The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-04

agitated in Marion. Mr.. Young moV-
ed that committee be appointed to
take up the matter with the different
interests and see If connections could
be made, and if unsuccessful, 10 take
the matter to the North Carolina State
Railroad Commissioners. The motion
carried, and President Summers ap-
pointed Jas. T. Cecil, L. f. Young and
J. o. Lewis as a special committee.
Under Parks and Public Improve
ments, Rev. John T. Brown, of the
committee stated there was no definite
report TO make, but that the committee
would meet with the Ladies Public
Fountain Committee, Mrs. James A.
Summers, chairman, on Tuesday af-
ternoon, and take up the matter of
purchasing and installing fountain
in Public Square and otherwise i'm
proving the enclosed triangle.
No further reports from standing
committees, the special committees
were called on for reports.
The first special committee to report
was the water committee, Hon. Isaac
Harr, chairman, Mr.. Harr stated that
his committee had prepared no definite
report, but had closely investigated
several laws relating to water franchis-
es and municipal ownerships, and had
about settled on the Bristol act, not in
full, but such portions as were oonsid-
cred sound and adapted to our needs.
He had the,Etatute containing the act,
but as it was quite long, he merely
stated the substance of it. Mr.. Harr
further suggested that he wanted the
club to state how much the committee
should ask for in the act authorizing
the bond isshe.
Mr.. Hayward, member of the com.
mittee, said he thought the amount
should not be too large, as it might af.
feet the passage of the bill. S. c. vii.
liams answered Mr.. Hayward by stat.
ing that the amount specified could
not possibly affect the bills passage, as
ii was purely local measure, and
where bill was local it was merely 6
matter of the wishes of our local repre-
sentativeS-lOcal courtesy, as it were
Mr.. Williams stated the amount asked
for should be ample for all purposes
both to purchase and supplement tn,
present system or else establish new
one, and in any event to use only 81
much as would be necessary to do this
A. r. Johnson, attorney for the Wa
tapga Water Company, made warn
talk in opposition to the measure, de
nouncing municipal ownership, or tn,
ownership of the water works by tn,
people, OF course no one could expec
otherwise from Mr.. Johnson, since th
water company has a good thing ant
he is their attorney.
w. G. Mathes made very practica
talk, citing many deplorable condi
tions, chief among which was the ute
lack of sufficient water, both for tn
Soldiers Home and the city; the deffi
cheney in fire plugs, practically no pro
lection to the west end of the city, an,
the. same condition in other sections
Mr.. Mathes further stated that for tw
years the government had standin
offer of $2,OOO'per annum additional t
to the water company for more pre-,
sure and more water, but could not &c
: it. He asked Mr.. johnson if it wa
: not SO, and he (Johnson) was compel
ed to acknowledge that such was tn
! case. Mr.. Mathes touched pretty livC
ly on the cost of the plant, the origins
owners and builders, and also spok
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