The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-17
COUNCIL HOLDS UP ASSESSMENT ON
 BESSEMER REALTY
Carnegie Library Fund Given $500 To Supplement
 Popular Subscription
BESSEMER BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Bessemer. Ala. Oct. 16 ]

On account of the large number of protests against assessment against street improvements made on Exeter and Fairfax avenues. the city council decided Tuesday evening to hold an adjourned session next Wednesday evening. It was decided to adjourn the meeting until the city engineer and the property owners could go into details on each complaint
 The council adopted a resolution subscribing $500 toward the recent campaign for the Carnegie library which will supplement q like fund on hand. The $1,000 raised in this way will be used to improve the li- brary and purchase new books.
 An ordinance was unanimously adopted to allow the Central Foundry company to build new concrete foun- dations on Twenty street and Seventh avenue to take care of addi- tions to this plant.
 A resolution was adopted to ask the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to install lights on their South Bessemer line at Thirtieth and Thirty-first streets.
 Because of complaints about cows running at large on the Southside resolution was adopted to extend the cow law limits to the city limits in that section.
 
 NATIONAL EXHIBIT PLANNED
 Exhibits from over the entire south will be shown at the Bessemer poul- try show, which is to be combined with the Alabama Exhibits of the American Poultry association and held here from December 31 to Jan- uary 5, inclusive. The first step will be to advertise the show in other states and all poultry organi- zations will be mailed detailed de- scriptions of tho show and prizes to be offered here. Attention will be called to the fact that this show will be the official exhibit for Alabama of the national organization. The show will be given at an expense of several thousand dollars and plans are being made to enlist the support of dealers in poultry supplies over 8 wide section.
 There will be two groups of prizes offered. One will be given by the dealers in Jefferson county under the auspices of the Bessemer associa- tien. In addition there will be series of gold medals awarded by the American Poultry association which will cover exhibits sent from any southern state
 The exhibit here of the national association is of particular interest. IL was secured TOT beSSemer because this unit was the first in Alabama to join the national organization.
 MAYOR SHARPE IS SUED
 Considerable interest is being taken in tSe suit of the city of Brighton against Henry NJ. Sharpe, present mayor of that township, for the recovery of s5040. The suit is being pressed by citizens and off, cials of the township. it being al- legged that shortage to this amount resulted from the previous adminis- tration of Sharpe.
 Seven years ago, following charges that funds had been misappropriated, bitter faetional fight developed at Brighton. Sharpe resigned his po- sition, and stood for reelection a short time later, being elected after an exciting contest. The trial has attracted considerable attention. and will be continued through Wednes- day.
 WEST FUNERAL WEDNESDAY,
 Funeral service for w. Kinsey West 33, who was instantly killed at Gen ery's Gap Monday morning, will be held Wednesday. The service will be conducted from the residence with