The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-28
HEAR PROTESTS ON MOUNTAIN CAMP Citizens Object To Anti Tuberculosis Hospital MUCH ROUTINE WORK
  Commission in Session Most of the Day Yesterday-Will Meet Formally Again Satur-
 day Morning
MUCH ROUTINE WORK

The Board of Commissioners held a regular weekly meeting yesterday in the presidents office They transacted bus mess applying chiefly to individuals and after making final somef assessments in the afternoon an adjournment was or dered until Saturday morning.
 The first action of the commission was the granting of petition of several bus mess men that certain changes be made in the route of the North and South Highlands electric cars. The delegation was composed of some fifty business men of Birmingham, headed by M. V. Jo- seph.
 The commissioners heard protests from J. C. Hale and H. A. Hickman. the latter a resident of Shades Valley, In respect to the anti-tuberculosis camp over Red Mountain. The remarks of MT. Hick- man were that he had lived on the land adjoining the site for many years and that he would object very much to the city granting any long lease on the prop erty for the purposes indicated in the petition of the association.
 He was followed by MT. Hale, who said that he was interested in land company which had been selling lots on the land adjoining the proposeds site He said since the agitation for the es- tablshment of the camp permanently had started the sale of lots had fallen off a great deal and that 1t was injurious to the property to have the camp sug- gested as a fixture. He pointed out that several persons had all but started the erection of homes on the property when it was brought to their attention that the camp would perhaps be where 1t Is now for 20 years and the plans for homes were immediately held up.
 He said the land had Appreciated i'm value and the entire proposition was in- turing one of the most desirable land settlements in the district.
 Commissioner weatherly questioned him relative to his interest and brought out that the opposition was based on his personal interest In land transactions about the proposed camp site.
 The commissioners assured those who appeared that the question was in their hands not for decision immediately, but to be studied, and that no decision would De renueTeQ LOT several udyo yet
 The commissioners have received a large number of protests against the association being awarded a long lease on the mountain park property for the tubercular patients. They have originated chiefly from the residents of the district most concerned.
 The commission yesterday awarded damages to a resident of Pratt City, who secured water from a fine well which was ruined last July when the sanitary sewer was constructed nearby. While the stat ute of limitations barred any legal ac- tion against the city the commissioners did not feel inclined to evade their re- sponsibility in that manner, so it was decided that Commissioner Weatherly should have authority to settle the en- tire proposition.
 The body transacted a large amount of routine work yesterday after which they adjourned for lunch. In the aft ernoon at 8 o'clock final assessments were made against a large amount of property. They also approved large budget of financial matters prepared by Auditor Abbott, which can only be han dled on regular meeting dayss The com mission adjourned until Saturday.