The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-09-09
Greater Birmingham Commit
tee Met Yesterday Morning
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
Chairman Beitman Urges Prompt Ae-
ton and Names Delegation to Call
on Governor Jelks-VieWs
Are Expressed.

Greater Birmingham held in the Com
mercial club rooms yesterday morning
the movement to extend the city limits OF
Birmingham by taking in certain outly-
ing suburbs. and giving the city popu-
lation of nearly 10000, was discussed at
length
AS result of the discussions hve SUD-
committees were appointed to further GER
tain branches of the movement. A COM
mittee consisting of f. ]. Smyer, Ell L.
Smith and Dr. j. II. Phillips was ap-
pointed to obtain information and data
concerning Greater Birmingham and dis
tribute the same throughout the county.
Committees will be appointed later by
Chairman Joseph Beitman to wait upon
Governor Jelks and request him, II he
calls an extra session of the legisla-
ture to incorporate In his call a pro-
vision for Greater Birmingham legisla-
ton; to confer with citizens In outlying
districts and appoint subcommittee in
those districts for the purpose OF creating
interest in the movement; to ascertain
what kind of legislation will be necessary
and to prepare a bill to be presented to
the legislature.
At the meeting yesterday citizens repre-
senting the leading organizations of the
city were present. The Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen, the Board of Trade, the
Board of Revenue, the Jefferson County
Medical society, the Trades Council, the
Board of Education, the Jefferson County
Sanitary Commission and the Commercial
| club were represented.
The meeting was called to order by
Joseph Beitman, chairman of the Com
mercial club committee He was elected
chairman of the joint committee. Roy
Mccullough, secretary of the Board OF
Trade, was made secretary of the COM
mittee on motion of J. B. Babb.
Those Present.
Among Others the following were pres
ent at the meeting; Joseph Beitman, AL
derman b. II. Cooper Alderman John c.
Forney. Alderman John r. Copeland
| Joseph B. Babb, Roy Mccullough, e. j.
Smyer, Sterling A. Wood, ]. E. Shelby
DR.. e. Fl. Sholl. ]. II. F. Mosely and
Hugh McGeever.
| Chairman Beitman made statement
in which he emphasized the Importance
| of the trunk sewer as the surest means
to prevent the spread of a contagious dis
ease should one be introduced here. He
| states that to reap the full benefit of
the sewer system was possible only
through the establishment of Greater Bir-
mngham
Mr.. Beitman said that copies of the res
olutions adopted by the Commercial club
had been sent to the representative or
ganlzations of the city that requests to
appoint committees to confer and CO.
operate with the Commercial club COM
mittee accompanied each copy of the res
olutions The Importance of prompt action
was urged by the chairman in order that,
| IL an extra session of the legislature
should be called by the governor, the
Greater Birmingham bill could be in
! troduced
The following letter was read In this
connection by Mr.. Beitman:
"Chief Executive Department,
Montgomery, Ala. September 5. 1905.
"Mr Joseph b. Babb, Birmingham, Ala;
MY Dear Mr. Babb--I have your lac.,
communication enclosing me a series of
resolutions passed by the Commercial
club of your city. | am filing the request
along with other papers and will give
the matter serious consideration before
the extra session is called. Yours very
| truly, WILLIAM ID. JELkS.
Concerning Extra Session.
ELI p. Smith suggested that the COM
mittee neither endorse nor disapproye OF
the proposed extra session He did this,
he said for the reason that the advisa-
biity of an extra session was not recog-
nized by all and that by becoming in
volved in the matter the committee would
enter politics He said that he thought
the meeting should go down on record
as favoring the introduction of a Greater
Birmingham bill at an extra session If one
was called.
DR.. E. II. Shot, chairman of the health
committee of the jefferson County Medi-
cal society, suggested that the opinions
of the residents of the outlying districts
be obtained.
Il. ]. Smyer and Joseph B. Babb replied
to the statement of DIR. Sholl by empha-
sizing the advantages to be had by the
proposed extension of the city limits from
sanitary standpoint. Police and fire
protection were also included among the
benefits that would be derived by the
citizens of the suburbs included in Great
err birmingham. Mr.. Babb dwelt on the
advantage in commercial way of a
population for Birmingham of over 100000.
ON motion of Mr. Babb 1t was decided
that committe of seven be selected
from the various bodies represented In
the Joint committee to wait on the gov
ernor with view of having him make
nroyision in his call which will permit
of the Introduction of a Greater Birming-
ham bill.
The motion of ]. r. Copeland that a
committee be appointed to confer with the
citizens of the adjacent municipalities and
appoint subcommittee in those places
for the purpose of advertising the move
ment and obtaining the cooperation OF
the people was adopted.
e. ]. Smyer introduced a motion, which
was adopted, authorizing the chair to
appoint committee on legislative re-
ouirement. The committee shall decide
Il general or special legislation is necee>
sary and what kind of a bill shall be in
troduced John c. Forney's motion to
appoint committee to draft the bill
which will be carried before the legisla-
ture. was adopted. Sterling A. Wood $
motion that committee be appointed to
sather and circulate facts concerning
Greater Birmingham was adopted.
Before adjournment was taken Chair
man Beitman announced that he would
call another meeting of the committee
| within the next few days at which time
y. would apnounce the committees nro-