The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20
AN ELECTION TOMORROW
CITIZENS OF MONTGOMERY TO VOTE
 ON BOND ISSUE.
Proposed to Raise S75 900 fer Improve ment of SehoOis--List Oe Mana gers and Polling
 Places.

But few of the voters of the city know 1t or appreciate 1t but the oiec- torate of Montgomery will be called on to pass upon the question of & bond issue. The question to be decided by the vote of tomorrow is: Shall Mont gomery issue S75,000 fin school bonds to build new Boys and Girls High School?
 Montgomery's splendid school system has grown fast but the city of Mont gomery has grown faster. The pro- posed building will give every branch of the city's schools room and develop ment. By emptying the present high they will give the grammar schools of tho city the room they need SO badly and at the same time 1t will give the two high schools of Montgomery the room their present size demands.
 The Boys High School is at present located In the Billings home on Clay ton Street, a building that has from the very first been inadequate. The Girls High School is located in a fine school building on Lawrence Street This handsome and modern structure, when the new building is completed. will be used as a grammar school. The Billing house. the present Boys High School, will be devoted to one of the schools of the city.
 Tn the meanwhileNthe old Chiffon Col lege which has been part of the Sayre Street School, will be torn down. inas- much as 1t has been again and again pronounced unsafe by architects and engineers. In view of the erection of the new building the plans to increase the size of tthe Sayre Street School will be abandoned. From this 1t Is easily seen that the new structure will widen the possibilities of Montgomerys school system in every way. It will not only afford the schools of the city all the room they need at present but 1t will prepare them in measure for the growth of the city.
 The plans for the improvement and development of Montgomery's schools were evolved by the City School Board and communicated to the City Council which endorsed them and called for the bond issue to carry them into effect. It was estimated that the cost of the suitable lot and the suitable building would be in the neighborhood of $76,- 900 and the bond issue Is fixed at that figure In accordance with the pro- vision of the constitution the voters of Montgomery must endorse the proposf- ton before the bonds can be issued.
 The managers who will conduct the election and the returning officers as named by the Council are as follows:
 Ward 1-Managers, F. H. Wilcox. O.. c. Dibble and Isaac Abraham; return ing officer, W. B. Davidson.
 Ward 2-Managers, Isadore Dreyfus, D. A. Cromwell and M. B. Graham; re .. turning officer D. S F. Starr.
 Ward 3--Managers. Geo. F. Burke, Clifford Lanier and Nat Waller; return ing officer, R w Offutt.
 Ward 4-Managers. David Abraham, B. F. Film and Frank Jackson; re- turning officer Joseph w. Powell
 Ward 5-Manaxers, F. J. Mahoney, Thomas Farriss and Joseph Slough; re- turning officer. Robert B. Graham.
 Ward 6-Managers. P T. Boyle, J. s. Kilgrow and H. B Wcathers; return ing officer, J J Farley.
 Ward '. Box 1, Highland Park--Man- agers, J NJ. Stuckey. J. IF. Pearson. and L. B. Hallonquist; returning off, cer, Carl Roemer.
 Ward '. Box 2. Bellinger's Heights Managers. w T Hodge. L. R. Janney, and R. l., Reynolds; returning officer, W. T. Sheehan,
 While no official announcement has yet been made 1t Is supposed that the usual city polling places will be used for the election. These are: First Ward, Durr's Stables on Bibb Street; Ward 2, at or near the Five Points en- zine house; Ward 8, County Jail. Wash ingtOn Street; Ward 1, near corner of Dexter Avenue and Lawrence Streets; Ward 5, near Haygood's stables on Lawrence Street; Ward G. City Build