The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
BIDS WANT TED FOR
CAPITOL ADDITION
Is in The Nature of a COMPETE
tive Contest
JACKSON SIGNS PATENTS
Southern States Lumber Company
Now in Possession $4,000 Acres
of Valuable Lands in
South Alabama.

Montgomery, May 9.-(Special)-lt has
been decided by the Alabama capitol COM
mission to invite bids on a general scheme
of extension and enlargement of the pres
ent structure, with plans for the immedi-
ate construction of the south wing. This
is as much as there is money now to
complete The bids must be in by July
8. The first prize will be the contract
second $500 in cash, and third 500. The
state will own the plans submitted and
will have the right to reject any and all
bids.
These conclusions were reached at d
meeting of the commission held in the
office of the Governor this morning. A
memoranda made up by a committee
composed of the secretary, DR.. Thomas
M. Owen and Chief Justice McClelland of
the supreme court looking to a general
scheme of enlargement, with the idea of
two annexes or wings, was adopted. This
contemplates the addition to the present
building two additions wings that will
give in the end all that will be needed
in the way of room and not interfere
with the present style of architecture of
the building now in use.
The contest will be open to the archi-
tects of the world, so to speak, thus al
lowing any mau of any city to have a
try. They will be expected to submit
plans for the general scheme of improve
ment and working plans for finishing UP
the south addition. 1t will give archi-
tects a patriotic impetus-that of work.
ing to enlarge and improve and at the
same time preserve the historic old cap
itol.
Jacksons Big Job.
Private Secretary J. Kirk Jackson was
kept busy fer a long time today signing
patents to the $4,000 acres of lands in
South Alabama, which We're due to the
Perdido Bay Lumber company as far back
as 1879, when Governor Lindsay was
thorized to issue them. The city court,
on mandamus proceedings. last week or
dered the Governor to give these pat
ents to the Southern States Lumber COM
pany, which succeeded the Perdido com
pany. The Governor had no disposition
to withhold but as the authority given
to sign in 1879 was not taken advantage
of he thought best to have the courts
pass on the matter so long delayed. The
property has become very valuable in
the past few years and is being worked
out by the new company INTO good sell
ing property. Mr. Jackson breathed a
sigh of relief when he had dried the ink
on the last one, and spent the balance
of the day approving the monthly de-
partmental accounts. which fail to his
lot along with much other detail
All for Steiner.
The talk of making X. e. Steiner OF
Montgomery president of the alumni of
the Alabama university meets with the
greatest approval here, where there are
not only a great many of the old univer
sity boys, but a great number of per-
sona friends Of the gentleman named.
Mr. Steiner is one OF the best friends in
the state of football and baseball. and
always contributes literally to all the
sports of the university, well as the
other needs that 1t may have. As
lawyer he has made q great success. be-
ing the local and digtrict attorney for
many of the leading railroad systems OF
the state and enjoying a wonderfully luc-
ratice practice in other lines. tt Is quite
certain that he will be given the hearty
support of every class Of citizens in Mont
gomery for the honor