The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-27
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cit win not be many years before all
Jones' valley will be united under one city
government" said Major w. ]. Miner, CT
the Birmingham Water Works company
yesterday. THAT is one reason why all
the suburbs should unite in one water
works and sewerage system. We have an
unlimited supply of water, and with COM
paratively little expense we could run
mains out in each direction and supply the
suburbs. 1t is to their interest to have
both water works and sewerage systems.
The industries at Ensley will require
great deal of water, and Pratt City is so
situated that it needs a sewerage system
badly. When the time comes for a con-
solidation all could unite in one municipal
ownership plant"
Much building is going on in the business
portion of the city. Visitors comment on
this, and it gives Birmingham much free
advertising. Much of the reputation of
city depends on it's buildings. An old ante
belum may be famed for it's relics, yet this
is not the fame to be coveted by a prosper
Gus people. The up-to-date modern build
ing and the sky scraper are the pride of the
progressive city. In First avenue May
berry e. Watson are working on a hand
some structure Around in Nineteenth
street work on the foundation of the large
addition to the Loveman, Joseph Loeb
stores is progressing. A little further on in
Fourth avenue ground is being broken by
Fies & Sons for one of the largest livery
stables in the south, and it will not be long
until ground will be broken for the Drennen
department stores.
can examination of applicants for adj
mission to the bar was being conducted not
long ago in my county" remarked a North
Alabama lawyer to a party of friends yes
terday, land a very funny incident oc-
CURED.
"There were four of the applicants, and
one of them had almost proven failure.
He had failed to answer several questions
in civil law and one of the lawyers on the
examining board decided he would have
some fun out of the young man.
The whole list of questions in civil
law had been gone through with and the
lawyer turned to the young man and asked,
What would you do if you were trying
civil case and the defendant should put in
| a plea of "absque hoc?" The boy looked at
him blankly for a moment and then, after
scratching his head for several minutes,
replied, Well, sir, 1 believe l would ask for
a continuance The board voted as unit
to admit him."
81 hear the club women are going to ask
the city government to enforce the dog tax
ordinance" said a gentleman, land turn
the proceeds over to assist in sustaining a
library. That's a good work, and if Bir-
mingham has such ordinance it should
be enforced. But the proceeds should be
turned into the city treasury. The city
needs all the money it can get and more
| besides. The city should spend more money
in cleaning the alleys and back yards of
garbage. The city needs a larger police
| force though the present one is very eff
cient considering the number of men. I be-
| lieve in protection from disease and burg
| lars before libraries and the like"
Eyes," drawled the cynic, after this dis
women are going to petition the newspapers
| and the Associated Press not to give the
details of lynchings and revolving crimes
The Georgia affair the other day, presume
is at the bottom of it, Aside from the fact
THAT pSople Pay iOT tHe NEWS anu want III
there is another work in regard to the pub
LEGATIONS in newspapers that women might
take up. Almost every day in the society
columns you will see an account of some
society event including an elaborate de-
scription of the costumes worn by each wo-
man. OF course the publication of this sort
of thing stimulates competition. Every wo-
man wants to look the finest and great
| rivalry results, to the despair of husbands
| and fathers. The more intense the rivalry
| the larger the dressmakers' and milliners
| bills. Now the good women who after
something to occupy their minds might
| form a husbands and fathers protective
| association and petition the newspapers not
| to describe the costumes that appear at
| social functions