The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
LIBRARIAN ID BE
 ELECTED TONIGHT Several Applications Have Been
 Received RE TAIL BUSINESS IS GOOD Miscellaneous Committee of Ensley City Council Is Investigating Bar
 Der Shops In Reference
 to Sunday Opening.

Ensley. November 13.--(Special) )-The Carnegie library committee of which N. w. Scott is chairman, will meet at the night at 7:SO o'clock for the purpose of electing librarian, fixing the salary of the librarian and attending to other mat ters in reference to the library.
 Several applications have been filed for the place of librarian by young ladies of Ensley and two have been received from young ladies living out of the city. The nonresident applicants are Miss Allie Davidson of Elkmont, and Miss Charlotte Sawyer of Montgomery.
 Several applications have been received from young ladies living in Ensley and the contest for the place before the com mittee promises to be lively one. Miss Davidson and Miss Sawyer were at one time residents of this place and have many friends who would like to see either of them elected to the place.
 Other matters of importance referring to the opening and maintenance of the library will be considered by the com- mittee at the meeting tomorrow night
 Work on the building at the corner of Avenue H and Eighteenth street is pro- gressing well and will be ready to open to the public early in the coming year.
 Business Is Improving.
 Inquiry among the retail merchants of Ensley in all lines develops the fact that business has been better for the past few months than ever before in the history of the city and is steadily improving.
 The grocerymen especially report satls- factory business and are much encourage ed with the prospects for an increase in business during the winter months. The dry goods merchants are busy and report very satisfactory sales. The inl- provement in cash business is noticeable and is cause for satisfaction among all classes of traders.
 The two banks of the city report a steady increase in the amount of indi- vidual deposits which is a sure sign of the healthy condition of business and the prosperity of the people as indi- viduals.
 There is a better tone to all business transactions which augers we'll for the city and indicates universal confidence in the stability of the healthy industrial conditions of the city and district.
 The building activity that has been so noticeable in Ensley for the past few months is still on and there seems to be no end to the present growth. The contractors are kept busy and have more work under contract than can be com pleted for months to come.
 Real estate is still active and all the dealers in the city are busy
 Miscellaneous Committee Meets.
 The miscellaneous committee of the city council of Ensley, to which was referred complaints of the opening of barber shops on Sunday morning, made at the last meeting of the city council, held meet ing at the city hall tonight and contin- ued the investigation to Wednesday, when the committee will again meet at the city hall.
 All who wish to file complaints or wish to be heard in the matter are requested to come before the committee at that time.
 The new city code of Ensley. which