The age-herald., 1898-10-15

Y. Anderson"
 Motion 10 Adjourn
 Captain Graves moved that the meeting adjourn until Monday night to meet in the court house. He would not discuss the question pro or con. He thought the citi- zens should have notice of a meeting to be held in the court house at some future date so that full and fair discussion could result. He did not think that enough citi- zens were present to settle the matter.
 Major J. w. Johnson seconded the mo- ton of Captain Graves, advancing the same argument.
 The chair held that this was simply a motion which would start discussion and the matter could be discussed as long as desired.
 Mr. Bullock spoke in favor of the motion. He argued that the question should be sub mitted to the citizens who were interested Therefore he wanted the matter postponed until another meeting.
 MT Molten agreed with MT. Bullock that the question should be fairly and fully dis cussed, but thought the ball might be started rolling at the present meeting.
 Major Johnston wanted Captain Graves motion put.
 we diS OiS SiOuSh, SeAit hSs sS settle something which interests 65.00O people,"
 He did not know whether annexation would be to the interest of Birmingham. He did not know whether it would be to the interest of outlying districts. He grew reminiscent on the annexation problem and referred to the coming into the city of the South Highlands. He declared that the South Highlands got its sewerage system, its pavements it's streets and avenues GOV cred by bonds, and then came in, landing the debt on Birmingham North Highlands was legislated in. They had no streets and no lights, and had none yet. Smash the Slate "If there is slate I am m favor of smashing it," said he. I am not going to be annexed by any legislative action unless I know 1t is right. came here, uninvited, as a private citizen, to raise my hand against any nasty action. I am suspicious, I am anxious, want to know, want the light I don't know anything about this question. But think it ought to be post poned until bigger meeting can be held. All this talk about a new charter is prema- ture. It cannot be settled by little news paper talk and the sending out of invita- tions to two or three dozen people," Colonel R. H. Pierson said that he did not propose to take the lead as the champion of extension, but he was heartily in favor l of 1t. But he saw no use of any intimation l that there was a cat in the meal tub He l did not see how any politics could come | into the meeting. The mayor and board of I aldermen, not the mayor alone, had a great l proposition before them. They had invited | citizens before them to give them their l advice.
 1 'Is there any fairness he asked, fin in | timating that there was something wrong | in the invitation of the city officials to the | citizens to come up and give their advice | concerning a public matter. 1 He was heartily in favor of the proposi- | ton of extension which had been much
 talked of He wanted to see the corpor- | ate limits extended from Red mountain to | Village creek and from East Lake to West l End.
 Made Mistake 1 He thought that Major Johnosn had made | a great mistake in talking of the advantage | taken of the citizens in the annexation ! of the South Highlands. He was on a
 committee that went to the legislature and advocated this. He did not knowe whether
 the citizens had prepared to saddle off l IContinued on Second Pagel