The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-02
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jitney, but good truck loads a
bus. And the question that is slowly
emerging is: Will a final Il" grow on
the bus?
Hardly had the visualized dust
swirls that are enveloping East Bir
mingham begun to settle on the
council chamber furniture when there
foregathered in the municipal legal
suite representatives OF both parties
at interest. Suffice to say. viewed
from the tOor, nobody was sitting
down. Commissioner Harrison was
there, Mr.. Winn was there, Mr.. Brad
ley was there, Nj Pevear was there,
and with them several lawyers of the
younger set absorbing data for flu
ture reference when they are grown
up to be great big men and have i'm
portant things to do. too.
But. oh, beware my country when
my country grows polite" Mr.. Har-
rison was suavity itself. and when
Mr.. Harrison is suave, well, that's
his substitute for a fighting face"
Quiet. deliberate. softtoned. but,
heaven help you If you go any
further. Big folks are always very
dignified and courteous when they
are ready for big business; the real
thing. matters that count Madam
de Stahl and Lord Chesterfield would
have seemed blatant. humptious.
bourgeois in that atmosphere.
Anyway, that's how matters stand.
Things creep In that no one had
thought up before and they have to
be Knocked on the dome 10 make
them be good, as one counsellor ex-
pressed it; they have to be scanned.
met and disposed Of
Must Ask For Referendum.
From out the "sulphrous canopy"
one shout, a clear. silvery call, was
audible at a great distance--if there
is going to be referendum vote. 1t
must be petitioned for. The men,
| bers of the city commission want it;
they would. they have said. prefer to
take the general public into the
proposition and hear their official
wishes expressed, but, here spoke
| President McLendon: I'VE have been
duly entrusted with the city's affairs
and will take such steps as we deem
advisa BILE for the citys welfare; We
will be glad to see the matter passed
on in n referendum vote, should the
required number of citizens petition
for one, not otherwise"
| The reason Mr.. Harrison was at the
meeting in the law suite, somebody
had inadvertently STEPPED on the new
| lighting contract. Heaven only
knows how he got word of il, but
he was present with an exceeding
promptness and the lighting contract
remains pretty much as it was when
approved a few days ago.
The whole business has many ram
| ifications. endless detail to be work ed
out, of a trying. eXasperating kind
and the men handling it have been
putting their whole hearts in the
work. Mr.. Bradley went home ex-
hausted few days ago, leaving his
office at noon after days of hard
work. Mr.. Winn is nerceptibly thin
ner, and others takiAs part in the
big undertaking are fMgety. testy II
| questioned too closely. They have
their hands full. and show it.
Little expectancy Is held out fol
the matter to come up now at the ad
Journed meeting of the commission
Thursday. Too much additional data
has appeared recently. Next week
/ perhaS, not sooner.