The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-25
BIG LAND DEAL IN NORTH BIRMINGHAM B. R., L. and P, Company Buys
 Sixteen Acres
MAY BUILD POWER HOUSE
Generally Believed That the Company Has Extensive Plans In View AL though Nothing Is Announced.
 News of North Birmingham.

North Birmingham, October A-tope- cial)-The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has just completed most important deal in North Birming- ham dirt which promises to bring great good to the city in the near future. Just outside of the corporate limits on Village creek, near Sixteenth street, and the pro- posed route of the Illinois Central rail- road lot of sixteen acres was sold to the company by the J. B. Dryer Real Estate agency of Birmingham
 The general opinion is that large power. plant will be erected here in short time, as the situation is fine and the possibilities of water power are un- ilimted. Being low land large dam could easily be installed, and by building up the banks the usual overflow In rainy weather would be controlled. The property is an ideal site with all the natural advantages and close proximity to Birmingham. It is known tha. the present power plant is badly crowded, and the acreage is inadequate for the necessary improvements. Large appro- priations have been made by the stock holders for enlarging the eompanys hold ings, which will probably be expended at this point, for no other motive for the purchase of so large tract IS Tn the mind of local real estate men.
 North Birmingham, already the largest general manufacturing town in the dis trict, would welcome another great plant and the increased population which 1t would bring. Citizens are eagerly watch ing for any announcement of the com pany's plans which are not yet ready to be made public. Although the city has it's own electric lighting plant there is no power furnished to small industries which in many cases are forced to uss steam.
 Rocked Street Car.
 Late last night three negro men dis mounted from the North Birmingham car at Sixth street and immediately pro- eeeded to batter the car with rocks. The negroes were heavily intoxicated and had been very disorderly Conductor G. S. Swan and Motorman J. l.. Colbert, who were in charge of the car, turned on the full current and escaped without injury.
 At the park they notified Policemen Smith and lost, who boarded the car and returned to the scene of action, where they succeeded in arresting two, but the third escaped, after hot chase of six blocks The officers poured a continual rain of lead after him. but the negro was too badly frightened to stop, and got away in the darkness. A negro woman said this morning that she saw him with several serious wounds. It is believed that he cannot remain concealed without medical aid much longer.
 l The other two drunkards Will Green | and Senn Clarke, were bound over to the criminal court this morning by Mayor Friel on a charge of assault and bat l tery.
 Schools Closed. 1 The public schools of the city have been closed on account of the epidemic l of scarlet fever, which seems to have started in the town There seems to be no great danger, as there has been only l six or seven cases reported to the city physician, and a determined effort is be- 1 ing made to prevent contagion. The doc | tors think they will have the situation well in hand before another week. The board of education, however, I thought best to suspend the schools for l at least two weeks to prevent all chances of spreading the dread disease, The work of education was progressing | nicely, the attendance was larger than | ever before, and there is much regret on the part of the superintendent and teach- CTS that the schools should have to be | closed.
 Notes and Personals.
 The board of aldermen will meet Friday at 12 noon to consider some important | measures.
 Miss Annie Averett of Ensley and Miss | Christian Roson of Columbiana are the | guests of Mrs W. F. Albritton.
 The odd Fellows will meet tomorrow night in their hall to transact routine | business
 One of the prettiest weddings of the season took place this afternoon at D 1 o clock in Easonvile, Ala. The contract 1 ing parties were Charles r. owen Of North Birmingham and Miss Sadie Eason of Easonvile Rev. Hoyt Dobbs was the officiating minister
 A. L. Barnes. who has been i'll for some time with typhoid fever, is recover ing rapidly