Any municipality authorized to establish a fire district may purchase or construct any waterworks plant or other plant or equipment necessary for the establishment or maintenance of fire service in such fire district. Such municipality may issue the bonds of such fire district, as now provided by law, for the purpose of securing funds to be used for the purchase or construction of such plant. Such municipality may pay or retire such bonds from taxes annually levied on the taxable property of such district, as provided for in Section 21-25-27.