Birmingham state herald., 1896-02-26
SOME GOOD PROPOSITIONS Interesting Meeting of Audito-
 rum Stockholders. BIDS FOR SITES RECEIVED Capitol Park Suggested for a Location by Banker Steiner, and the Idea Was
 We'll Received.
A new auditorium suggestion.

How will Capitol park do for site? The auditorium committee met last | night at the Commercial club MT. T. l.. McGowan called the meeting to order | and stated that all present who had not signed the subscription list would be giv- en an opportunity to do so. Mayor VanHoose stated that it would be we'll, in his opinion, before asking the stockholders to sign for their subscrip- tions to give out some idea as to the To- cation of the auditorium. He spoke of the favorable bids that had been offered and mentioned that of MT. w. T. Smith, on Second avenue, between Twenty-second
 and Twentythird streets. This place, MT. VanHoose thought, would be more quiet, as 1t is removed from the dummies on First avenue. In addition, he stated that the president of the Birmingham
 Railway and Electric company had said that he could reach the place by electric car. Now" sad he, "the question is whether we should sign the list for sub scriptions tonight and leave the selection of a location to the directors, or shall we
 read the bids and let stockholders select the place.
 Captain Graves was in favor of reading the bids and leaving the selection of To-
 cation to the stockholders.
 MT. Rufus N. Rhodes wanted those
 present to sign for their stock first and
 then have the bids read.
 MT. John w. Tomlinson was also of this
 opinion.
 By general assent however, the follow
 ing bids were first read:
 R. F. Manly & Co.,, agents-100x140 feet, Avenue E, between Twentieth and Twen- ty-first street; price, $2000; one-third cash, balance equal parts one and two years, deferred payments to bear interest from date.
 S. F. Thompson, agent-Southeast cor laY Ttupt tive ird Oy1A feet; price, $7500; one-third cash, balance one and two years; per cent interest on deferred payments.
 M M. McClelen-100x140 feet, corner Avenue E and Twenty-first street; price, $4000; 5000 cash, balance one, two and three years; deferred payments to bear interest; would extend payments of notes if desired, etc.
 H. R. Johnston, Columbus, Miss.-Sev- enty-five feet fronting court house, on Third avenue; $100 net cash front foot,
 buyer assuming taxes for 1896 (Note: Prompt reply wanted, so as to have time to figure out how much I'm going to lose, a might change my mind)
 Smith & Stillman, agentS-Lot 100X140 feet southeast corner Second avenue and Seventeenth street; price, $1O,00O cash, or 5000 cash, balance equal parts in one, two, three, four and five years, with legal interest on deferred payments; or will lease for ten years at $300 for first and second year, $400 for third and fourth years and for balance of time $500 per year, payable monthly
 Smith & Stillman, agents-Southwest corner Third avenue and Seventeenth street, 100x140 feet; price, $7500 cash, or 5000 down, balance one, two, three, four and five years, with legal interest on de- ferred payments; or will lease for ten years $400 per year for first and second years, $500 per year for third and fourth fNx, n,,1 s,tx h l 5000 per year for balance of the term. B. B. Comer-First avenue, where wig wam stood, 50x182.2 feet fronting on First and Morris avenues; will sell for | $5000; terms to suit purchaser; will lease | for ten years-five years for payment of l taxes, balance of term for $400 per year and payment of taxes.
 | Mrs. Susie B. Clark, by Malone & Bell, | agents-Northwest corner Second avenue l and Twenty fourth street, 150x100 feet; | will sell for $100 per front foot; terms on 1 payments not stated; will lease 100x110 | feet for 50 cents per front foot per month. | T. H. Motion & Co.,, agents for Mrs M.
 l.. McWhorter-Lot fronting 100 feet on ] the northeast corner of Eighteenth street l and Fourth avenue; will lease for $540 per annum, payable monthly; owners will | not sell.
 l J. R. and c. J. Smith, by their agents, T. H. Motion & -Co.--Lot 100x140 foot. | Fourth avenue, between Eighteenth and l N10eleenln SlTeelS, dDOul 0U feet west Ol l the Fox building; cash price $6000 or $7000 l payable as follows: 5000 in auditorium l stock, balance in equal payments in money, one,. two, three, four and five | years, deferred payments to draw legal | interest; will lease at $500 per year, pay | able monthly.
 w. T. Smith-Lot 100x140 feet on north l side Second avenue, between Twenty | third and Twenty-fourth streets; will
 lease for ten years free of all charge upon | payment of all taxes by Auditorium l company, and he further agrees to take | four shares capital stock, to be paid in
 lumber of acceptable grades, as low as | can be obtained from other responsible | mills or parties.
 | w. T. Smith (second proposition)-Will
 sell the lot, 10Ox140 feet, Second avenue, | between Twenty-third and Twenty
 fourth streets, for $500O, and take stock in | the company for full amount at par | value; will agree if proposition is ac- | cepted to furnish all lumber necessary to l construct the building and take same in
 stock of the company as pay, stock to be | taken at par.
 | Mrs. Susie Clark's Additional Proposition
 Birmingham Feb. 20, 1896. | Chairman Auditorium Committee Dear Sir: I will sell to the Auditorium | company my lot 150x140 feet on the | northwest corner of Second avenue and l Twenty-fourth street, for $550, fronting l 150 feet on Second avenue and running l back 40 feet to an alley.
 l SUSIE E. CLARK. Location Discussed. The question of selecting site for the 1 auditorium was then discussed at some | length, but it was the prevailing opinion | that those present shoud first sign the
 subscription for stock A motion pre-
 vailed to that effect and the following | subscriptions were taken
 | w. J. McGowan, $100: J. A: vanHoose, | $100 Mountjoy & Tomlinson, $100; Henry
 B. Gray, $100; Birmingham Railway and | Electric company $500; Rufus N. Rhodes.
 $1O0; T. H. Motion, $100; B. F. Roden, $100; | Fies & Son, $1O0; Malone & Bell, $1O0; w.
 M Martin, s10O; Steiner Bros, $500; Rob-
 erts & Son., $100; J. L. Chalifoux & Co.,,
 $2OO c. W. Cody, $100 Hawkins Lumber
 company, $200; Birmingham Dry Goods company, $100; J. H. McCary, $100; M. T.
 Porter $100; T. c. Thompson & Bro, $100; | George R. Wheelock, $100; S. Rich, $100; l w. P. Brewer $100; James Bowron, $100;
 Solomon & Levi, $100; F. Y. Anderson, I I,a