The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-09

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  1 to the members of the sanitary commits | sion who have so wonderfully and so | skilfully carried this great project to a successful finish. They have won and de- serve the lasting gratitude of every cit- zen of this valley that kind providence has so wonderfully blessed" | E. J. Smyer, turning to B. A. Thompson. ! said:
 | 'l want to introduce to you a man of whom we are all afraid" Major Anderson. 1 speaking In humorous vein, said: Here IS man whom we all fear. have always said that if ever had to be hanged I would get B. A. Thompson to do the JoD, because I believe that he would do It In such way that I would have to thank him for doing 1t. I do business with twenty-two back tax commissioners and every time he raises my tax he does if Tn such way that I am compelled to thank him for raising it."
 Thompson Spoke.
 MT. Thompson in responding said.
 The sanitary commission and the board Of revenue should have the everlasting srautuoe and thanks of every one living Tn this county. This day will go down as memorable one in the annals of lief ferson county. It marks the finishing of one of the greatest events of it's entire history. They have not only accomplish ed great things. but they have done won | ders. The entire sewerage system is about l finished and still there Is money left in ] the treasury. When in the history of ' any county or country has such a thing happened before?'
 Chambers McAdory said: "I am not a talker l have spent most of my days in working. This day is indeed a marvel to me- Near the spot where we now stand. l spent most of my boyhood days. have | hunted and plowed here where the sceptic tanks are built If my father could come back to this spot he would be surprised beyond measure. In the balmy days of agricultural Jefferson who ever predicted that a sanitary sewer and a purihcation | plant would be built in this district? Who ever predicted that this county in so short a time would become so large? This is a | proud day"
 Morris Adler said: q think that of all feats accomplished by this commission the greatest was when they sold the water from the sewers for $25,0oO." ] Capt H. W.Crook, who has been a mem- Der of the board of revenue for years made a speech in which he gave a his tory of the early struggle for the sani- | tary commission. He paid high tribute to the members of the commission and to Engineer Kendrick.
 l R. J. Symer said "I was only a private in the ranks of the commission. It gave orders and obeyed them. To these men | is due the honor and the credit and the | gratitude of every citizen of this coun- ty"
 Should See Plant.
 M R. Laird. one of the contractors. made speech in which he took occasion to compliment the commission on the celebration of this occasion. He also paid a high tribute to the skill of En- gineer Kendrick and his assistants.
 David Crockett. who built the sceptic tanks made a speech in which he said, | q am neither an orator or scholar, but I would not have missed Major Amder- sons dinner for a dollar. He compli- mented the commission on the success of the undertaking.
 M. V. Joseph made a happy speech In | which he stated that all the school chill dren in this district should be given trip to the purification plant to witness the greatest exhibition of modern science.
 "I am proud" he said, ito have been A member of this commission We fell grateful for the compliments that have been maid LIS today. Our children and our cb,ldren's children shalr reap benefit from this work which is completed today. 1 believe that everyone in this district | should see with their own eyes this scep- flo system of purifcation. Every pupil | of the public schools should be given 1 a free trip to this place, for we all Know that seeing is better than reading. This | is an object lesson for everyone In thls section.'
 Valley Creek Division.
 The Valley Creek division runs from a no,nt near the corporate limits of Bir- mngham to a point below Bessemer. It | is fifteen miles in length. The Village l Creek division extends from near East | Lake to a point below Ensley and is | thirteen miles in length.
 The Valley Creek sewer will serve the necessities of over 3Oo,OOo people. The Vil- lage Creek division will have a capacity to serve 175,0O0 people.
 The first move looking to the construc- | ton of the sewers was taken in 1901. | Several months were required to get the | preliminary plans perfected. and actual | work begun in the summer of 1903. The | systems will be entirely finished by the l end of the present year.
 The commission has secured 1021s acres of land at the end of the Valley Creek sewer to be used for the construction of