Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-08
THIRD EDITION. AN INTERESTING MEETING Of the Commercial Club and
 Board of Directors. SOME IMPORTANT REPORTS Among Them Being Ore Relative to the ctys Credit1Water Works Proposition
 to Be Investigated.
SOME IMPORTANT REPORTS

The Commercial club met yesterday afternoon at o'clock, and was presid d over by President Rhodes. with Secfe- tary Thompson at his q six.
 The secretary reported that the direc- tors had elected the following new me h. bers: w. H. Thompson. T. c. Tn, mp son and W. A. Moody.
 Also the board had considered the fol- lowing resolution and recommended it favorably to the club:
 Resolved by the Commercial club of the city of Birmingham:
 l. That it is the sense of this club that the public credit of the city of Birming ham should be maintained at all haz ards;
 2. That this body hereby pie ges it's hearty cooperation and all efforts, i,l- fluence and power at it's command in securing such legislation as may be nec- essary to provide for all the ob igations of the city and to keep it's faith and credit inviolate;
 8. That until such legislation may be obtained the mayor and board of alder men are urged to adopt and pr V.de such temporary expedients as may be practicable to avoid default in. or the appearance of repudiation of any DOT tion of the city's debt
 It was approved by the club by unan.- nous vote.
 The secretary reported the organiza- tion of the following committees:
 Manufacturing =. Joseph Beitman. chairman; Lew Lazarus, vice-chairman. Transportation-R. D. Johnston, chair mcn Harry Hawkins, vice-chairman.
 Retail trade and excursions-W. R. Sawyer, chairman; c. Black, vice-chair- man.
 The manufacturing committee present ed the following recommendation:
 Resolved, That this committee recom- mend to the club the raising of fund for the promotion of industries, said fund to be purely by voluntary subscriptions, and to be used only in aid of securing in dustries or enterprises for Birmingham; also that the club appoint committee of three of the most active members as committee to increase the membership of the club.
 These recommendations were unani- mously approved.
 The transportation committee also rec commended the appointment of a commit tee to increase membership of the club. The retail trade and excursion com mittee presented, through Chairman Sawyer, the following report:
 l. That all manufacturing enterprises in the vicinity of Birmingham be re- quested to furnish the newspapers with the name and location of their firms and the goods they manufacture for publica- tion, and that list of same be prepared and hung up in the rooms of the Com mercial club, and that all of our cit- zens be earnestly requested to give them all the encouragement and assistance possible.
 2. That w. R. Sawyer, M. Blach, J. w ONeol. J. b. Gossett and T. r. Thornton be appointed a committee to confer with the railroads with the view of arranging Saturday excursions, to be run into Bir- mingham; and to confer and cooperate with the clerks association in their efforts to get up a Fourth of July dis play, and to get the railroads to give reduced rates into Birmingham to all who may wish to come to said display
 8. That M. Blach and T. L. McGowan be appointed to assist the clerks asso- ciation in raising funds to help pay the expenses of said display.
 4. That this club take steps to secure stop over privileges for this place to those who attend the Atlanta exposi- tion. w. R. SAWYER, Chairman.
 President Rhodes appointed the fol- lowing committee to prepare suitable resolutions testifying the clubs appreci- alton of MT. Moore's services during the two years he served as president: John w. Tomlinson, T. L. McGowan and M. V. Joseph
 The club adjourned.
 Directors Meeting.
 The directors held an important session prior to the meeting of the club. A com mittee was appointed by the board to in- vestigate the practical working of the proposition of the water works com pany to the city. said report to impar- tially consider all facts for and against the proposition, as favorable to the city or unfavorabe to the citizens.
 The following comprise this committee: E. Fl. Cabaniss, M. V. Joseph and James A. Roy.
 The matter of a new company desiring to furnish arteSian water to the city was referred to the manufacturing commit tee.
 The board adjourned.