The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-10
KEEP UP FIGHT ON
BELGIAN BLOCKS
Board of Trade Favors Bend
Issue Election
REPORT ON NEW DIRECTORY
Board Decides to Give Annual Din
ner in January and Committees
Are Named to Make the
Arrangements.
REPORT ON NEW DIRECTORY

The board of Trade went into the fight
for the removal of the Belgian blocks
from the principal business streets yes
terday afternoon with renewed spirit in
dorsed the proposed bond issue of $1,000,-
900 for good roads, made arrange
ments for an annual dinner in January
and appointed a committee to agitate
again municipal ownership Of utilities.
When the Belgian block evil came up
a motion was carried providing separate
committees for each street and avenue,
these committees to confer with property
owners and urge them to consent to the
improvement. The following committees
were appointed:
First Avenue-John L. Parker, Ben Mey-
er, Sam Earl, G. B. McVay, Max Som
mer, ]. d. Collins j. Friedman M. E.
Wilmington, H. ]. Porter.
Nineteenth Street-Leo Loeb, L. Pizitz,
Lee Slaughter, William J. Adams, Her.
man Saks Colman Blach
Second Avenue-Sol Caheen, Jacob Bur-
ger, F'erd Marx, w. T.. Cox, Alex Nc
Leod, w. NJ Drennen, B. B. Burton.
George McCleary.
lWeulletn Slreet-h. II. Burnett, w. X.
Gum, Ira l. Armstrong.
R. w. Ewing, OF the insurance COM
mittee, stated that the rates seem to be
increasing and motion was carried re-
questing the insurance committee to take
up this matter and report at the next
meeting
John w. O'Neil, president of the JEFF
ferson County Good Roads association,
told of the work of the recent conven-
lions He showed that several counties
in Alabama lately sold large bond is
sues which would be used for the i'm
provement of the roads. This resolution
was then adopted:
Whereas, other counties not SO large or
powerful as Jefferson have authorized
large bond issues,
BE it resolved, that the Board of
Trade recommend that the Board of Reve-
nue. call election within the next
IL months to give the voters the priv
ilege of voting on an issue of bonds
to the amount of s1,OOO00O for road pur-
poses"
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that we instruct the COM
| mittee on Greater Birmingham, of Board
of Trade, to report the facts on the con-
test concerning the Greater Birmingham
law and report the facts fully at the
| next meeting for action.
Resolved further, that this board is
| in favor of every step being taken that
may be necessary to preserve the integri-
| ty of Greater Birmingham
! John w. To1linson brought up the
| question of Birmingham's water supply,
urging that it be made live issue until
the city catches the pace of other more
| modern cities, and this resolution was
adopted:
Whereas, the cities of Atlanta, Mont
gomery and Mobile and surrounding cities
not only get cheaper water and lights
but the cities themselves make profit on
the venture, be it resolved. That We
favor municipal ownership and that
committee be appointed to further agitate
this matter
This committee will be appointed by the
president some time this week.
Mr.. Ewing, reporting for the special
committee on new directory, stated that
the directory publishers had promised to
keep the book up to the standard estao-
lished last year and in addition to extend
the directory over other suburbs and to
add other matter to the directory. in
GLIDING a complete map showing the
streets and avenues of Birmingham and
the principal buildings.
1t was suggested that the board hold
its annual dinner in January. On motion
| the following committees were appointed
to take care of this matter:
Committee on Arrangements r.
Shelby, Chairman; b. b. Burton, John l..
Parker, John w. O'Neill, r. w. Ewing,
Committee to Invite Distinguished
sneakers-John w Tomlnson, chairman;
7, d. Collins, c. C. Heidi, B. H. Cooper,
Sol Caheen.