and should not serve as one of the appraisers.
 The next move is to be made by the city but just what it will be is not given out the city's attorneys keeping their counsel and not permitting. the outside world to know what move IS contempiateu'
 Carnegie Library Statistics.
 The following is the report of the i- brhxian of Carnigie Library to the mum Der of readers books given out, etc: New members enrolled during 19oe.. s57 Total enrollments to date .......... i,Sss ReadArs day session, senior de- Readers day session, junior de- 't U3TI1N&ut .-. neaders night session . :..... s70
  Readers. total number .... .. 4.45s Books issued, day session. senior Boelss issued. night session. senior
 department .''. -. E'sze Books issued, total senior .......... s.o3s Books issued. day session. junior de-
 pArtznant .... ..-. ...-.- Z,zs4 Books issued. night session. junior
 Department .... .... .'.. .'.. SeS Books isued. total. junior .... 2.s12 Total number books issued during Magazines issued. day session 734 Magazines issued. night session 4s5 afagazineE total ... .... .,...... 1,22s Book accessions during 1906:
 x BY purehaee.. bound volumes 1s3 By gift, bound volumes is7
 
 TotaI - .. .. BIO Periodicals by purchase for reading
 roons--Monthlies ...... 1S Weeiiies ........ 6 Bailies ...s 'ss.s' l Total .... .... ... 20 periodicais by gift monthly for read
 ing rooms ...' -. -.'' Weekly for reading rooms coco. 1 Daily for reading rooms
  Total ; Periodicals total .... .... ..... g Pamphlets other than regular period
 tcals. by gift and purchase ...... 151