Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-04
SITE AT LAST SELECTED
Auditorium Directors Did Good
Work Yesterday.
T. H. MOTIONS PROPOSITION
The Big Convention House Will Be Erected on
the Corner of Third Avenue and
Seventeenth Street.
:. H. MOTIONS PROPOSITION

The board of directors of the Audito-
rum company held meeting yesterday
afternoon in the rooms of the CONNER
cial club for the purpose of considering
propositions for the location of the audi
forum.
The board is composed of the following
gentlemen, every one of whom was pres
ent, and it was depicted on the counte-
nances of each that they had met strictly
for business.
Mayor j. A. YanTIoose, president; Maj.
F. Y. Anderson, vice-president; ]. B. Nc
Clary, secretary; Rufus N. Rhodes, John
w. Tominson, NJ. V. Joseph. B. f. Roden,
j. Steiner, Henry B. Gray, Oliver Chali-
foux, w. ]. Miner and w. A. Walker.
The meeting had just been called to
order when the following telegram was
received, which was read aloud
Washington, April 3, 1896.
To j. A. NanHoose, Birmingham Ala:
The river and harbor bill reported to
the house includes item for canal survey.
w. F. ALDRICH.
The reading of the telegram ELECTED
a burst of applause and a spirit of good
feeling seemed to permeate the very air.
Several members were on the floor at one
and the same time, each apparently anx-
ious to express himself as favoring no
more parleying over site for the audi
forum, but to come to decision and put
up the building.
The various propositions for a location
were thoroughly discussed.
Mayor VanHoose remarked that the
propositions were all so good 1t seemed
rather a hard problem to decide which
to accept; that one thing Is certain-Br-
mingham is anxious for the auditorium
and is going to have it. That much is
plain.
Mr.. T. H. Motion said that he had Of
fered several propositions which the di-
rectors did not seem to have considered
officially, and had prepared another.
A motion was made that Mr.. Notions
proposition be read and officially consid-
cred.
The proposition is as follows:
Birmingham, Ala. April 8, 1896.
To the Auditorium Committee, Brmng-
ham, Ala:
Gentlemen: I win sell to the audito-
rum committee, to be used as a site for
the auditorium my lot. 100x140 feet, stu
ated on the northeast corner of Third
avenue and Seventeenth street, and ae-
cept as payment for the same stock in
the auditorium company in amount $1,000
less than one half the entire stock. And
agree that If my offer is accepted that
will donate to the Hillman hospital Of
Birmingham all dividends which may be
earned and declared on my stock during
the first ten years. The above offer is
made on condition that the capital stock
shall not be increased or the property
mortgaged without my written consent.
JOSEPH r. SMITH, SIR.
The above proposition was supplement-
ed by the following letter:
Birmingham, Ala, April g. 1876.
b. F. Roden, Member Board of Directors
Birmingham Auditorium Committee:
Dear Sir: / agree to take six shares of
stock in the Auditorium company, paya-
BILE in lumber at market price f. o. b. cars,
Clanton, Ala. r. EHMAT.
Mr. Joseph moved that the proposition
by Mr.. Smith, through Mr. Motion be
accepted.
A rising vote was called for, and re-
suited in for and against 1t.
A motion was then made that the vote
he made unanimous, which stood to /,
Mr.. Steiner refusing to vote and asked
for the privilege, which was granted. to
make a minority report to the stockhold-
erS.
The committee on plans and specifica-
tions We're instructed to investigate and
have their report ready for considera-
tion at the next meeting of the stock
holders.
Mr.. Gray stated that 5000 in stock had
been subscribed and that he had collect
ed nearly rs per cent, the requisite
amount.
meeting of the stockholders was or
dered to be called to meet in the rooms
of the Commercial club next Monday
night ats o'clock.
The entire proceedings were fraught
with the best of feeling, and now that
the selecting of a site, which has been a
bone of contention has been settled the
auditorium is beyond all question GER
tainty, and Birmingham viii in a few
months be able to accommodate any size
audience from a Sunday school reunion
to a national political convention.