The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-08

ness venture bought the saks fire stock.
 There have been fire sales and bank rupt sales since Birmingham has been my home. Some of them having been conducted by our most prominent and progressive merchants, yet up to this time I have heard no complaint. The Board of Trade has never before been made to subserve to the personal interest | of anyone.
 Some of the objections I have heard against this sale are: That I am an alderman and a member of the church
 that I employed an alderman to help se
 these goods, and that I have not paid | license for doing business. As to placing a prohibitory license on fire stock would | this not deprive the insurance companies of competitive bids? Does anyone sup. l pose that the insurance companies will submit to this? Rather they will either discontinue doing business with us or in- crease their rates.
 | T am citizen of Birmingham and am in business here. I own real estate and personal property and am consid- cred reliable for any license I might be due the city. Then why this much ado about nothing? To sum the whole matter up, 1t has the earmarks of a personal fight upon myself and those in | terested with me. If it be treason to buy a fire stock then make the most of 1t. l have no apology to make and I will com init the same crime again if the oppor- | tunity presents itself and I think it a good business venture. ''The people here are entitled to the benefits they are reaping when they buy | high class goods at less than half price. They are reaping the benefits and the fire | sale will go on.'
 New City Department Alderman Heidt last night introduced a resolution establishing a new city de- pertinent, the office of comptroller of the public improvement funds, which, If adopted, Is expected to be filled by George l Eustis the present city treasurer. The need for such a department has become pressing, since the city has en- larged and is doing such an immense amount of improvement work. Auditor Petersen drew the resolution and urgent ly requests that it be adopted. Here it is in full:
 Be it resolved by the City Council of Birmingham:
 Public Improvement Funds be and Is hereby created to take effect October 1, 1910. and that the duties of said office | shall mainly be as follows: '1. Keeping a proper record of every movement of each improvedent ordinance from it's Introduction to the payment of the last assessment bond.
 % The collection of all public improve ment assessments and installments.
 8. Keeping a correct record of all esti- mates outstanding and the payments thereof.
 "A. Seeing that all assessments are kept block abstracted up to date.
 ''5. The issuance, redemption and pay ment of assessment bonds.
 ''6. The proper distribution of all funds, whether received or disbursed to the ordi- nance fund to which they belong.
 "7. Disbursements to be on approved warrant-check form, book to be kept in this office-each warrant issued by the auditor to be supported by proper voucher.
 "S. All records pertaining to the public improvement funds to remain in this office.
 '9. The work connected with all mat ters pertaining to bond interest and the
 issue and payment of bonds. Bond in- terest on general city bonds. to be paid by this office with an auditors warrant on the city treasurer.
 Furniture Men in Trouble
 If the council adopts an ordinance i'm troduced last night the shiftless bounder, who loves his house. but "oh, you install
 nent plan!' will find crimp in his meth ods An ordinance prepared by the in- sta1lment furniture dealers requires that person cannot move his residence with out notifying the police. and full list of removals is to be kept at headquarters The ordinance is entitled:
 An ordinance to be entitled an ordi- nance to provide for report to be made to the police department of the city of Birmingham by all persons. firms or cor poratfons who will move from one place to another of abode in the city of Great CT Birmingham the personal property of a resident of the city of Birmingham which report shall show from where moved and to provide against the owners of said property refusing to give or giving a fictitious name, and to provide fine for violation.
 Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of the city of Great CT Birmingham as follows:
 Section 1. That it be hereby made the J.xt. ,1y