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JNO ATTENTION TO BIRMINGHAM
Birmingham and Jefferson county
*nay continue the privilege of provid
ing twenty per cent, or more of the
State taxes; but when asking for the
(enactment of some local bills provid
ing pressing necessities for this dis
trict, the legislature has been so busy
(defending itself and explaining its
Record that there has been little time
Jfor the consideration of these re
quests. It was earnestly hoped by the
£wo hundred thousand people of Bir
Jningham that they might receive some
protection from the many railroad
jgrade crossings that daily threaten
£heir lives and extract hundreds of
!(thousands of dollars from them in
((Worse than waste; but the measure
Succumbed before the attacks of those
Whose special concern seems to be for
the railroads. There wras hope that
JJirmingham might get a park board
(to be maintained at the city’s expense
end to enable the rapidly increasing
population to have breathing spells at
times and to improve the public health.
The legislature showed little interest
in this worthy project. A zoning law
is badly needed to protect private
property from useless losses, to pro
mote the public health and to beau
tify the city. The measure went the
way of all flesh.
