The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-07
CONTRACT SIGNED FOR WATER SYSTEM Brighton to be Supplied by
 Adler & Co. INJUNCTION IS DENIED Judge Harason Renders Decision in Case of Pike and Others Against
 County Board of
 Education.

bcSSef1t1y NA~f~N--'-fF Mayor J. C. Vines of the town of Brighton yesterday closed and signed contract with Adler & Co.,, whereby water works system Is to be built in that town within six months
 It is understood that work will begin on the building of the system within few days and will be pushed as rapidly as possible. An eight inca main is to be laid from Twenty-fourth street in thls city through which the supply for Brigh- ton will be carried. Ii is claimed that this main will supply Brighton amply With all the water required for domestic and other purposes. The town of Brighton will have nine fire plugs in the city and pressure of seventy-ive pounds to the square inch is guaranteed by the oom- pany.
 The water is to be supplied by the same company as that supplying this city. which is guarantee that the supply will be plentiful and the water pure.
 The contract entered into between Mayor Vines and Adler x Co. provided for a cheaper rate for the water than IS secured by the people of Bessemer The rate in Brighton will be SS for three room house and $1.50 for each additional
 room. It is understood that metres are to be installed as the system is built and it is claimed that thls will still fur ther reduce the rate.
 The altitude of Brighton is fifteen feet lower than Bessemer, which will give the water good pressure, really better than this city.
 Injunction Is Denied. Judge Haralson of the supreme court of Alabama has handed down a decision denying the temporary injunction asked for by J. l.. Pike and others against the county board of education of Jefferson
 county sustaining the decision of Judge
 Ferguson of the Birmingham city court.
 before whom the case was argued about two weeks ago.
 The case is one in which patrons of the
 Brighton public school sought to enjoin the county board of education from em- blowing Prof. B. r. Crump as principal of the school and to prevent the county superintendent of education from paying
 him a salary from the state school funds.
 The case is one which is familiar to
 newspaper reads in the state and has | attracted considerable attention from peo-
 ple interested in education. The trouble
 arose from the contention of certain pat
 rons of the school that the principal and
 teachers of the Brighton school should be | employed and paid by the district trustees | independent of the county board of edu-
 cation
 1 It is possible that the case will be re- | newed in some other form, but the plan
 of those prosecuting the case has not | vet been announced. The petitioners are
 represented by Attorney Pinkney Scott of
 this city.
 Notable Wedding. The marriage of Mr J. T. Clay of Besse- | mer to Miss Elsie Shaw of North Bir- mingham. which was solemnized by the l Rev. J. A Duncan. pastor of the First Methodist church at Birmingham, yes
 terday, created quite surprise in thls i city, where the groom is well known and | very popular.
 | The bride is one of the most attractive { young ladies of North Birmingham and is being warmly welcomed by the people
 of this city. where the young couple will
 make their future home. The affair was | rather unexpected and only few friends were present at the marriage. | Mir and Mrs. Clay are at home for the present with the father of the groom, l but 1t Is announced that they will begin housekeeping m snort Wnlle. NIT. Clay | is the son of MT. Jeff Clay. the banker of | this city, whose home Is on Clarendon | avenue.
 Notes and Personals. | Arrangements are about completed for the entertainment to be given at the | Elks hall on Nineteenth street December l IA for the benefit of the ElSs Christmas 1 tree fund. Local talent will give an ln- teresting programme and it Is possible 1 that a select team from the Birmingham
 Athletic club will give an interesting | exhibition
 l The ladies interested in the building of | a Carnegie library in this city, are en- | thusastic over their success in securing | the desired appropriation for the annual i support of the institution from the city | council last night and now that all pre-
 liminary matters have been completed 1 plans for the erection of the building and
 stocking it with suitable books will be
 taken up and pushed vigorously. They | have no doubt but that everything nec- essary to the early erection of the build | ing will be forthcoming. The board of | trade has offered it's hearty support to the movement and assistance Is promised from | other sources that seems to assure com ! plete success of all plans mapped out | by the ladies. The ladies taking a lead | in the matter and who deserve great 1 credit for their enthusiasm in the matter | are Mrs. R. F. Smith, Mrs. J. Fred Rob
 ertson, Mrs. E. II. Lopez, Mrs. James | Trotter, Mrs. George II. Stevenson and