The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-01-29
MRS, BURDETT Is AWARDED DAMAGES Gets Eight Hundred Dollars for
 a Lost Foot TAX PAYERS ARE HARDY Only $50 Voters In Talladaea County Have Deposited Poll Tax With the
 County coIIeotor-The
 Race for Chief.
TAX PAYERS ARE HARDY

Talladega, January S.-(Special.)-The damage suit of Mrs. Burdett vs. the Lou isville and Nashville railroad and Engi- neer Edgar Holcombe. consumed the en- tire past week in the circuit court. The damage claimed was S30,000 for cutting off the foot of Mrs. Burdett. She was walk ing between the tracks of the Columbus and Western and Louisville and Nashville railroads in the town of syllacauga at the time of the accident. At a late hour Sat urday night the jury returned a verdict against the defendants and in favor of Mrs. Burdett for the sum of eight hun- dred dollars. It is likely the case will be appealed
 A waller woman" from Carrollton. Ga, stayed all night with Priscilla Hogan colored, on Sunday night and took her departure from there on the early train Monday morning. After she left Priscilla ascertained that the waller woman" had taken a large part of her household goods with her, practically footing the room occupied by her.
 The usual Monday morning mayor 8 levee was rather slim1y attended this morning. Only ten cases were heard, most of them petty misdemeanors and Saturday trunks The fines assessed amounted to $95. Two prisoners escaped from the street gang last week while Su- perintendent Phillips was making out the pay roll. One of them had twenty days yet to serve. The other had almost served out his time.
 A flue in the boiler in the north side city school burst at 8 o'clock this morning. making 1t impossible to heat the building. The boiler was a second- hand one when put in and has always caused more or less trouble It may re- quire several days to repair it and in the meantime this section of the city school will have to wait for the re- pairs.
 Only six hundred and ffty-six voters have paid poll tax in this county. There are probably three thousand voters in tho county, with at least thirteen hun dred of this number subject to poll tax. A few more may pay up between now and February 1st, a period of only three days, but 1t is safe to reckon the maxi mum number at seven hundred, out of a possible thirteen hundred In other words six hundred white men in one of the richest counties in the state are unwill- ing to pay one dollar and fifty cents to become invested with the right to vote.
 Bids are being asked for to place steam heat In the Carnegie library. As yet btu one has been filled with the com mittee
 The work of the grand jury just ad- journed was arduous and very thorough. Ia NlaxtRf mas drunk resulted in twenty-three in- dictments. When the arrests are made and the persons indulging in this aleo- holic amusement properly punished that section will breathe easier and be de- cidedly more peaceful.
 The race for the place of chief of po- lice of the city of Talladega promises to be interesting. The present chief, Robert Hood, will not be a candidate, having decided to devote himself to private busi- ness, but candidates will not be lacking, as the office pays $1.200 a year. As yet there are but two names mentioned, Off cer Tom Thompson. the senior of the present police force, and Zack A. Gro gan. The office will be filled by the vote O. the new city council on April 18th.
 The action of congress in allowing $50,O00 for the maintenance of work al ready done on Coosa river. and provid- ing for a survey and estimate both at Riverside and Horse Leg shoals, will be of much benefit to Talladega county The completion of tflis projected work will render navigable all the portion of the stream sweeping the northwestern and western border of the county. At one time it seemed as if all work on the Coosa had been abandoned. Probably the Coosa is the only river in the world navigable at both ends but not in Inc middle