The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-11
WORK OF STORM IN
 ANNISTON SECTION
Damage Will Reach Several
 Thousand Dollars
ROAD BOND ELECTION
Commissioners of Calhoun VIII Prob- ably Ask for An Issue of S20O,Ooo At An Early Date-Pans for
 Building Roads.

Anniston, March 10.-(Special )-The torrential rain which fell in this city 1 Tuesday afternoon will mean a loss of thousands of dollars in the damage to railroad and street car trackage, public 1 roads, streets bridges, sidewalks, farm lands and houses in all parts of the An niston district, according to reports gath cred today.
 In Anniston, Shows creek reached the highest stage that it has attained in years, several bridges being washed away, others lost to view and rendered less sta tionary, while nearly every residence along the shores of the little stream was threatened with inundation.
 Choecolocco creek also overflowed it's banks, according to reports, and it is to Bordering farm lands, which were bad to mordering farm lands. which were bad ly washed by the overflow. At Oxford lake the creek was swelled to such an extent as to reach the sides of the bath house.
 On account of the impending flood, sev- | eral of the industries of the city had to close down few hours earlier than usual. l 1t being necessary for the employees of the Anniston Cordage company and the office force of the Kilby Locomotive and Machine Works to secure cabs in order to leave their places of business. The | Woodstock and Adelaide cotton mill em- ployes were also caused considerable in- convenience by the flood, which likewise | inundated several residences in South
 
 was also at Its height, doing further dam | age on East Tenth street, where the street was lost from view for about an hour. The storm will cause & consid- erable delay in the paving work in sev- eral sections of the city.
 l The greatest damage sustained by the Anniston Electric and Gas company was near the Woodstock commissary. where the trackage was so badly washed as to prevent transportation. The tracks of the Southern railway were washed up near Alpine, damaged near the plant of the Lehman Manufacturing company, and in West Anniston. The schedules were con- siderably disarranged, and in some in stances transfers to the Louisville and Nashville tracks were necessitated.
 The worst of the rain began about o'clock, and by a total precipitation of 26s inches had fallen The accom- panying clouds were exceedingly ominous, and for a time cyclone was feared. In the evening, however. the moon shone in all it's splendor, and the contrast was most refreshing.
 That an election will be called at an early date by the Calhoun county board of commissioners for an election for de- cision by the people on the issuance of s200,00O in bonds for public road improve ment seems to be a foregone conclusion. That the issue will carry in the event 1t is put before the people seems to be equally certain. Hence the people are beginning to plan for the undertaking.
 Farmers, business men and professional men in all parts of the county have gone on record in favor of the issue, but what Is considered to be among the best sug gestions made is that of ex-State Senator l.. w. Grant and former Representative J. D. Hammond of Jacksonville, who have suggested pike highway from Piedmont to Anniston, with eastern and western ramifications to all parts of the county. Former Commissioner c. D. Mar tln reCOmmenuS lte efIlplOyIneHl Dy lHo board of commissioners of an expert en- gineer for the purpose of laying off the work proposed and estimating the cost of the improvement. This, it is believed, will relieve the objection in some quar- ters to the project on the ground that it will be prosecuted in a discriminatory way, favor1ng the more influential sec- tions; likewise 1t will give the people a more intelligent conception of what they are voting for, 1t is argued.
 One of the handsomest of the many ele- gant residences which are now being erected in the Model City will be that of Charles D. Kline, an elght-room, two story brick structure on the corner of Sixth street and Leighton avenue. Plans are now being made for this dwelling, and as soon as 1t is finished 1t will be oc- cupied by MT. and Mrs. Kline.
 w M Thweatt who has for some time been engaged in the general mercantile business at McFall, has sold his business to J. B. Dunston of this city. He was also manager of the telephone office and postmaster at that place What he will do in the future has not been decided.
 Baggageman D. E. Carter of the Louis 1 vile and Nashville railway was dismissed by Justice Newman this morning on the charge of assaulting Constable D. E. Green It was shown that he did not | kick the officer, and that the latter was so excited that he could not read the at tachment for the trunk, which was the l cause of the trouble.