The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-15
COMMISSIONERS HAVE DAY OF REST AWed Silence Prevails at
 City Hall FUR WILL FLY TODAY Instrument of Retrenchment Is Ex- pected to Be Used With Deadly
 Effect at the Session
 Today
FUR WILL FLY TODAY


 vene this morning at 10 o'clock at the
 have been adjourned for one entire day
 since their assumption of control and as
 logical result little has occurred in the official building. President culpepper Exum remained In his office most of yesterday. He received visitors who came frequently to congrat
 ulate the board and talk of other things. He also conferred with members of the financial department and other officials, who are under his personal supervision. He attended to multitude of details, assisted by Scudder Ryall, secretary of the commission, and spent a rather active day.
 Associate Commissioner James Weath- erly spent the day in Montgomery in
 the interest of the juvenile court bill,
 only returning to the city late last night.
 Upon his arrival no statement was se-
 cured from him as he said his trip was
 bill. He proceeded directly to his home
 on the South Highlands
 Associate Commissioner A. O. Lane spent a fairly busy, day. He conferred with various officials and citizens during the day and issued interesting manifestos anent the violation of law said to be
 rampant in this community. He also lis- tened to many suggestions from citizens. The calm and quietude which has pre- vailed during the past 36 hours is ex- pected, however, to be rudely interrupted when the three commissioners meet this
 morning. Their past actions do not per init of the opinion that they will not bs fairly active today and every time they spend half hour together some head drops.
 The commissioners proceed to business in dispa assionate way and without and accompanying pyrotechnics. It was stated by a wag at the city hail yesterday that every pen full of ink used by Commis-
 sioner Lane saves the city 5000 per
 month That is fairly accurate analysis of the work.
 Upon meeting the commissioners usual | ly look around and smile once or twice and grab an idea floating through the ozone. A moment later one of them os- gins to trace a few lines on a yellow sheet of paper and in few seconds a position at so much per year and an oft cial are simmerng through lmitless space. Only a moment is required for the accomplishment of some deed of sound economy.
 | There exist several departments which
 may come into the walloping today The | fire department, the auditor, the treas urer and the comptroller are yet un- scathed. They will be on the carpet this
 morning unless other details consume
 the time before the baseball game. Conferences were held yesterday on these affairs, which may terminate in
 something taking place this morning en- tirely unlocked for
 After spending a fairly active few days, and causing a passing amount of agita- ton among the officials and even the city, the commissioners will play this after noon. They will occupy a box at the ball game and President Exum will hurl the sphere through space. setting of the Southern league season of the na- tional sport. No other formalities will
 be entered into by the democratic com missionerS.