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Without a
Cent
Without a
Friend
That’s the Way of the world. It’s
hard, maybe—but often true. And
it’s your own fault If you haven’t
a cent—or haven’t a fair amount
of money in the hank. Why not
start a savings account while you
can? To wait is to waste. Do it
now. Come in here today. We’ll
open a Savings Account for you,
for as little as $1.
The First National Bank
“A National Bank for
Savings.”
Capital and Surplus 93,000,000
AT THE HOTELS
W. H. Burgees of Talladega, C. K.
Bowden of Calera and Reuben Reynolds
of Jemison are at the Metropolitan.
J. W. Williamson of Anniston, M. R.
O'Neale of Coal City and P. H. DeBar
delaben of Sylacauga are at the Morris.
E. B. Wright of Florence, A. M. Hayes
of Louisville and Sydney Welbon of
Richmond are at the Florence.
B. B. Taylor of Atlanta, Chas. Morris
of Tuscaloosa and J. E. Harson of
Athens are at the Birmingham.
David Jordan of Guntersvllle, John C.
Thompson of Mobile and Derwood. Daw
son of Memphis are at the Hillman.
W. W. Ross of Montgomery, Peyton
Norvell of Carbon Hill and W. A. Smith
of Savannah are at the Empire.
EXUM DECLINES TO
DISCUSS FIREMEN
Says Union Men Understand His
• Position Thoroughly and He Will
Make No Comment
Culpepper Exum, president of the com
mission in chaTge of the fire department,
declined last night to make any state
ment In answer to the complaint made
i to Judge Lane and Mr. Weatherly that
Mr. Exum "browbeat” tlie Birmingham
firemen into saying they did not wish
to Join a union. The complaint was made
to the two commissioners by a delega
tion from the trades council.
Mr. Exum said last night that: "They
understand my position thoroughly and I
do not intend to make any statement
In connection wrlth the matter."
When the new organization was sug
gested here It met the disapproval of
Chief Bennett and Hie commissioners
unanimously penned a note to the fire
men and sent it to each station signed
by all three commissioners that no union
f1 wJuld be recognized and to Join one
would be equivalent to resignation. Sub
sequently Mr. Exum made a personal
trip or inspection with Chief Bennett to
some of the stations and talked over the
situation with some of the firemen. Later
the commissioners granted the firemen
one day of every week duty free instead
of one day each 10. as had been the
custom.
PLEASED WITHWORK
BEING DONE ON FARM
Birmingham Made Harrow-Cultivator
la Especially Pleasing to Secre
tary Radcliffe
Late Monday afternoon Secretary Rad
cliffe. Chairman Joseph O. Thompson
of the chamber farm movement commit
tee and a few others paid a visit to
the demonstration farm Vicing maintained
by the Chamber of Commerce near Bes
semer. Mr. Radcliffe states everything
Is progressing finely.
He was particularly pleased with a
harrow-cultivator which is manufactured
in Birmingham by the International Har
row-Cultivator company, whose plants
are at North Birmingham. He stated
one of these harrows was shown In oper
ation at the farm on a piece of plowed
ground that had been rained on and then
baked by the sun and which was In a
very bad condition. The result, lie states,
v as marvelous, the harrow putting the
ground into condition with one working
that otherwise would have taken a much
lunger time to do and then probably not
as satisfactorily. The Implement is a
Birmingham product and because it Is
manifestly such a good thing, Mr. Rad
cliffe said the company should be "boost
ed" wdth all the moral support any cit
izen could give. George A. Neal is man
ager of Jhe company.
> NEGRO CROUCHING ON
PORCH ARRESTED
Florence, March 25.—(Special)—An un
Usuul occurrence took place last night at
lu:30 o'clock, when A. B. Carter captured
a negro man at the home of Mrs. Heath
erly In this city. Mr. Carter in going to
this home, wherA he boards, found the
negro crouching on the front porc+i be
hind a chair. He seised him, when a
desperate struggle occurred; but help
coming to Mr. Carter, the negro was se
cured and placed in Jail.
CLAIM BRITTON MYSTERY IS
CLEARING UP AS RESULT OF
FINDING PISTOL AND BODY
I
Detectives Give Out Confes
sion Alleged to Have Been
Made by Daniel Bailey
Since His Arrest
BUT BAILEY DENIES
EVER TELLING THEM
HE IS RESPONSIBLE
Constable Parsons and Detective
Burge Believe Killing One of Most
Gruesome in Annals of the
County — Wiggins Also
Worked on the Case
Details of one of the most horrible
crimes in the animals of Jefferson eourt.v
are slowly coining to light, according to
Detective W. M. Burge and M. \V. Par
sons, constable of Beat 37, who made pub
lic last night an alleged confession of
Daniel Acton Bailey, a Baptist mission
ary of Oak Grove, to the murder of
Thomas Britton, a telegraph operator on
the Alabama Great Southern railway, at
Bessemer, on the afternoon of December
1912, at the home of Bailey, where
Brittton bad gone to visit bailey's
daughter-Jn-law, Rosa.
The Baileys are now in the county jail,
having been arrested on March 14, on
warrants sworn out by Mrs. Mary Brit
ton, invalid mother of the missing tel
egrapher operator, before Judge Abcr
nethy of the court of common pleas,
charging them with murder.
The ones arrested were Daniel Acton
Bailey, the father of the family; Will
Bailey, his son, and Rosa Bailey, wife of
Will Bailey. Rosa Bailey is at the pres
ent time out on bond of $1000.
HEARING POSTPONED
UNTIL FIRST OF APRIL
At the time the Baileys were arrested
the date of the preliminary trial was
set for March 25, yesterday morning,
before Judge Abernehty. Hov. ever, it was
postponed yesterday until April 1, before
the same judge, owing to the fact that
two of the most important witnesses of
the state were away.
The disappearance of Thomas Britton
occurred on December rs. The young
man was a telegraph operator for the
Alabama Great .Southern railroad at
Bessemer, but had been promoted to hav
ing charge of installing a telephone sys
tem for the company, In the environs of
Birmingham. He was the son of Mrs.
Mary Britton, who resides at Avenue ll,
between Twenty-first and Twenty-sec
ond stieets. She is an invalid.
MOTHER ASKED POLICE
TO WORK ON CASE
At the time of the disappearance of *he
young man nothing much v thought of
it for several days, but finally, in the
first week of January, Mrs. Britton com
plained to the police department about
her missing son, and Detective Burge was
pur. on the case to investigate. He worked
quietly and succeeded in gathering evi
dence bearing on the disappearance of
Britton.
After Britton had been gone about a
month Steve Wiggins, a private detective,
was also hired by Mrs. Britton to locate,
if possible, her son or to find out whether
he was dead. Detectives Burge and Wig
gins joined forces and between the two
enough evidence was gathered to have
the coroner institute an investigation on
Kriday afternoon, March 7. Nothing
came out of the coroner’s investigation
except that TV. K. Jones, a son-in-law of
Mrs. Britton, had an affray with E. D.
Parker, a former policeman, in which
Parker was shot in the wrist.
DETECTIVES CONTINUE
WORK WITH VIGOR
Nothing daunted by the fact that the
coroner could find nothing against the
Baileys. Detectives Burge and Wiggins
continued at work and on the 12th clay
of March Constantable M. W. Parsons
was detailed on the case and on March
14 Mrs. Britton swore ■ out warrants
against the three Baileys, charging them
with the murder of her son. They were
arrested on March 14 by Constable Par
sons, and Detectives Burge and Wiggins.
As yet the body of Britton had not been
found.
PARSONS GIVES OUT
ALLEGED CONFESSION
While Burge and Wiggins were out on
Red mountain looking for the body of
Britton, Constable Parsons wgnt. fre
quently to the county jail and held con
versations with Dan Bailey and on March
17, Constable Parsons stated last night, I
Daniel Acton Bailey made a confession
to him. This confession verbatim is
given by Constable Parsons as follows:
.“I want to make a confession. I’ll tell
you what it is; I killed him with the gun
you had in your hands; the Winchester
shotgun. He was a big man and if had |
got hold of me could have torn me up.
I hit him with the gun. 1 forced her to
write him never to cross Red mountain
Hgnin or he wquld be killed.
“She slipped the letter to him which
was answered from Attalla, Ala. ‘D— your
red headed husband and father-in-law. !
I am coming to see you; look for me.’ j
“1 missed him. The first I knew of
him he was on my front porch. I killed
him with the shotgun you had in your
Capital $500,000.00 Surplus (Earned) $550,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
, i Capital and Surplus $1,050,00(100
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES
When fire destroys a home, how convenient it is for
the owner to be able at once to locate his insurance pol
icies, and the list of all his household goods, which he
has been keeping in one of our safe deposit boxes.
Are you keeping your valuable papers in such a box,
e drawer ?
■ -o v * iree dollars a year and up.
--V • ith,
TOM 0. SMITH Ident
W. M. MA-NLY. Cashier
EENSON CAIN, Asst. Cashier
C. D. COTTEN, Asst Cashier
E. W. FINCH, Asst Cashier
4 Pei aid On Savings Deposits
PAVING SCHEDULE AGREED
UPON FOR DOWNTOWN WORK
ONLY ONE SIDE OF STREET WILL
BE CLOSED WHILE WORK IS
BEING DONE—TO BE COM
PLETED JULY 1
To avoid traffic congestion and to pro
tect the mercantile interests from entire
ly closed streets an agreement has been
reached whereby only one side of streets
and avenues In the downtown section
will hereafter be closed during Improve
ments. City Engineer Walter Q. Kirk
patrick In a communication to the com
mission yesterday pointed out that an
agreement had been reached embodying
a schedule upon which the paving com
pany and Birmingham Railway, Light &
Power company will work in order to
get the remaining construction downtown
completed with as little delay as pos
sible. The schedule contemplates the
completion of the work no later than
July 1, that being all of Twentieth street
from the railroad to Morris avenue,
Nineteenth street from First to Third
and Second avenue from Nineteenth to
Twenty-first street.
The commissioners approved very
heartily t±e proposed operation of the
workmen downtown which is set forth
in detail In the note of Mr. Kirkpatrick:
March 25, 1913.
Birmingham, Railway, Light & Power
Co., and Creosoted Wood and Block
Paving Co.
Gentlemen; Nineteenth street, Second
avenue and Morris avenue pavement.;
T. R. H. Daniels, representing the Bir
mingham Railway, Light & Power com
pany, and Mr. Hackett, representing the
Creosoted Wood Block Paving company,
met in this office today and arranged ttie
following programme or schedule for
carrying out improvements under Ordi
nances No. 636-C, 63ft-G and 638-C. It
Is understood that only one side of Nine
teenth street from First avenue to Third
avenue and Second avenue from Nine
teenth street to Twenty-second street is
to be opened at one time; that this side
is to be closed and the other side is to
remain open for traffic and undisturbed.
When the first side is completed and
open for traffic, the other side will be
closed and constructed. It is also under
stood that all of Morris avenue from
Nineteenth street to Twentieth street is
to be closed for construction at one time.
Birmingham Railway, Light & Power
company; Finish Twentieth street; fin
ish Morris avenue, April 1; finish west
side Nineteenth street, April 22; finish
south side Second avenue, May 13; finish
east side Nineteenth street, May 27; fin
ish north side Second avenue, June 17
Creosoted Wood Block Paving company:
Finish Twentieth stroet, April 15; finish
Morris avenue, April 22; finish west side
Nineteenth street, May 16; finish south
side Second avenue, May 27; finish cast
side Nineteenth street, June 10; finish
north side Second avenue, July 1.
Yours very truly,
WALTER G. KIRKPATRICK,
City Engineer.
VISITORS MAY BE HERE ON
INVESTIGATION MISSION
BOYD, OATES AND GOODWYN,
HOWEVER, HAVE NOTHING TO
SAY ABOUT PURPOSE OF
THEIR VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM
YESTERDAY
On missions the purposes of which
were not divulged, three well known
gentlemen visited Birmingham yesterday.
They were Charles E. Boyd* one of the
bank examiners of the state; Dr. W. H.
Oates, prison inspector of the state, and
IJeut. Albert C. Goodwyn, U. S. A., sta
tioned in Alabama for inspection duty.
Tt is considered probable that Mr. Boyd
came to Birmingham for the purpose of
conferring with local bankers in regard
to the probe of the state convict depart
ment under way in Montgomery at the
present time. It was Mr. Boyd, as is
remembered, who traced the alleged deal
ings of James G. Oakley, deposed head
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of the convict department, with the
banks located at Centreville and Monte
vallo. His specific purpose in being in
Birmingham yesterday, however, was not
divulged.
In view’ of the investigation, which is
being made at the present time in regard
to lost equipment furnished the militia
of Alabama by the federal government,
the presence of Lieutenant Goodwyn in
Birmingham was considered significant,
especially in view of the reports that
three of the four local companies are in
shaky condition, and that battery D, for
want of an armory, stands in danger of
“losing out*' in the future. He declined, 1
however, to answer questions, and de
clined, also, to make public what he is
thought to know concerning the investi
gation into the state militia and espe
cially the recent sensational reports
emanating from Montgomery.
Dr. Oats, while In this city, looked into
conditions of local jails, prisons and
mills, but did not issue a statement as
to his findings.
TO RUSH WORK ON TUSCALOOSA
END OF TIDEWATER EXTENSION
Pending final settlement of a con
troversy with the Southern railway as
to a crossing at Woodward it is an
nounced that the forces of the Tide
water have been sent to Tuscaloosa to
rush the construction of the Tusca
loosa extension as announced several
days ago. That a double shift is to be
placed on that work and not a mo
ment lost was a statement of Q. J.
Brown, general manager, yesterday.
The preliminary work on the Tusca
loosa extension will be the filling of
cuts and reducing the grades of the
line from Tuscaloosa to Holt. That
will be followed by grading and con
struction work toward Birmingham.
The line is almost into Bessemer now,
being only blocked by some difference
as to a right of way.
Engineers of the Tidewater and the
Southern are engaged in getting those
details straightened out in order to
keep the case out of court and get it
acted upon quickly.
The statement was made yesterday
that the Tidewater officials are much
more interested in the Tuscaloosa ex
tension than any proposition now be
fore them and will get that division
fixed up in short order. In the mean
time bankers, industrial men, mer
chants, shippers and railway men are
watching with much interest the de
velopments of the Tidewater toward
Tuscaloosa. That the project is one
of the deepest interest here and in
Tuscaloosa is evidenced by the fact
that inquiries have been received here
by the score relative to the work. The
Tidewater officials believe the fail
ure to relieve Birmingham from its
present dependence upon railroad trans
portation will hold this district back
until relief is given by a water route
and that is the scheme they are de
termined to carry out successfully.
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hands. Go and bring me Solicitor Heflin,
Judge Lane, Judge Benners and ask them
to be here when I confess. Allow me the
privilege of having present D. D. Wat
kins. Hamp Byers, my brother. R. W•
Bailey; your cousin, John Parsons, who I
loved better than anyone in the world;
his wife Is named Mag; Dud Watkins
Aleck Watkins, Rufe Wyley. He forced
me to do what I did. He shot at me three
times with an old owl head pistol, blit
it would not work.”
Here Constable Parsons made several
queries of Mr. Bailey.
“If you expect to use this as self
defense as you sa.v, you w*J> hee<J this
pistol? Wmat did you do with the body?
Did you burn it up?" _
"No; Brother Parsons, replied Bailej,
“I put It in the creek.”
“Where?”
“Right at the bridge.”
"Mr. Bailey did you put weights on
It to sink It?"
"No;" with a motion as ripping up- j
wards’, "I cut him open." I
“Mr. Bailey, you’ll need this pistol.
"‘•You go to the Pond beyond Mr. Scott's.
I throwed It there." ,
The above confession was taken down
verbatim last, by a reporter with Detec
tive Burge as a witness. Detective Burge
further asserted that Bailey the
same statement to him three days after
he made It to Parsons.
BURGE AND PARI i
DRAIN THE POND
Yesterday morning acting on the Infor
mation contained in the confession Detec
tive Burge and a party of 10 negroes
went out to Oak Grove and proceeded to
drain the small pond near Mr Scott s,
and at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
found the owl head pistol Mr. Bailey is
alleged to have said he threw In the
water Later In the afternoon a badly
decomposed body was found in Shades
cieek which has not .vet been Identified
as Brllton, but which Constable Parsons,
Detectives Burge and Wiggins believe Is
that of Britton.
A reporter secured permission of Sner
( Iff McAdory about 9 o'clock last night
to Visit the elder Bailey In the county
jail and secure from him some statement.
BAILEY CORDIAL IN
GREETING REPORTER
Cpon meeting the reporter. Mr. Bailey
greeted him cordltlly, but the son. Will
Ballev, called from his tell: "Don t you
go and talk, shut your mouth and stay
j., Vour cell." Without heeding his son's
advice the elder Bailey came out. and
seating himself in a room reserved for
jail guards proceeded to talk volubly
about himself. He said:
"My name is Daniel Acton Bailey and
I am a Baptist missionary on Red moun
tain and nearby territory. T belong to
the Landmark Baptist association of St.
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INSURANCE MATTER
Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Deems Action In
advisable at Present
No action was taken at a conference
between the insurance committee of the
board of trade division of the Chamber
of Commerce, Chief Bennett of the fire
department and the local representatives
of insurance companies held at 11 o’clock
yesterday mo.rnlng in the Chamber ot
Commerce.
The fire Insurance situation In Bir
mingham was discussed at length. At
the close of the meeting Chairman
Ewing said:
"The committee finds that the meeting
of insurance men in Birmingham last
week was a conference of the executive
officers of a number of leading fire in
surance companies, and Birmingham lo
cal agents and writers uf insurance, to
determine upon effective methods of re
ducing fire losses in Birmingham.
"The committee Is informed that the
matter has been left with the local
agents, who have promised that a bet
ter condition will exist, or will be as
sured, at the end of *J0 dhys. Therefore,
the committee does not believe it ad
visable to take action while the matter
is being adjusted. It is heartily in favor
of any step that will bring about a re
duction of fire losses In Birmingham, and
I will co-operate to the fullest extent in
reducing fire hazards.
"Chief Bennett stated that additional
j fire fighting apparatus had been installed
during the past two years, agd that the
department will be increased as rapidly
as conditions permit.
"The committee urges that business
men and all citizens of Birmingham co
operate fully with the fire department, bv
keeping their places of business and their
premises free from trash and material '
that will contribute to an increase in
fire hazard.
"The committee is obtaining data that
will aid it in co-operating with the fire
department and the city commissioners,
to the end that satisfactory conditions
may be created and ‘hat the rates of in
surance may be reduced, if possible. ’
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ENGINEER SUBMITS
PLAN FOR RENAMING
STREETS OFTHE CITY
Existing Names Will Be Re
tained Wherever It Is
Practicable
WOULD ABOLISH THE
LETTERED AVENUES
Names of States, Cities and Indian
Names Will Be Used—Twentieth
Street Will Be Dividing Line.
To Have Group Names
The proposed renaming of city streets
was submitted to the commission yester
day by Walter G. Kirkpatrick, city en
gineer. Pursuant to instruction the city
engineer has mapped out a plan of re
arranging the streets. No radical changes
were contemplated, it is said, and none
has been recommended in the communi
cation of the city engineer.
It is proposed to take Twentieth street
as a dividing point in old Birmingham.
On the east of Birmingham the streets
will be called “Twenty-fifth street east."
On the south the avenues now known as
Avenue A, B, C, etc., will be known as
First, Second, Third, etc., avenue, south.
The old names are retained wherever
practical and in some cases new names
after Indians, states, etc., will be used.
Explains Plans
The plan, fully explained, was con
tained in the following :ommunication of
Mr. Kirkpatrick:
“lion. James Weatherly, commissioner,
City Hall.
“Dear Sir: Following your instructions,
that a new system of street names for
the entire city be devised, the following
system has been planned and is sub
mitted for your approval. This report
describes the general scheme, and, if this
is approved, it will be follow-ed by a tie
tailed statement, with the present and
proposed names for each street in the
city, as a preliminary for the passage of
an ordinance, changing such street names
as this system requires.
“At each street intersection the estab
lished street name should be marked by
signs in colored title or other suitable
material, permanently .set in the concrete
sidewalk, or, where concrete sidewalks
have not yet been constructed, by metal
signs, with enameled or other durable
letters. The house numbers should be
checked up, removing Incorrect house
numbers and eventually marking every
house with its correct number ami re
cording the same. To secure the adop
tion of the new street names and house
numbers, the postoffice department
should be requested to order that, after
a certain date, mail will be delivered to
the houses plainly marked with the cor
rect house numbers and to no others.
Established Names to Be Retained
“The proposed system for naming
streets is essentially an extension of the
system now established in the central
portion of the city and, as far as prac- j
ticable, all established street names and
house numbers will be retained. It is
believed that the names and numbers
thus retained, will include the houses of
fully two-thirds of the city's population,
including the greater portion of old Bir
mingham, North Birmingham and lily
ton. The sliburbs eastward have been
but slightly changed; those westward al- ;
most entirely changed, because their .
street names were generally duplicates
of the names in old Birmingham.
“As far us practicable, all streets are
to be given consecutive numerical names.
Streets running approximately east and
west are to be called avenues' and those
north and south streets.’ The present
First avenue is to retain its name and
be extended westward through En.sley;
all avenues north of it will he numbered
consecutively Second, Third, Fourth, etc.,
followed by the word ’north.’ Avenues
south of First avenue will be numbered
consecutively, the number being followed
by the word ’south.’ That street now
running north and south and called ’Wil
liams' through Graymont, ‘Broad’ and
‘Square’ through West End and ’Gold
wire’ west of Elyton, is to be called
Center street.’ All other streets run
ning approximately north and south are
to he numbered both cast and west, be
ginning at Center street, the names of
those to the east being followed by the
word ‘east’ and the names of those to
the west by the word ‘west.’ The num
bers of the streets in the central portion
of the city will thereby remain un
changed.
“In districts where the layout of streets
is irregular, the numerical naming sys
tem will be continuous as far as prac
ticable. In such locations where an extra
avenue remains. It will he given the les
ser number of the adjacent avenues, fol
lowed by the word ‘court.’ Where an
extra street remains, its name will be the
lesser number of the two adjacent streets
followed by the word ‘place.’ If still
other avenues remain, each will be given
the name of a state in the union, the
geographical location of which cofre
sponds to the location of this avenue in
the city, for instance, ‘Florida avenue,’
if in the extreme southeast. Similarly,
the names of cities will be given to extra
streets remaining unnumbered, for in
stance, ’Toledo street,’ if northeast of
and near the center.
No Chance in Roads
"Old county roads running diagonally
and not conforming with either streets
or avenues, will retain their old names,
followed by the word 'road.' 'Parkway'
and boulevard’ will he names applied
to only parked streets, especially to those
which are curved or otherwise not con
forming. Circular or curved streets will
he called 'circle.’ Streets not Included
In any of the above classifications will
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Eyes Last Night"
How often have you
been forced to say
these very words. You
evidently have never
tried
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which gently regulate
your’ system and stir
your liver to action.
Sugar coated or plain
l —at your druggist
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Have An Auxiliary
OH savings
Safe
\ our office safe needs an auxil
iary—a separate place of deposit,
outside of your business location,
for you may have to “move house”
some morning after the fire.
Most likely you can't take your papers
with you, for safes are often inaccessible
after the fire is out.
With your insurance policies, inven
tories and private records in an American
1 rust safe deposit box now, you are fore
armed. You rent not only the outside lo
cation but the security, at a trifling fraction
of the cost of your own safe. Boxes $3 a
year and upward.
AhericanTriMSavingsRank
FIRST AND TWENTIETH —BIRMINGHAM
Objects to Construction of
Proposed East and West
Boulevard
The first protest yet to he officially
stated before the commission in ref
erence to the proposed east and west
boulevard was made yesterday by Jo
seph Todd Collins, Jr. He appeared be
fore the commission and inquired
whether the matter had been set for
hearing and was informed that no time
had been agreed upon.
Mr. Collins in a communication to
the public Sunday morning voiced his
protests against the boulevard and
will likely follow that up at some fu
ture time when the subject Is being
considered for final action. President
Culpepper Exum informed Mr. Collins
rather pointedly that the boulevard
was a deep rooted question with the
commission and that favorable action
might be expected by the property
owners on the construction of the boul
evard. Mr. Weatherly also indicated to
Air. Collins that the property owners
would be given the opportunity to file
their protests hut indicated that such
protests would not have sufficient
weight with the commission to stop the
plan.
Mr. Collins did not say to the com
mission yesterday that he would pro
test hut answered in the affirmative
when Mr. Weatherly asked if it were
true that he and Dr. Heflin was in
terested in some acreage in that sec
tion.
In connection with the proposed boul
evard it is believed from tho number
of free offers for widening purposes
that little if any expense will attend
the securing of additional width to the
proposed boulevard. The citizens have
as a rule come forward on the pub
lished statement of facts and offered
rights of way for the new road. The
commissioners are unusually grateful
and encouraged over such patriotic
steps and interest from the citizens.
The' commission, it is believed, will
route the boulevard from both direc
tions over land that has not hereto
fore been taxed for paving and if that
is done it is regarded as doubtful If
2 per cent of property owners from
East Uke to Ensley facing on the
boulevard will offer protests.
Park Commission Matter,
Avondale Water and Other
Things Considered
Following the commission meeting yes
terclay an executive session was held by
the commission discussing the park com
mission's employment of G. H. Miller
and the subsequent protests In connection
with that matter, the Avondale water
problem and the street railway franchise
of 1. C. Beatty, which he asked for in
Norwood. No announcement was made
following the meeting as to what w'as
determined upon. It is indicated that
the commissioners will not divulge their
ideas thereupon until some final conclu
sion 1r reached.
There is not expected to be any great
difference among the officials about the
employment of G. II. Miller to design the
city plan under the supervision of the
park commission. The resignation of N.
| B. Stack from the park commission is
j entirely separated in the minds of the
commission from the park discussion.
I However, the commission proposes to hear
what Col. Thomas O. Smith and other
well known citizens nave to say in con
nection with that question. The consid
eration of closing the contract with Mr.
Miller for the work was passed yester
day until Friday.
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be given names in groups, for instance,
one group of such streets will be given
i the names of trees; another group Indian
names, etc. Each ailey between num
I bered streets will be called by the lesser
i of these two numbers, followed by the
word 'street alley.' Each alley between
streets or avenues not numbered will
take the name of that street or avenue
‘next toward the centre. In numbering
houses, the usual custom will be fol
lowed; that is, with all the odd numbers
on one side and even numbers on the
other, using that hundred numbers which
begins with the number of the lesser
cross street number, or cross avenue
number.
“Ft is plain that the word ‘north’ and
south’ must be added to every avenue
name, ami east’ or ‘west’ to every
street name; also the words ‘northeast.’
‘southeast,’ ‘northwest’ and 'south
west/ abbreviated 'N. E..’ ‘S. E.,’
‘X. W/ and S. W./ must be added to
every house description; for instance,
there might be four Houses numbered
912 Fourth avenue, and these words must
be added to distinguish between the four.
One of the accompanying maps shows
the proposed course of the avenues, each
distinguished throughout by the same
•color; similarly, the other map shows tHe
^streets. Respectfully submitted,
“WALTER G. KIRKPATRICK.
“City Engineer/
WILL BUILD LIE
AT AVONDALE PARK
Commission Orders Con
struction—Will Cost $750
WATER FOWLS’ HOME
F. B. Fowlkes Secures $500 to Stock
Lake With Water Fowl—Lake
Will Have IVo Islands for
Refuge of Birds
—
Co-operating with 50 public spirited citi
zens the commission yesterdhy author
ized the construction of a lake at Avon
dale park to accommodate some line
water fowls that will be placed there.
The matter of raising funds to pay fur
the water birds has been handled by
Frank B. Powlkes, who requested 50 of
his personal friends to donate $10 each
tow'ard that proposition. He secured in
that way $600 for the birds.
Not one man refused to donate when
asked.
The city will spend about $750 to make
the lake. The commission was informed
by the city engineer that the pond will
include two islands with shrubbery and
trees upon them for the water fowls to
nest and get out of the water from time
to time. The lake will follow the natural
topography of the bog land below the
cave spring at Avondale.
A dam will be constructed at a point
where the branch from the cave spring
and the gold fish spring meet. The water
will flood a sufficient area to provide
a most acceptable place for the fowls
and will also reclaim the land as now
constituted from an unsightly hog.
The lake will be inclosed with a high
wire fence made of netting and will be
arranged so as to adequately protect
the birds from rough handling or annoy
ance from the visitors. Work will start
at once on the construction of the lake.
Commissioner Lane yesterday was in
clined to make a personal trip of in
spection' to see what was to be done, but
when informed that Mr. Fowlkes had
personally secured $500 from public spir
ited citizens he said: “Well, I will vote
for the matter without making such a
trip." The three commissioners were all
very much pleased.
It Is stated that a trade is now pend
ing with a bird dealer who will furnish
I the park a collection of very fine birds
when the lake is completed. Mr. Fowlkes
has been in communication with several
bird dealers.
With the zoo at Avondale and the
pheasants there which are very beautiful
and the lake filled with water fowls,
Avondale park is expected to be a perfect
mecca for children and grown ups this
summer. Already It Is a very big draw
ing card and with the added attraction
no place in this community will he more
interesting than Avondale park .
Jt is confidently believed that the land
for the water fowls will be ready within
3o days and that the stock will be there
shortly thereafter.
Marriage Licenses
The following: marriafc© lic©ns©« war©
issued yesterday in the offlr© of the pro
bate rlerk:
J. E. Moore of Birmingham to Mias
Josie Merle Reeves.
J. T. Thompson of Ripscomb to Miss
Nettie Furr.
G. W. Kent of Birmingham to Miso
Clara I. Clark.
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