The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-27
Understood Legislation Is to
 Be Initiated for Sunday 5 Moving Pictures
PREPARING NOW FOR
 DECEMBER CHANGE
Election of Two More Commissioners Will Mean Encouragement of Of- fices at City Hall-Will Practi-
 cally Be City Manager Plan

Birmingham Is apparently on the aui vive in anticipating the effect of the new form of government-that which will be ushered in when the "five-oom- missioner bilL' indorsed by the peo- ple at the instigation of The Age- Her aid. obtains.
 Already the advocates of moving pictures on Sunday are preparing to take advantage of that section of the new Jaw which gives the people the right .to initiate legislation. As is gen erall Known. there is strong senti ment in Birmingham in favor of per hitting the movies" to operate on Sundays. but the mmissioners have always declined to act save in accord with the contrary views of the Bir- min gham Pastors union. The new law permits the people. 1500 strong. to en- act any legislation they desire and there Is every reason to believe that permit moving pictures on Sundays the new freedom
 It is claimed that the overwhelming election of Arlie Barber is In part at tributable to the people of Birmingham who have liberal ideas. As is known, he spoke in favor of Birmingham fol- lowing the example of all other cities in respect to decent and elevating sun day amuscments.
 Many Other Innovations
 The new law has countless other fea- lures which will produce innovations. As Is known. there will he five instead of three commissioners, and instead Of receiving pay in the sum of $7000 per annum. commissioner of the future will receive only 5000 Under the new law the president of the commission will have the powers of an autocrat In that he will be invested with the power of veto. to override which the four associate commissioners will be compelled to act with unanimty.
 In effect, the new government will be as great Il departure from the com mission form which obtains al present, as the commission form was q departure from tho aldermanic form The new government. with tho president in charge. will be a city manager form of government, for which there is an ap- parently ripe sentiment. Judge VII. Ham NJ. Walker expressed yesterday what Is said to be the feeling in Bir- miDgham:
 We will have in effect the city man. ager plan he said. "I am heartily In favor Of that plan. I believe that we will continue te evolute in respect to municipal government until we have city manager plan In name and in its entirety. The law should permit Bir- mingham to obtain It's manager from any place in the United States 1t de- sires. And the law should permit the city to pay the associates or legisla- tive members only nominal salary so much a meeting night"
 Prepare for Change
 Although the two addional members of the commission will not be chosen prior to December [, the present com missioners are preparing for the change Arlie Barber, who will take of fee next Monday will. it Is certain oc- cupy time the offices to be vacated by Judge Lane. Ii, is generally antici- pated that the two additional commits sioners will occupy the detectives. of- fice-across the aisle from the police department-and the office of the license collector. The license collector, it is thought, will transport his force to the third floor, where he will be In close proximity to the office of the 
 The new law provides that each of the five commissioners will be the head of a separate department of govern ment MT. Barber, pending the election of the two additional commissioners. will be the commissioner of public jus to the duties of Judge Lane. President Ward stated yesterday that when the two additional commits sioners were elected, he body would | get together and prorate the duties &C., cording to fitness