The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-03
OPEN NEW Y. M c.. A BUILDING
NEXT TUESDAY FROM 8 TO L

Next Tuesday the Young Mems Chris
tian associations new building will be
opened
| IT has been in the course of eonstruc-
| ton for about Is months and is now ready
for occupancy. Notwithstanding some Sc
rious delays, good progress has beeil-made
in the construction for a building of this
character. The date set for the formal
| opening reception is Tuesday evening,
July 9, from TO Il.
The Association architect IL. 3. Whee-
/ lock, and Shattuck & Hussey, consulting
architects, have rendered a great service
not only to the association, but to the
entire city in producing a building so ar
| tistically designed and thorough and salts
factory in its construction
The Joy Construction company, general
piration of the contract between the ETY.
and said Birmingham, Waterworks com
pany of date June ?, 1888, and prescribing
certain penalties for charging, demanding
or collecting water rates in excess of the
maximum rates here provided.
BE it ordained by the board of com
missioners of the city of Birmingham, as
| follows:
Section !. That the proposition of the
Birmingham Waterworks company bear
| ing date June IA, 1872, and on file with
this board, and hereto attached and
marked Exhibit A. modifying the con-
tract made between the mayor and al
dermen of the city of Birmingham, and
| the Birmingham Waterworks company.
bearing date June 3 1883, and the several
| contracts of the various municipalities
since that time incorporated into the city
of birmingham, and forming part there
of. and reducing the rates of said sew
eral contracts, be, and the same Is, here
| by accepted by the city of Birmingham.
| "Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
| 1t is not the intention hereof to change
| the contract bearing date June 2, 1888, or
| any of the contracts of the several mn-
inequalities now Incorporated in the city
| of Birmingham, nor shall this ordinance
affect any of the territory added TO the
| city of Birmingham after June 2, 1888, eX-
cept as TO reduction of rates, and except
as to the right of the city to purchase
the waterworks of said company. at the
expiration of said contract bearing date
June 2 1883; 1t being the intention thereof
to accept the offer of said company TO
purchase said waterworks lying either
in that part of the city of Birmingham
incorporated on the End day of June. 1883
or which may have been afterwards IN
corporated In said city of Birmingham
one or all, at the option of the city
Sec 8. Be II further ordained that If,
at the expiration of said contract of June
| 2 1888, the said city Of Birmingham elect
| TO purchase said waterworks, as provided
in said contract of June Q 1888, or in any
other way that may be agreed upon be-
| tween the parties. the city shall have the
right, In accordance with said proposition,
| of said Birmingham Waterworks com
pany, to purchase said waterworSs, with
all of its plant, of every kind and descrip-
| ton, Including pipe lines and plugs not
| owned by the city, and upon such pur-
chase the said contract of June 2, 1888,
and the several contracts of the various
municipalities now incorporated In the
| city of Birmingham, and forming part
thereof. or such of them as may be en-
! braeed in the purchase. shall cease and
determine. 1861
Sec T. Be II further ordained. that
nothing herein contained shall have the
effect of validating any of the contracts
of the Birmingham. Waterworls company
heretofore referred to or confer any right
or franchise on said Birmingham Water
works company, which it does not now
have, to supply water in said city or any
part thereof. II being understood that by
accepting the proposition of said Birming-
ham Waterworks company no one of said
contracts shall be In any wise extended,
and said city shall not waive, lose, prejn-
dice or affect any of its present or future
rights which II now has or would other
wise have, TO question the Validity of any
of said contracts. at any time III deemed
to the interest of said city to do So by the
governing body of said city.
Sec. 5. Be ii further ordained, that upon
| the payment of water rates by any con-
sumner within the present limits of said
city there shall be refunded to the person
paying water rent, whether upon the fiat
rate or by meter. and whether by the
month or by the quarter the difference
between the rates specified In said propo-
sition and the rates heretofore existing
in the several municipalities, respectively,
from and after the LIST day of April, 1872
as provided by said Birmingham Water
works company. and all payments which
have been made or may be made in excess
of said rates. for the quarter beginning
April !, 1912, and ending June 20. 1872
shall be refunded to the parties producing
receipts or other satisfactory proof for
the said payments.
Sec s. BE IL further ordained. that
the annual rental of $3.50. payable in
equal monthly installments. on the first
day of each month, until 313 additional
fire hydrants shall nave beea Installed
which said additional fire hydrants
shall be installed as may be directed
by the city from time to time without
any additional charge, or enlargement
of said sum, and for any fire hydrants
thereafter Installed the city shall be
required TO pay an. annual rental of
only $35 each, so long as all of the
several contracts between the Birming
ham Waterworks company and the city
lof Birmingham. and the former NUM-
cipalities Of East Lake, Woodlawn.
Avondale. Elyton. Graymont. North
Haven. West End. Pratt City. Ensley
and Wylam shall remain in force. but
" the city shall elect TO purchase the
plant OF the Birmingham Waterwo-''Ss
company. including all o. its supplies
of waitS>>under The terms "a
contract of June ?. 1855, or including
the lines and plugs am. cquipmcnts 81
said several municipalities. then the
city shall not be required 10 pay for
any water MIGRANTS, eNcpps IN in1t lei :
ritory where the pipes AMI hydrants
shall not be embraced in snch4 pur-
chase, and then onl, ssS yer annum