The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-13
CONVENTION CAME
 ID END YESTERDAY Engineers Are DeIightedsWith
 Everything Here VISITORS LEAVE FOR HOME Thirteenth Annual Meeting of 'Ameri- can Society of Municipal Improve
 ments Most Successful.
 Resolution of Thanks. t
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After the morning session yesterday the convention of the American Society of Municipal Improvements, which began Tuesday, came to a close, and the fifty or sixty delegates left last night for their homes in various parts of the United States and Canada. Next year the society will meet in Detroit. Valuable papers have been read during the Birmingham ses- sions. which many of the delegates said were perhaps the most successful in the history of the society. Officers for the en- suing year were elected, and great amount of business was disposed of Be- sides this the delegates found time to en- joy excursions to the water works, the filtration plant on Shades mountain, where they were r eated to an old-fash- toned barbecue, and to spend day in going around the Horn on a special train, taking in the septic plant near Bessemer, and incidentally to take drives about the city.
 Like Birmingham. All expressed themselves in manner highly complimentary to Birmingham, and seemed appreciative of the many cour- tesies shown them The stories as to the resources and attractions of this district. they said. were fully verified.
 Yesterday morning was devoted to the reading of papers and hearing the re- ports of committees. The first paper, on Street Cleaning and Disposition of Street Cleanings and Ashes" was read by T. c. Hattan of Wilmington. Del. Other pa pers were: "The Municipal Asphalt Plant of Hamilton, Ont" by E. s. Barrow. city engineer of Hamilton; "The Pave ments of Kansas city, Mo-" by E. A Harper, city engineer of Kansas City.
 All the papers presented during the convention are to be published in vol ume of records. Many of them are con- sidered works of authority and will doubt less find a permanent place in engineer ing annals.
 Resolutions Adopted.
 The following resolution. presented by the commtteee on resolutions. was adopted:
 Whereas, his Honor, the Mayor, and Board of Aldermen of the city of Blr- mingham. have so kindly and courteously
  the society,", as a place for holding its annual convention. and have extended to it's members an open house with the key in our possession, and have shown the members of the society, both individual ly and collectively, the most unbounded hospitality; and,
 Whereas, the Birmingham Water Works company entertained the society by showing it's members the extensive, i,,4a nd lfan of ha said company, and threw in a very much appreciated side issue an old-fash- toned southern barbecue, which was par taken of with great pleasure by the so- ciety; and
 "Whereas, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company entertained the society most instructively by carrying it's mem bers, by special train through the coal and iron industries of the Birmingham district; and,
 ''Whereas the. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company extended the freedom of it's railway service to the members of the society during It's con vention; and,
 "whereas, the Birmingham Athletic club kindly extended the privileges of it's very beautiful club house and appur- tenances to the society; and,
 Birmingham Hospitality.
 "Whereas the citizens of Birmingham, through the Commercial club, have ex- tended the greatest hospitality to the society, throwing in a beautiful drive over the mountains to the water works station, bounteous and continuous luncheon during the railroad trip around the horn, and in many other ways thus making our visit to the city of Blrmlng ham one long to be remembered by eV cry member of the society whose privi- lege it has been to attend this annual convention and who will carry home with him q much broader idea of the present magnitude of the industries of the city nnd of Is great future importance to this republic which city however, is nc bigger than the hearts of it's people.
 Now. therefore, be it resolved by the American Society of Municipal Improve ments that it's heartfelt thanks be extend ed to his honor the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, to the Birmingham Water Works company, to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. to the Blr- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany, to the Birmingham Athletic club, 10 the. citizens of Birmingham, through it's Commercial club, and particularly to Bir- minghams most efficient city engineer, MT. Julian Kendriek, for the courtesies and extreme hospitality thus extended to this society. which have been the prin- cipal means of making this convention one of the most profitable ever held, and,
 The Exhibits.
 Be it further resolved, That the society appreciates the earnest efforts of Mir. R. K Davis, chairman of the exhibit com mittee and the several exhibitors who SD kindly placed their exhibits in the exhibi- tion hall for the benefit of the members of this society, which display has been interesting and instructive to the several visiting memDers, and 1t is hoped that this feature of the annual conventions may be continued and enlarged upon in the flu ture to the advantage of both the mem bers of the society and to the exhibitors
 ''The society further extends it's appre- ciation to the press of Birmingham for the liberal space which has been daily given to the society's proceedings.
 (SigneO TT. ChALKLEY HATTON,
 FIRED GIDDINGS,