The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-11
HATT|ESBURG IS
To BEAUTY TOWN
Council AppropriateS $4,000
for the Purpose
WILL ERECT SCHOOLS
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows VIII
Build a State orphanase and
Home-Money is Now
in Hand.
WILL ERECT SCHOOLS

Hattiesburg, Miss. Feb. 10.-(Special)-
y bond issue by the city of Hattiesourg
Nr total of $4,000, for general public
improvements, which has just been agreed
upon by the City Council, gives TIE as
surance that the work of building up ami
identifying the city which has been in
progress during the past year, will be COLI
tinued during the next twelve months
without interruption, and the coming sea-
son Will see more advancement than any.
other period in the city's history.
The bond issue is to be expended IN this
wise; $4,000 will be expended upon pur-
chase of ground and erection of school
building in the Fourth ward $4,000 will
go for school building In the First ward,
a block of ground for location having been
donated by II. A. Camp. president of the
Hattiesburg Trust and Banking company:
$4,000 will be applied to the improvement
of the school grounds in all parts of the
city, in the way of building feroes, set
ting out trees. laying sod and such work;
$4,000 will be applied to building bridges
across Gordons creek on the principal
streets. The sewers will get $4,000 for
extensions of the mains. and of this
amount about $4,000 will be used for the
purchase of a crematory, which will be
the first institution of its Kind estab-
lished in Mississippi. Tire water works
will get $4,000 with which 20 extend the
mains. The streets viii set $3.50, but
over $4,000 of this will be required to
cover the deficit on the present contracts,
and the surplus will lie applied to the
paving of such short eads Of business
streets including Railroad avenue, as
may have been overlook "a IN the present
arrangements.
Long Discussions.
This allotment of the bond funds was
not agreed upon by the City Council with
out some long and acrimonious discus
sions. AT one time, when Mayor Donald
threatened to apply his right of veto, it
appeared that the oond issue would fall
through entirely, md the council even
baked at the propos tiol to issue small
amount of bonds TO cover the deficit in
the present paving contracts, but Ear-
mony was finally achieved, and the con-
clusion arrived at meets with general ap-
prevail from the public although no pro-
vision is made for expenditure on tic
Main street school. The Gift OF a block
of valuable suburban ground from H. A.
Camp was accepted with expressions Of
thanks from the council.
Other improvement Of seni-public
character, to be compieted during the
current year, are we'll under way. The
steel rails for the street railway trolley
line, which have been delayed by reason
of crowded work at the foundries, have
been coming In IN large quantities dur
ing the past Ween, and are now scattered
along West Pine and Hardy streets far
out into the suburbs The rails are being
laid along with the street paving on the
business streets up town. The system will
cover some seven miles at the beginning.
1t will be concluded as soon as possible.
Gift Of Land
The gift OF land from Mr. Camp for
school purposes contemplates that tho
school building in the First ward shall
be erected this year. The school building
in the ourth ward will go up as soon
as the money can be obtained on the
bonds. These two structures will give Hat
tiesburg, by the end of the year, five big
two-story school buildings, each having
from seven 20 ten recitation rooms. 1t
is contemplated to put a $4,000 High
school building at some central point IN
the city as soon a the finances OF the
city will refnjt
The erection of the State Orphanage and
Home for the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
OF Mississippi will commence here at
once The deed tc twenty-acre tract
OF sU1urh han land as the site for the
home. donated by George fairfield of this
city. has lust been handed over to the
Odd Fellows. i he money for the build
ings and equipment is all in hand. and the
plans COR the building will be drawn at
once.