The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
ST. NICHOLAS CASE
 AGAIN CONTINUED
LAWYERS WILL FILE BRIEFS IN THE MATTER FOR RECEIVER FOR THE HOTEL NEXT TUES DAY.

The application for receiver for the St. Nicholas hotel was up for hearing before Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court in Montgomery yes- terday, but the hearing was continued until Tuesday by consent, when briefs will be filed by the attorneys. The case is brought by the attempt to dissolve the copartnership existing between T. G. Hewlett, L. A. StubbefieId and John A. Payne. composing the St. Nicholas Ho- tel company. and pending dissolution receiver is asked for by Strbblefield and Payne.
 MT. Hewlett was represented at Mont gomery yesterday by Robert J. Lowe and J. A. w. Smith, and Messrs. Stubblefield and Payne were represented by Powell Ss Blackburn and z. T. Rudolph. MT. Hewlett an1 MT. Stubbleh gid also went to Montgomery.
 We had a very short time in which to present the case" said Attorney Lowe, ''and after brief statement from each side it was agree to submit the matter to the court on briefs and the court granted until Tuesday for the filing of these briefs. It is expected that Judge Jones will soon thereafter render his decision.''
 the Evans administration and who has been chairman of the same committee for the past two years, under Mayor Drennen, is probably more familiar with the financial condition of the city than any one in Birmingham. When asked concerning the citys condition MT. Gray said:
 Ut is true that the city, on account of increased appropriations for fire, police ! and schools in the past three years, Is running somewhat behind. Interesting Figures. For the years of 1901, 1902 and 1903 the city's income was respectively $44l, ,3S8. 30, $42S. 6S9 04 S449, S07 10, or total of $l,3O4,- S34.53; and the expenditures for the same years were $421, ,515 .O2. $463 4S9 69 $441, ,7l5 39, making a total of $1 ,326 720. 10, or an ex- cess of expenditures over receipts for the three years of $21,SS4.57.
 ITO this, however, should be added $20- zz4.S2, being the amount which the city owed the Water Works company and the Railway, Light and Power company at the beginning of 1904. Thus the deficit for the three past years has been $42, ,OO9 39, or about s14.0O0 per year.
 The whole of this excess of expendi- the school, police and fire departments more than the income of the city justl- more than the increase of the city justi- fled.
 Increased Expenses. The amount paid for schools was s27- | l41.l6 in 1901, $39378.76 in 1902 and s47,- lS2 64 in 1903, making an increase of $19- 1 9S5. 4S in 1903 over 1901.
 The fire department cost $56,16 S4 in 1901. $53,5l237 in 1902 and $69 149. 20 in 1903.
 being an increase for 1903 of s11, 636 over 1901. The police department cost $45, ,0S0. .49 in | 1901, S53,7l021 in 1902 and S56 052.5S in 1903, | showing an increase of S10,97209 as be- | tween 1901 and 1903.
 | Tt will thus be seen that these three departments of the city have increased in
 the past three years s42. .94s. .93. The citys income has not increased
 in such proportion, as 1t was $441, ,3SS. 30 in
 1901 and $449, ,S07 IS In 1903, or an increase
 of only $S.41S.89.
 | Heavy Demands on Treasury. These figures show that the demands 1 which have been made on the treasury of | the city have been greater than the sup ply could afford, and still the end does
 not seem to be in sight. We need more | fire protection, more police protection and | we are building more schools. Birmingham. however. is a growing city, and is the necessary municipal ex-
 penses can be held down. we ought to | catch up. as values are increasing. "It Is necessary, however, that all use- | less expenditures be cut off, and no fur | ther increase be made in any depart l ments which are not absolutely essen- l tial until the receipts will justify them. "A policy of retrenchment may not be | best but one of the strictest economy Is necessary in order that Birmingham good name and credit nay be main- | tained"
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