The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-11
MANNING WILL Be
EMPLOYED BY CITY
City Beautiful Experts
Proposition Accepted
COST WILL BE $4,000
Three Year Contract to Be Made With
Boston Architect-Will Act i'm Ad-
visOry Capacity-B. r. l.. & p. Co.
to Pay Part of the Expense

to Pay Part of the Expense
At cost not to exceed $4,000 In three
years. a landscape designer and city
beautiful expert is to be employed by
the city commission.
The proposition of Warren II. Manning
l101-i10i fremont building, Boston, yes
terday was accepted by the unanimous
vote of the commission, Subject to th'
terms of a contract to be hereafter mad,
between the city and Mr. Manning, sale
contract to be approved by the city at
torney and the city engineer
Upon the proposition as outlined by Mr.
Manning, he is to be paid a retainer's o
$1,000 per year and expenses. The Bir
mingham Railway. Light and Power com
pany through its president, A. il. Ford
has offered to pay $1,000 toward Mr.. Man
ring's employment
Will Act as Adviser
AIr. Mannings duties will be "progres'
sive. general studies, not final plans
They will include all existing and pro-
posed roads. rights of way and other thor.
oughfares and proposed public reserva-
tions school and Fairgrounds. sites fol
public buildings and other public utili
ties.
Mr.. Manning came to Birmingham som,
few weeks ago as a guest of Presiden
George Bullock of the United Gas AM
Electric company, parent company o
the Birmingham Railway, Light AM
A hot "a
upon the commissioners with Mr.. Bu1locl
and presented his scheme to them orally
Later he made them rwitten PROPOSE
tion.
The agitation for and against the en-
ployment of a man like Mr.. Manning
has been going on in Birmingham fol-
some item. The old park commission some
few years ago was disbanded because il
could not agree on different men who
were applicants for the position. The
city officials the ntook up negotiations
with George Miller, landscape architect
of Boston. but certain objections raised
to Mr. Millers employment became sc
strenuous that the matter again was
dropped. 1t had been dormant for the
last year or two until Mr.. Manning ap-
peared on the scene, became interestei
and made his proposition, which is az
follows:
Manning's Proposal
'For $1,000 per year for period of three
years. and expenses as defined below
I. Warren II. Manning, landscape de
signer, of Boston, Mass. agree to ac
for the city of birmingham as an ad-
wiser in the preparation and execution o.
city plan.
such advice is to be given freely, open
ly and without favor to all officials of tht
city, to all business interests. to all as
sociations, to all citizens, and to no spe.
eial interest or corporation nadvanct
of it's acceptance by the city, 1t being
recognized that for the successful prepa'
ration and execution of such plan pub
lie cooperation is essential.
1.-The studies will be progressive, gen
eral studies, not a final plan hTey vii
include all existing and proposed roads
rights of way and other thoroughfares
and proposed public reservations, schoo
and Fairgrounds sites for public build
ings and other public utilities.
.sThe proposed boundaries of land TAX
ings will be so indicated that they can
be readily identified when the time comes
for accurate surveys
1.-THE grades OF proposed thoroughfares
will ba indicated.
'erhe study will not include the detail
plans and estimates Cor the development
of public grounds. Such plans viii bt
prepared, as required, on terms that Will
be arranged to the mutual satisfaction OF
both parties.
'"The expenses will include:
"a proportionate share of travelling ex-
penses, when visits can be made in con-
nection With other visits on a trip. Full
4r, ,aIf m N chnrUQ6
when a special visit is made at the re-
quest OF the city, and then only wher
such a visit cannot be arranged in con
nection with the other visits on. trip.
.'The draughting and other clerical ex.
penses OF preparing plans IN the office OF
Mr.. Manning. The salary and expenses
of an assistant. which is not to exceed
$40 per day, plus travelling expenses from
Washington or Richmond to Birmingham
and return.
AN estimate of all expenses Is to be
submitted for the approval of the city II
advance OF their being incurred.
$1,000 Per Year Fee
Tho city on It's part will agree to pay
the yearly retaining fee of $1,000 within
each year, and the approved expenses
incurred, either monthly or quarterly
as 1t may elect.
"It is estimated that the total cos
of such expenses during the three-yea
period will not exceed $4,000.
There will be an interchange of data
and plans between the city and Mr. Man.
nings Boston office in order that there
might be enough identical data in each
place for reference, when 1t is necessary
to pass upon city plan questions by cor
respondence.
'.The city will give Mr. Manning. OF
his assistant, access to all maps and sucf
other data as may be required. from its
files, and also arrange for such co-opera-
tion and assistance IN all it's departments,
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