The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-14
132 MEN DROPPED FROM DEPARTMENTS 0F CITY YESTERDAY
Formal Action Taken by the City Commission Along Lines Outlined-Ryall
 Resignation Accepted

one nunOred ana tnlrty-tWo oIIicidis and employees were released from service and dropped from the pay rolls of the city. effective August IS, by resolution adopted at the meeting of the board of city commissioners held yesterday aft ernoon. The city will also continue to collect garbage under the present system until October 1. Judge Lane agreeing to an amendment to his resolution in this matter. changing the date from October 15 to October l. The resignation of Scudder Ryall. city clerk and secretary to the board, was formally accepted, and Clarence B. Lloyd elected In his stead. The only other business brought before the board was several requests for re- duction in improvement assessments. which were dsallowed.
 In adopting the resolution dropping tho employees of the city from the pay rolls the commissioners expressed regrets that force of circumstances compelled them to dispense with their services. By the effect of the resolution there will be dropped from the miscellaneous depart ment five officials. from the police de- partment 30 employees from the fire de- partment 49, from the park department 20 from the street department Is, from the snitary department s, from the buid- ing department and from the plumbing department 1. The resolution also cut off all the charity appropriations. which amount to $500 monthly.
 Resolution Adopted
 The resolution follows:
 
 named employees he released from the service of the city and their respective salaries be discontinued, effective Au- gust 15, 1915. on account of retrenchment
 in expenses. OHere follows the names of those dropped from the several depart ments).
 Be 1t further resolved. by the board of commissioners of the city of Blr- mirgham. that the president of this board be, and he is hereby authorized, em- powered and directed to furnish a copy of this resolution to the heads of each of the departments affected thereby, and that the head of such department be in- structed to advise each of the officers or employees whose services are hereby dis eensed with of the adoption of this reso-
 ution, and to express the regrets of this commission in being forced to dispense with such services"
 In adopting the resolution extending the time for inaugurating a new system of collecting the garbage ofithe city 1t was announced that the commissioners deemed it advisable to investigate the several propositions that have been sub .1 t, tka,x t,, n,1a t. tl.. plan possible for this purpose. Commis- sioner Weatherly asked Judge Lane to consent to an amendment to his resolu- tion changing the date of the change In the system from October 16 to October l. and stated that by the latter date they would have had time to decide on per manent plan. Commissioner Lane con- scented to the amendment and the follow ing resolution was adopted Be 1t resolved by the board of com missioners of the city of Birmingham, of garbage and the cleaning of dry clos cts shall remain In force until the first day of October. 1915. unless otherwise or dered by this board.
 Be it further resolved. that sealed bids be received up to and including noon. September 16. 1915. proposing to contvAct for removal of garbage and the cleaning of dry closets"
 Ryall Resignation Accepted l President George R. Ward introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
 "eB 1t resolved by the board of com | missioners of the city of Birmingham. that the resignation of H. s. Ryall, city clerk and secretary of this board. be, and the same is hereby. accepted, effective August 15. 1915.'
 | President Ward then in writing placed in nomination the name of Clarence B. Lloyd as city clerk and secretary of the l board of commissioners.
 | There being no other nominations the vote for Clarence B. Lloyd as secretary of the board of commissioners was unan- | imous.
 l Upon the vote being announced by the city clerk. the president declared Clar- ence B. Lloyd duly elected city clerk l and secretary of the board of commis- sloners of the city of Birmingham, ef- fective August 16, 1915