The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-06-14

/ case BECAUSE Oh the peCuiidi ChSuhi=
stances surrounding it. The men are
charged with the murder of Elias Lathem
in the rear lobby OF the Morris hotel on
April 17.-Bond was refused them. and
they have been confined In the county
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facts, or otherwise they would not have
rendered such a report.
II wish to say that every dollar which
has been spent by the commission has
been watched much more carefully and
| guarded more particularly than our own
private business.
THE books of the commission, If the
public SO desires, are open to their in
spectlon and every item of expenditure
would be given to the public. The COM
mission has worked zealously for the
publics interest without any compensa-
: ton or hope of reward except public APP
prevail"
| Robert Jemison: 81 do not know who
composes the grand jury, but I desire to
say that the money has been spent as
economically as possible, and as carefully
as would in my own private business
Unjust ana Oncalled FOR.
James Weatherly:-"I think the charges
are unjust and uncalled for. The full re-
port Of the proceedings of the commits
sion and the money received and expend-
ed was made a short while ago. That re-
port shows for itself what had been done
up to that time"
]. ]. Smith, would rather not say
/ I r.yIII LET H. 40 ~
! talking"
Chambers McAdory-''I have nothing to
say, as I have not been to all the meet
ings owing to i'll health. do not know
the conditions and would rather not say
anything about 1t. I tried to resign year
ago owing to Ill health, and they asked
me not to render my resignation, so I
withdrew 1t, and since that time have Rad
little chance to attend the meetings"
c. A. Nolan-'I would rather not say
anything about 1t until after a meeting of
the commission is held. 1 think the grand
jury was not fully or correctly informed
as to the facts in the case. and think they
acted on misinformation."
Arthur w. Smith, do not care to talk
about 1t yet"
The Commissioners Financial Report.
On April 80 last the sanitary commission
made a financial report which was print
ed in the Age-Herald of April as fol-
lows:
The receipts and disbursements Of
the Jefferson county sanitary commits
sion since it's organization have been
complied, showing that the receipts
amount to $49341.0 2, the disburse-
ments s24.75S. sc, and that out of the
disbursements $15,4 80 was paid out
for salaries. The salaries are itemized
as follows: Officers salaries, $1,000 .35;
salaries of engineering corps, $10147 .95;
s. NJ. Gray, expert services. $1,000. The
statement follows:
Receipts.
Total amount received from July 1,
1901, to February 2S, 1908:
From bond sales $50, 600. 90
From premium bonds...... $4,000
From accrued interest on bond
sale.... ............ 1898
From sanitary tax collections. 2S,727.14
Total -. -. 49,. 49,. s49.S41. 02
Disbursements.
Advertising. ........S 2O4.Zo
Construction. :. ................ 5,690.37
Damages on condemnation of
right of way.................. 32S. 20
Engraving of bonds. ..... -. 225 90
Interest on bonds (paid) ........ 1903 90
Refund overpaid sanitary tax
to tax collector $50
Salaries of officers ............... 1909. 30
Salaries of engineering corps. 10,1F. 40
Salary of Samuel M. Gray, ex-
pert services........ :. :. -. 10000. 90
Office fixtures. ......... ...... :. 1928
Stationery. ...... NAM. -. =. SO
Surveyors instruments. etc.. 526.22
Supplies engineering depart
ment... ............. 49,. 1850
Transportation -. -. -. 1856 SO
Miscellaneous. 49,. ........ 144.4
$245S2.42
Amount to credit of bond fund. "a 75s.6 so
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