The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
Overwhelming Vote Cast
 For $1, 100000 Bond Issue
Result Was 362O 54 Making Practically to In Favor of Issue-C Commissioners Highly Gratified At Con-
 fidence Shown In Their Judgment

l very much of the opinion yesterday by
 noon that the issue was being voted over
 whemingly.
 Commissioner Weatherly was down
 early also and assisted in getting various
 attorneys, business men and clerks 10 | the polls He voted early in his ward and | kept on the firing line until 1t was a fore | gone conclusion that the vote was land
 slide for the issue
 l And last night when 1t was all over and the commissioners felt the first gen
 nine relief oyer the harassing debts of
 the city they talked freely of the victory i This is how emphatic President Culpep-
 per E,xum talked:
 President Exum Emphatic
 "The people of Birmingham can always
 be depended upon to do the right thing.
 The first thought of a man, firm, individ-
 ual or corporation should be to pay his
 debts. This the voters of Birmingham
 have declared to be their policy, by an
 overwhelming vote. The commissioners , have had an expression of confidence. It l Is up to us to show our appreciation. | The best way to do this is to handle the | city's affairs along business lines and receive for every dollar spent a full dol lars worth of value.
 q am personally deeply gratified that our exposition of the clty's affairs has
 merited such confidence as to bring oW the tremendous majority for the bond ls- sue.
 we tried to be explicit as to our condl- tions and the people have shown that they will stand behind us.'
 Commissioner Weatherly Talks Commissioner James weatherly said: Ut Is very gratifying to the commits l sioners I am sure, to receive such | fattering indorsement of their judg- I ment from the electorate of this great | city. We feel deeply the significance of this vote and interpret it as being l an indication not only that we are to pay the debts of Birmingham but that l the voters of this city are right be- hind us in every great undertaking and will see us through where they be- | lieve us to be in the right.
 "It should be a source of exceptional I pleasure for the business men and voters of Birmingham to realize l this morning that all obligations against their city will soon be paid
 and that they have three men who are l pledged to exercise every caution to keep the expenses within the income and run Birmingham as a great bus l mess is operated. This we will do all though any business man cannot be unmindful of the tremendous task fac 1 ing us The authorization of the bond l issue was decidedly favorable to an l optimistic opinion as to the future or this city as far financial proposl- 1 tions are concerned. The commission CTS are indebted to the people for this great compliment and I am sure we will | try to discharge. that obligation by handling the affairs of the people squarely and honestly."~ Judge Lanes Views Judge A. Q. Lane of the commits sion said:
 Of course I could not feel otherwise than highly gratfied at the result 1 studied the question thoroughly before ffhe co,finission took action and have not the slightest doubt that the course pursued was wise. It Is true that 1 Some of our best citizens took diff l ferent view of the matter and still others from the standpoint of judg ment took another view and opposed
 the bond issue from natural prejudices on account of isappointments. But l believe even those who opposed the issue of bonds will. In short time, upon reflection, reach the conclusion that it was the only safe course to pur- sue. There should be the utmost har-
 mony and good feeling among all the
 citizens of Birmingham and this feel ing should not be marred in the slight
 est degree by our former difference of opinion trust all oN us will heartily join hands in the upbuilding of our city and that the differences upon tbis ques- ton will leave no mark of heartburn ing or unpleasantness behind. ."All the people may rest assured that the money to be derived from the
 bonds will be properly and economic ally administered, and the commission will bring expenditures of the city gov ernment within it's income. I am not unmindful how difficult this is to &C.,
 complish, but it must be done.'