The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-17
BUSY MEETING OF THE ENSLEY CLUB
To Protest Against License
 Charge In Suburbs
PROPOSED VIADUCT
Danger of Crossing At Tennessee Company Plant Will Be Called to Attention of Commission At
 Meeting Monday

Several important matters were taken up at the regular meeting of the Ensley club last night ip the inferior court room. A committee was appointed composed of pr. D. w. Averyt, I. A. Millar, c. o. Jchnson, Henry Keller. Josh Glenn, MT. McPherson and Mir Goldstein to go before the city commissioners and protest about the present tax rates. It was brought out at the meeting that the last legisla- ture had passed bill allowing the city authorities to graduate the licenses in the suburbs The merchants Of this district are ohjecting to the high licenses and will take the matter up with the com missioners and see if something cannot be done.
 Through the complaint of the men work ing at the steel plant and number of the ladies of this city. a committee was appointed to go before the commissioners and see if something can be done in re- eards to the local branch office of the Birmingham Waterworlss company. It is stated that the local office is open only about three hours during the day and only about four months of the year and that the citizens either have to lose a days work or go to Birmingham to pay their water bill. The men working at the plant claim that the office closes before they get off from work as the office is only open from F until o'clock on certain afternoons, and that they have g. great deal of unnecessary trouble in paying their bill. The committee is com posed of D. M. Lewis, chairman; c. c. Burke, E. w. Averyt I. A. Miller and several others
 A committee composed of D. J. Flum- a oya ~ Lewis was appointed to revise by laws in regard to the membership require n1ents. There has been considerable dis eusslon about this section of the con stitution and the committee was appoint ed to straighten out the matter. The arc light committee reported that two new arc lights were badly needed one where Nineteenth street and Ensley avenue run into each other, known as the missing link" and the other at Twenty-seventh street and Pike avenue. It was decided to bring the eEnatter before the city com missioners when they meet in this city on next Monday afternoon.
 The proposed viaduct over the railroad crossings on Nineteenth street at the steel plant was brought up and the local club indorsed the movement and plans were made to bring the matter to the attention of the commissioners when they meet Monday afternoon. c. c. Burke, chairman of the viaduet committee, is gathering data in regard to the traffic at this point and the Ensley club is going to make a strong fight for the viaduct as the steel plant crossing Is considered ene of the most dangerous in the Bir- mipgham district. It was stated that eight railroads besides the tracks for the switch engines of the Tennessee com pany cross the street at this point
 The Warrior river committee made It's report and stated that the board of reve- nue had asked it to wait until it had received the figures from the county engi- neers who are surveying the different routes before taking any action on this