The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-07
HARRY JONES WILL PROBABLY MAKE FEW | COMMITTEE CHANGES Unless All Signs Fail Gregg Will Be Elected President Pro lem INDUCTION OF JONES TO
 BE WITHOUT PORTABILITY Mayor Ward Will Make Several Im- portant Recommendations Tonight,
 Among Them Being Steps to
 Increase School Facilities. |

Harry Jones, who tonight will become the president of the city council, has given out no information concerning the appointment of aldermanic committees, but it is believed that the appointments will be made tonight. It is reported among the aldermen that MT. Jones will make very few if any changes in the com mittees as they exist today.
 Other than the succession of MT. Jones to the presidents chair, there is little of importancel to come before the board to- night. The obliteration of the grade crossings throughout the city might be taken up and discussed, though it is the general opinion that the working out of this intricate subject will require several weeks The various committees of the council will meet today, and their reports, as usual will be submitted and acted upon tonight.
 It is very probable that the retirement of President Parker and the succession of President Jones will be without formality. The city officials will present to the re- tirng president a set of resolutions eX- pressing their regard and their regrets over his retiring from the city's service. These resolutions are in ink on sheep skin, and will be framed. It is probable that they will be presented by Street Commissioner John McCartin. President Parker will make a few timely and ap- propriate remarks, and there is no doubt but that President Jones will do likewise.
 Unless all signs fail Alderman M. J. Gregg will be elected president pro tenn of the council to succeed John w.. O'Neill
 Mayor Ward will make several recom- mendations to the council. One will be for the appointment of a committee of three to act with the president of the council in the matter of increasing the fire and police forces of the city, due to the acquisition of new territory under the provisions of the Greater Birmingham bill.
 Another will be for the appointment of a committee to confer with the Board of Education relative to the increase of the public school facilities of the city. As is known, since the new territory recently acquired has increased the attendance at all the schools, the service is in urgent need of enlargement. It is probable that the committee to be appointed will be a standing one for some time, for the matter of enlarging all the school build ings Is likely to prove one that will re- qure attention throughout the winter
 The mayor, too, will recommend the adoption of resolutions calling for the con- struction of proper and safe bridges at Twelfth avenue, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh streets, and Twelfth avenue between Thirty-second and Thir- ty-third streets. These bridges are owned by the Southern and Birming ham Belt railways, respectively. and the mayor will declare to the council that in addition to being of wood, they are badly in need of repairs. He will state, too, that the re- spective railroads owning them are under contract to keep them in a state of per- petual repair.