The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28
Truss Says He Is Tired of
 Listening to ''Boresome"
 Harangues of Barber
TO INSIST ON RIGHT
 OF RUNNING HIS OWN
 PART OF CITY WORK
Barber Says: ''No One Pays Attention to MT. Truss"
 Ward Rules Both Out of Order; Session Proceeds

Commissioner Arlie Barber inaugurated his new policy of making a speech at the official meeting of the city commis- sion in the council chamber of the city hall yesterday afternoon MT. Barber talked for about 15 minutes on the rec ord of the police department in keeping down lawlessness.
 In the midst of MT. Barber's remarks Commissioner l. R. Truss noisily made his exit, in accordance with his state- ment at the morning conference of the commission that he would not in the fu- ture listen to the ''verbose and boresome" harangues of the socialist commissioner.
 Following the meeting MT. Barber was queried about the action of MT. Truss, to which he replied.
 T would have considered it an act of discourtesy on the part of anyone else, but no one pays any attention to MT. Truss. He is liable to do anything"
 TRUSS REPLIES
 In reply to this Commissioner Truss said:
 MT. Barber is so conceited that he Is under the impression that everybody else is wrong and he is right always I am sick and tired of his interference with my department, and in the future pro- pose to keep him out of it. I am also bored to death at having to listen to his speeches on matters over which we have no control. l don't care what he thinks of my actions, ] know that I was not elected to listen to MT. Barber and his unique ideas"
 At the morning session of the commits sion in President Wards office Com missioner Arlie Barber made a long ar- gument to the effect that in the future the public should be invited to the regu- lar meetings, and there the commissiop- CTS could take the people in their con fidence on all topics. He also inferred that the commissioners did not show the proper respect for his opinions This Truss, who is favorably known as the silent member" of the commission.
 q move that the conferences of this body" said MT. Truss, be concerned solely with official business. and when that is concluded we will turn it over to Mr. Barber as an open meeting to air his peculiar views"
 Had that come from any other source" shouted MT. Barber, T would take notice of it. As it is, I ignore it..
 Commissioner Truss then returned to the attack in particularly biting tone:
 q am tired of being ignored and of being bored" said MT. Truss. "and these talks of snakes. snakes snakes con- tinually, make me tired. I am going to stop being ignored and I am going to be a commissioner. My department has been invaded on every hand and it iss going to stop I am sick and tired Of it."
 That ended the verbal set-to for the morning session. as President Ward ruled that both MT. Barber and MT. Truss were out of order.
 ROUTINE MATTERS
 Following is the summary of the rou- tine matters acted on yesterday after noon by the city commission:
 Confirming assessment under inn provement ordinance 95-C. providing for certain improvements on Twenty second street between Third and Fifth avenues. north.
 Confirmed assessment under improve. ment ordinance 908-C. providing for certain improvements on Twenty-sixth street. Ensley
 Approved vouchers, pay rolls and con tractors estimates.
 Approved bill of Louis Berkowitz for $25 for two days services in the legal department
 Accepted bid of the Carroll Blake Construction company of $425 for fur nishing material. constructing and building over the new units added to the North Birmingham plant.
 Approved bill of Robert F. Ligon. clerk of the supreme court. for $15.75, cost in the case of B. H. Markstein vs. George B. Ward ct al. M
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation.
 Approved bill of Will Austin. s for court attendance in case of city of Birmingham vs. Mary Hart.
 Adopted resolution to subdivide as sessment under ordinance S01-C, pro number C-7021.
 Accepted bid of J. H. Roll. $21.50 foc paiting Esley courtroom.
 Directed the city comptroller to have cancelled bonds covering liauor inspec- tors
 Disallowed petition of J. W. Minor for refund of fine
 Refunded F F' SnedecOr S5 on ac-