The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-06-28
TALLADEGA TO HAVE
NEW POSTOFF|CE
Excavation Completed-Ap-
preparation Is $4,000
GRASS WORM FOUND
Nearly $4,000 Spent for Conducting
Talladega Schools-Bond Issue
for Paving Purposes to Be
Voted on July s

Talladega, June 27.-(Special.) --Excava-
tion for the new postoffice building mas
been completed at the corner of North
and Court streets. Worxmen are putting
in the concrete foundations. The appro-
priation for the erection of the building
is $4,000. The Exchange hotel stood on
the site of the rev building, and for the
hotel and land the government paid only
$1,000.
Barbecue Yesterday
The Talladega Commercial club INDUCED
in a barbecue at Schocho Springs Thurs
day. The Swain tent show. which is play
ing an engagement of one week here, vol
unteered for the occasion the use of the
brass band. Mutton and freestone water,
fresh air and oratory was enjoyed by sew
eral hundred citizens.
$11,662 for Schools
The cost of the city schools was one of
the subjects discussed at the meeting of
the city commissioners, Messrs. Wren,
Stone and Ivey, at the meeting yesterday
evening. From the report of Superintend-
ent D. A. Mcneil 1t appeared that since
September l, 1911, the amount expended in
conducting the city schools was $11,662. OF
this sum the city had paid but 1881, the re-
mainder coming from appropriations from
the state and county.
Talladega Wants Ball
Several tentative propositions have been
discussed by the local fans, looking to
the purchase of the Huntsville Baseball
club. An effort to organize stock COM
pany with 5000 capital was made. but 1t
is quite likely that the project will be
abandoned for the reason that suitable
committee willing to solicit subscriptions
cannot be found.
Bond Election for Paving
A bond issue for paving purposes will
be voted on by the peoplpe of Talladega
on July s. 1t is proposed to issue s25.0OC
of 80 year per cent bonds for the pur-
pose of paving the public square, Battle
street. East street, Court street and North
street. The material is to be selected by
the commissioners The property owner
is to pay one-third of the cost while the
city pays the remainder. The county,
although owning the largest block of prop
erty on the square, cannot be made to
pay any assessment for paving.
Boring for Artesian Water
Boring for artesian water continues at
point near the present water plant.
Some time since few public spirited citi-
zens employed a company to bore for a
supply of artesian water and for weeks
the parties went deeper and deeper,
reaching a depth of nearly 400 feet. when
the casing doubled up, or something got
wrong with the machinery and the work
at that point had to be abandoned. Nov
ing the drilling outfit only 10 feet, boring
was again resumed, and now depth of
200 feet has been reached to a bed of sand.
No artesian water has been found yet
Grass Worm Found
At points in the county the grass worm
fbat not ba nj
in large numbers No cotton worm has
yet appeared, and this crop, while back
ward, looks quite well. Much rain has
fallen, but in scattered showers. so that
there is no complaint. Our markets are
filled with peaches and Japanese plums,
as we'll as large quantities of blackber-
ries, all selling at very low price.