The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-20
DECATUR D|StIKES
 CONSOLIDATION BILL. Council Passes Strong Resolu-
 tions in Protest WISH IT PUT TO A VOTE Claimed That Representative Wilhite Will Oppose BiII-To Install New
 Arc Lights-GeneraI Items
 and Social News
WISH IT PUT TO A VOTE

Decatur January 19.-(Special 1.-The mayor and city council of Decatur have adopted a strong resolution putting their disapproval on the Greater Decatur' bill as introduced in the state 1egisla- ture a few days ago by Capt. Dan Wal den of New Decatur, one of the mem- bers of the legislature from this county. In discussing the bill with a newspaper
 man, Mayor Henry A. Skeggs said: We
 do not oppose consolidation under condi- tions suitable to ourselves and New De- catur." It looks like if some concessions are not made the passage of the bill
 will be opposed strenuously by Decatur l citizens.
 The resolution as adopted by the mayor and council of Decatur follows: whereas. it has come to ou& attention
 that Daniel Walden has introduced in 1 the general assembly bill providing for
 an election and consolidation of the cities of Decatur and New Decatur; and, Whereas, the said bill was drafted
 and so introduced in the general assem- bly, without any of it's provisions being submitted to us for suggestion or other | reasons; and,
 Whereas, the relations existing be- tween the two cities are now friendly and are growing to that end; and, Whereas, when the interests of the two towns demand it, consolidation will I be inevitable, and the laws heretofore
 made and provided, and now existing,
 are ample to effect such a consolidation
 or annexation when it may be so desired | by the citizens of the two towns; there fore,
 :, Be it resolved, that it Us the sense of 1 the mayor and councilmen of the city
 of Decatur now in session. that the said bill should not be passed by the general
 assembly without giving the citizens of
 Decatur a hearing before the committee
 to which said bill has been referred. Be it further resolved, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted by the city
 clerk to each of the representatives for
 Morgan county in the legislature and a copy also be transmitted to the chairman n
 of the committee on municipal corpora
 tions, to the end that the citizens may have a hearing before said bill is con-
 sidered and reported by the committee. - l One of the contentious of the Decatur city council is that Decatur Is a smaller
 and much more compact city than New Decatur is; that 1t can be more easily
 and more cheaply governed; that there
 are the problems of bonded indebtedness, public schools, police and others that must be adjusted and worked out, and | that consolidation should be left to a | Iy,,a for uota nf of to l a majority vote of the two cities to- | gether.
 | It has just been learned that A. c. Will
 hite of Falkville, the other member of
 the state legislature from this county,
 will oppose the bill, but on what grounds ! is not stated.
 l New Arc Lights l The city council of Decatur will within
 short time put in a number of new
 street arc lights. The new lights to be put in will be placed in the western part
 of the city in new territory which was
 but recently acquired by annexation, and will be established at the request of a
 number of citizens who reside in that
 portion of the city.
 1 Much to the satisfaction of the fruit growers of this section of the state, the
 weather for the past few days has been | much cooler than 1t was during last
 week. Fruit men say that peaches here are usually killed, if killed at all, dur | ing January or February. They arc of the opinion TOW that the present cold weather will retard the buds so much that a fine peach crop this. year will be almost assured.
 | Social News
 | Mrs. D. c. Adams entertained the Wom- | ans Literary club yesterday afternoon at her home on Jackson street. l Mrs. R. E. Saunders entertained with | a bridge party this afternoon at the | Tavern hotel, New Decatur, in honor of Mrs. Samuel Connor of Meridian, Miss. and Mrs. Harry Geismer of Cartersville Ga. It was a most delightful affair Miss Lucille Thomas on last evening entertained the D. B. class of Willough- | by Chapel Sunday school and a few in vited guests at her home in New Deca- | tur Potted plants were used as the | decorations in the parlors. Games were | the feature of the evening, after which refreshments were served.
 l Mr. and Mrs. Council B. Elliott went to Sheffield today to attend the wedding of Miss Beth Thompson to MT. Archie | Elliott, which took place at 12:3O o'clock | this afternoon.
 Miss Lavenia Polk Lttlejohn has re- | turned from Columbia, Tenn, where she was the guest of honor at number | of brilliant social events.
 | Mir and Mrs. Walter Ward have re- turned to Kankakee. H., after a visit | to Mrs. Wards parents. MT. and Mrs. w. A. Brown.
 | Miss Jennie Kyle is at home after a visit to Mrs Hayes at Mooresville. l Miss Susie Hatchett Is visiting rela-