The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-02
ONE MORE SCHOOL
SITE IS CHOSEN
EeSsemer Aldermen Hold An
other Caucus
PASS BY SCHOOL BOARD
President Lewis Casts Deciding Vote
in Favor of Property at Corner of
Nineteenth Street and Ar.
lington Avenue.
PASS BY SCHOOL BOARD

council held a caucus this evening, and
after a good deal of talk and much
voting. Nineteenth street and Airing
ton avenue was decided on as a sch col
site. Now it remains to be seen
whether the mayor will veto this. All
of the aldermen were on hand for the
first time in about two months.
1t appears that the city is very much
divided along the aldermanic line, from
the fact that whenever a question of
vital interest to the city comes up for
discussion it is very often the case
that they line up, four and four, and
this evening was no exception. Short
ly after the meeting was called to o.
der by President Lewis Mayor Rush
stated that he had understood that he
meeting was called for the purpose of
selecting five men for the board of ed
ucation; in fact, it was understood ali
along that this would be the purpose of
the meeting. The mayor stated that
he believed it would be a good matter
just al this time to defer action along
this line.
Alderman Winters stated that he was
in favor of settling the matter at
once. Alderman Edmundson said &c
believed it would be a good plan to let
the matter go over A vote was taken
ON it and Alderman Winters was
found to be the only man who was IN
favor of having the matter settled this
evening.
1t developed that there are a number
OF gentlemen who are DESTROYS of serv-
ing on the next board. Some of tn am
have said so, while the friends of sore
have insisted on their making the ra re.
The following names were called of.
and it is believed that if the council
ever does make up it's mind to get down
to real business some of them will run
Tor office:
j. A. Lay, L. Sch wabacher. A. Z.
Mitchell, G. F. Goodwin. w. L. Rust
w. w. Hollingsworth, w. II. Lewis,
w. d. Taylor DR.. Downing, DIR. Nc
Tyeire, DR.. Mcneil. w. P. Gum. DR.. +.
+. Robinson. A. X. Murphy. James Trot-
ter, w. G. Hurd, and Sam Erlick.
1t is possible that there are several
of these gentlemen that would not de-
sire to enter the race. but at any rate
all of their names We're mentioned ct
the meeting this evening. After it was
decided to pass the board of educati
matter up to some future date, the
matter of the school site was brought
up and, as usual, Alderman Batson and
fV,fa
take vote on the mayors veto on the
Sixth avenue and Sixteenth street site
This resulted in a tie vote, so tile veto
will hold good.
Alderman Batson then put in nomina-
ton the Mingea property on the corner
of Berkly avenue and Sixteenth street.
price $4,000, with a salvage amounting to
possibly $1,000, which would make the
net cost $1,000. This was lost by a vote
of 6 to 2.
Alderman Winters then put in nomina-
ton the property at the corner of Third
avenue and Sixteenth street, at a cost of
! $3.50, with possible salvage of $1,000 This
| resulted in a tie vote, Aldermen Winters
| Edmundson, Thomas and Copeland vot-
| ing for it, and Aldermen Batson, Benton
Long and Ross voting against Presi-
dent Lewis put the finishing touches to
it by voting against 1t. p
/ Alderman Long then put in nomination
the property on Nineteenth street and
| Arlington avenue at a cost of $4,000 and
| it is understood that the owner is will
ing to allow the city $1,000 for the houses
that are now on it. This was the last
| one but it proved not to be the least
| by a long shot.
/ Aldermen Winters, Edmundson, Thomas
and Copeland voted against it and AL
| dermen Batson, Benton, Long and Ross
voted for it, Again it was tied up ,and
again did President Lewis get busy. He
did the business by voting for it, and
unless the Mayor decides to veto this site
there the school will be erected, pro.
| vided a new one ever Is erected.
The matter of purchasing a lot right
| next to the Clarendon Avenue school came
| up for discussion. 1t was stated that
| the owner of the property, w. p. Golson
| purchased the property some time age
| and did so with the intention of erect.
| ing a residence on it, but as long as
| the school site was under discussion he
| was undecided to whether it would
/ be a desirable residence or not from
| the fact that it just possible tina
| it would be decided to add on to the
| school and by so doing hurt his property
| as a residence property. He, offered Il
| to the city for $1,000 and wanted to know
| as soon as possible If they cared to take
| it, The matter was referred to the schoo
| committee and their report will be sub
| mitted at the next meeting of the coun
/ Gil.
| After the school site proposition wa:
| settled an awful silence commenced tC
/ hang over the entire gathering and mo-
/ tin., mas rnada and seconded to Ad inurn