The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-02
TAX
FOR GOOD ROADS
Is Proposition of Tax Assessor
Cowden of Calhoun
WOULD DERIVE 100000
Tonnage Over Southern Railway Into
Admission Shows Return of Good
Times-CounciI viii Beauti-
fly Hillside Cemetery.

Admission. October 1.-(special.)-
approaching good roads convention in
Birmingham has revived interest in that
subject in Admission, and Tax Assessor
Dave Cowden has evolved a plan to take
the place of the $50O,OO0 bond issue pro-
posed by this county-his plan being to
have the county commissioners levy
three-mill tax under authority conferred
ON them by the state legislature.
Mr.. Cowden stated today that by this
assessment, supplemented by the labor
of the county convicts and those subject
to road duty will create a sum equal
to about 100000 annually or slO00,00O in
10 years, which, if properly utilized. will
be sufficient to build the 700 miles of
modern roads proposed by this county.
Mr.. Cowden further states that the pro
posed bond issue is not equivalent to the
demands of the roads in this county.
and besides this he argues that at the
end of 20 years the county will have paid
out s500,00O in interest and still owe the
principal. Under his scheme every dol
lar of the expense will be used in this
county, and there will be no debt created.
He suggests that the work be done under
practical experts.
Mayor Wikle has appointed G. B. Ran
dolph, w. Fl. McKleroy, NJ B. Well
born. Ross Blaskmon. J. C. Sproull,
James Keith, J. f. Walker, J. H. Noble.
Scott Roberts. T. L. Robinson, L. II.
Kaplin FL. L. Turner, R. o. Watson.
j. B. Lagrade, J. w. qomer. O. M. Rey-
nolds. II. Hertz. Joseph Saks, John Shell
mutt w. L. McCaa, George Johnston. c.
T. Kidd, L. /. Scarborough, W. L. Jones,
Fred Noble, con Ullman, Bob Todd, A.
sterne. W. II. Williamson. and w. II.
Cooper as delegates to the good roads
convention in Birmingham
Tonnage Shows Increase.
General Agent J. A. McGuirlz of the
Southern Railway in Admission who re-
Gently gave out an off-hand statement to
the effect that the tonnage over his line
in Admission for September of this year
would exceed that of the same date last
year by 40 per cent and approximate
that of 1906 and 1907, said today that
after a further investigation he has
found that the tonnage for this year will
be greater than during either of the
years mentioned
City Council Acts.
At the meeting of the city council last
night plans were drafted for the inn
provement and Identification of Hill
side cemetery, the final resting place OF
a large number of Anniston's founders,
Confederate and union soldiers including
the bodies of Samuel Noble, A. l.. and
f. L. Tyler, Gen. Daniel Tyler, William
and James Noble. d. r. Parker, J. NJ.
McKleroy, J. w. Lapsley, d. f. Constan-
tine and others who figured prominently
in the early history of the city and
state.
Ellis Funeral Today.
The body of William Ellis, who died
at the home of William Bllisc, Jr., in
Memphis yesterday morning, will arrive
in this city tomorrow morning for burial
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Ellis was
pioneer citizen of Admission, having come
here from England when this city was
called Woodstock. He is survived by
one daughter and two sons, Mrs. Tur
ner of Atlanta and Alfred and William
Ellis, besides a nephew. John Ellis. He
was 81 years old. His death was caused
| by kidney trouble.