The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-08
BOND ELECTION
 IS ORDERED HELD
Meridian Will Raise Funds to
 Buy Waterworks
WILL LEVY PROPERTY TAX
Two Prominent Citizens of Meridian Die at an Advanced Age-Suit Is Filed to Adopt Two-Year-
 Old Child.

Meridian, Miss, March f.-lSpecial)- The city boards have ordered an election for bond issue of $25O0OO to be held on March 22 and 23. The issue is to be used in paying for the waterworks sys- tenn. Nothing has been heard from Judge Jeff Truly and Attorney c. H. Alexander, the two distinguished legal lights who are to pass on the legality of the contracts for the s250,00O of resident street paving The long standing deadlock Is expected 10 be broken by their decision, which now is looked for before the first part of next week. A resolution has been adopted fix ing March 20 as the date for levying as easements against property owners where sidewalks and streets have already oeen paved. The back tax assessments of Rev enue Agent Vert Adams against the h.er- chants and Farmers bank were ordered vacated by the boafds. J. A. Mcdonald, city electrician has notified the boards that he has rendered his resignation as night engineer at the federal building This settles the point raised by the mayor as to his right to hold two positions and retain his office as city electrician.
 C. WelSS, aSeu oD, uled at nlS nome Tn this city Friday night after brief illness peculiar to the aged and infrm. The funeral service will be conducted by Rabbi Max Raisin at the Temple Beth Israel tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. The intermeut will follow In the Jewish cemetery Deceased had been a resident of Meridian for about IS years, removing to this city from the Mississippi delta, where he was well-known in the business To fz tv-t thfaa lo., .,arl, ttis, Mrs. Maxine of Aberdeen and Misses Atalinda and Dorreta of this city, and two sons, Herman Weiss of Meridian and Jacob Weiss of Mobile. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. l. Newman of Starksyille, and brother, J. Weiss of York, Ala.
 Edward Lynch, aged 75, died In this city last night, following an attack of pneumonia. For years he had been in the employ of the Northeastern shops. His funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from St. Patrick's Catholic church. The interment will follow in the Catholic cemetery. He is survived by no immediate family.
 Serina Wilson, the negress, who Thurs day attacked, beat. bit and pulled the hair out of Miss Hit, trained nurse, was tried in Justice Dabney's court and fined s5, which small penalty for the deed was quite surprising to many citi- zens who thought the woman should have been given the limit.
 Mrs. Margaret Leverett has filed with the chancery court a petition for the right to adopt her 2-year-old grandchild, Corinne Opp. Petitioner says that the child was placed in her care when an infant and that she desires to leave cer- tain property by will to the little one, securing by means of adoption papers of protection under the will. The mother of the child lives in Washington.
 The family of WA. Barker barely es- capped with their lives from their burning home late Friday night. When the fire was discovered by 8 couple of men the entire roof was ablaze and before all the members were aroused the flames had eaten their way through the ceiling. Two children, desperately sick with pneu- monia, were rescued, the bed clothing being on fire and one of the boys feet being burned before the covering could be taken off. Other members of the fam fly escaped only in their night clothes.
 Mrs. Blanche Williams has begun suit against the city for s500o, alleging per sonal injuries.