The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-22
b|RNiNGHAM WILL BE PROMINENT AT UNIVERSITY SESSION Convention of Municipal Authorities Will Be
 Held December
 } and 4

According to the tentative pro-
 gramme of the convention of municipa,
 authorities which will be held in Tus-
 ealoosa under the auspices of the col iege of engineering of the University of Alabama, which was made public at tho city hall yesterday morning, Birming- ham representatives will play an im- portant part In the plans to organize a municipal league.
 Over the night session of tho first days session, James weatherly. mem- ber of the Birmingham city commission, will preside, and Romaine Boyd, city attorney of Birmingham. in that ses- sion. will deliver an address on Special Taxation Legislation" On the follow ing day, John B. weakley of Birming- ham, will lead the discussion of & paper on "Constituticnal Limitations" as applied to municipalities.
 All of the cities of Alabama will be represented by delegations and several prominent men, other than those men,
 toned above, will take part in tho pro- gramme.
 The tentati t programme as set out yesterday follows:
 On the morning of December the delegates will be received and regis. tered. In the afternoon the first meet ing will be held and will be presided over by Dean George Jacob Davis, Jr, of the college of engineering. Hon. w.. B. Oliver will welcome the delegates In behalf of the citizens. Hon. D. B. Rob ertson will give the address of well come in behalf of the city, and pr. George II. Denny will extend a welcome in behalf of the university. These will be followe by an address by Governor A A~-4f n visit the university buildings.
 At the o'clock session. which will be presided over by Hon. James Wealth. erly of Birmingham, President A. &. NandeGraaf of the Tuscaloosa Board of 1 Trade will talk on The Relation of Commercial Organizations to the City Government" lion. Romaine Boyd of Birmingham will discuss special taxa ton legislation, and Mayor Frank w. Lull of Wetumpka, will speak on Problems of Small Cities and Towns.' Deeembe er4 will be a busy day for the delegates. At 9:30 in the morning the
 meeting will be called to order by Hon. Harry Pillans of Mobile. A paper will be read on "Constitutional Limitations and Laws Relating to Municipal Secu- rites" by Hon. Leon c. Brooks of Brew ton. "rhe Constitutional Limitations Upon Debt and Taxation in Alabama Cities" will be discussed by Prof Lee Bidgood. The discussion of these two papers will be led by Hon. John B.. Weakley of Birmingham and Hon. s. IL. Sprott of Tuscaloosa. A paper on "Lo- cal and State Regulation of Municipal Utilities" will be presented by Morris Knowles of Pittsburg, Pa, and w. H. Nicol of Tuscaloosa will discuss the City Manager Plan of Government" At 11:30 o'clock the delegates will be taken on an automobile ride to inspect the 2,00o, ,000- gallon reinforced concrete | reservoir In course of construction. the garbage crematory, Black Warrior river locks and dams, the model in- dustrial town of Kaulton and Tusca- | loosss residential, business and manu- facturinx sections. The delegates will gather on the steps of a university building and pose for a picture.
 In the afternoon session, which will
 be presided over by Hon. w. A. Gunter.
 Jr, of Montgomery, an address will
 be made by Mai R. F. Steiner of Mont
 gomery. Prof. James S. Thomas will
 present a paper on "The High School
 As a Business Proposition" and Hon.
 Harry Pillans of Mobile will discuss
 the 'Betterment of Streets"
 Committees will be appointed to
 study and report on needed legisla-
 tion, on city administration and fi- nance, on street improvement. sanita-
 tion, and other city problems and on
 the form of organization for perma- nent municipal league.