The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-14
BESSEMER IS SURE
OF MORE SCHOOLS
Council Acts on the Proposed
Bond Issue
BOARD OF TRADE MEETS
Mysterious Resolution Is to Be Pre-
scented to Birmingham CONNER
cial organization-othe
News of Bessemer.

BeSsemer, March 13.-(Special)-A Spe-
cial meeting of the City Council and the
Board of Education was held tonight to
consider the question of issuing bonds to
secure money for increasing the school
facilities of the city
The members Of the board present were:
w. A. Simmons. l.. o. Smith, DR.. ]. II.
Downing and DR. II. e. Lacey
Superintendent j. NJ. Mills read his re-
port for last month. and also thanked
the board for allowing him to attend the
convention at Louisville the first part
of the month, which he said he believed
had benefited him in a great measure.
He also recommended that the public
schools be closed on Friday, April IS, in
order that the teachers may attend the
Teachers association to be held in Bir-
mingham on that date.
Miss Carmalee Pitcher rendered her
resignation as snpernumerary ON account
of i'll health The resignation was accept
ed and Miss Gladys Huffman was elected
to the vacancy.
The terms of W. A. Simmons and ]. A.
Lewis having expired, the board recon-
mended their reelection to the council.
The council meeting was called to or
der by Mayor Sullivan, who stated that
the meeting was called to consider the
advisability of holding an election to de-
eide whether the city should issue bonds
for the purpose under discussion.
Dr. T. r. Robinson president of the
school board, stated that on account of
the crowded condition of the sehools-the
that there are about 200 more pupils this
year than there were last-he thought
that the city ought TO make more room
by building a high school, The entire
Board of Educate and several citizens
expressed their opinion of the urgency of
the case and the board recommended that
school building of about six rooms be
built in East Bessemer and high school
of about eight rooms be erected at some
other point in the city
The sense of the meeting was that the
bonds should be issued. and, on motion,
the city attorney was instructed to pre-
pare an ordinance to call an election for
launching bonds not to exceed $4,000.
Board of Trade Meets.
The Board of Trade held its regular
| monthly meeting at Elks hall this after
| noon. There were no matters of special
| note to come before the body, the session
being taken up in the disposal of routine
| business.
resolution addressed to the CONNER
! cial club and the Board of Trade of Bir-
mingham was drawn up, the terms of
| which Will not be made public until it has
| been presented to the afore named bodies.
| The following committee was named to
present the resolutions w. p Gum, II.
| w. Crook, Dr. e. p. Lacey, John T. Nc
Entry and j. d. O'Gara. The name of
! President George II. Stevenson was after
| wards added to the committee.
Hold Negro for Selling Whisky.
| Mayor Sullivan has taken under al
| visement the case of Elisha Scott, ne
| gro, charged with selling whisky without
| a license. Scott is alleged TO have car
| ried on mis- business in the rolling mill
| quarters, and when captured valise filled
/ with bottled whisky was found in his
| possession. If sufficient evidence can be
| produced the negro, will undoubtedly be
| given an opportunity to do some hard
| thinking about the ACCESSIBILITY of evading
| Uncle Sans revenue laws.
Notes and Personals.
| Mrs. Eugene Honeycutt, who has been
( quite sick at her residence ON Birkley
/ avenue, is reported to be much better to-
| day
| Claude Phillips, the little son of Arthur
/ Phillips. happened to a somewhat painful
| accident this morning. In his haste to get
| to school, the boy made msstep and
| fell striking his nose on the edge of the
4 curb and breaking the bone DR.. Lacey
dressed the wound and the child Is rest
| ing easily.
| The Tusdsy Night Card club was en-
| tertained this evening by Mrs. G. ii.
| Lopez. Mrs. Lee Moody, Mrs. John Queen
\ and Miss Bessie Smith.
| Mrs. j. r. Kent will leave this week
! to join her husband in Brunswick, Novia
| Scotia 1t will be remembered that Mr..
\ Kent took charge of the rolling mill de-
partment of the Dominion Iron and Steel
| company on March !.