The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-22
BUSY COMMISSION
 MEETING TUESDAY
Viaduct and Financial Mat
 ters Pending
WEATHERLY IS BACK
He Has Been Expounding the Three in-One Doctrine to the Sea Gulls-That Financial
 Statement

Unless surface indications fail, the meeting of the commissioners tomorrow will be a busy one and perhaps a mem orable one in addition
 Since last Thursday the commissioners havo either been out of. the city spread ing the virtues of the commission form of government or they have been In the city hall and elsewhere hearing com plaints, agreeing to pour oil upon the disturbed waters of personal troubles or have been unmindful of everyone and everything and have been pursuing the regular routine.
 Commissioner James Weatherly has re- turned from Mobile, where he, gave the commission adherents some advice about the commission here and elsewhere and he also injected little of his original doctrine about the return of government to the people. MT. Weatherly is decided ly strong for the return and unlike ex- presidents prizefghters and mayors, he is sure the government will come back to the untrammeled electorate.
 On the other hand President Exum and Judge Lane have been wrestling with local 
 for the meeting tomorrow. MT. Exum put over a slight saving of s3O,OoO per annum in the fire department and he will officially acquaint his colleagues with that reformation today, the body as a whole acting upon his step tomorrow.
 The ghost of the financial statement is expected, with all confidence, to show up again today or tomorrow. President Exum said yesterday 1t was about time to stir up something on that financial statement and unless the aforementioned signs fail that document telling the aw- full truth about Birmingham's financial condition will be in the official hands by the setting of tomorrow's sun. This statement, however, has been right on the verge of discovery heretofore and each time the alarm was false. When the statement does show up there will not be any great changes noted from the digest given out by President Exum sev- eral days ago.
 Financially the commissioners are unperturbed. They believe money is easy and it has been as events testify. They believe the citizens trust them
 
 bond issue and they are passive in their attitude toward the money ques- tion.
 The question of the viaducts may be taken up today However, last night no new information had been received as to the coming of the prominent rail- road men who are to take part In the hearing. The indications are that if the viaducts are not touched today that Wednesday will see the finale of that much discussed and troublesome question
 The park commission personnel will missioner weatherly stated yesterday that he desired to get that question off his hands as soon as possible.
 The personnel is unknown yet eX- cept Frank w. Smith and Hugh Mar tin. Indications point to the selec- tion of N. B. Stack of Vivian as one other commissioner and perhaps some citizen of East Lake.
 The location of negro cemetery near North Birmin gham will also come up. That question was referred to the medical department and the city engineer and they have filed reports The commissioners will give the citi- zens of the vicinity affected every reas- enable opportunity to protest over the proposed issue. However. in view of the undeniable fact that dead folk must be inferred somewhere, even those of ebony hue, leads to the surmise that the commissioners will grant the re- quest.
 multitude of smaller questions will take a hand in the festivities attend ing the conventions here and 1t Is more than likely that several speeches will be made by the commissioners to those visiting the city.