The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-25

| if the city was going to spend these amounts of money the buildings should be located on prominent streets so as to be ornamental as we'll as useful. He de- clared that school houses should not be put in obscure parts of the city even if ! they did cost more money. Alderman Rushton questioned Alderman Gunter and brought out the information that the Committee had been offered a lot on South Perry Street opposite the residence of Dr. c. A. Thigpen for 8. 2S0. It is l50 by 15o feet.
 Explaining further Alderman Gunter said it was found that 1t would cost Si OOO more to build school house on the Perry Street lot than on the other lots under consideration. He said that three mem- bers of the Board of Education had en- dorsed tho Finley Avenue lot.
 Aldernma GsSbman moved that action on the South Montgomery lot be postponed until anoth.r meeting to give opportunl- ty to investigate the sites offered
 Alderman Red1.,W opposed postponement. He said five members of the Council had agreed on the lot ana he hoped the report would be accepted or rejected at this meeting. If the money was spent for lots 1t would have to come out of the build ings. Lawrence Street he declared, was not an obscure street and the lot recom- mended by the Committee was well iocat- ed.
 Aiderman Gun.er said if any member of the Co.tn<di ,.ss!red delay in the mat ter it ought to ee postponed. He said. however. if tt WAS postponed, the Coun- ell ought to meet again Tuesday night. If it was postponed he said h esuggested that the City Engineer and the architect furnish cross sections of the lots.
 Alderman Lobman moved to amend his motion so as to postpone action until Tuesday night
 Alderman Anderson sad if Aldermen were going to look at lots in South Mont gomery he was advised that there were lots on Finley Avenue and McDonough Street.
 The motion of Alderman Lobman was adopted and the Aldermen agreed to visit that section of the city at { o'clock this afternoon.
 The Council will meet again at o'clock tonight to make final disposition of the matter.
 Highland Park Site.
 Alderman Gunter then stated the con ditions at Highland Park. He said it had been decided to abandon the present school house at Highland Park as inad- equate ard to buy a new lot and build a new school house. The controversy he said, narrowed to the Bell lot and the old Baseball Park. the latter compris- ing something over an acre. The ball pdih' ne bdiu, Hdu been puTcndSeu by afl- other person who offered it to the com ! mittee at $100 profit on his investment. Alderman May submitted a petition from citizens of Highland Park to pur- chase the old ball park. He said the pe- tition had been signed by s5 per cent. of the patrons of the school, but some of them had backed out" and wanted the school or Highland Avenue. Alderman Gunter said that llIe Board of Education favored the Bell lot which had been recommended by tho commit- tee. 1t was not a question of favoring Highland Park but U question of con serving the best interests of the city. Alderman May said 1t did not seem to him that the school board should ! dictate to the citizens where schools should be located. The city was growing east. he said and the l.eople of High. land Park were to be considered. The lot selected. he said, was two blocks east of the railroad bridge and located about the center of the school district. Alderman Gunter moved to delay ac tion in the matter. by laying it on tn, table and that the Aldermen visit tn, site this afternoon and act at a meet | ing tonight.
 Refused to Delay. | Alderman Roeder appealed to tn,