The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-10
.CAUCUSES HELD
 IN THE STEEL CITY Political Factions Are Busy
 Making Plans ANTI-PRIMARY PARTY MEET Street Comm issioner Tetlow Is Busily Removing the Effects of the Re-
 cent Storm-H. E. Ager-
 ton Leaves Ensley.
ANTI-PRIMARY PARTY MEET

l hundred business men ana NoteIS hiel to-
 night in the city hall ard organized a i Citizens league. The meeting was hastily ! called by the committee of twenty, which ] issued an address last week to the voters
 of Ensley asking that all democrats keep
 out of the primary called for October 2. 1 A resolution was made ant unanimously
 carried pledging those present to hold
 out until the February election, and to 1 assist in making up d ticket to enter the
 field against the nominee I the primary.
 There was only one man who spoke
 against 1t and he afterwards fell in line.
 Several interesting addresses were de- i livered by ]. NJ. Perkins. ]. $. Russell, J. F. Waldrop, Messrs. ;4amart, Wells ] and Winning advancing the reasons fo.
 such action ard pleading for few months of business. A committee ~as appointed i 10 draw up another circular to be printed in the daily and weekly papers. 1 There was another caucus of the Llddeil supporters held tonight ol- nothing will be given out ut present. Two meetings
 took secret action last ngst and tomor
 row the Fonville adherents will prepare
 ticket. There is rumof to the effect , tha. Charles F. Camp WE en-er the race ] for Mayor before many moons. i Up to date only two candidates have i paid their fees to r. J. Lang, the secre- 1 tary of the executive com nittee. These ! are F. s. Fonville for Mayer, and A. l.. ! Arnold for city clerk MT. Arnold has served the city faithfully in this office l and now asks for re-electi)l at the hands <, of his many friends lie is T man of mark ed ability, one perfectly acquainted with i the affairs of the city. The dispatch with
 which the meetings of the Board of AL 1 dermen move is greatly Gue to his thor ough work and untiring efforts. The friends of the primary state that 1 their reasons for admitting the ,republi- can vate was to allow every one who 1 is interested in municipal affairs an op- portunity to take hand in the govern
 ment. They believe this to be the only
 method of registering the will of the ! whole people
 Street Improvements. Street Commissioner Tetlow is busily
 engaged in clearing the streets and ave nues of weeds and repairing the damaging effects of the recent storm. A gang of men are now at work on Avenue r, be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, grading down the street and sidewalks, putting that thoronghfarc i'll more pass able condition
 Considerable complaints have been heard from the people living in that ! neighborhood during the heavy rains on account of the bad conditions and the mayor and aldermen gave instructions a their last meeting to have the evil ren- eded Avenue F is one of the prettiest streets in the city, and if il were put in good condition it could no doubt be built | ,.sifI ,1a in 1nrt Avenue I is also receiving the atten- ] ton of the commissioner. and the side walks between Nineteenth and Twenty | first street are to be freshly cinGered and
 the streets graded. It is from this avenue | that the city has taken number of loads l of dirt during the past year. leaving the | sidewalks in such I muddy condition that | residents were obliged to use rear en- | frances.
 | Curbstones are being laid along Nine I teenth street between Avenue I and K. | and other Improvements will follow. An l effort will be made during the winter to 1 keep the thoroughlares of tle city in tip- | top shape.
 | The friends of H. F. Agerton. the we'll
 known livery man on Se.enteenth street, | will regret to learn that he Is preparing | to leave Ensley, an to make his home in
 Nashville Ms Agertoa IS an old Ten | nesseean, and is eager 10 return to her old nome.
 | MessrS I3lee and iIarre,' have purchased l the entire livery business, and will take | charge in q few days. M Bee has been ! in Ensey for about twj years with the 1 Soutlleri Steel company, and Mir Hafrell
 came from Shelby. Ala whers he was | in the livery business lot eight or ten years He has purchased lot on Avenue G and Twenty-fourth street, where he is building and will reside with his fam | fly.
 | Notes and Personals. | Vice President Heiman of tire Empire Plow works has come down from the companys headquarters in Cincinnati to | look over the plant, and his interests
 The Knights of Pyth,d5 had lively meeting with work in the second rank | Revfi l.. A. Reagor. the Cumberland Pres | byterian pastor being elevated to that rank A number of visitors were pres 1 ent.
 The funeral of W. J. Champion took | place th,s af ternoon un Ter the direction | of the Masonic lodge, of whlc1 he was | a valued member. There was great sor- | row in the city over his untim'ly death | The fortnight club will give dance l Friday night in the Perkins hall in honor | of Miss Findelsen of Monticello, Fla, who | Is the guest of Mrs. J. W. England. | Charles '. Burke, well-known young | man of Ensley, has resigned his position | as electrician at the steel plant. and will devote his time in the store of Glenn