The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-08-22
ALDERMANIC BOARD
 MEETS AT ENSLEY Questions of Importance to
 Steel City Discussed HOTEL 10 BE RENOVATED
HOTEL TO BE RENOVATED
Mr. SchuIer States That Rod Mill Will Soon Resume Operations-Law- yers Want Inferior Court Es-
 tablished by Legislature.

Ensley August N.-.Speclal.)-Ihere was an interesting meeting of the board of aldermen in the city hall last night all of the members being present but pr. McTyiere The mayors semi-annual re- port for the first half of the fiscal year ending July S1 was read and proved to be an interesting document. The city has surplus of about s17o0 in the treasury at present and owes no debts. The work of paving the sidewalks and improving the streets has been pushed as rapidly as possible, so that now they are in first class condition. Mayor Scott recom- mended the continuation of this work, the lighting of the streets, and the en- couraging of the schools. With the may or's report were submitted also the re- ports of the various city officials. all showing good management in the differ ent departments of the city government. The people of Ensley are to be congrat- ulated upon such an efficient set of of- ficers.
 Pastor Reed of the Methodist church appeared before the board and asked " lowered so as to conform to the level of the property on each side of 1t. It ap- pears that the buildings along this street were erected according to a grade estab- lished by the city engineer at that time and that since that time 1t has been raised considerably higher by the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company in building the South Ensley nI to l,n street committee and the city engineer.
 A committee of the board was appoint ed to confer with the Board of Trade in reference to organizing home com pany to manufacture ice.
 The litigation, of which the Ensley hotel has been the subject for some time is now at end and the owners of the building will have it thoroughly reno vated at the earliest possible date. It will be repapered and repainted through out and put in first-class shape in every way. This property Is the best located in the city for hotel purposes. being on the corner of Nineteenth street and Ave nue E, the meeting point of the car lines running into the city, and its improve ment will add very much to the looks of that part of town.
 MT. and Mrs Scherer of Macon. Ga, have been very successful in the manage ment of the hotel since they first took charge of it last January, and the many friends that they have made since coming to Ensley wish .aem the continued success that they deserve
 In a recent communication MT. Schuler of the Alabama Steel and Wire company, now in Gadsden. stated that the rod mill would resume operations in very short time. This industry has been idle for some time and the effect of it has been seriously felt. It employs between three and four hundred men.
 A great deal of interest is being taken by the members of the Ensley bar in the efforts now being made to establish an inferior court here. There is no question about the desirability and necessity of a court of this character in Ensey, for the Birmingham courts are so over-crowded at present that they cannot dispose of the cases filed therin without considerable de- lay. At present there seems to be no op- position to the measure. which will be in- troduced when the legislature meets next month.
 Sam Rund and ". D. Sims of Anniston are registered at the Ensley hotel
 J. B. Parker of Birmingham was in the city today.