The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-02
HIGH SCHOOL SITE
 NOW AGREED UPON
Sage-DunIap Property is to be
 Purchased
PRICE OF LOT IS S17,5Oo
High School VIII Be Built on Seventh Avenue and Twenty-fourth Street, North-Frontage of 15o
 Feet on Avenue.

been selected. It is located on the north west corner of Twenty-fourth street and Seventh avenue. north, diagonally across from East park.
 The property Is what Is known as the Sage Dunlap lot. It has a frontage of 150 feet on Seventh avenue extending back along Twenty-fourth street 190 feet to an alley. The price to be paid for the property is $175O0.
 The Joint committee appointed from the board of education and from the city council held a meeting yesterday morn Ing at 10 o'clock in the mayors office for the purpose of opening the proposi- tions to sell property as a high school site. Present at the meeting were Mayor Drennen, chairman; Dr. J. H. Phillips. secretary; Alderman Henry B. Gray Al derman Robert IT. Thach and President A. O. Lane of the board of education A large number of property owners and real estate agents were on hand.
 Propositions Tabulated.
 After the propositions to sell had been opened, they were tabulated by Private Secretary Pepperman. The list was read  executive session. In few minutes the doors were again opened, and Mayor Drennen announced that the committee had decided to purchase the Sage-Dunlap property. Brown Bros. & Go. and What ley, Anglin & Co. were the successful real estate agents.
 After making the announcement the committee went with President A. L. Full enwider of the Birmingham Realty com pany to inspect the lot offered as site for the grammar school to be erected In the Fourth ward, The lot which the com pany offers to donate, is located on the corner of Twenty eighth street and Thir- teenth avenue, north, Norwood Place. The committee has not decided yet wheth- CT the offer will be accepted. The sec- ond grammar school is to be located in Drennen park on the corner of Tenth avenue and Twenty-frst street, south.
 The action of the joint committee in se- lecting the site for the new high school will be reported to the city council at the regular meeting tomorrow night for rati- fication. If the council approves of the purchase the deeds will be drawn up immediately and the money for the prop erty paid over.
 High School Sites Offered. The following is a list of the proposi- tions received by the committed:
 First-The southeast corner of Seven teenth street and Fourth avenue, 140x100 feet, s19OOO.
 Second-The southeast corner of Sew enteenth street and Fourth avenue, 15ox 40 feet, s270O0.
 Third-The northeast corner of Twenty first street and Sixth avenue, 100x110 feet, $16OOO. The eighty feet adjoining on the north can be secured for $75O0, making a lot 100x19O feet and costing 23,5oo.
 Fourth-The northwest corner of Twenty-first street and Sixth avenue. 105x19O feet, s3O,OOO, the city to pay for pavement charges.
 Fifth-The northeast corner of Seven- teenth street and Fourth avenue. 10ox14o feet, s1s,5oO.
 Sixth-The northwest corner of Twen- tieth street and Avenue G, 190x400 feet, $3O,0oO
 Seventh-The northeast corner of Eigh- | teenth street and Eighth avenue lOOx240 1 feet, ,0O0
 Elghth--The southwest corner of Twenty-fourth street and Seventh avenue, 10Ox19O feet, s14250.
 Ninth--The northwest corner of Elf teenth street and Third avenue, 150x140 feet, $100 per front foot.
 Tenth-The southwest corner of Twenty third street and Fifth avenue 10ox14o feet, sl1,000 The adjoining fifty feet on Fifth avenue can be secured for s65O0 1 Eleventh-A lot adjoining the Enslen property on Twenty-nrst street, S5x190 feet, $21. 900.
 Twelfth-The northeast corner of Twenty-third street and Seventh avenue. 1O0x19O $13,50O.
 Thirteenth-The northeast corner of Twenty-thlrd street and Seventh avenue.