The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
BUILDING BOOM
 IS ON AT ENSLEY Spring Weather Brings Re-
 newed Activity WATER OFFICE IS OPENED j. stolzfus Is Put In Charge of the Lo- cal Business of the Birmingham
 Waterworks Company
 at EnsIey
WATER OFFICE IS OPENED

Ensley. April 2.--tSpecial.)-With the opening of spring weather building ae- tivity is increasing in Ensley and it is expected that the increase in the number of houses erected will largely increase in the next few weeks. While considerable building has been in progress during the winter there would have been much more but for the fact that material has been scarce and much of the weather bad.
 The present activity is apparent both in business and residence houses. Work has already begun on the Charles Rouss building on Seventeenth street, between Avenue E and Ayenue F. This will be a large brick business house, two stories high and will contain two large store rooms The building will cost about s5ooO.
 Work was begun today on clearing the ground for the new business block to be erected by F. J. Lange on Avenue E. near the city hall This will also be a large, two-story brick and will cost in the neighborhood of s5O00 Work will be- gin on the building as soon as the ground is cleared and material can be put on the ground.
 Will Build New Depot.
 The Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company will build a new depot on Nineteenth street, between Avenue r and G. very soon and another large two story brick will be built in the same neighborhood for the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company.
 New and handsome residences are be- ing erected in every quarter of the city and there Is decided increase in the number of small cottages that are being erected for rent. The demand for this latter class of houses is very strong and it has been impossible for months for the local real estate men to supply the needs of the people, Scores of 1eople are turned away by the agents, whtY are unable to supply all the houses that are needed by people who desire to make their homes in this city.
 The indications are that this will be ethe banner year in building operations in Ensley. t
 Local Water Office. E
 The Birmingham Waterworks compahy has opened office at Ensley in Nhe new Pegram & Meade building on N be- teenth street.
 The office was opened this morning vfith J. Stolzfus in charge. The Birmingham Waterworl1s company has a very large and growing business in Ensey and vFcin- ity and it is believed that better seltvice can be given by having a man onj the ground who will be in constant touch with the customers and to whom} dis orders can be reported
 The city officials, to whom many com paints have been made in the past of irregularities In the service. have made several requests of the company flor local representative and the locaY office was promised some time ago hht the company has been unable to securk desir- able quarters until recently.
 Revival Services.
 A series of revival meetin ts.fwas begun at the First Methodist z sh in this city yesterday and will e le for two weeks. The pastor, the Rts L. F. Whit ten, will be assisted in thk services by the Rev. J. H. Mccoy. the. Rev Frank P. Culver, the Rev. H. M. D6bbs and others.
 The Rev H. M Dobss will preach to- morrow night and tho Rev J. II. Mccoy will preach Thugsday night and again Friday. night.
 The pastors of the other churches of the city will also assist in the services.
 Notes and Personals. Mayor N. w. Scott expects to move into his new home at Ensley Highlands this week His handsome new residence 1 is just about completed and is one of | the finest in that section.
 Mrs H. E. Agerton and little child. who l have been spending some time with rel | atives at Nashville, will return home to- .morrow
 At the meeting of the Baptist Young Peoples Union at the First Baptist l church yesterday afternoon Miss Beulah | Young was elected delegate to the state Baptist Young Peoples Union, which meets at Gadsden this week.