The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-19

 to become rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church this city, the pulpit of which has been vacant several weeks"
 When the above was read to pr. Evans he said that he had been officially in- formed of the action of the Lynchburg church, and that he had received let ter from the Right Rev. A. M Randolph, bishop of the diocese of Southern Vir- ginia, which embraces Lynchburg, urging  from Clay to Trrssville, 20-foot span; on the Warner road, 16-foot span; two on the South Park road, 16-foot span; across Pal mers branch on the Village Springs road, S-foot span; near Brookside. S-foot span.
 The work on steel bridges has been as follows: At Arcadia, over Black creek, 80 feet; at Newcastle, 50 feet two between Brookside and Cardiff over Five Mile creek, both 80 feet over Watkins branch, on Shades mountain road. 50 feet; repair of Car diff bridge, building steel approaches, totalling 80 feet, and repair of bridge over Valley creek at McMeans ford.
 Maintenance Is Costly Figure.
 It will be noted, however, that with all of this outlay for improvements. maintenance has been necessary, and has proven the most costly feature. To the overseeres and their gangs the bridge repairers and the section men the county has paid $56,13202 during the II months ending December l.
 The county has 12 section men, each with an average of eight hands, which have control of the repairs on dirt and other roads in their particular sec tions. Each man draws average pay roll of more than $500 8 month.
 The preesnt board has estab blished the plan of using section men with great success. Six section men, sup piled with a horse and wagon, are scattered over the macadam roads. and their work in filling up washouts and gulleys, repairing bridges and drain- ing mud h oles has been a great saving on the wear and tear of vehicles.
 Expenditures For Five Years.
 County Auditor Robert Morris has compiled a statement of the expendf- lures on roads in Jefferson county for the past five years. His figures run from September to September. which accounts for the difference in the total for 1909 from that given above.
 Year 1904-5, macadam roads, s2e,- S04.39; dirst roads. $34.03c.s5; bridges, $16,920.2o. Total, $S0,755.54.
 Year, 1905-6, macada mroads, $64,- 302.32; dirt roads. $36.186.96; bridges. $57.s0477. Total, $15S.3S4.05.
 Year 1s06-7. macadatn roads, $4.- s3s.55; dirt roads. $81,421.62; bridges. $s6.3S5.S1. Total. $1o9,646.ss.
 Year 19O7-S, macadam roads. $154.- 931.5S; dirt roads, s43,93C.9S; bridges. $69, 9,466.07. Total. s267,72s.63.
 70 1a 0- 84s.29; dirt roads. 34,69s.6s; bridges, $63,073.S0. Total, $238,121.27. Total for nlacadam roads, $431 ,316.13 {; total for dirt roads, $179,670.19; total for bridges, $24s,65o.15. Grand total. $s54.6s6.47.
 Bound to Contract System. The county is now bound to the con- tract system for road work. All of the members favor leasing the convicts as long as they can get anything for them and declare that upon their investigation they find convict labor an absolute fail- ure. Under the presen tcontract with the Pratt Consolidated company the county Is bound ito deliver every one of the con- victs sent to hard labor for the county after the first day of January. 1909, to the 31st day of December. 1912" For male convicts over 16 years of age the county
 
 females are given to the company for maintenance only.
 Money For Convict Hire. The money received from the hire of convicts for the first three-quarters in the year totals 329,929.60, and when that for the last quarter is added it will reach | $45,o00.
 The money for the first three-quarters has been paid out of the fine and forfei- ture fund as follows:
 First Quarter-To John R. Bradley, clerk of criminal court, $13,2 .55; to Clerk Dud- ley of the Bessemer court $5.60; morey from justice courts to Giant Miller, coun- ty treasurer, S1407, TO-
 Second Quarter-To Giant Miller sS25 46; to John Bradley. ss55S. .a6; to John Brad ley, $4102 .35; to Giant Miller S620.a. Third Quarter--To Giant Miller, $45S 60; to John Bradley. $4152.O5; to John Brad- ley. SPOTS .62; to Giant Miller. $2lo. That turned over to the criminal court clerk went to pay costs TOT cases cases III MIich the state wsa the loser, while that to tbe treasurer goes into the fund from which witness and jury fee claims arc !, paid .-o ara -- i in these claims, which is less than at any | time in ten years. It is hoped that in a few years these claims may be paid at | once.
 Section Men Report. Reports from the section men of the county show the exact expenditures for each month of the year up to the begin ming of the present month: James O'Hafa-January, $eo.S5; Febru- ary, s61. 80; March s76.55; April $s7 50: May. $s7. IS; June, $s9 60: July. $93. .15; Au- | gust. ssS IS; September, $9l 6S; October, |, ,ss2 s5; November $91 .15 total. sS30o4.
 Alleson Sells and w. F. Moore-Jan- uary, ss1 .l5; February. s6l. 20; March. s61 TO; April, $61.7o; May, $7.8l; June, s60; July, $1o1.75; August. $1os. .25; September, $s3. .25; October, $l04.10; November. $se .o5; 1 total, $Sss.s
 1 L. R. Houlehan-Febraury. so; March, | $6125; April, $6O: May. 80; June, $00 July s65; August. $65. 6o; September, $67 50; Oc- tober, $6S. .75; November, $S5; total s65s 05 | E. F. Hollins-February s62.95 March I, se1.65; April. $sl.S; May. sc4; June. s6o;