The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-20
SCHOOL SITES ID
 BE SELECTED SOON
Board of Education Discusses
 the Matter
THE MONEY NOW IN HAM
Committee Appointed By Aldermen Some Time Ago to Float Bond Issue Will Select School
 Sites--Lane Added.


 ings, q high school and two grammar schools, will be selected and purchased within the next few weeks, and the work of construction will be under way before the summer is ended.
 A special meeting of the board of edu- cation was held yesterday morning at the 1 office of the board in the city hall. Those present were: Messrs. A O. Lane sam uel ullman, M. J. Gregg, Eli P. Smith and Henry B. Gray; absent, W. M. Dren- nen and ]. J. Smith The object of the meeting as stated by MT. Lane was 10 take steps towards the selection of sites and the securing of plans Tor the new school buildings, the s2oo.0O0 derived from the bond issue being now in hand. MT. Gray submitted the follawing resolution:
 .sThat the committee heretofore appoint ed by the board of mayor and aldermen representing the board of education and the board of mayor and aldermen, con sistiug of Mayor W. M. Drennen, H. B. Cray, K. II. Thaeh, Eli r. Smith and City Attorney Edward D Smith, with the president of the board of education added, shall constitute committee to select sites and to secure plans for the new school buildings and to report their action to the two boards.
 "When the resolution was seconded by Eu P. Smith, there was considerable dis cussion. MT. Ullman stated that he was onnosed to the resolution and favored the appointment of a special committee from the board of education for the selection of sites and the procuring of plans. He said that it had been customary for the board of education to make the selection of school sites; that all the present sites had been selected by this board that the hoard of mayor and aldermen was repre- scented on this board by two of its mem hers. and that he deemed the board or education as now constituted fully compe- tent to locate and plan the new school buildings. MT Gray stated that the board of mayor and aldermen had taken the initiative in this matter by submitting the bond issue to the vote of the people, and had followed this action by sending committee to negotiate the sale of the bonds. Furthermore he said that the power to purchase school sites under the law inheres in the board of mayor and aldermen. and that it was necessary to harmonize the two boards by working to- gether in so important matter.
 President Lane objected to the resoin- l lion. He admitted that as the titles pr the school property must be in the name l of the board of mayor and aldermen they should purchase the sites with the advice of this board. The question of plans, he claimed, belong to the board oi education. The people. he said. hold them responsible and he did not think the board should shrk it's plain duty. He urged that the two questi ms, that of selecting sites and providing plans for the schools be separated
 Eli P Smith stated that the city char ter authorized the board of education to erect school buildings on sites furnished by the city, and that this board had no right to select or to purchase sites. MT. ullman strongly urged that both the SC lection of sites and the preparation of plans be placed In the hands of the board of education He could not see how this would impair the harmonious co-opera- ton of the two boads, and furthermore he was opposed to establishing such prece- Gent for the future. The question on the resolution being put was carried. MT. Gray, MT. Smith and Mir. Gregg voting in this affirmative, and MT. Uliman and Mir Lane voting in the negative. MT. Ullman then moved that the superintendent of rublic schools be added to the committee with full power to act but the motion receiving no second was not put. After receiving the report of the finance com Eiittee and ordering the payment of a few ac .oants the board adjourned.