The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

Perhaps there is not another town in the Birmingham district that has made more rapid strides in the way of internal im- provement during the past two years than woodlawn the town of beautiful homes and prosperous people.
 It can be said without question that no town or city in the district has a more progressive Mayor, who takes a more live personal interest in the general welfare of the community over which he presides as chief executive Mayor w. F. Perry man is due much of the credit for the progress that has been made in the inn provement of streets, sidewalks and public institutions of Woodlawn.
 No community has a better system of cement sidewalks and these are being extended as rapidly as possible under the personal direction of Mayor Perryman. A complete sewer system is being built, and will be completed in the next two months.
 Mayor Perryman Talks.
 While Wodolawn is not making as much noise as some of the other subur- ban towns in the district. it will doubt less compare favorably with any of them in home building and municipal improve ments," said Mayor Perryman yester- day.
 During the past sixteen months four miles of sidewalk has been paved with ar tificial stone. varying in width from four to five feet, aggregating 9953 square yards. There has been four miles Of granite and concrete curbing laid. We have removed from the streets nearly nttbfc rHq of hwOrk and about o000 cubic yards of chert have been used in paving the streets, costing in the az gregate $26,O00.
 "All of this work has been paid for from the city treasury without the issu- ance of a single bond. and has been aft erwards charged to the abutting property.
 We have already passed ordinances for the improvement of other streets which, when completed, will give Wood lawn the best paved sidewalks of any city In the district
 We have now under construction one of the most complete sanitary sewerage systems in the district, which will cost when completed about $50,0OO
 "The city is paying So000 of the cost of this system by an issue of twenty year per cent bonds, the balance of the cost to be assessed against the property drained. This system Is now about half completed. there having been already laid four and one-half miles or sewer. Ine outlet for this system will be through the county Village creek sewer, and the county sanitary commission has promised to be ready for us to connect by June l.
 When this sewerage system is com pleted the citizens of Woodlawn will en- joy every municipal improvement that Birmingham can offer. namely, paved streets and sidewalks, water, gas and elec- tric lights an up-to date fire department and police protection.
 By the way, did you know that there has not been a street robbery or hoiuup in Woodlawn for nearly two years?
 "Our building records show there has been built within the city during the past eighteen months about 200 houses. and. by the way these are not cheap tenement houses built to rent, but permanent homes for our citizens, costing from sl000 to Si0. 900 each.
 Among the most notable buildings un- der construction at this time Is large business block on the corner of Fifty
 fifth street and First avenue, being
 erected by John T. Hood. The two story, pressed brick residence of w. M. Morris, corner of Fifthy-seventh street and Second avenue, south. which. I am informed. will cost when completed about $lOOOO The sixteen-room brick apartment house being erected on Fifty-second street by Dr. Collins. and I am Informed that ex-Mayor Helm will immediately begin the erection of a sl0.0o0 brick residence on the corner of Sixtieth street and First avenue.
 Real estate values have doubled in