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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
2
June weather broke records with 7 am at 49 degrees the coldest June 11 in 35 years and the coldest day since June 3 1903 when 46. By afternoon sunshine pushed temperatures to 66 degrees. Observer von Herrmann warned the cold spell is over and hotter days are ahead as three consecutive June days mark new lows for over three decades.
City Council learns June sheet for $240,000 cash purchase of crematory not approved by Mayor Woodward who says four day clock starts after adjournment. He received the sheet Tuesday morning and must study it to avoid conflicts with a recent supreme court injunction. A special meeting is planned for next Thursday to act.
County commissioners report that Butler Street sewer project starts this week. Steam shovel is to move to the Fourth ward and the stone quarry has been stripped in preparation for blasting rock for the job. The improvement is described as one of the most important in the area.
The report notes work led by Councilmen Claude L. Ashley and Albert Thomson to gain city and county recognition for a series of projects in the Fourth ward. Once begun the work will be rushed to completion with 16 more projects to enter.
Mayor James G. Woodward signed a new plumbing ordinance Wednesday morning making it city law enforced by the health board. It requires master plumbers to register with the chief plumbing inspector and receive a certificate after bonding. Labor advocates say it safeguards the public from unqualified men posing as plumbers and the board views it as advancing sanitary installation methods.
Dramatic entertainment by local branch 71 of the Jewish National Workers Alliance will be held tonight at the Jewish Educational Alliance 99 Capitol Avenue. Admission is ten cents with proceeds aiding a monthly magazine.
The Atlanta motor dome faces a tentative grand opening with a definite date on Tuesday night in June. Jack Prince and manager Noon Hudson aim to host the full night of racing, hoping for clear weather and a summer finish, weather quirks permitting, with a plan to postpone only if conditions worsen.
Rev C A Ridley of Central Baptist church baptized several candidates after the midweek prayer and praise meeting on Wednesday night. He continues a Sunday evening sermon series on popular themes with next topic Jonah or a Chronic Grumbler and 11 am address on The Kingdom of God. He also teaches a large auditorium class in Sunday school at 10 am.
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