The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-25

duties and fix the compensation OF all
employees, including the general man
ager and secretary and treasurer; to
make and enforce reasonable rules and
regulations as to the use OF water, and
to fix the price thereof to consumers; to
collect and enforce collection OF all
moneys due for the use of water fur
nished by said town, and to grant the
use of water free of charge to charita-
BILE institutions.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
the secretary and treasurer of said wa
terworks, by and with the assistance of
a committee to be appointed by said
board by resolution, shall submit to
said board at its first regular meeting
in January of each and every year
full, detailed report of the work, in
come and expenditures of and for the
preceding year, showing resources,
sources of income, items of expense,
names and salaries of all salaried en-
ployees, Improvements, extensions and
alterations, with cost thereof, and such
other matters as they may deem mate
rial and as said board may require, and
their said report shall be subject to ex-
animation and correction by the board
of mayor and aldermen. Said report
shall also contain an estimate of the
cost, expenses, improvements and ex-
tensions and alterations necessary and
proper for the ensuing year.
The committee provided for above
shall consist of not more than three
persons, who shall not be members of
the said board, nor be connected with
said town in an official capacity. The
said board may also, if deemed expedi-
ent and for the public interest, employ
an expert accountant or other expert in
the matter of conducting waterwerks,
to examine and report on the books,
accounts and records kept by said Sec
retary and treasurer, or any other city
official connected with said waterworks,
and he shall have full and free access
to all papers, books and accounts kept
in connection with the management
thereof. The records kept in connec-
tion with the management of said wa
terworks are hereby declared to be
public records and open to the inspec-
tion Of the citizens of said town.
The said board may pay to said ex-
amining committee and to said expert
such compensation for their services as
to said board my seem just and right.
Sec Z. Be it further enacted, That
before the said board my exercise the
powers herein conferred to purchase,
construct or acquire any interest in any
waterworks or waterworks system oil
plant, or to execute and issue bonds Of
herein provided, the said board shall,
by the regularly constituted authori
ties, call an election, to be held il
johnson City, after advertising tht
same for thirty days in some newspa
. per published in said town, at which
J election all persons legally qualified tt
, vote for the mayor and aldermen O.
said town may vote for the purpose O
ascertaining the will Of the people upor
! the following questions:
/. Whether or not the town shall b,
! authorized to issue the bonds provided
for in this act
2. Whether or not the town shal
! purchase waterworks plant or system
! already in operation, if one be offered
: or construct plant and system Of it
! own.
The election commissioners shal
cause to be prepared ballots to be useI
and voted at said election, on whicl
! there will be printed the following
+" Vote for One. For Waterwork
! Bonds; Against Waterwork Bonds.
"Vote tor One. For Construction @
Waterworks; for Purchare of Water
n works" The latter, If there be quef
J tion as between the construction an
: purchase of such plant or system.
J AT said election those who favor th
s issuance of bonds will place cross (X
\ mark opposite the words, "For Water
4 works Bonds, and those who oppos
: the same will place the same mark OF
J posite the words, against WaterworE
s Bonds" Those who favor constructio
, will place the same mark opposite th
2 words, "For Construction Waterworks
\ and those who favor the purchase ther,
y of will place the same mark opposit
: the words, For Purchase of Wate
} works.
2 Said election shall be held under Q.
y listing laws, and the returns shall |
= duly certified to the board of may,
= and aldermen of said town; Provide,
J there shall also be returned to sa
: board all the ballots voted at said ele
J tion, together with one set of tai
9 sheets and one set of poll books. II
y remaining tally sheets and poll boo
y shall be filed in the Office of the col
8 missioner of elections, there to be he
J subject to the inspection of any citiz
6 of said town; Provided, further, th
= the election authorized by this act m
z be called and held by the election col
= missioners of the county or other Leg