The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-31
WEATHER BUREAU
 BUILDING READY Anniston Has New $10,000 Structure Completed PAVING CONTRACT GIVEN Telephone Go. Announces That Half Rates on Night Messages Will Be Cut out-Ira Perryman Is
 Out on s75oo Ball.
PAVING CONTRACT GIVEN

Anniston, August 30.-(Special.) )-The Anniston weather bureau building, which was built at a cost of about $10.- 000 more or less, is nearly ready for occupancy, and Forecaster ". F. Clarke says that he will likely move in by the goth of next month.
 Before MT. Clarke can move in, how ever, the building will have to be ac- cepted by the government. and a man will be sent here for that purpose within few days.
 The Anniston weather bureau build ing is located near the corner of Eighth street and Quintard avenue. It is brick structure, two stories in height and of about eight rooms in size. The appearance is imposing, and the effect we'll adapted for It's purposes as both residence and a bureau station.
 Contract for Paving.
 The city council in extra session last night again awarded a contract for the paving of the sidewalks on Noble street, Wilmer. Quintard and Leigh ton avenues to MT. John Bigler at 92 cents per square yard, the pavement to be five inches deep, including an inch crust.
 The former bid of SS cents by the same contractor was turned down be- cause the specifications were not ac cording to those required by the city.
 The council also required a bond in some surety company to the amount of $500 Ofor the faithful carrying out of the contract and to insure against loss to the city from the use of faulty ma terial.
 The mayor was auth orized to have all sidewalks put to the proper grade in order to insure uniformity.
 It was agreed to pay for the paving in monthly installments of 75 per cent of the contract on all work completed.
 An ordinance was passed placing fine on any property holder that essay ed to build a sidewalk more than two feet from the line of his lot.
 Attending the special session last night were Mayor pro-tem. Cooper and Councilmen Cohen, Fitzgerald. McCar- ty, Ward and Whiteside.
 No Reduced Rates.
 Manager Keith Conway of the SOuInern Bell JelepflOne company m this city announces that beginning with September l. all reduced rates over that company's lines will be discontinued.
 Heretofore the company has allowed one-half reduction on all messages communicated after o'clock. but it Is now desired. if necessary to receive less business and more money for the business that Is transacted.
 The reduced rate greatly increased the night business, and it Is said that it is to relieve the night operators of overwork that the change Is to be made.
 Perryman Trial.
 Young Ira Perryman was held by Justice J. F. Green for an Investigation by the grand jury at the conclusion of a preliminary investigation yesterday afternoon. He was granted bail, how ever, the bond being fixed. at s7500.
 The trial lasted two whole days, and was watched from the beginning by a large audience of interested spectators, composed both of interested specta- tors, composed both of whites and ne- groes.
 Yesterday afternoon the state made an effort to break down the evidence of the mother of the accused boy by the recall of several witnesses for the