The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-01
ENSLEY MAY HAVE
 B|G JOINT DEBATE Planning for Meeting Next
 Monday Night COUNCIL MEETS T0NIGH I Empire Realty Company Is Planning Extensive Improvements On Resi-
 dence Property-other
 News of EnsIey.

Ensley, October 31--(Special)-lf plans that are under way do not miscarry the first joint debate in the present race Tor sheriff of Jefferson county will be pulled off at the opera house in this elly on Monday night, November 5.
 While nothing definite was decided upon today the local managers of both the Stiles and Higdon factions discussed the matter at length, finally agreeing to al low the matter to abide until tomorrow night, when matters conclusive will be arranged The hitch in arrangements was caused by the managers failing to agree as to who should be the opposing speak CTS Speakers who have made themselves famous in setting forth the claims of the two remaining candidates, were discussed at length, but, as aforesaid, without re- suits.
 The citizens of Ensley are particularly anxious that the debate be pulled off, as both Judges Stiles and Colonel Higdon have many ardent followers in the Steel City, and it is predicted that when the party that possesses and wears the red feather and the party that neither pos sesses nor wears any fears at all come together in clashing argument, one of the warmest discussions in the political history of Alabama will be indt..4
 Should this debate take place 1t Is gen orally believed that the capacity of the Ensley opera house would be inadequate to accommodate the crowd that would assemble to hear the issues discussed pointedly and face to face. Definite an-
 1P r. CTS and of the arrangement will be made tomorrow.
 Council Meeting Tomorrow.
 The City Council will meet In regular session tomorrow night. With the excep- ton of the discussion and probable con firmation of the ordinance recently adopt ed. which provides for the laying of sev- eraI blocks of cement sidewalks along Thirty-tirst street and along Avenue C, the meeting will consist of routine work The ordinance in question was put In motion at a previous meeting, but 1t was not confirmed, so it Is very probable that this will be done tomorrow night. It pro yides for cement sidewalks to run from Avenue D to Avenue c on Thrtieth street and on Avenue B from Twenty-eighth to Thirty-f1rst streets. The citizens living in this neighborhood are very anxious that the council confirm the ordinance, as in nclement weather considerable amount of disagreeableness is occasioned owing to the existence of muddy side walks. Persons residing in the neighbor- hood of Avenue k and Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets usually patronize the Wylam car line, which traverseS Ave- nue c for more than mile, west and on going from Avenue to their respec- tive homes they are put to much incon- venience and disagreeableness. If the T JIyr 1a1 arn agreeableness which prevails will be eim- mated to a great extent.
 The Empire Realty company owns a large section of fine residence property in this vicinity, and they are preparing to make extensive developments and i'm provements. These improvements, to- gether with the new sidewalks, will greatly beautify and enhance in value the property in this neighborhood. Pegram & Meade are the resident agents of the Empire Realty company. MT. Meade said this morning that his company was pre- pairing to spend considerable money to- wards improving the property.
 Campaign Committee Appointed.
 D. J. Hummer, chairman of the local democratic campaign committee, has ap- pointed the following gentlemen as the local democratic campaign committees;
 s. H. Luney, l.. P. Arnold, John H.
 
 Fred G. Moore. Governor R. NJ. Cunning ham, J. F. Winning, Frank Torign, z. T. Walker, James M. Perkins, Mayor N w. Scott, J. H. Perkins, E. s. Miller, w. N Ward, Crawford Perkins, R. s. Hick- man. M. J. McDaniel, Nicholas Reed, A. c. Tice, John Lyons, R. T. Mcleod, Nell McGeever, Roscoe E. Scott, John Morri- son, J. T. Lowery, J. H. Garrison, L. H. Pennington, Walter T. Terry, Romaine Boyd, P. J. Rogers, H. B. Philips, c. s. Williams, M. J. Donlin, Lee White, H. B. White. John w. Minor, J. M. Donald son, J. A. Dupree, E. J. Owens, P. l.. Day, w. B. Bridge, c. P. Parks, W. N. Wood. w. L. Clark, Grant Davis, w. 1T. Davis, Fred G. Kelley, Walker Ward, Fred Kraft, Will Eubank. Clark C. John son, c. T. Walker, Norman Shannon, M. H. Mcdowell, c. T. Thomson, George Tut.
 New Building Progressing Well.
 The work of construction on the new office building and freight house of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company in this city is going forward in strides and very satisfactorily to the man agement.
 Before Christmas time it is expected that the structure will have been com pleted. The wood-forms for the mould ing of the concrete piers and founda- tions are all completed and tons of the concrete are being poured into the forms. A mammoth Yale concrete mixer is busily engaged mixing the ingredients of the concrete. The mixer has a large capacity, turning out material equal to the work of seventy-five men. The for ward part of the building, which will be occupied by the offices of the com pany, will be two stories high, and the rear portion, which will serve freight