The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-28
THE CITY FATHERS
 EJECT 4 TEACHER
Fines in Mayors Court Amount
 to $209 for One Day
THE PETITION IS FILED
Paper Contains 925 Signatures, Which Number Is Reduced to 700 Legal Voters-Electlon Date
 Is Not Fixed.

Talladega, August Especial )-The city fathers had their usual meeting last night. A teacher for the north side city school to fill the place of Miss Stringer, recently married, had to be elected. It was argued by some of the aldermen that It was the duty of the council to elect the teacher who held the place of supernumerary, as that had been the custom for the past ten years. Prof. McNeel nominated a Miss Moon, stating that she held the proper certificate. and was otherwise qualified. and accordingly Miss Moon was elected over the super numerary.
 Some one suggested the abolishing of the south side, or Graham school, as one of the teachers had married. and another one was sick, and 1t would be economy to close the school, but the proposition met with no favor from the aldermen.
 There was talk of putting in an eight inch water main on South street. Dr. Simms, member of the water commits sion, suggested that this main would probably be laid when labor was obtain able. There was the usual routine bus mess transacted.
 The fines In mayors court on Monday morning aggregated $209, there being about fifteen cases on the docket. John Stone was arrested by Officer Grogan for stealing from Strnger's store, which makes the second time that John has been suspicioned of footing that locality. If the present ratio keeps up the annual fines In the mayors court will not be far from s6O00, tolerably equally divided between the town and the country peo- pie.
 The prohibition people filed their peti- tion for an lection before the probate judge this morning. The paper contain ed 925 names, which, after sitting out those who for various reasons were dis qualified as voters. left TOO names who were legal voters-more than enough to call the election. The names were gone over by the probate judge, circuit clerk and prohibition committee at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. and 1t was asoertained that more than one-fourth of the qual- flied voters of the county had asked for an. election on prohibition. It has not been determined as yet what date will be chosen for the election.
 William H. Skaggs, formerly mayor of the city of Talladega for two terms, was shaking hands with former friends on yesterday He now resides in Chicago. Many monuments of MT. Skaggs' admin istration yet remain in the city.
 John H. Hicks and MT. George Kyser have returned from a two weeks trip to New York and other eastern points
 Giles Mathis, a cotton merchant of Bir- mingham. spent a day in the city with his cousin, J. w Vandiver, on Monday.
 John Warwick has commenced the erec- tion of an addition to a house on the corner of East and Coffee strets just outside of the fire limits.
 Fire Chief Striplin has closely exam ned the water pressure on many or the streets and finds it deficient in many in- stances especially where many lawn sprinklers are used, as on East street, south The chief will insist that larger mains be put in. or the sprinkling stopped.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad is engaged in building a concrete via duet on the north side of Its road be- tween the jail and West street. It Is an expensive work, and one that will en- able the road to lay track on top of 1t so that coal can be delivered to the fur naces of the water company.
 The Christian church has been com pleted It is a handsome building, situ- ated on the west side of Court street. next to Buchanans livery stable, and while convenient of access, 1t does not show as well as if situated differently.