The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-29
Depends On Whether Ken drick Reports FavorabIy
 By August 15
ACTION TAKEN BY
 N CITY COMMISSION
Weatherly Ordinance Providing for Election Finally Adopted In Amended Form-Agitation May
 Be Over for Awhile

Weatherlys municipal waterworks bond issue in amended form carried off honors in the water proposition melee of the city commissioners yesterday afternoon.
 Judge Lane's plan for an advisory ref erendum on the waterworlSs company's s compromise was defeated. Weatherly' s plan did not win complete success but is in such a position that complete suc- cess may result
 As a result of the meeting, Weatherly's s plan for municipal bond issue election to build waterworks plant will be or dered for September 2l, 1914, providing the city engineer reports favorably on the proposition by August 15. It Is stated by MT. Weatherly that City Engineer Ken drick has informed him that he will be ready to report by August 15, and that he has no doubt but what the plan for a co mpeting municipal waterworks Is feas- ible.
 The matter has now been in the hands of the city engineer for a couple weeks. He is working on it as much as his other duties will allow, it is said. and will. be ready by August 15 to submit general planS TOT Sucfl u WdtciWoThS'
 Agitation Probably Will Subside
 Agitation of the water question at the city hall in regard to rates and the pres ent high rates now being enforced by the waterworks company will probably sub side until August 15 and at that time there will probably be nothing come up touching the current rates. Therefore. ;+ ~tt hac al roA qid erably. and the water consumers now have their choice of paying the high bills rendered by the water company or refus- ing to>pay them until the water is cut off and then paying them under protest, as ommissioner Weatherly advises
 Judge Lane and President Ward have been advising the consumers to hold up pay ment on their bills until the muddle of the past week or more was cleared. but neither of them has given out state ment as to what they advised consumers to do.
 The partial success of the Weatherly plan yesterday was arrived at by devi- ous and tortuous route. First. MT. Weatherly's substitute for Judge Lane s resolution was voted down by Judge Lane and President Ward, Then President Wards amendment to Judge Lanes reso- lrt;on requiring that 1000 voters petition for a referendum election was voted down by Judge Lane and MT. Weatherly. Next Judge Lanes resolution itself, calling for an advisory referendum election on the waterworks compromise offer was voted down by President Ward and Mir. Weath- erly.
 How It was Worked
 MT. Weatherly then reoffered his reso lution for a municipal waterworks bond issue. which before had been offered as substitute MT. Ward offered ar amendment to It by stating that 1t should be tabled and not voted upon until the city engineer made his report on the matter August IS. Judge Lane offered an amendment to this amendment by stating that the city engineer should re- port August 15 on the matter if 1t is practical. Judge Lanes Smendmeni was adopted by the votes of himself and MT. Ward Commissioner Weatherly voted against it. stating his reason was that the city engineer had told him there was no doubt but what his report would be ready by August IS. MT. Ward'I amendment was then adopted by thu VOtea ofI him aatf and yudne Lana a nf