The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-31
! REALTORS OBJECT : ID RESTRICTIONS ]. 0F SEAPORT BILL
Want Congressional District Provision Regarding Board
 Members Out

Certain objections to the present seaport bill as being considered by the legislature was voiced before the Birmingham Real Estate Board at their meeting at i o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel, when resolution offered by the reference committee was passed. Sections IS and 13h of the proposed bill were asked to be changed.
 George w. Yancey gave the board a report on various bills being in troduced by legislators and espe- cially of the zoning bill which has been redrawn to a much shorter bill, and gives the municipalities power to divide the various districts and zones into business, residential and indus trial sections.
 Col. T. H. Motion, a guest of the club, made a short talk on his i'm pressions of BTmingham's since he moved to FaiFhope. ssH
 The resolution offered by the re- ference committee follows:
 Resolution Of Realtors.
 Whereas, the bill known as the Seaport" bill as passed by the house of representatives of Alabama was amended reucing the number of members of the proposed Docks com mission from eleven to five, being a g1 eat improvement in the bill, it still has the serious objection that no two of the Docks commission shall be residents of the same congression- al district of the state; therefore, be it
 Resolved. That the Birmingham Real Estate Board is unanimously of the opinion that this limitation should be stricken out of the bill so that the governor may be unhamp- cred in the selection of capable men to administer this great undertaking of the people of this state; and
 Whereas, section IS of said bill places upon the governor a mass of small details in the work of devel- oping and of operation of our sea- port, which is not only impractical ln carrying on business of this mag nitude, but it is an unnecessary and unfair imposition of great burden on the governor: therefore, be it further
 Resolved, That it is the unanimous opinion of the Birmingham Real Es- tate Board that section Is be stricken from the aforementioned bill; and
 Whereas, section 13z which pro- vides that mo indebtedness incurred by the present board shall be paid out of any funds received by the board created under this act" Is gratuitousA insult and repudiation of the present harbor commission who Ihave labored faithfully and unself- Ilshly for the state or Alabama, ana { who deserve the thanks of the people 7 for the sacrifices they have made for the public benefit; and
 Whereas, said section 1914 in dicates a willingness on the part of the state of Alabama to repudiate just debts, if any exist, which is a reflection on the honor and in tegrity of the state; and
 Whereas, this committee is in- formed upon investigation that the present harbor commission has tn cured no debts or obligations eX- cept the ordinary current expense; i; therefore be it further
 Resolved That the Birmingham Real Lstate Board is unanimously of the oplnion that section 15 of the a1orementioned bill, which creates Mholely false and unjustified inn piitation regarding the present har- Dor connmi ssion and which would be d repudiation of just debts of the state of Alabama, if any existed, be stricken from the bill.