The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-21
ADMISSION EXEMPTS
NEW INDUSTRIES
City Council Has Busy Ses-
sion-Public Library to
Be Erected

Admission, September 2O.-(special THE
city council had the busiest session of
the year last night. and the city fathers
were kept out of their beds until after
Ii O'Clock, while they debated numerous
OF dinances and resolutions
Councilman Settles introduced an ordi-
nance to change the number of wards
in the city from five to four. This ques-
ton brought up a great deal of dis
cussion. The ordinance went to its sec
ond reading, but will not be finally acted
upon until later meeting at the coun-
GIL 1t contemplated consolidating the
Third and Fifth wards. 1t is believed
when the subject again comes up for dis
, cussion number of voters from both
wards will be on hand to hear it.
The ordinance exempting the Admission
Ordnance company and Admission Steel
company from taxes for period of five
years was read for the third time by
Councilman Hamilton and passed. The
passage of this ordinance was in accord
ance with the citys plan to foster new
ir dustries. Another ordinance was in
II oduced by Mr.. Hamilton and passed by
the council, which granted the Southern
railway the right to extend a sidetrack
across Eleventh street for the use of
the Stickney Coal company.
o. M. Alexander, councilman from the
Second ward, introduced an ordinance
calling for a committee of five to desig-
nate a depository or repositories Of the
citys moneys. He also introduced an
ordinance prohibiting horses from being
ticd near sidewalks to the detrilnent If
pedestrians
At the instance of Miss Madge Reese
of the woman's department of the farm
and demonstration work in Alabama,
MIS-. John B. Knox, president of the An
niston Womans club, has called a spe-
cial meeting of this club TO, Saturday
morning at II o'clock to hear an address
or egg marketing by Miss Seminar, a
rational worker for agricultural extern
sion. The address will probably be de-
livered at the courthouse, bit the exact
place has not yet been selected. Mrs.
Ilah Polhill county woman deinontra-
tor, is cooperating with Mis-. Knox in
making arrangements for the meeting.
Mcdaniel Mcmahon, aged 70, one of
the most prominent Masons in Calhoun
county, died last night at o'clock at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. II.
Pagan, OH Christine avenue.
Mr.. Mcmahon has lived in the county
for more than 35 years and has taken
prominent part in both church and
lodge work. He was one of the three
charter surviving members of the Ma
sonic lodge at Piedmont. He Is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. S. S. Por-
terrified of Thomasville, and Mrs. H III.
Pagan of this city, and one son, D. M.
Mcmahon of Blue Mountain
The remains will be shipped to Pied
mont on the $40 Southern Thursday
morning and will be buried in the Mt.
Carmel church cemetery at II o'clock.
w. Fl. Weatherly, president of the
First National bank, will leave Satur-
day for Kansas City, accompanied by
Mrs. Weatherly. He is going as a dele
gate and member of the nominating
committee of the American Bankers
association. which will be in convention
there next week.
Mr.. Weatherly will join the Atlanta
delegation here. which will be headed
by Nd Il. Wellborn, chairman of the
federal reserve, and other delegates
will join the party in. Birmingham. 1t
Is estimated that 5000 members of the
American Bankers association will at
tend the convention.
With the acceptance of the archi-
tects final plans for the new library
by the Carnegie Foundation, the city
council was free last night to take the
necessary preliminary steps for the con-
struction and management of the build
ing.
With this object in view an ordinance
was introduced by Councilman o. M.
Alexander and passed, providing for the
appointment of committee to receive
funds for the library, ask for bids for
the construction Of the building, appoint
Ia librarian, and do other necessary
work in connection with the permanent
establishment of the library for a period
of two years.
The committee appointed is as fol-
lows Robert e. Garner, William H.
linn, Mayor ]. L. Wikle. John B. Knox
and Mrs. S. r. Thompson.
The personnel of this committee
meets with general approval. Mr.. Gar
ner's handsome gifts. which made the
library possible, as well as those of
Col. w. H. linn. whose interest in the
project has been undated since its in
ception, makes their appointment on the
committee particularly gratifying. John
lB. Knox, who has been Mr.. Garner
adviser and who has taken a keen in
terest in procuring a fund from the
Carnegie people, Will also prove in
valuable on the library committee,
while Mayor Wikle will see that the
city's interests are fully protected.
The appointment of Mrs. Thompson as
a member of the committee will be of
inestimable advantage, as she has not
only been personally interested in hav-
ling the library established, but is emf
nently fitted to assist in the selection
of books. especially for Juveniles, and
will also be able to give the interior
decorations of the library the fem
mine touch" that is considered essential
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