The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Plan GAS MAINS
T0CEyTRAL PARK.
New Work To Be Started
Within, Few Weeks,
Officials State
tEnsley Bureau)

= Central Park win have its long exr
pected gas mains during the next few
weeks. Official announcement was
given to The Age Herald bureau Sat
urday by j. S.BPeyear Of the Birming-
ham Electric company that the ma
terials were being assembled; that all
the details had been arranged and
actual work Of construction may. start
during the early part of next week.
it Is expected that the mains will be
completed not later than June Il Resi-
dents of Central Park have been petit
tioning for this extension for many
years. However,. the territory was not
large enough TO warrant the expediture
and the utility was denied that section.
The company recently caused a CEN
sus to be taken Of the section and it
was found that a sufficient number
of homes wanted gas to warrant the
expenditure of $4,000. which will be
required. to make the connections. From
that time on the officials of the COM
pany have been engaged in those neces-
sary details which accompany a task
of this character. I
The extensions will be laid along the
company right sof way from the State
Fair ground to the western edge Of
Central Park. The holders from Bir-
mingham will serve the territory at
least temporarily as it is. considered
that the volume can be taken care of
from the Birmingham supply. Later,
however, the Tuxedo junction holders
will supply the gas.
Z 1t is expected that extensions from
the main will be made at street inter
sections from the fair grounds west so
that homes in that Territory may also
have the gas. -
The mains <tosbe laid to the Central
Park territory wild be large enough to
carry a supply of gas to Bessemer
within a short time. 1t was stated
that the company is trying to arrange
to send gas supply from Birmingham
to Bessemer. and that the details Of
that work will be worked out during
the next few months. Officials of the
company have made no confirma ton Of
this report. it being merely stated that
such an extension was within the range
of reasonable progress of the district.
In connection with this work it Vas
stated that just as soon as the mains
were laid in Central Park the main
paved At this time it is almost i'm
been directed at the city on that &C.
count,
To Address MERCHANTS V. Tram
nell, mana ger III the Merchants Credit
bureau of Birmihghann, win address the
Ensiey Associated Merchants Tuesday.
P. H. Tyler, president of the assscia-
ton, said Saturday, that Birmingham
merchants have found the work of, the
bureau very acceptable and that Ems
ley needs the protection and the in
formation afforded by such an organi-
zation. - a.
1T was STATED that losses now in
Hnsiey. while not high. are more than
they should bes and the opinion was
entertained that an effective inyesti-
cation Service would cut down the
losses to this section materially.
Arrange Bargain Day - Arrange
ments were being perfected Saturday
for the Second of the series of bargain
days by local merchants. The sales to
be. initiated will be held Thursday and
Friday, and wide plans for advertising
are being made both by the individual
To Entertain WOmen-The Ensley
Associated Merchants will entertain
their wives, daughters and employees
Thursday night at a banquet in the
Masonic temple. The entertainment
committee, of which Fred -McRee is
chairman, will hold a meeting Monday
and outline the, program to be rem
dered at that occasion.
mi.
clubs of Ensley will take charge of the
Howard High school campaign Tuesday
and spend two days soliciting for that
cause. The committee. in charge of
M. HAMcDowellsian James A. Dupuy,
have about concluded their work in
Ensley and the work will. be handled
by the women in the residential por-
ton, it is stated. 49, -
Donations by business men of Ensley
have been satisfactory and it is be-
lieved that the women will wind up
the campaign and make possible the
donation to the school of the So, 600.
Aside from Ensley, committees from
Pratt City, Wylam and Fairfield are
yet to report =
Change Meeting Place-On account
of the removal of the church, it was
announced Saturday that the congre-
CATION of the Fairyiew Methodist
church would hold services Sunday in
the Fairview Masonic hall. Rev. j.
NJ. Dill has arranged for Sunday school
classes to be- held there also. The
church building is being moved. to a
new site to make ready for the CON
struction of a new building, and it is
believed that by next Sunday services
will be resumed at the church.
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