The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-15
ENSLEY COUNCIL ID MEET THURSDAY May Reopen the Electric Light
 Plant Matter WOULD ANNUL CONTRACT Some of the Citizens And One or Two counciImen Still in Favor of Plant. Sanitary Ordinance May
 Be Adopted.

Ensley, August 14.-(Specia1)-The city council of Ensley will meet in regular session next Thursday night at the city hall and several matters of importance are to come up for consideration. It IS not at all improbable that the proposi- tion to build an electric lighting plant for the city will be reopened.
 While there has been no public decla- ration of such action it is certain that some of the advocates of the plan are not at all satisfied with the manner in which this proposition was dropped few weeks ago, and 1t is expected that the matter will be dragged before the council again in some shape or other
 Some of the members of the council are very much In favorzof the plant, and it is not believed that they will allow the matter to pass without fight. It will be remembered that a resolution providing for a bond election for the erection of an electric light plant was voted down by the council at Its last meeting when a contract between the city and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company was produced ana read before the body.
  steps to have this contract set aside and huild the plant. Just how they will pro ceed with this has not been made known but 1t is a well-1snown fact that many of The citizens and one or two of the councilmen favor such proceedings.
 An ordinance will be presented to the council asking that all citizens not con nected wish the city sewerage system he charged a stated amount per montn for the services of the sanitary wagons. At the time the sewerage system was mi in the sanitary rax was removed on the ground that 1t enforced double taxation. Many of the people refuse to connect with the system and are se- curing the service of the sanitary de- partment free of charge.
 Attorney Frank Deedmeyer will have the manuscript for the new code ready to submit at this session of the council. For ses1eral weeks he has been busy CO., diving the laws of the city and revising the work He has been ably assisted by City Attorney Romaine Boyd. and when completed 1t will be one Of the best and most exhaustive city codes In the state.
 sideratlon several street and sidewalk improvements.
 Notes and Personals.
 Attorney J. T. Lowry went to Vivian today in the interest of legal clients in the police court of that place
 Mrs. Totten and daughter. mother and brother of Robert and Lawrence Totten of the engineering department of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany's plant at this place, will shortly make their home in Ensley. They are now at Cincinnati.
 Police Officer Hales has bought the c. E. Cushing home at Avenue ana Fourteenth street and will move to 1t at once
 William Lewis has bought some vacant property, adjoining his home place at Annieburg, which will greatly improve the value and appearance of his place. He bought two lots from John w. Sand ford.
 W. D. Taylor is improving his home and premises at Annieburg.
 The Joybearers' Sunday school class of the Cumberland Presbyterian church were entertained by Mrs. J. s. Lawson at Pratt City tonight.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church was entertained this afternoon by Mrs O. c. Cowan.
 R. H. Smith, cashier in the local of- fee of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, has been transfer red to the head office at Birmingham and will leave tomorrow to take charge of his new place. ,
 J. A. Dupuy has sold his. interest in the Agerton-Dupuy Livery and Transfer company to his partner, H. E Agerton' and will devote his time to his position in the steel plant where he IS assistant master mechanic. MT. Aferton will con tinue the business as before under the name of H. E. Agerton Livery and Trans fer company.
 Gordon DuBose, president Of the First National Bank of Ensley, returned today from Shelby county, where he spent Sun day with relatives and friends.