The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
CIRCULATE LOCAL
 OPTION PETITIONS Etowah Health Board In- spects Sewer Nuisance.
 Horse Falls Into Fire

Gadsden, September 14.-(Special') )-
 The petitions calling for an election in
 this county on the liquor question are
 out today and signatures are being se-
 cured It Is not believed that a sui ficient number of signers can be se-
 cured as the prohibitionists only re-
 gently circulated petitions for signers against an election and secured enough
 to bar the opposition if they all stick
 Should the liquor forces secure the
 necessary petitioners to call an cleo
 tion 1t goes without saying thats an
 other great battle between the oppos- ing forces would result as the pro- hibitionists of Etowah county are full ly determined to hold thcir ground and will inaugurate thorough campaign for the purpose as soon as it becomes apparent that this Is necessary.
 No decision has as yet been an nounced in the matter of rebuilding the plant of the Southern Manufactur- ing company, which was destroyed by fire about two weeks ago. The com pany has established temporary quar- ters for the transaction of business and Is taking care of It's local trade with materials secured from other mills. The Business Mems club is con- sidering the possibility of offering a bonus for the rebuilding of the plant and this may be done. But whether any special inducement is offered or not 1t Is believed here that the plant will be rebuilt in this city and that at an early day as the business was well established and on a prosperous footing
 Tax Collector N. M. Gallant announced this morning that the books would be open on October 1 for the payment of taxes, and the asseSosr will also begin on that date. the work of listing all prop erty for taxation next year. The tax col lections were very closely made this sea son, and but little property was sold for their satisfaction.
 Yesterday was pay day at the plant of the Sonuthern Iron and Steel company, but the amount paid out in cash was com- paratively small. During the time the company had it's plant closed in August the men were given ample credit at the commissary, and for this reason their cash balances were light compared to the amount usually paid out. Next month there will be the usual amount of ready cash. The engines at the blast furnace are about ready for service again and the furnace will go in blast some time next month if not before.
 F. F. Osborn and W. H. Russell, two local printers heretofore in the employ of the Journal Publishing company, have purchased the property of the Gadsden Printing company, an exclusive job print ing concern, and will engage in business for themselves.
 The county board of health has been nuisance near the plant of the Weller Rolling mill between Gadsden and Ala bama City. The rolling mill has a dam across Black creek near its property to provide water for operation and a sewer from Alabama City emptes into the creek above the dam and makes cess pool that is causing much complaint from residents in the neighborhood The report of the board will be made tomorrow and 1t is likely that the pool will be declared a nuisance and must either be removed or the sewer carried loweS down the creek so as to empty below the dam.
 A horse belonging to L. P. Jackson, a. colored drayman. who is employed by the city to remove the trash daily, came near being burned to death yesterday in a pe- culiar manner. A boy driver took load of trash to the dumping ground and drove so near the ditch in which it was being dumped that the wagon went in and pull ed the horse after it. The paper and other refuse that had been dumped had been set afire and this soon set fire to the wagon. The horse being unable to get away by Itself was badly burned be- fore the boy could summon assistance for its release. It is likely that the animal will die.