The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-06
BESSEMER COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT
Bond Issue May Come Up for
Discussion
TO EXTEND THE SCHOOLS
N. M. spinnett and Son Are Held On
Charge of Assault With
Intent TO Muir
der.
TO EXTEND THE SCHOOLS

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Council of Bessemer will meet in regua.
session at the city han tomorrow night,
and while nothing of special Importance
is scheduled. it is expected that the SEES
sion will be full of interest and that
several matters of live issue will be in
troduced
The city officials IN the several depart.
ments will make their reports for the
month Of February
II is probable that the Sunday closins
laws will come in for considerable dis
eussion, though the city officials and the
people seem to be very well pleased with
the present state of affairs.
\ test case is on the way to the SUI
preme court which will possibly settle the
day and selling goods other than medi-
cines on prescription. The case was made
against Fulton Bros drug store about a
week ago. Dave Fulton of the firm was
arrested in the act of selling Mayor Sulli-
van soft drink at the soda fountain.
Fulton was fined s. by Mayor Sullivan IL
police court. and an appeal was taken
from the decision.
To Discuss Bond Issue.
The proposition to authorize the issue
of bonds for the erection of a new school
building and for paving streets may be
discussed and some definite steps be
taken. 1t is believed that the people of
Bessemer would gladly authorize such an
issue. and it is very likely that an cleo
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near future
new school building and some other
extensions in the public school facilities
are almost absolute necessities, and ii is
expected that an issue of bonds for this
purpose will be authorized a once, though
the paving matter has to go over for a
while
The rapid increase in the attendance Of
the public schools has brought about the
necessity for more and better accommoda-
tons. The Roberts school building has re-
Gently been repaired and is now in good
shape, but it is inadequate to the accom-
mediation of the pupils. The other school
building is also too small for the accom-
mediation of its pupils.
third and larger building is required
TO take care of the children, and it is
suggested that building be erected to
cost something like $4,000.
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n. NJ. Spnnett and son, Walter Spinnett,
of Oak Grove, few miles from this city.
have been held in the sum of 500 bond
each to appear before Justice of the Peace
Joseph Burgin of this city on a charge
of assault with intent to murder.
The Spinnetts are charged with assault
ing and cutting VIII Stages, a son-in-law
of the elder Spinnett, last Friday.
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met Stages in the road on that day near
their home at Oak Grove and that they
became enraged in quarrel over a piece
of land about which there seems to be
some dispute. During the quarrel it is
claimed that Stages drew a pistol on the
elder Spinnett and that young Spinnett
knocked the weapon down just as 1t was
discharged, the ball going into the ground
at Spinnetts feet. It is said that at this
moment the elder Spinnett drew a knife
and cut his son-in-law severely about the
throat and under the shoulder
Stages is in a serious condition, but the
attending physicians claim that he has
a chance to recover.
The. case against the Spinnetts will be
tried before Justice of the Peace Burgn
as soon as Stage is able to attend the
trial
Notes and Personals.
j. r. Rutherford, who recently resigned
his position as assistant cashier of the
Bessemer National bank to accept a place
with the Planters Steamship company at
Mobile. is in the city today and made
preparations to move his mother to Mo-
bile, where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Rutherford sold his home or
Clarendon avenue to Walter Cooper. Mr..
Rutherford and his mother will leave for
Mobile tomorrow.
at Rebie hall in this city tomorrow night
in the interest of the Anti-Saloon league
movement. DR.. Young is from Kentucky.
and is assistant general superintendent
of the American Anti-Saloon league. 1t is
expected that a large audience will greet
him. 1t is possible that local organl-
cation will be effected at this meeting
to assist in the work of the movement
in the state to enact a local option law
and to otherwise regulate the sale of in