The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
WOODL,EY SITE
 FOR COLLEGE Methodists Agree on
 Location. THOMAS TRACT IS ACCEPTED Lengthy Discussion of the Merits
 of Different Offers. Each Representative Presests His CIsims and Members of commis- sion Then Decide Matter by
 Unanimous Vote.

By unanimous vote the Methodist College Commission yesterday decided on the John c. Thomas land on the woodley road. as the most available site for the location of the Methodist College. A committee was appointed to draw up the deeds. contracts and all the necessary papers for the trans- fer of the property. This was done last night and the papers will be signed today, conditions of the con- tract having already been agreed upon by the Commission and the owner of the property.
 All the members of the Commission were present at. the meeting. which was held at the Court Street Methoi- ist Church. beginning yesterday at 12 o'clock. and before the Commission CTS of the different sites which had been offered for consideration. Four sites only were considered, as the Commission decided that it would be unfair to the owners of the original sites offered were additional lands to be offered for the attention of the Commission at this late date.
 Each representative of the property proposed was allowed ten minutes to present the claims of the four differ ent tracts offered. Maps were pre- sented showing the desirability of each piece and each was described in de- tail.
 After listening to the descriptions the Commission went into executive session and the advocates of each tract argued the matter at length. It was not until 5 o'clock in the after noon that selection was finally made of the Thomas tract and then the Commission voted unanimously to &C., cept it.
 So much time was consumed In mak- ing the selection because each of the proposed locations offered certain ad- yantages which could not be over looked and the Commission was de- sirous that the best possible location should be secured and that all should be satisfied.
 Members of the Commission said last night before leaving for their re- spective homes that the agreement was altogether amieable and that all were satisfied with the outcome of the selection.
 While Judge W. H. Thomas. q member of the Commission, was a strong advocate of the site selected, 1t was made clear to the Commission and to all concerned that he had no private interest, and was not connect ed with or related to John G. Thomas to whom the land belongs. This was even put on the records that no mis- take might be made in regard to the position taken by Judge Thomas. After selection was finally agreed upon. committee composed of Dr. !. M. Mason. William H. Sanford and William H. Thomas, was appointed to draw up the necessary contracts. deeds, etc., for the final transfer of the property to the woman's Meth odist College.
 The site selected is donated abso- lutely for the use of the college and is worth probably $1s.o0o or S2o,ooo. It Is regarded as one of the most beautiful places about Montgomery. The tract contains trifie over fifty. eight acres, has a frontage of about A quarter of mile on the woodIey road and also has frontage on the west side and overlooking the Country Club golf links of an equal distance. It is bounded on the north and west bv the Sellers and Wimbush land and lies quarter of a mile southeast of Cloverdale.
 According to the requirements cleo tric lights and city water will be fur- nished and the CloverdaIe line will he extended so as to lead to the entrance of the grounds. Contracts will be made for boulevards from the Carter Hill road and from cioverdale, as well as for boulevard system from the south terminus of Perry Street.