The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-02
BESSEMER MEN ON WATERWORKS DEAL Some Opinions-Land Op- tiOns Secured-City
 Beautiful Prizes

Bessemer November 1.-The coming election on the water works question is interesting the people of Bessemer. George M, Stevenson, former superin- tendent of the waterworks is in favor of Bessemer owning it's own waterworks He said:
 "One of the first things which a person locking for a location for manufactur- ing plant, asks is What will the water cost?'
 If Bessemer is going to make any concessions in water supply to secure manufacturing plants, it certainly can not expect to get those concessions from rr- vately owned waterworks. If Bessemer is going to offer an inducement such as free water to manufacturing plants that will locate here, just as it offers free license and freedom from taxation, the city of Bessemer will have to own the waterworks in order to do it."
 W, A. Simmons, merchant and alder man, says with respect to the ownership of the water works
 "I am in favor of Bessemer owning its water works if it can be purchased at
 
 to tie benefit of the people.
 There is this other point. I am in favor of the purchase of the waterworks if the plant can be purchased by bond issue which Bessemer can afford to vote fer
 "Tte question is whether there is any thing in the way of issuing bonds to buy, the plant at reasonable cost and be able to raise money for extensions and im- i,a1y oil aetly until there is some legal advice on the rooted point of the present con- tiact."
 Options have been taken within the past few days on lands near the Woodward Iron company by Dr. ". G. Woods and it is reported that the options are for a New York concern. The lands secured are those of Thomas Crook, Floyd Wal drop and H. H. Waldrop, it is reported, and the price at which the land is se- cured is $575 per acre. So fIr about 30 acres have been taken, and other farm CTS are negotiating for the sale of their lands The property is in close proximity to the Woodward Iron company and only short distance from the new indus tries constructed by the company. L. D. Wade has secured the contract for grading and leveling a road near Oak Grove, the high hill being cut down and an easy grade made. The cost of the improvement to the county will be sev- eral thousand dollars.
 Crockard Prizes
 The prize winners in the city beautiful contest of Bessemer today received their checks from MT. Frank H. Crockard, vice president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, in payment for the va lous awards under the terms of the contest. Mr. Crockard paid S150 to the Bessemer people. MT. Crockard is to make a photograph of the prize winning hcmes and present a copy to each.
 Mrs. Sarah Tyler S7 years old died today at her home in Rock Creek from old age The funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon at oclock. Interment will take place at Rock Creek, Kennedy Bros. in charge. Mrs. Tyler is survived by large family.
 Rosa Dineggia, 6 years old, died this afternoon at her home on sixth avenue after a long illness of typhoid fever. Funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 9:30 o'clock with Father Kirkpatrick in charge. Interment will take place at Cedar Hill cemetery, Ja- cobs X Son in charge.
 Afternoon Musical The pupils of the Grove School of