The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-21
Advertiser Bureau.

Mobile, Sept. ~.
 The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners was to have met ~ noon tiday for the purpose of winding up the matter of the plans now Tn progress for new jail and improve ments to the court house. only two members, President w. H. Holcomoe' and Commissioner Andrews, were pres ent. No action was taken. An ihlof- maj discussion was held.
 Later Mr. Hurlburt. a local archi- feet. began a discussion with county Architect R. Benz and MT. Holcohoe' relative to competition in the matter Of plans. Hurlburt finally insinuateo that monetary influence had played part in the matter of the plans now making by Benz. This was denied by Benz. as well as Holcombe, so Tar AS he was concerned. Holcombe said he had ben approached by party not Interested with Benz. Hurlourt denied Knowing anything of this
 Finally Hurlburt grew too personal, calling Benz a liar or virtually that. wfereupon Benz caught him with his right hand and grasped him in the collar, when they were separated. This happened In the Probate court room Later in the hall Hole 5mbe and Nurlburt had a heated argument in the corridor of the court house and Hol- combe remarked that Hurlburt was too nasty in making assertions. He said he had been approached Tn man ner which he resented, declining to name the person. He assured Hurl- burt that If any crookedness had hap pened and he could be shown It he would be the first to expose It. The matter is not yet ended.
 Mir. HurIburt this afternoon made q statement with reference to his att titude In the affair. He said 1t might appear to those who overneard the con- versation before and after the trouble with Mir Benz that he intended to make charges of irregular action on the part of some of the commission CTS This he declared was incorrect. He intended to convey the idea; ne aFlexed. that the board should ask for paans and select the best. Open conn petition should be asked for improve ment of such magnitude. He said the board had not gone so far with the plans of Benz that they could not re- cede from them.
 President Holcombe, after this state ment had been made by Mfr. Hurlburt, informed the gentleman of the fact that the board had named a commit tee to make trip with Benz as the county architect to get the ideas from observation of the best prisons in the north and east and from these ideas the plans we're being made by Benz for the board This was done. said MT. TIolcombe, because the board wanted a thoroughly modern ana suoStantlal atructure He reiterated that he want Cd d fair deal for the people who were paving the taxes which were to be used fin building the jail and improv- ing the court house
 The public schools of Mobile County will open for the session of 19O5-O6 on Monday, October ?. Such was the an. nouncement made at today's special session of the school commissioners. The meeting was attended by Presi- dent Sledge. Commissioners Andrews Hines, Inge and Michael .@-=
 It was also decided to keep open house at the new school building on Barton Academy Square, on Wednes- day next, from to o'clock in the afternoon The public is invited to be present and inspect the building.
 The remains of Miss Josie McEvoy were inferred in Magnolia Cemetery this morning, followed to the grave by a large cortege of sorrowing friends.
 The funeral services were held in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Con ception, with requiem mass. Rev. Fa- ther Shaw offlciated. A profusion of handsome floral tributes was placed on the grave.
 At a meeting of the Humane Society, held last night, President John Craft in the chair, a committee was appoint