The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-15
PURCHASE MEANS MUCH FOR THE CITY Street Railway Service Will be
 Efficient SUPREME COURT MEETS Governor Has Called Meeting of Board of Control of the Mountain Creek
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SUPREME COURT MEETS

Montgomery, November 14-(Special.)- The purchase of the properties of the Montgomery Street railway by the Trac- ton company, announced last night, will give to the city, all now believe. one of the best street railway systems of the south. It has been the policy of the owners of the Traction company, who control systems of this kind all over the south, to improve and bring everything they buy to the highest state of devei- opment This will give to the city two fine parks, two baseball grounds, en- trance to several other resorts of less prominence, and routes over most of the streets of the city
 The new company will have about 10 miles of track, with some fifty cars. It will reach Electric park by two double track lines, and Pickett Springs by a double track. The cost of the new pos sessions will run to a million dollars II is said, and improvements to be made will be nearly as much more, 1t IS thought. The sale includes the Mont gomery Amusement company, owners of Electric park, will give the consolidated company access to every place of amuse- ment in and around the city.
 Need of Veterans.
 Following the report of a lack of funds to property carry on the work of the Soldiers home at Mountain Creek, the governor has called meeting or the board of control for noon of November 2s in his office at the capitol. The gov ernor is ex-officio chairman of the board' which is composed of the following:
 I. M. Falkner, w. D. Wescott ana C' L. Ruth, Montgomery; A. C. banner Mo- bile. I R. Stanley, Greenville; s. T. Fra zier, Union Springs; Il. C, ney noius' Montevallo: w, A. Handley, Roanoke; A. V Glover Forkland; l.. B. Stone, Faril' sanuel Rlackwell Decatur, w. C. Ward' Birmingham.
 There Is every indication in the repor, of the state examiner made yesteruas that there is not as the matter low stands, sufficient funds to keep the hoi,ie in such condition as the inmates ahu .ie cause should have, and it is quite hRe,y thot ,,aans will be discussed TO supply the deficiency
 Negroes Are Out.
 With the service rendered last nisn' bv Cant. D. w. McIver, chlet clerk to the adiutant general, Alabama Nu'iona' Guard the last negro company III ,he service of the state was mustered out The nroperty of the Capital City gnards, inc Montgomery negro company, ordered mustered out by the Governor last week came hack into the control Of the auJu- tant general last night, and there are no more colored soldiers in Alabama.
 If is only just to say that the members of the Capital City guards were hoiies. and hard working negroes, who were kept by Captain Mcqueen up 10 a nisis standard of excellence in the matter or drill and behavior. They have often been complimented for efficiency in the man ual and movements, and made good ap- pearance when out. This did not now ever. make them effective. It was i'm possible to send them to any kind of riot duty, even if the offenders should De their own color and there seemed no reason to retain them longer at the ex- nense of the state. Their retirement was agreed upon by the military authorities entirely upon this ground.
 Supreme Court.
 The supreme court went down this morning for the formal opening of the November term and sat for an hour hear ing the presentation of cases from the First, commonly known as the Mobile division. There was an undercurrent Of sadness at the enforced absence Of Chief Justice Mcclellan, and 1t served to bring about a. quiet and respectful discussion of matters as a consequence.
 In the absence of the chief justice. the division sitting. composed of Haralson, Dowdell and Denson, borrowed Justice Anderson from the other division, which plan is according to law, and was util- ized last winter when Justice Haralson was out for short time.
 The following decisions were handed down:
 Haralson, J.:
 Drum x Ezekiel vs. R. r. Bryan. ap- peal from Crenshaw chancery court; re- versed and rendered.
 Dowdell, J.:
 Joseph F. Robbins ct al. vs. Louis Brown, IT,. ct all. by next friend, appeal from Mobile chancery court appeal dis missed.
 Anderson, J.:
 R. H. Dugger. execu>or. vs. ". Me Lean Pitts, appeal from Marengo circuit court: reversed and remanded.
 Denson J.:
 ings and Loan company. appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed
 Court House Case Comes Up.
 The Baldwin county court house case has come up to the supreme court of the state again. this time on the merits of the decision of the chancellor as regards the issue of bonds to erect a court house at Bay Minette. The style of the case is J. D. Hand ct al. vs. Gus B. Staple ton ct al and the contention Is that the commissioners who located the court house at Bay Mlnette had no right to assess for revenue for any year longer than 1901, which would. of course. not give funds for the work.
 The lower court ruled that this was the case. and 1t was carried to the SUI preme court. which decided a demurrer some time ago that seemed to indicate that 1t would follow the lower court Or this the judge undertook to hold court al Daphne, about which all the trouble has come up. It is d fact. however, that the merits of the case have not yet been reached and will not be decided until there is a decision by the court of last resort on the ruling of the chancellor
 Many Candidates for Sheriff.