The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-20
.66 ID 1 IS WAY PEOPLE TURN DOWN
 SALE IF PLANTS In Entire City But 43 Voters Wanted To Sell Water
 Plant 42 VOTED TO SELL THE ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT woodlawn 422 to Aaginst saIe-Mucb Talk of Municipal Ownership Around the PoIls-The
 Vote By Wards

By vote of 6s to 1 the people of Bir- mingham voted to keep the North Bir- mingham water and light plants. Un- official but complete returns last night from all the wards show that 43 people wanted to sell the light plant and AZ de- sired to sell the water plant, while 2s53 voted against the sale of the light plant and 2S10 against the sale of the water plant. Twelve votes in one ward was the highest number cast for the sale, while the Twelfth ward appeared with 422 to 0 agains the sale, and many other wards did not have single favorable vote
 Exum received 2774 votes, while Harry Jones, for president of the council, and J. B. Drake for police commissioner not quite so many. Thirty votes were cast for Kirk Moore, l for Carl Seals, for F. B. Yielding, in the hope that it might help them in the squabble for the hold over term of the police commission. Of course, Drakes position is secure.
 The general opinion around the polls was that the city should be able to make a profit out of the plants if the con- panies see any value in them, and there was much talk of municipal ownership.
 The vote was surprisingly large, es- pecially that in Woodawn and Ensley. North Birmingham had only vote for the sale and 2S against.
 The Officers Elected
 Following are the officers formally elected yesterday:
 For Mayor. Culpepper Exum.
 For president of the council. Harry Jones.
 For police commissioner, James B. Drake.
 For alderman First ward, Peter Houp- pert
 For alderman Second ward, Phillip Stern.
 For alderman Third ward, George Huddleston
 For alderman Fourth ward, Walter Moore.
 For alderman Fifth ward, G. B. Morgan.
 For alderman Sixth ward. A. Maben Hobson.
 For alderman Seventh ward, John E. Morris.
 For alderman Seventh ward, Dan A. Hogan.
 
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 For alderman Tenth Ward, J. W. Lacey.
 For alderman Eleventh ward, D. c. Ball.
 For aldermen from the Twelfth ward, two to be elected, J. B. Gibson and 5. R. Haw1ey.
 For aldermen from the Thirteenth ward, two to be elected, A. L. Thorpe and F. D. McArthur
 For aldermen from the Fourteenth ward, two to be elected, T. J. Carter and John Mclaughlin.
 For aldermen from the Fifteenth ward two to be elected, Frank w. Smith and David U. Williams.
 For alderman from the Sixteenth ward. two to be elected, M. H. McDowell. and R. ]. Rogers.
 In the last four wards, by agreement with the city democratic committee, the first named will serve four years and the last named two years, irrespective of the vote received yesterday. The new offl- cers will go in October 5
 The Result By Wards
 First ward Exum, 6S; Jones. 66; Drake, s6, Pete Houppert, 61; for sale of electric plant 5, against 67; for sale water plant 5, against ST.
 Second ward: Exum, 106; Jones, 107; Drake, 99; Kirk Moore, 2; Sam Stern, alderman, 106; for sale electric plant 1, against 1o6; for sale water plant 2, against 104
 Third ward Exum, 167; Jones, 161; Drake, 15S; George Huddleston, alder man, ITO; for sale electric plant 1, against 1S0; for sale water plant 1, against IFS.
 Fourth ward Exum, 1S6; Jones, 178; Drake, 175; Yielding, 2; Walter Moore, alderman, 169; for sale electric plant 4, against 190; for sale water plant 4, against 190.
 Fifth ward: Exum, 1G2; Jones, 1855; Drake, 152; Kirk Moore, '; c. B. Nor gan, alderman, 152; for sale electric plant 1, against 168; for sale water plant 9, against 16S.
 Sixth ward: Exum, 124; Jones, 122; Drake, 116; Kirk Moore, 3; Carl Seals 1; Maben Hobson, alderman, 123; for sale electric light plant 5, against 122; for sale water plant 5, against 122.
 Seventh ward: Exum, 1517; Jones, 14S; Drake, 135; Kirk Moore, z; John F. Morris, alderman. IA; for sale cleo tric light plant 1, against Al; for sale water plant 5, against 139.
 Eighth ward: Exum, 173; Jones, 167; Drake, 154; Kirk Moore. T; Dan Ho- gan. alderman, 15S; for sale electric