The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-17
GOVERNORS ACTION
WAS NO SURPRISE
Be88emer Expected New Com
mission to be Named 4.
FUTURE POLICY UNKNOWN
Warm Campaign Speeches Expected
Soon-Epworth League Trolley
Rlde-Jonesboro Council to
Hold Special Meeting.

Bessemer, August -(speciaL)-The ex-
peeted happened when the attorney gen.
eral announced that the Bessener po-
lice commission is lawful body. The
governor Immediately followed up the an
nouncement by the appointment Of the
following well-known citizens to the Of
fee of commissioners: e. A. Little p. P.
Moore, Sam Lefkovitz, II. J. palmer and
Frank Adams. All of the above-named
men were on the former commission with
the exception Of Mr.. Adams, who sue
ceeds to the place of L A. Lewis, who be-
came ineligible for the office when he
was elected to the position of alderman
from the First ward.
The members of the new commission
have not received their commissions yet,
and 1t cannot be told with any degree of
certainty just when the body will come
together for the purpose of reorganlza-
ton, or what officers It will elect or
what plan of action it will outline for
itself. Mr.. Little was the former chair
man of the commission and it is regarded
as highly probable that he will be con-
tinued in the office by the reorganized
commissioners. 1t is generally believed
that the commission will make no radical
changes in the present government of the
police body, but that 1t will rather work
quietly to hold together and preserve The
harmony of this department of the city
| government.
Political Speeches.
New announcements are heard almost
! daily as to the activity that will be awalS-
ened in politics in the city during the
three days of the Farmers union con-
vention which begins on next Tuesday
Hobson and Beddow will address the
farmers on the last day of the conven-
ton. In addition other smaller bugs are
said to be DESTROYS of taking the stump
for the enlightenment of the delegates,
! and it is understood that several of them
will also be heard on one of the days AL
together, it looks as though Bessemer is
destined to experience three quite lively
days from August % to "a
Epworth League Trolley Ride.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
Church gave a delightful trolley ride
to East Lake tonight which was well
attended and much enjoyed. The car left
Bessemer at s o'clock and returned at
about Il o'clock. A stopover of one hour
was taken at the lake. and the young
people in the party awaited themselves to
take in some of the briefer amuse-
ments of the popular resort
Jonesboro Council.
| The City Council of Jonesboro will hold
a special called meeting In the city hail
on next Tuesday night for the purpose of
hearing and acting upon the report of the
committee that was appointed at the
meeting last Tuesday night to look into
the ACCESSIBILITY of installing street lights
in the town preparatory to getting free
postal delivery from the government. Sew
eral other matters of Importance will also
come up for consideration
This matter of installing lights-both
street and residential-in Jonesboro il
a question that is being warmly agitated
by the citizens at the present time. Not
only will the putting m of the street lights
go far toward removing the fears of the
night wanderer but the consequence of
free mail delivery that is Utmost sure e.
follow, will be welcome innovation in
the hustling little town Besides, many
citizens desire to put in electric lights in
their homes, and the matter of granting
a franchise to the Birmingham Railway,
| Light and Power company to put up posts
over the town is expected to be one of
the matters that will be quickly disposed
of by the council at thu meeting Tuesday
night. The main service lines already
/ IN nj
that have been recently built have been
regularly wired. The only thing now
necessary is to make the proper connec-
lions, and as the Jonssboro council do 81
not have to go through the red tape of
putting a new ordinance upon its first,
second and third readings before it can
be adopted, and is also in the habit of
doing things without any unnecessary de-
lay, it Is confdentally believed that Sep
| TENDER 20 will see brightly in Jonesboro
streets and homes, by modern electric
lighting,
Notes and Personals.
Several applicants for the office of JUS
tice of the peace made vacant by the
death of Judge j. C. Burgin. have already
appeared in the field. Petitions in be-
half of some of them are being circulated
by their friends, and it is understood that
| the governor VIII be asked TO take action
in the appointment of a successor at an
early date.
Miss Lula Raspberry of Clanton, who has
been visiting Mrs G. w. Jones for about
two weeks, returned this afternoon to
| her home.
There were seven small cases on the po-
lice docket this morning.
! Mrs. Alma Renfroe of Webb, Ky, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. A f. Smith, at
/ her home on Sixth avenue.
| Miss Humor Wolf, Miss Minnie Laza-
rus and Mr.. Merlin Herzfield of Birming-
ham were in Bessemer yesterday morn
! ing visiting friends
Miss Carrie Cockrell entertained the
Baptist Young Peoples union tonight.
! Pastor Gable was among the guests.
President t. A. Moore will entertain
Bessemer Dam No. Z. l. o. B., at the hall
tomorrow night. Delightful refreshments
will be served the guests, and true Beaver
hospitality is expected to flow.
4 Mrs. J. d. OGara is Ill at her home with
fever.
| Alderman Charles Weatherford of Tus-
caloosa was among the visitors in the city
today.
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