The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-09
ENGINEERS HOLD
 CONVENTION TODAY American Society of Municipal
 Improvements Meets MANY FOREIGN DELEGATES Attendance Will Be Large-Mayor Ward to Deliver the Welcoming Ad-
 dress-Papers Will Be Read
 On Scientific Subjects.
MANY FOREIGN DELEGATES

The thirteenth annual convention of the American Society of Municipal Improve lnents, with delegates from various parts of the world. opens it's first of four days sessions in Birmingham this morning at the city hall.
 A number of delegates arrived last night. City Engineer Hendricks office presented scene of activity yesterday during the final preparations for the convention.
 R. K. Davis of Detroit, chairman of the committee on exhibits, was busy all day having numerous exhibits placed in the armory. Representatives of various man. ufacturing concerns were on hand Many distinguished city engineers and water works experts will attend the conven-. ton and papers will be read on subjects pertaining to all municipal Improvements.
 Below is the programme for today:
 10 a. m.-Meeting of the executive com mittee at the Hotel Hillman, headquar- ters. Meeting of the finance committee at the same hotel.
 Il a. m.-Delegates and visitors will re- port at room g. third floor of city hall, for registration, badges. credentians, etc. The exhibition of machinery and munich pal supplies will be ready for inspection in the armory on the same floor.
 p. m.-Opening of the convention in the convention hall third floor of the city hall.
 Address of welcome by George B. Ward Mayor of Birmingham.
 Response by the president of the society, Charles Carroll Brown
 The regular order of business will then be taken up.
 Report of the committee on exhibits R. K. Davis chairman, Hammond building, Detroit, Mich.
 Report of the committee on municipal data and statistics, Huga S. Grosser, city statstician Chicago, III.
 Report of the committee on fire pro- teotion. Alcide Chausse chairman chief Of bureau building inspection, Montreal, quebec.
 Paper on Standard Thread for Ere Hise and Hydrant Couplings"
 Report of the committee on park de- velopment, G. A. Parker, chairman. su- perintendent Keney Park Hartford, Conn.,
 Visit to the exhibits in the armory will follow the session.
 D. m.-Paper on "The Municipal Com trol of Planting and Care of Shade Trees by William Solotaroff, secretary and su- perintendent of the shade tree commission East Orange, N J.
 Report of the committee on taxation and assessment, William S. Crandall, chairman, New York city. Paper by c. H. Rust, city engineer, To- ronto, Ont.
 Paper by. Lawson Purdy, secretary tax reform association, New York city. Report of the committee on city govern ment and legislation, Thomas J. Neville. chairman. Rochester. N. Y. Report of the committee on municipal franchises, L. H.. Weisleder, chairman. Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone con- pany, 3l6 Vine street Cincinnati, O. Paper on Street Railway Situation City of Detroit by Robert K. Davis, Detroit, Mich.
 Report of the committee on review, Prof. A. Prescott Folwel, chairman, La fayette College, Easton, Pa.
 Appointment of committees on nomina- tions and on place of meeting. Eastern States" by the chairman. Pacific States by Thomas D. Allin, city engineer, Pasadena, Cal. Paper on 'The Waterworks of Archan- gel Russia by Ulrich E. Taubenheim, manager of the water works, Archangel. Russia.
 The filter plant and pumping station of the Birmingham Water company, illus trated with the stereopticon, by J. N. Chester, consulting engiNeer, Pittsburg, Pa.