The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
ALLEN IN CHARGE
 OF JAIL BUILDING Work Is Ordered Rushed to
 Completion NO PAYROLL CUTS Commission Gives s400 for Anti Tuberculosis Work-Will Take
 Up Regular Appropria-
 ton Later
NO PAYROLL CUTS

Upon the urgent recommendation of Architect H. B. Wheelock and other ex- perts the city commissioners yesterday decided to build the new city prison un- der the supervision of personally em- ployed superintendent, c. M Allen. The conclusion to erect the jail by workmen cther than through the contracting sys- tenn was arrived at only after the prop osition had been thoroughly looked into by Commissioner Weatherly and F. H. Gafford of the street department.
 From the figures submitted by Mir. Wheelock the work now to be done on the jail will cost about s41 GOO. which is not including the cost heretofore borne by the city in placing the foundations. The fee given to Superintendent Allen Is to be s200o. which figure MT. Vince lock explained was below what would be figured by a regular contractor. The most pressing feature of the situation was the lack of time. The commission CTS suggested that one half the jail be completed as quickly as possible in or- der that the prisoners could be placed there to relieve the unsatisfactory con- ditons at the south side prison.
 The commissioners ordered the work to, begin at once The site upon which the jail is to be situated measures IS acres and entailed a cost of about s3a,- | CO., The deal however included the ex- | changing of some useles land into iths jail transaction for a considerable fig- ure.
 The much discussed and apprehended cut in the departments of the city did not take place yesterday as scheduled. The street department under Commis- sicner Weatherly was Up for considera- ticn through the suggestion of Mir. Weatherly but before anything could be done President Exum and .Commissionsr Lane in one voice said to let cuts pass un- til some future time. The street depart nent inventory was at the command of the commissioners but nothing was done in any department.
 President Exum said yesterday morn ing that so far as he had been advised no cuts were contemplated in his de- partments but that the other commis- sioners might have programmes of re- trenchment that would result in de- crease of the fixed charges.
 Commissioner Weatherly said that he had some data for the commissioners on cut but that they wanted it passed until some future time.
 Commissioner Lane said that perhaps the latter part of this week would see some slight changes in the payrolls but that no great cutting would take place that he was advised of. The commis- soners have in mind the saving of every cent possible in order to make tho charges of the city come within the income.
 The commissioners yesterday could not withstand an appeal of the Anti-Tuber- culosis association that men were dying iii Birmingham for want of funds to provide for them, so the commission do- mated s40O to that cause until some fu- ture time when it would be continued it possible. The authorities made it plain that the donation was not to be ex- pected monthly until the budgets of the city had been secured and the work for next year mapped out. The members of the committee before the commission were deeply gratified at the donation. Other than the above only routine mat ters were transacted by the commission.