The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-04
BESSEMER BAR MILL
 CLOSED FOR REPAIRS
First Step Toward EnfOrc- ing Sanitary Ordinances
 Taken by Mayor
MANY INDIAN RELICS
Fairgrounds Baseball Team Will Entertain-Sanitary Committee to View Crematory Plant at
 Tuscaloosa

Bessemer, August 3.-(Special )-The bar mill of the Bessemer rolling mill will close for repairs Saturday and will prob ably be down for 10 days. A new fur mace will be built and the entire mill will be practically rebuilt. Recently the plate mill of the Bessemer plant was repaired and new appliances installed, greatly in- creasing the output of the plant.
 In accordance with the sanitary ordi- nances passed by the city council at it's meeting Tuesday night Mayor I. A. Lewis today put two men to work making a house to house canvass notifying the resi- dents of this city that they would be compelled to have trash can or some receptacle in the rear of every dwelling. The residents are to be required fur ther, to put all trash or rubbish in these cans, which will be called for by the city trash wagons. In 10 days these same of fcers will return to the residences vis- ited and if the trash cans are not in stalled by that time the residents will be placed under bond and required to ap- pear in recorders court. The ordinances
 
 their goods will also be enforced strin- gently. The merchants are being notified and in case the screening is not done in 10 days arrests will follow.
 The sanitary committee of the Besse- mer city council will go to Tuscaloosa Friday, where they will visit the crema- tory plant of that city and see it in oper- ation. w. G. Beggs of Gadsden appeared before the council at it's meeting Tues day and the report of the committee will be made to the aldermanic body at it's next meeting, at which time the purchase 0f crematory plant for Bessemer will be considered. This plant was built at cost of $4000 and is said to be operated at a nominal cost. The party will make the trip in the automobile of George Ross, president of the city council who will also accompany the committee Aldermen W. E. Surratt, A. w. Deason, Moss Crotwell and Ben House.
 The Bessemer baseball team of the T. c. I. league will meet the Brown Marx team Saturday afternoon on the latter's diamond. The Bessemer team has been practicing hard preparing for this game and large crowd of local fans will accompany the team to Bir- mingham.
 The quarterly conference of the First Methodist church was held at the church last night with the Rev. J. F. Sturdivant presiding elder, in the chair. Reports showed the finances of the church to be in splendid condition and those attending were very optimistic concerning the fu- ture outlook. Plans covering the financial end of entertaining the North Alabama xrrhia ok n November, were outlined.
 Many relics of burying ground of the Indians, which have been uncovered by the high waters of the Warrior river in July, were brought to Bessemer by J. E. Foster, who has just returned from a visit to his old home at Fosters ferry south of Tuscaloosa, on the Warrior river Parts of skeletons, both of children and adults, cheek bones and bones of arms and skulls of human beings were found and it is believed that they are relics of a race of Indians living on the Warrior long before the white men ever saw the country. It was stated by Mr. Foster that in number of cases the skeletons showed remarkable preservation, and among them were found pots kettles, sharp stones and other things used by the Indians.
 Little Kathryn McCabe the daughter of MT. and Mrs. R. J. McCabe, will en- certain a number of friends Friday aft ernoon at her home on Fourth avenue in celebration of her fourth birthday anni- versary.
 The baseball team of the Bessemer playground will entertain at a dance Friday evening a the home of Harvey Gaston on Sixth avenue in compliment hn tlaI nf ha 1acc r11o T These teams will meet Friday morniu 2 on the Bessemer diamond Last week the Sloss team defeated the Bessemer boys and the contest promises to be lively one.
 Lpscomb lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, entertained number of visitors at a special meeting held last night at which time there was work in the third degree. Representa- tives from Bessemer lodge, No. 10a and Brighton lodge, No. 155. attended and the meeting was in the nature of a eet-together movement
 The Bessemer chapter, No. 61, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold its reg ular semi monthly meeting Friday night at the hall on Twentieth street. All members are urged to be present.
 PERSONALS
 Miss Merriam Green of New York is the guest of Mrs. Jacob Green for a month.
 Mrs. George G. Neal is improving after a recent illness at her home on Berkley avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Moses are now Keeping house in the Crawford apartments on Berkley avenue.
 Miss Mary Nell Williams has re- turned from a visit to relatives in Irondale.
 Mrs. Susie Privan of Gadsden is the guest of Mrs. Hayes on Fourth avenue