The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-17
WATER PLAN !. ASKSS42O,OOO. 1924 PROGRAM
Special Meeting Of Stock
 holders Called For Dec. 18. Horner Discusses Proposed Outlay Of Preferred Issue
ROEBUCK SYSTEM GOES TO COMPANY DECEMBER 1
Five To Six Miles Of Mains
 To Be Laid To Take Care Of
 Demands Of Birmingham District, Official Declares

From five to six miles of addition al trunk line mains and an expendi- ture of s420,000 is the program of the Birmingham Water Works com pany for 1924, II. II. Horner. general superintendent. announced Friday.
 Notices have been sent to stock holders of special meeting called for December IS. as follows:
 Upon approval of the recommen- dations of our board of directors by our stockholders at this meeting, the company will shortly thereafter ap- ply to the Alabama public service commission, which first approves all OUT preferred stock issues, for au- thority to issue and sell at this time approximately S500,000 of preferred stock to pay for capital betterments already made or to be installed in the immediate future"
 The company, Mir. Homer said, must at all times furnish water serv- ice and must be prepared to serve the demands of the community. The company is adding a 36-inch main to the present two 30-inch mains, the line being 7500 feet from Shades Mountain to the filter plant and through to the north side of the mountain.
 
 primary volume for long time to come, according to MT. Horner. Underwriters Are Pleased.
 The Birmingham Water Works com pany is in receipt of commendatory comfnlnications from the National Board of Underwriters, fire lnsur- ance. for the Improvements made and contemplated, which will he of basic consideration in the matter of better ire insurance rates.
 Of the funds needed for expansion, S20,000 is listed for buildings and the completion of the superstructure for the eight concrete filters at the Shades Mountain plant
 Completing of piping. strainers, appliances and other modern better ments of the filters will require $45O00
 Practically all the work contem- plated is parallel to the recommen- dations of the National Board ot Underwriters report received about a month ago in Birmingham.
 Ten blocks of additional 12-inch main are slated for Hillman avenue, from Sixty-seventh to Seventy sev- enth streets, improving the situation in the East Lake area.
 East Thomas is to have an equal hetterment with the laying of 5,O00 feet of 12-inch main on Telula street from Eighth avenue to the Arkadel- phia road.
 Fairfield's rapidly expanding ter 16-inch main along the line of the Possum Valley road from the War rior road to Fairfield
 North Haven is listed to get a 12-inch reinforcing main on SIX teenth street from Twenty-first or1c ct. toln If 5000 feet, which also will benefit East Thomas.
 Feeder To Fairview.
 Another large feeder line will ex- tend from Thirteenth avenue, south, to Fairview to improve the service into the western part of Birming- ham. It will be a 16-inch main.
 A fact in the proposed program which business men were discussing Friday morning with considerable interest is that the bulk of the funds raised will be spent in Birmingham Most of the material bought will be and the laying of it will give em- ployment to Birmingham labor.
 All arrangements for taking over Of the Roebuck water system by the Birmingham Water works company have been completed. Nearly i've miles of five and tWo-lnch plpe Has been laid and the new service IS scheduled to go into effect Decem- Der l. It was somewhat delayed by the non-afrival of pumps, which reached Birmingham Thursday.
 Mr. Eorner said the company is preparing to meet new demands in- dicated by the steady growth of Bir- in additional homes and in dustrial plants and If the s500,000 stock issue is approved the 1924 ex- pansion program will go forward as the demand for service requires.