The age-herald., 1898-10-16
IN THE CITY OF
 BIRMINGHAM PROPER

J. B. COBBS, PRESIDENT OF THE BERNEY NATIONAL BANK-From what consideration I have given the matter l am opposed to it.
 AMZI GODDEN-If the people want 1t am in favor of the extension.
 M J. GREGG-I am opposed to the pro- posed extension.
 EUGENE F. ENSLEN, CASHIER OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SAVINGS BANK-I view the matter with some favor, but have not had time to consider it fully
 ROBERT A. TERRELL am opposed to it.
 J. L. CHALIFOUX-If prospective manu- lecturers are not hampered by taxation, am heartily in favor of it, except East Lake, which I think is too far away.
 w. c. SHACKLEFORD-I am opposed to the proposed extension of the city limits.
 JOHN B. RODEN-I am opposed to the extension because I live in Avondale, and don't want Avondale absorbed.
 WILLIAM SNYDER-I favor a Greater Birmingham.
 w. T. BURNEY-I am heartily in favor of extending the city limits to where they should be.
 w. H. PowERS-I do not desire to be- come a resident of the city of Birmingham I have taxes of my own. J. R. HEATesS-I am opposed to the Lowe resolution.
 w. S. BROWN-I am opposed to the pro- posed extension of the city limits.
 A. LATADY-I am opposed to extension.
 B. F. RIDDEN, PRESIDENT BIRMING- HAM GAS COMPANY-I am opposed to the proposed extension of the city limits, because I think it detrimental to the inter- ests of the city of Birmingham. The ques- ton should be discussed and the people educated on what it means.
 G. w. BAINS-I am opposed to it.
 POLICE OFFICER SAM HAMILToN-I am in favor of extending the city limits.
 COL. J. F. B. JACKSON-I am opposed to the extension of the city limits as set forth in the Lane resolution.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN, SHERIFF JEFF PERSON COUNTY-I don't think it would be just to force people to come into the city. The matter should be submitted, not to the people of Birmingham, but to the citizens of the suburban towns to decide for them selves.
 D. NJ FULENWIDER-I am opposed to it.
 KENNETH HAWKINS-I own eighty acres of land just outside the corporate limits of Woodlawn and would vote to be taken into the city of Birmingham because I believe that the benefits would greatly offset the increased taxation.
 F. N HAMIL-I believe that large ma iority of the people who reside in Jonesville outside the present corporate limits, are opposed to being taken into the city of Bir- mingham.
 SAMUEL BLAKE-The people of North Birmingham are anti-annexationts and are onnosed to the extension of the city limits to take them in.
 T n. MOLTON-From purely selfish req owning more property inside of the .st e, porate limits of Birmingham 4aau 7ats e, l would be in favor of the @rooasilioA of extension, but in behalf of otne-s that l represent who own property outside md in the proposed territory to be taken in 1 must say that l am unalter- ably apf ed to the extension. Some good reasons are given in favor Of Greater Bir- mlugham" but l do not believe such req sons justify taxing our farmers and country neighbors for the purpose of supporting our municipality.
 SAMUEL ULLMAN, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION-The ques- ton Ol 1Iedler blImluSudm lnfONI6S many serious questions to which I have not had sufficient time to study. It may be divided easily into two distinct propo- sitions to-wit: Legal and economic The legal phase involves the consideration of whether or not those outside of the present territorial limits of Birmingham are will ing to come into the greater limits. I do not think that coercion should be resorted to- Hence, the question of "Greater Bir- mingham" should be determined by those sought to be taken into it. The economic side of the question as seen by majority of the citizens of Birmingham would nat urally lead you to work and vote for Greater Birmingham because the bur- dens now resting upon them would be liehtened by reason of a larger revenue, | Us enabling ITS to discharge our monied oDugarions the quicker and at less cost to thev greater territory by bringing the different municipal governments into one. It would simplify the different branches of government, to-wit: The schools, light ing, sewers, water, police, fire department and streets. All of these departments, if under one government, could be maintained with less cost than if under many, hence more economical and also a more eff cient: thus the increased tax the outly- ing districts would be required to pay would be more than repaid by the greater benefits they would receive. Then there is one other great reason why Greater Birmingham should be efcouraged by every one living within the limit} as indi-