The age-herald., 1900-12-15
MAYOR AND BOARD OF
 ALDERMEN DEFER ACTION
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(Continued From Ninth Page) -~---------------~~-~- ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~---~-~- | they should be given an opportunity to vote | on the question. He declared that he fa-
 vored executive sessions and that had any
 thing occurred that in his opinion should | not be given to the public that he would | vote against the resolution, but inasmuch as he did not he would vote for it, reserv- | ing the right to vote at any time for such | sessions.
 Threw Down the Gauntlet. The next speaker was Alderman Harring- | ton, who unhesitatingly remarked "We
 have made a grievous error in the eyes of | our constituents and can't undo it, and I am in favor of standing pat. Let them
 beat us If they can; let criticism go on, and
 it will die out in forty-eight hours. don't
 think we should be dictated to-" He then
 asked Alderman Altman to withdraw his
 motion in order that matters be facilitated
 A vote was then taken on the Altman resolution which was unanimously adopted
 The Thach resolution providing for the
 creation of a seventh place on the Board
 of Education to which MT. Ullman be
 elected, was called up by Alderman Gra-
 ham, who moved its adoption, which was
 
 Alderman Rainbow was recognized by the
 chair and spoke in opposition to the reso-
 lution. He stated that he understood from friends of MT. Ullman that even if the place was created he would not accept it, | and he therefore thought that the board 1 should act cautiously. He explained that I he did not speak authoritatiyely, but that
 he had heard it from friend of MT. UIl- | man.
 Like Child's Play. Alderman Harrington again took the floor | and declared that the proceedings were all | bosh and that 1t reminded him of childs l play. He again suggested that the matter | be dropped and reiterated his previous | statement that 1t would soon be forgotten | and criticism would cease.
 Alderman Williams stated that he was in- l clined to agree with MT. Harrington that l the proceedings were like childs play, say l. ing that he was afraid that the people | would say that the Board of Aldermen had 1 gotten into trouble and was trying to get | the Legislature to get them out He paid l compliment to MT. Ullman and said that he would rather support him for more lucra- l tive position.
 Alderman Camp in discussing the resolu- ton stated that 1t was we'll known that he had voted for MT. Ulman, but that he thought that it would be nothing but right
 
 before any action was taken. A Dramatic Speech. Alderman Altman again took the floor I and in a dramatic speech more fully de- | fined his position, declaring that the outcry 1 had not been made by Mr. Ullman or his l friends but by persons with selfish mo- l tives, who took advantage of an opportuni- l ty to attack the Mayor and Aldermen. He l said that there was no man in Birmingham 1 who had a higher regard for MT. I1llman l than himself; that there was no man who l had perhaps had closer dealings with him l pertaining to educational matters, and that there never was time when MT. Ullman l was not enthusiastically in favor of every 1 movement in the interest of education. He l referred to the proposition which came | from the Board of Education to build a
 schoolhouse on the North Highlands, and ! said that he considered the matter and de- | cided that it would be just as easy to bor- | row few dollars more and build the other | two schoolhouses which were afterwards | provided for He stated that he sincerely | regretted that MT. Ullman was no longer l on the board but that he would not shed
 as many tears ~over it now as at the time 1 it occurred
 | able, petty, contemptible outcry against
 men on this board who, without hope of re- l ward, are doing their best to serve the pub lie interests. If they don't like that, let
 them make the best of it.
 | He said that he would vote for the reso- l lution if MT. Ullman's friends desired it, | but if 1t was intended as a teat for him and | his friends to suck he would not support l it. He believed that there was some other | honorable way in which to show the ap 1 preciation, and with no Intention of reflect 1 ing on MT. Ullman declared that he was as l good friend of education as MT. Ullman. 1 The Executive Session. 1 He then went into the proceedings of the I executive session, and said that the board l had done nothing but what 1t had right ! 10 do and nothing to be ashamed of. He