The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-06
DECISION OF COURT BENEFITS ANN|STON Commissioners Must Divide Certain Taxes With Cities MAKE MAPS FOR CAMPS Improvements to Be Made at Oxford. Calhouns Health Good-To De-
 yelop Ore Mines-BIackmon's
 Secretary Returns
MAKE MAPS FOR CAMPS

Anniston, April 5.-(Special) )-The deci- sion of the Alabama supreme court to the effect that the county road and revenue commissioners must divide the road and bridge tax with the cities Is in accordance with a decision rendered in this county some time ago by Judge Thomas w. Coleman, Jr., of the Anniston city court The effort of the city to realize on the provision made in this law has been the cause of an extended legal battle. The city made q demand on the county for it's pro rata share of the tax several years ago, but County Attorney H. D. Mccarty held that the law was uncon- stitutonal and the commissioners declined to turn over the money.
 Under the terms of the law the city of Anniston will get approximately s15,- Oo0, under the decision of the supreme court. Jacksonville, Oxford and Pied mont will also come in for a share of the funds, which are now held by the county.
 Making Maps for Camp Capt. T. L. smith, who was sent from Fort MePherson to this city to make a selection for the location of the camp, was busily engaged Friday in making maps of the several sites inspected He is visiting the scenes of the old Camp Shipp. established here in 1898, and other places that have been pointed out by the Anniston Chamber of Commerce as suitable locations for the soldiers, who will begin to arrive in July. Improvements at Oxford The next meeting of the city council of nxf VVi ha a n it is said, as at that meeting contracts will be awarded for the paving of sey- eral of the main streets of the city. This improvement will be in addition 10 the city sewerage system, for which a contract was recently awarded to an Atlanta firm. New abutments are being built on the south side of the bridge across Lees mill, near that city. The work is being done under the direction of OYerseer Leemaster, cement being the material used in the work.
 County's Health Good
 There is no race suicide in Aniston and Calhoun county, according to the annual report of County Health Officer B. l.. Hughes, which has just been made public. He shows that the births in the county aggregate 763, rate of 194 per thousand, while the death rate was only 5.7 per thousand. the total number of death in the county amounting to 225 Of the births, 291 were reported from Anniston. 67 from Jacksonville, 54 from Piedmont, fl from oxford and BIO from the county at large
 There were 125 deaths at Aniston, IT at Jacksonville, 12 at Oxford, It Piedmont and 65 in the county at large. The county health officer re- ports that individual drinking cups l,a inc n of public schools in the county, and he shows that there were very few infec- tious diseases here last year.
 To Develop Ore Mines
 A big iron ore deal is said to be on tap in the Anniston district. H. de Castelberg, registered from London, is at the Alabama hotel here and 1t Is believed that an an- nouncement of big deal will be made at an early date. He is regarded as an ex- pert miner and is said to have large back ing.
 Cupid Allowed to Prevail
 Dan Cupid has won out in the habeas corpus proceedings brought by Charlie Coleman against w. c. Galaher to recover the latter's bride of a week, and 1t is said that the proceedings have been dropped on the consent of the father to the marriage of the young couple, who were welded last Sunday.
 Blackmon's Secretary Returns
 Joseph M Slattery, private secretary to Congressman Fred l.. Blackmon, who has been in the city for a week, has returned to the nations capital to resume his cler- ical duties.
 Hospital Corps Inspected
 The Third regiment hospital corps, com- manded by Maj. Mark J. Williams. has just passed a successful inspection at the hands of Major Whtmore of the regular army and Major Chapman of the Ala bama National Guard. headquarters at Montgomery.