The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-10
CADSDEN.
Alabama City Elects Municipal Off
 cers-Other News of Interest.

Gadsden, April 9.-Alabama City, two and a half miles from Gadsden, and a model cotton factory town. went through the formality of a municipal election yesterday, having nominated the candi- dates some weeks ago. Those elected were c. II. Moody, superintendent of Dwight mills, mayor. The aldermen are Robert l.. King, N. H. Bonner, A. M. Word and Charles T. Mcguire. There were also elected five members of the school board as follows: Dr. w. H. Ac- ton, W. D. Adams, J. NJ. Boutwell,, H. J. Burnap and J. R. Nowlin, Jr.
 w. W. Kirkpatrick and Joe Rains, Jr., of. Atlanta, insurance inspectors for the Southern Tariff association, are in the city for the purpose of rerating the city. These men state that Gadsden is the first town in the state to be rerated and that the action is due entirely to the fact that the present board of mayor and al- dermen reduced the privilege tax on insurance companies from $50 to $35.
 Wednesday at noon the Etowah county commissioners opened the bids for the sale of the last $1O.O0O worth of bonds to pay the current expenses of the county for 19O5 making $4O,OOO sold to date. The bid of W. c. Bellenger of Gadsden of $S612 for the s10,000 was accepted, which brings the interest below per cent. The law authorizing the sale put the interest at 4 per cent, but no bids could be had at this rate.
 The Alabama Steel and Wire company has sold to the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company eleven lots in the Ewing addition to the city of Gadsden for $500, The land lies near the two big furnaces of the Consolidated company and will be used by them for the purpose of locating some more big plants here.
 Incorporation papers have been filed in the probate office here for the Gadsden Roofing and Cornice company. The incor- porators are Otto Agricola, G. w. Brady and W. G. Boykin, and the capital stock is $50o0. They will carry on the business of manufacturing and sale of sheet metal and contracting in building material, tirf and galvanized work.
 At a meeting of the Attalla board of mayor and aldermen Tuesday night the Louisville and Nashville railroad was given a franchise to build tracks through the city. This was the issue in the recent election there and the Louisville and Nashville crowd was successful It Is supposed that the railroad wishes to trav- erse some of the streets of the city in order to reach one of the industries there.
 Work will begin within the next ten days by R. L. Adams of the construction of telephone line from Gadsden to Wal nut Grove and Altoona, and it Is pro- posed to maintain a full copper wire cir cult.
 A large number of baseball enthusiasts met last night and organized q baseball team and 1t Is proposed to have Gadsden represented by crack team. L. L. Herz- berg was elected manager, which insures 1t being a success.
 The Chattanooga Southern railroad has commenced the work of opening it> coal mines on Lookout mountain near the cor porate limits of Gadsden and fine grade of coal Is being developed
 Some COW thieves in East Gadsden on Monday drove off a yoke of oxen and three fine milch cows belonging to F. J. c. Brantley. and so far they have not been accounted for and no trace found of them.
 Captain J. M. Elliott, Jr., who will soon commence the erection of one and probably two furnaces at this point, Is arranging to establish a barge line on the Tombigbee river to operate between his plantations in Florida and South Ala bama.