The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-31
CR|PPEN FALLS 4O FEET 0N HIS HEAD He Is Thought to Be Fatally
 Injured WATER PLANS APPROVED At Adjourned Meeting of Tuscaloosa Council Plans for Improving Wa ter System Are Adopted and
 Ordered Carried Out.

Tuscaloosa, July 9-(Special. .pT. N. Crippen, a workman on the government ] building, under course of construction. , fell from at platform 40 feet this morning and struck the ground on his head. Grip l pen is from Knoxville, Tenn. He. to- 1, gether with a fellow workman, Thomas Clark, was engaged in cleaning the out side brick and marble work on the build ing and was suspended from the roof on platform by means of ropes With out warning, the rope on the side on which Crippen was working broke, and he dropped to the ground. Clark grab abbed the rope on his side. He swung on ,o 1t and was safely drawn onto the top floor through a window. Crippen was hurried at once to the superintendent s office and from there he was taken to the Tuscaloosa infirmary. It was dis covered that a large hole had been knocked in the back of his head, one leg was broken in two places and severe in- ternal injuries were sustained. His con dition is extremely precarious though he is still living.
 Crippen is a married man, with several children, his family being now at his home in Knoxville. He is member of the Masonic fraternay and the Brick layers union.
 An adjourned meeting of the city coun- ell was held in the council chamber last night for the purpose of hearing the re- port and recommendations of the water commission in the matter of extending the water mains and otherwise improv- ing the water plant here. The commits sion was heard through it's president, F. G. Blair. The account was full and esti- mates were submitted for the work out lined. After going over the report and recommendations carefully with the com mission the council passed resolution authorizing the work recommended at the present time. which was the install lation of a new battery of boilers at the pump station, the encouragement of work houses and some minor improvements at the end of the line and the construction of a new main from the station to the eastern line of the city limits.
 Two three minor matters were at tended to, after which the council went Into executive session. Upon coming out a resolution was passed dispensing with the salary of the city health officer. also one dispensing with the office of city engineer, and dispensing with one mem Der of the police force It was stated that the services of these officers was in every way satisfactory, but that the present uepheltu COnull1Ou Ol the Clty treasury demanded material decrease In the monthly expenditure.
 The marble work on the new postoffice has been completed and the marble work CTS have left the city. In fact all of the outside work is finished, except put ting on the roof. The building is begin ming to show what 1t will look like, and visitors state that Tuscaloosa has se- cured one of the prettiest government buildings in the state.
 Much interest is taken here in the an- nouncement of the approaching marriage of MT. George K. Little of this city to Miss Anna Trott Hunter of Livingston on August 1S Both of these young peo- pie are popular over the entire state. and the occasion of their wedding will be of wide interest. MT. Little is the engineer in charge of the government work on the Warrior and Black Warrior rivers and ranks very high in his profession. He Is a son of Dr. and Mrs. George Little one of the prominent families of the city. Miss Hunter attended the university here for several years and made one of the finest records ever made here. She ls most attractive personally and is very talented both in literary and musical ability.