The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-12
COUNCIL ID NAME
 A TAX COLLECTOR w. I. EdmondSon and F. E, GaIbraith in the Race MAY ADOPT THE NEW CODE Mayor Pro Tenn. Cooper Will Try to Defer Action on Question
 Until Return of the
 Mayor.
MAY ADOPT THE NEW CODE

Anniston, September 1.-(Special. 1.-The chief matter to come before the City Council at the regular meeting tomorrow night will be the election of a city tax collector, the choice to be made between w. T. Edmondson, Jr., and F. E Gal braith, who recently resigned the place to take q vacation in the west but who has been persuaded by hls friends to again place his name before the city lawmakers as an applicant for the posi- ton.
 As the race now stands, Aldermen Cohen, Todd, Ward and McCarty are pledged to Mir. Edmondson. while Messrs Cooper, Whiteside Lewis, Robertson and Fitzgerald are for Mir. Galbraith. Col W. H. McKleroy, alderman from the First ward, was not at the last meeting, and as 1t required six votes to elect there is con- siderable interest manifested in the cast ing of his ballot. If he votes for Mir Galbraith, it will mean the election of that gentleman and if he votes for MT. Edmondson 1t will mean a tie, thus neces- sitating MT. Cooper to vote again US mayor pro tenn to unite the muddle. It Is not known how Colonel McKIeroy will vote as he said today that he had not given the matter any attention. MT. Coop CT says that in the event of a tie ne will likely postpone the election until the return of Mayor Kliby.
 The question of the adoption of the new municipal code may come up, but Mayor Pro Tenn Cooper says that he will make an effort to have the council defer action on that matter until the return of Mayor Kilby who will probably be back before the next meeting. At any rate, con- siderable amount of red tape is necessary to be unwound before the code can be adopted.
 Another matter of importance that will probably be considered is the sewer ex. tension from Eighth street to Oxanna on Quintard avenue a question that is now in the hands of special committed
 Judge George B. Randolph has been m Washington for several days and it is understood that he is there for the pur- pose Of Interviewing the postmaster gen eral in the interest of his candidacy for the position Of postmaster of Anniston to succeed J. M. Ragan. Judge Randolph was formerly postmaster, and he has been very active in his efforts to secure the place again.
 A Dallas. Tex. paper gives an account of the killing of a negro by the name of Will Perry. and it is believed that he is the man who killed King Farmer in this city in the spring of 1901, placing the body Of his victim on the railroad track to cover his crime. His several escapes and his vicious attack upon Patrolman Har- mon well known. Last year he es- oaped from the Coalburg prison. his death sentence having been commuted by Gov ernor Jelks to life imprisonment.
 George Johnston of the firm of John ston Bros. Company, has completed plans for the erection of a handsome ten-room cottage at the corner of Seventh and Quintard avenues. The building will he constructed of frame material and will cost about $2500.
 William Stewart has returned from Statesville, N C., where he was employed in the erection of a large cotton mill While en route home Mir Stewart went to sleep while passing through a long tunnel. and when he awoke he found that he was minus purse of s42. He says an other gentleman on the train was robbed of s20 at the same time.
 An interesting progra mme has been pre- pared for the ice cream social and enter tainmert to be given by the Junior league of St. Paul's NJ. E. church tomor- row evening. The public Is invited to at tend.