The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-19

ed by representatives from forty or ganizations as well as scores of in- dividuals. the four-fold project of the plan was unfolded;
 First: the widening of Fire aye nue in the Avondale section between Forty-seeond street and Spring street.
 Second, tho paving of the street car track of tho Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company from the viaduct to Roebuck Springs club.
 Third; the making of sufficient highway for the enormous traffic which comes into Birmingham over the East Lake road.
 Fourth; the Identifying of the boulevard by the planting of beautiful Crepe Myrtle trees alternating with the American white elm trees. and memorial arches' fountains and lamps and converting 1t into a white way
 From the Country club came Bir- mingham's progressive and up to date citizen, Mr. Webb Crawford, presi- dent of the American Trust and Saw inss bank. who said in part: have gathered statistics regard ing the amount of traffic over the East Lake boulevard, or the highway known as First avenue and I have found that more people travel this road than any other leading into Birmingham
 Further, MT. Crawford said that he would be glad to offer a suggestion to the Country club to connect with tho East Lake boulevard by the planting of Crepe Myrtle trees. al ternat4nE with the American elm trees, from the Country club to the boulevard.
 From the Junior Chamber oF .c,o,o- merce. through Mir. A. G. Loehr, as chairman of. the committee the junior chamber having just at that time de- cioeo to promote the city beautiful plan. we were advised that this organ ization would take over the first five blocks from the viaduct towards Roe buck Springs club and beautify them" NIT. Donald Conner signified his in tention of beautifying the grounds around the Avondale mills and per- haps at some future time to erac+ q statue on the grounds In honor of nis father. Senator B. B Conner. fin appreciation of his great work"
 No "ns has been more interested In the pFesect than our splendid townsnran. Mir. Richard R. RandoInh ana at the Mass Meeting he em- phasised the first of the four fold motives of the association-namel the widening of First avenue at Ayondale. Mir. Randolph spolt. of having formerly owned something like 70 acres around that section and In selling 1t off, he had retained the right of 10 feet on each side of the street so that when this self-same plan came to pass-which was vision and an ambition of his also. that he would be in a position to of- fer 1t to the city as part of the great work"
 MT. Randolph spoke of the fact that during the 30 years he had own ed the property around Avondale 1t had not increased in value. and that it never would in his opinion, unless the city did something toward i'm proving the property. Mir Randolph was appointed chairman of a commit tee to work out a plan to widen First avenue from Forty-sec- ond street to Spring street and he was most cordial in his acceptance of the proposition.
 "MH Pevear of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company, fwhsn approached as to the paving of the street car track from First ave- nue viaduct to East Lake, said that if the paving could be financed by the city commission or the board of revenue on the 1o-year basis plan. he would be glad to cooperate with us
 MT. D. c. Ball. president of the l board of revenue, said that he would