The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-25
ALDERMEN OPPOSE
 EXTENDED LIMITS Claim North Birmingham Sen-
 timent is Against Plan LETTER TO THE AGE-HERALD North Birmingham Officials Think the People Should Be Given an oppor-
 tunity to Vote on the Greater
 Birmingham Question.
LETTER TO THE AGE-HERALD
To the Editor of The Age-Herald

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 We, the undersigned, who constitute the Board of Intendant and Aldermen of Norm Birmingham, have read in the columns of the Birmingham papers cer- tain statements made by Representative Jere (. King In regard to Greater Bir- minghnm together with card signed by five citizens of North Birmingham stat ing that the people of our town desire annexation. We take this method of re- plying to MT. Kin; and the card mem toned, and request that you give our statement the same prominence in your columns that you have heretofore given the statements of MT. King. We know your paper believes In fair play, and that you desire to give both sides to any controversy an equal hearing
 We desire to state in the beginning that we are as individuals opposed to the annexation of North Birmingham to Bir- mingham, and that as officials of North Birmingham and representatives of its people, we are likewise opposed to an- nexat;on, we believe q very large ma jority of the people of the town object to being made a part of Birmingham. All of us, with the exception of the in- tendant. serve without any remuneration the people of North Birmingham, and all of us make personal sacrifice by one year and a half before Mr Kings Dill goes into effect, so the passage of same will not in any way affect Us of- ficially. From the foregoing, 1t can be seen that our opposition Is not dictated by selfish or political reasons. On the other hand, we conscentously believe that North Brmingham's growth as q manufacturing town will be stopped by annexation, that our taxes will be doubled, the increase not going to bene- ll us, but Birmingham getting same. and that the benefit to the district as whole will be nothing like commen- surate with the injury that we will re- ceive. Our city attorney in an interview in the columns of the Birmingham pa pers discussed the matter thoroughly, and we wish to endorse what he has said He not only presses our views in re- gard to Greater Birmingham insofar as same applies to North Birmingham, but we believe that he expressed the senti- ments of a large majority of the other citizens of the town on the question.
 We claim to be just as patriotic citizens as MT. King, and believe we have done as much to build up the Birmingham district as he. but we are forced to pro- test when we are called on to sacrifice the future prosperity of our town in order to secure only an intangible and sentimental benefit to Birmingham. Let MT. King fin his bill allow the citizens of North Birmingham voice in the qu .stion of making this sacrifice, which is the only fair and just thing to do. he should not arbitrarily try to force them to make it.
 MT. King. together with other mem bers Of the legislature from Jefferson county. promised during the campaign in substance that he would not favor any Greater Birmingham measure that di not allow the smaller towns vote on the matter. He secured votes from the people of the smaller towns on the