The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-11
COMMISSION WILL . TAKE UP PLANSFOR MUNICH AL PLANTS Lane Resolution Calls for Three Expert Engineers
 to Submit Data
LIGHT AND WATER
 BOTH CONSIDERED
Resolution Goes Over Until Friday at Weatherly's Request That He May Have Time to Go
 Over It Carefully

The board of commissioners will ap- point themselves a committee of three to investigate and report upon the appoint ment of three engineers, the latter to look into the feasibility Of this city acquir- ing a water works plant and an electric light plant.
 A resolution carrying the suggestion that the commission appoint the members thereof to see about the committee of en- sineers was introduced yesterday at the commission meeting. Commissioner A. 0. Lane is the author of the resolution. The matter was passed until next Friday at the request of Commissioner Weatherly, who said he wished to look into the propo- sltion.
 Scarcely had the smoke cleared away from the water contract referendum fight, led to decisive victory by Commissioner Weathery, before Judge Lane, who op- posed the referendum, came to the meet ing with the resolution which it was hoped would lead to a final solution of the Vex- | ing municipal problem.
 The commissioners had no comment to make upon the resolution yesterday fur l ther than all plans for municipal plants
 would be looked over by the committee
 
 understood that the water rights Of for
 mer Mayor Hugh Friel of North Birmins- | ham, those of Roswell II. Cobb and the | local plant will be among the proposl- I tions taken up and threshed out by the committee of engineers to be appointed | In addition to looking Into the water works problem the 'engineerng commit- | tee will also look into the feasibility of the city owning a plant capable of fur nlshing all required electric current here for the illumination of public buildings, the street lamps and for sale to private consumers.
 The resolution as passed over until Fri day follows:
 Be il resolved by the board Of com mlssioners of the city of Birmingham, That the members of this board be, and they hereby are, constituted a committee to investigate and report on the appoint ment of three expert engineers who shall serve during the pleasure of the board of commissioners.
 Tt shall be the duty of said engineers to thoroughly investigate and report fully to the board of commissioners on all available sources of water supply for the city of Birmingham, with estimates of probable cost of securing such sources os supply, necessary property and rights of way: and of constructing necessary reser- voirs, filtration and pumping plants, pipe lines. distribution mains, fire hydrants and service connections to private property lines, together with all equipment neees- sary to supply pure and sufficient water to the city of Birmingham and its inhab- itants for present and future uses.
 Tt shall be the duty of said engineers to investigate and report to the board of commissioners the feasibility of oper- ating a municipaly owned plant for the supply of electricity for lighting the streets and public buildings of the city of Birmingham and for uses of private consumers, either in conjunction with the water supply plant or by the extension of the present plant at North Birmingham, or otherwise; and to submit estimates of | cost of such installations"