The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-14
CLEANING UP FOR
THE CONVENTION
Mayor Issues Proclamation TO
Property Owners
BESSEMER REAL ESTATE
Small Building Boom Expected During
Coming Fall-Bessemer and Jones'
boro Councils to Meet.
Tonight.

Bessemer. August 13.-(Special. )-Pursu-
ant to the proposed campaign for a clean
city, Mayor J. j. Sullivan has issued the
following proclamat ton:
To the Residents and Property Owners
of the City of Bessemer, Ala:
You are hereby notified to cut down
all weeds and grass on the sidewalks and
vacant lots In the residence portion of
the city of Bessemer and to gather up
such trash or refuse matter in such con-
venient places that the city wagons can
get 1t and haul it away, by the Goth day
of August 1906.
All those who fail to comply with this
order will be proceeded against accord
ing to law. J. ]. SULLIVAN.
Mayor City of Bessemer.
August 10, 1906.
All during the summer the street clean
ing department has been working in a
modest way to put the streets in good
shape. but the force is small and the
work has necessarily been slow The chief
trouble encountered has been in cleaning
out the growth of grass that accumulates
in the untraveled margins of Bessemer s
wide streets, but the consistent cutting
has told, and In the business section, at
least, the street vegetation is not now
unduly marked
If the citizens will take the trouble to
do their part consclentiously. it is be-
lieved that the city will present a neat and
tidy appearance to the delegates to the
convention of the Farmers union.
Real Estate Circles.
A well known real estate dealer, in dis
cussing the local market today, stated
that the conditions are quiet but steady
at the present time He has good average
weekly sales. the dealing being princi-
pally in residence property. The South
side, West Lake Highlands and the old
settled districts divide the favor of the
homeseeker.
No special activity Is noted in business
property at the present time, but indi-
cations point to the belief that a small
sized boom may be stirred up in this
line in the fall of the present year. Bes-
semer has number of fine vacant lots
near the business center, and 1t is ap-
parent that she needs several additional
modern storehouses. The logical supposi-
ton is that shrewd investors will make
the connection suggested. The new gov
eminent building and the Carnegie Ii
brary will also tend to spur private cap
ital to keep abreast of the architectural
progress.
Notes and Personals.
Both the Bessemer and the Jonesboro
city councils will hold regular semi
monthly meetings in their respective city
halls tomorrow night.
Mr.. Lee Moody has returned from a
two weeks vacation spent at Atlantic
Beach
The Ladies' Aid society of the Lips
comb Methodist church will give an Ice
cream supper in the grove near the church
tomorrow night.
The Jonesboro Pipe works car line
which recently opened up for traffic is
proving itself a boon to the working
men, and consequently, financial sue
cess to the company. Many of the men
who work at the pipe shops live in Jones'
boro and the installation of the new SER
vice is found TO be a great time saver
and convenience.
Miss Delean Hayes, daughter of Dr.
Hayes of Clanton, who has been visiting
iltl SoASlu, mis- u. W. dDneSf lot some
weeks, returned to her home this even
ing.
Nineteen small cases composed the dock
ct of the police court this morning Ber-
tina Johnson, a negress, was given a
fine of $50 for furnishing whisky to a
city prisoner.
Rev. and Mrs Robert c. Gilmore have
gone to Virginia for a months vaca-
ton.
The funeral of Elmira Morris, the Z
months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
e. R. Morris of Thompsontown who died
Saturday of brain fever, was held yes
terday. the remains being interre>. at
Oneonta.
The Ladies' Social club will be enter
tanned on Wednesday afternoon by Mrs.
Arthur S. McGregor at o'clock.