The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
EAST LAKE WANTS
TO FLOAT BONDS
VIII Make Street and Sanitary
improvements
MONEY WRONGLY SPENT
Citizens Call Attention To improper
Use of Funds-Dr. Finch Prom-
nentIy Mentioned For
Alderman.

At meeting of the Board of Alder
men of East Lake it was definitely de-
cided to float several thousand dollars
worth of street and sanitary improve
ment bonds and in the near future the
work will commence under the direct
supervision of City Engineer Lucien d.
Lee
In the interim, between the consolida~
ton of the municipalities of this district,
a great amount of street work will be
accomplished in East Lake, it being the
policy of the present board to have the
city we'll equipped with permanent street
and sidewalk facilities, as well as the
more important matters of sanitary sew
erage. The work now being done by the
board under the supervision of Mayor
Martin, deserves communication They
have shown great foresight in this re-
gard, and have arduously labored for
the upbuilding of the town.
The following resolution, prepared by a
mass meeting of the citizens of the town
of East Lake was presented at the last
meeting of the town council:
ITO the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen Of
the Town of East Lake, Ala:
I'VE, the undersigned, a committee ap-
pointed at a mass meeting of the cit
liens and taxpayers of said town, held
on the 10th inst, for the purpose of in
curing into the financial condition of the
town and more especially to examine into
recent disbursements of the public funds,
after going over all of the available data,
are advised to offer to your honorable
body the following recommendations,
which We hereby respectfully but earn
estly submit:
l. We find that sections II and q, of
the town charter being repeatedly vio-
lated, and the funds of the town paid
out for other purposes than for which
they were collected, which is also vio-
lation of the criminal law of the state
(See Acts of Alabama, 1908, page 40D,
which act, we advise you to acquaint
yourselves with, before voting away any
more of the public funds.
80. We are further instructed to say,
that the citizens are not disposed to take
legal steps against the treasurer, his
bondsmen and your honorable body to
recover the money already unlawfully
paid out, or to proceed against any one
individually, provided the disbursements
in the future are made in strict con-
formity with and in the manner prescrib-
ed by the charter and state statute.
80. We are further advised to say that
their protest against the expenditure of
public funds for the purpose of having
I a topographic map Of the town made as
they consider same worthless to the town,
being. as we are, part of Birmingham,
and for the legal reason that no funds
have been collected for such purposes
It is generally rumored that Dr. John
H. Finch will be an aspirant for the
Tho To T.olr a
ward, in the Greater Birmingham coun-
ell; his long and continued service as
a conservator of the towns well being,
coupled with his native ability. peculiar
~ fit him for the first re- resentative
for this district.
Mr.. r. B. Rogers, the popular and gem
ial salesman of the Earle Bros. Co., has
sufficiently recovered from his recent ill
ness to enable him to resume his duties
atdheir store.
Mr. Gilbert McLendon has suffered the
loss Of his valuable roadster which has
been missing from his stables since the
morning of January %.
In the near future an entertainment
will be given by the Baraca class of
the First Baptist church of East Lake at
Howard college chapel. The entertain
ment will be under the direction of Mr..
James r. Tarrant, the president. A
presentation of an old South Alabama
plantation scene will be the main fea-
ture. A large number of East Lakes
more prominent society young women and
men will be in the performance The
proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted to charity.
| Miss Lucille P. Patterson, charming
and accomplished young lady of Marion,
who has been visiting Miss Ethel Dun
woodie, 1923 First avenue, East Lake,
will return home the early part of next
| week.
Mr.. James Gibson, the accomplished
violin virtuoso, is billed for a number
in the Baraca minstrel, soon to be given.
Mr.. Roy Summers, in his inimitable style.
will also render several of his latest
| songs and creations.