The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-19
Reported Yesterday That Rivals Might Meet Today
 to "Talk Things Over"
BOYD'S STATEMENT
 GIVES CITY'S SIDE
Lynn Maintains Differences Which Have Existed Between Company and Its Consumers Are
 Now Adjusted

As result of the decisions handed down Thursday by the supreme court in the Mary B. Brown and the T. c. Windham cases. the Birmin ghain Wa terworks company, through it's pres ident, A. M. Lynn, announces it's sat- isfaction in that "all differences which heretofore existed between the com pany and it's consumers are adjusted"
 The city of Birmingham, on the oth- CT hand, contends through its attorney, Romaine Boyd. that the decisions. in asmuch as they were not decisions in cases instituted by the city, could not affect existing litigation; that the city, in other words, was practically inoif- f~rent regarding the outcome of the cases in discussion.
 Despit the differences which are ap- parent in the statements of the city and the company there is an under ground impression that the situation has been materially affected, and that there Is great probability of the rep getting togsther and in an amicable spirit talking things over.''
 Nothing Known of Conference
 Nevertheless, it was impossible last night to verify a report that there would be a conference today between Mir. Lynn of the company and officials of the city. Mir. Lynn, when asked if arrangements had been made for con- ference, declared that if such was a fact he had not been appraised. City of ficials, when questioned, declared that the report was merely a report and stress was laid upon the fact that Com missioner Weatherly who has led the fight of the city against the company, failed to return last night from Mont gomery, in which city he spent the day. However, the rumor was rampant and there was whisper in the wind that a conference would be held today--pos- sibly tomorrow-and that as a result compromise or an adjustment of ex- isting conditions would be effected
 MT. Lynn when asked for a state ment regarding the outcome of the cases which were before the supreme court replied: Naturally we are well pleased In that we achieved victories From our viewpoint there Is no longer a legal difference between the company and the cop sumers. In our contentious We lI,-.-a.I ls.a. Ial. cid and it is now estab- lisht--Al authority of the high est natufe -hat our bills for water d. have been rendered are correct
 Further than that MT. Lynn declined to talk for publication. It was gath cred, however, that the company would proceed to make collection of those bills which Commissioner Weatherly sometime ago advised the people not 10 pay. It was gathered, too, that the company would exercise it's right under the municipal code to cut off the wa ter supply in the event that sbills were not paid. Mir. Lynn, however made nc staten ent to that effect.
 Captain Boyd's Statement
 The attitude of the city following the decisions is set forth by the city at torney. Mir. Boyd said:e
 "The Windham case decided in the supreme court Thursday merely holds that the annexed suburban municipal ities are on meter rates and not on flat rates.
 1.-Two years ago the court of appeals held in the Kelley case that where the