The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-08
City Commission to Act on
 Proposition at Meeting
 This Morning = County
 and City Authorities Meet With Committee in Charge

Legislation proposing to make Birmingham a water point, by connecting it with the Warrior river was ap- proved by the Jefferson coun ty board of revenue late yes terday afternoon in which g joint session of the city com mission heard the discussion of the plans as laid down by the Warror river improvement committee, headed by J. R. McWane.
 The board requested the county at torney to draft resolutions indorsinE the proposed legislation to submit the plans to the people of Jefferson county for ratification. The city commission will act upon the proposed plans nt its public session this morning at 10 o'clock. It is probable favorable re- port will be made.
 Bills submitted to the joint meeting yesterday contemplates the state giv- ing aid toward improvement Of rivers and harbors of the state and water fa- cilities thereon, such as wharfs. docks. elevators, railroads and terminals.
 rr7t. 1II iy. hnh hai al the city and county to allow them to jointly or severly undertake to endorse the proposed legislation which con- templates the construction of railways and terminal facilities on both ends of the line, between Birmingham and some point, to be selected. on the War rior, making Birmingham and the im- mediate vicinity a water point.
 BILLS TO BE SUBMITTED
 Free and frank talks from all par ties present entered into the discus sion of the subject from all angles. Members of the board of revenue and the city commission frequently asked questions in reference to the bills to be submitted to the Jefferson county delegation in the state legislature for their endorsement.
 An amendment to the state consti- tuition enabling the county to under take such internal improvements was contained in one of the proposed bills, which is to enable the people of Bir- mingham and Jefferson county to ex- press themselves as to whether or not Birmingham shall be connected by railroad to the Warrior, with sufficient terminals to take care of all the ton mage of the county and with possi- bi1ities of handling northern and southern bound interstate commerce.
 Another bill will be proposed to the legislature to enable the city of Bir- mingham to undertake severally or jointly with the county for valuable improvements.
 PROFITS FOR SCHOOLS
 It is noted in section 16 of the county bill that the net profits from the op- eration of the proposed railroad Will be devoted to the building of public schools, colleges, for the equipment therefor. including text books, and transportation of pupils to and from the rural schools and the improvement and construction of Jefferson county highways. After these objects have been accomplished the remaining het profits are to go into the general fund and for the general benefit of all lines 
 It is stated that with the establish ment of the railroads and terminals the obstacle which has restrained the natural development of this section or Alabama will be largely removed, in that the cost of transportation Of com modities produced in Birmingham will reach their present markets at lower cost and the fields of markets will be enlarged to an extent not heretofore enjoyed by this district and from some cause the sources of supplies of neceS- sities in merchantable commodities at present used by the city and county will be obtained at lower cost and the fields of sources of supplies will be en- larged.
 TONNAGE IN SIGHT
 There is enough tonnage in sight at the outset to guarantee net profit and with the necessarily greater use of this new transportation facility the tonnage transported will increase yearly and the net profits according ly," said James J. Jackson. secretary and treasurer of the committee. Tt is hardly probable that the people of Jefferson county have ever or will ever have in the near future internal inn provements submitted to them for ap- proval than the ones contemplated in the proposed legislation, and when full ly convinced Of its merits there Is no reason to doubt what their decision will be-"
 The committee which submitted the plans to the joint meeting of the city commission and the board of revenue were J. R. McWane, chairman; Murray Brown, Morris Bush, J. M. Allen, Wal ter Crowder, N. P. Warrington and James J. Jackson
 The city commission was repre- bv T R Hornadv Henry p Burris and John H. Taylor. while J. w. Gwin. president of the board of revenue; Thomas F. Huey and Dr. Vines represented the county. pERSONAT.