The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
BOARD PASSES ON
CORONER'S CLAIMS
Fees Allowed for July Amount
to $1,000
WANT THE CAMP MOVED
North Birmingham Citizens object to
Establishment of Emergency Hos
pItaI Near That Town-other
Matters Disposed OF.
WANT THE CAMP MOVED

The feature of the session of the Board
OF Revenue yesterday was the question
of passing on the inquest fees of Coroner
W. ID. Paris for the month of July
The olai moi the coroner amounted to
1888 10. and had been passed on by County
Auditor Robert A Morris. After exam
lining each item on the claim separately,
the board allowed the coroner. $40 10. It
was held In the cases where the fees were
disailowed that too many witnesses had
been summoned or that an investigation
was not necessary.
The fee for the Inquest over the body
of Dan McBee, the highwayman who was
shot to death by Officers Joe Nix and
Special Officer Piekard of the sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company. was
disallowed by the board. It was stated
by the coroner that the cause of the
death of the highwayman was not pub
licly known and for this reason an in-g
quest was necessary. The board disagreed
with him on the question of the cause
not being publicly known. McBee was
shot and killed several weeks ago, after
he had held up and robbed Paymaster
L. d. Burr of the sloss company, taking
from him $1,000 in cash which was re-
covered.
This action by the Board of Revenue
settles for the present at any rate the
probability Of the matter being carried
into the courts by request on the part
of the coroner for writ of mandamus
to compel the officials to pay the inquest
fees.
Question of Emergency Hospital.
C. N. Green, member of the city eoun-
ell of North Birmingham and a prominent
real estate dealer of that suburb, headed
a delegation of three citizens from North
Birmingham complaining against the es-
adjustment of the emergency hospital
or detention camp near that town.
After hearing the complaint of the com
mittee, the Board of Revenue decided that
II Dr. A. EubanS, who owns the house.
will release the county from the con-
tract that the county Will vaeate,
The citizens living near the place Of
the emergency hospital met Thursday
night and elected r. S. Brown. George N.
Cooper, c. NJ Green and c. Nj. Shpp a
committee to go before the Board of
Revenue and present the complaint. The
place referred to is situated some dis
lance from North Birmingham, at point
that would probably be on an extension
of Tenth street 1t was used formerly as
the summer home of DR.. Eubank.
No suspects have been confined in the
hospital. but the residents in that COM
munity fear that II anyone was placed in
the hospital 1t would be detrimental to
the real estate values IN that section
DIR. Eubank when seen yesterday stated
that he would decide today II he would
release the country from the contract. He
is large property holder in that section,
and says he is opposed to the establish
ment of the hospital there if 1t will be
dangerous to the community.
DR. J. w. Watts has been elected by the
board as manager of the hospital, should
any suspects be confined In IT,
If DR.. Eubank allows the country to
vacate from the premises a new place
will probably be selected within the next
few days, as the county board Of health
has requested that the board provide a
hospital in case any yellow fever suspects
should be found here.
Other Matters.
A number of claims were passed on
by the board, and other routine matters
disposed of.
The question of removing the county
jail from it's present site was not brought
up, no communication from the city hav-
ing been received. AS stated before. the
membership of the hoard are almost UNI
animously opposed to the change suggest
ed, as they clam 1t is not practicable or
necessary.
The contract for feeding and lodging
the jurors for the coming session of the
courts was awarded to the Southern
Hotel. The contract fixes the price at
rooms at 40 cents per night each. The
meals will be % cents each.
r. l., Ware was elected road overseer
in road district No, 10 succeed Warren
Lindsay who resigned recently. Road
district No. 9 includes the greater por-
lion of the nnrt heaster aecIinn of the