The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-04-11
BOARD OF TRADE
AFTER WATERWORKS
Committee Will Assist Council
to Investigate
OVERCHARGES ARE CLAIMED
Special Committee Will Present Reso.
luton to Birmingham Commercial
Organizations Recommending
Exhibit at jamestown.

Bessemer, April 10.-(Speeial) Though
the attendance was comparatively small
on account of the great rush of bus
mess and the extraordinarily fine weather
for business the meeting of the Board
of Trade this afternoon at the city hall
was one of the MOST interesting that has
been held by the organization.
After the reading of the minutes by
Secretary W. 2 Gum. the matter of
alleged excessive charges by the Besse-
mer Water Works company was brought
up and on a resolution offered by Dr.
W. II. Lewis, a committee was appointed
to confer with and assist a similar COM
mittee that has been appointed by the
Mayor of the city to investigate the
claims and complaints
Following is the committee appointed
by W. T. Kennedy. who presided over
the meeting in the absence of the pres
ident, George II. Stevenson: DR.. W. II.
Lewis. DR.. L. c. Curry and E. b. Nor
ton,
The council committee meets at the
city hall tomorrow night and the com
mttee appointed from the Board of Trade
this afternoon Will meet with them.
Mayor Vines of Brighton was present
and stated that the contract between that
town and the Adler company for water
was far more liberal than that existing
between the Bessemer Water Works COM
pany and Bessemer. A number of speeches
were made In the meeting in which the
Bessemer Water Works company was
severely criticised for determinations and
overcharges.
After New Members.
A resolution was adopted providing for
a smoker and social session of the Board
of Trade to be held on the night of April
"a for the purpose of arouslng interest
in the organization among business and
professional men of the city and COM
munity who are not members.
1t was suggested that an affair of this
kind would give the members and officers
a fine opportunity to discuss with non
participants the value and The object of
the organization and induce them to lend
their assistance to the work.
The officers and members desire that
every business and professional man in
the Bessemer district become member
OF the Board OF Trade ana every EFFORT
will be put forward in this direction prior
to the smoker and at that time.
The following gentlemen were named
as special committee to arrange for
the smoker: W. i. Kennedy, Otto Stein
and j. ii. Etter.
To Investigate Discrimination.
The attention of the Board of Trade
was called to circular that is being
distributed over the district by a real
estate firm advertising property at Park
Place on the South Bessemer car line
The advertisement states that the fare
from Park Place to Birmingham will be
cents while the fare to Bessemer is
10 cents.
1t was shown that the distance from
Park Place to Besserner 10 much shorter
than to birmingham. on motion the rail
way and TRANSFORMATION committea was
instructed 70 investigate The matter
A COMMITTEES comnosed Of w II I.eYyis
] /. sullivan and W Fl Dennis was an,
nointed 10 call IN rho Resseuer Land
and Imnrovanoent ca,nnar,, and tho rs
sa,ner Water Vorle caronon1, ond ascar-
tain inst u,hat indncernents tbosa con-
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