The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-22
1924 REsOL LUTI0NS IF COMM M|Ss|ONERS
McLendon And Associates To Push Municipal Im-
 proVementS

President D. E. McLendon passed his New Year resolutions early. He resolved Friday:
 1. That viaducts and underpasses at dangerous railroad crossings in Bir- mingham shall be constructed early in 1924.
 2. That First avenue shall be paved between Forty-first street and East Lake before the winter is over.
 3. That the present city hall shall be leased and plans completed Tor erection of new building, jointly with Jefferson county if possible, long before the incoming year gets far along.
 4. That harmony and increased eff ficiency shall be brought about in every city department in 1924 at all costs.
 These" said the commission head, "are the things 1 am bent on accom- plishing for Birmingham next year. There are many other constructive projects on the program, but to my mind, these four are the most 1m-. portant My associates on the commls- sion will give their usual hearty sup port to all progressive movements, and from the way it looks now Blr- mingham in 1914 will have it's great est year of progress and prosperity.
 MT. McLendon said details of the plan for new viaducts and under passes would be ready to announce early in January.
 Prospects for a start on the First avenue paving in January or Febru- ary are getting brighter every day he said, notwithstanding the opposl- tion that has arisen.
 Concerning the proposal to lease the city hall and give Birmingham modern and adequate building for it's municipal headquarters. President Me Lendon said an early conference would be held with members of the county board of revenue in an effort to get together on plans for joint administration building.
 "The city can lease the present building for 30 years at S5o,oo0 year." he continued. and bond is- sue of s1,500,000 would provide neces- sary funds for the new building. All of the commissioners are agreed that a joint building with the county would be best. but Birmingham must have a new city hall, even if it has to be a separate building.
 The president said his resolution for harmony and increased efficiency was shared by each of his associates. He said there would be no place in city hall next year for knockers or calmity howlers."
 "Eterybody must catch the ,co- operative spirit and pull together he added. "All department heads will be urged to do everything possible to promote such a spirit"
 Looking back over the year 1923, President McLendon expressed the opinion that much had been accom- plished for the civic betterment of the Magic City.
 'The year was far from failure, he said, but it was not the kind of era we confidently expect 1924 to be. In advance of the new year l earnest ly appeal on behalf of the commission fors the fullest measure of co-opera- tion from every citizen"
 President McLendons resolutions were ,indorsed by the other commits sioners, but a pair of riders" were tackled on by Commissioners w. B. Cloe and w. E. Dickson.
 Don't forget that the new year is to bring us a modern system of sew craze and incineration" said MT. Dickson, who is in charge of the de- partment of public improvements.
 And to make 1924 a complete sue cess, we must look to our traffic situation and find way to properly control it," put in Commissioner Cloe, who says he intends toigive Birming- ham new traffic ordinance" before he quits, and an enlarged fire de- partment.