The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-18
SECESSION ISSUE | RA|SED,bY ENSLEY Gitizens to Fight for Separa- ton From Birmingham |ENSLEY CLUB TO MEET latter Will Be Taken Up Tuesday Night-Committee Goes Over
 Proposed Route to the
 Warrior River
ENSLEY CLUB TO MEET

movement has started In Ensley by
 large number of the business men to
 ave Ensley secede from Greater Bir- bingham and become a city to itself gain. The matter will be taken up at he meeting of the Ensley club Tuesday
 ght and at the meeting of the Ensley terchants' association Tuesday afternoon.
 delegation headed by Fred c. Moore i'll appear before the Ensley club where ne matter will be thoroughly discussed.
 The citizens claim that Ensley was self nstaining before 1t was taken into
 reater Birmingham in 1910. and that as ne city of Birmingham Is not able to take are of itself the citizens of Ensley should given the opportunity to govern them- elves. They claim that the citizens of insley opposed the Greater Birmingham Ill, 'and that they were taken in regard sss of their wishes.
 The statement is made that the in- ebtedness was only about % per cent of 1e constitutional limit and that Ensley 'as very prosperous town with a full rs and police department and with a inc months school session. Citizens laIm that west of Osceola station on the outh Ensley car line is different and istinct territory from Birmingham proper nd should not be in Greater Birming- am. It is the plan of the citizens to aise money to bring the matter before ne legislature and make a hard fight for heir civic freedom.
 The proposition is being discussed on 1a ct af5 nv.I -A- as willing to give $500 towards this pavement, while number of thers stated they would give $50 to O. It is stated that Ensley is willing to Ike its part of Brmingham's S indebted ess If able to withdraw and be . city Igain.
 A committee of citizens of Ensley yes- srday went over the route to the Warrior yer which the Ensley club Ia trying to let the board of revenue to adopt, and lley found the road in a fairly good con luon and that by this route navigation m be had within 15 miles of the city mits. The committee was composed of
 c. Burke. R. D. Chadwick. H. E. Me- ormack, D. F. Sugg, J. H. Perkins, F.
 Harris, w. A. Spencer and E B. Pen ington, who made the trip and returned
 two and half hours. The route which le committee proposes Is as follows: Ont |y Wylam to Edgewater and follow the Ike to the elbow just below where the Pdlgewater and Short creek roads join: q aving the elbow. follow the Porter road pr about three miles almost to Porter Id turn off to the river. Go down the
 yer about three miles to NickeIs fish Raps, where the wharfs are to be located
 hey stated that the road could be put
 to good condition for very little money ldsi that 1t was the most direct route to that had been proposed They ! VI take the matter up before the boa I'd
 revenue. atsan early date and try te et this route adopted.
 The regular meeting of the Ensbey Mer- lants association will be held Tuesday : :fternoon at 2:S0 o'clock In the inferior tourtroom. Several matters of impor- Hlnce will be taken up, including the pro- Nosal that Ensley secede from Greater k birmingham, the report of M. H. Mo- Howell and George R. Bynum the dele Eates who went to Montgomery on the II ew revenue bill, and the report of the Eirnival committee. The relightinr or
 nsley's white way will also be taken ID. The merchants association ran an uto truck to Dolomite yesterday and ave free transportation to the residents that place to and from Ensley to get |neir trade It proved a great success. End large number of citizens of Dolo- Eiite took advantage of the offer and lame to Ensley to purchase their goods st night. The association Is planning