The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-07
REDUCED LIGHT
 RATESIN DECATUR Proceedings Against Com
 missioners Being Heard ASSESSMENTS MADE
ASSESSMENTS MA
Mrs. Prewett Masterson Dead-Deca- turs to Clean Up"-McLain Is Bound Over-An Important
 Arrest Is Made

Decatur. April 6.-tspecial)-The Decatur city council has just granted an electric light contract for five years and a gas franchise for 20 years to the Decatur Light, Power and Fuel company. The light company has an electric light franchise that has four years yet to run. The contracts and franchise are to take effect on May 1, 1912.
 The electric light contract greatly reduces the price of lights over the old contract. The price of arc lights is reduced from s72.5O to s65 each, and the price of commercial lights is re- duced from 14 cents to 12 cents. This will be saving of several thousands of dollars a year. It Is thought that the company may make a similar contract with New Decatur In the near future.
 Mrs. Masterson Dead
 Mrs. Prewett Masterson died last night at the family residence in New Decatur after a short illness with pneu- monia. Her husband survives her.
 The funeral will take place from the family residence tomorrow and the fu- neral will follow at the city cemetery.
 Case Attracts Interest
 The mandamus proceedings against the jury commission of this county is on trial before Judge Thomas w Vert of the law and equity court. This case has been one of much interest and has attracted wide attentiol. Recently two new commissioners were apponted by the governor to take the place of the old members. The old mem bers had filled the jury boxes before their retirement. When the new com missioners came into office hey threw out the 1uries drawn by the old com nissioners Now mandamus proceedings are being heard against the new mem bers to try to compel them to replace the names in the box that they had thrown out
 A jury trial was asked for in this case, but was overruled by the court.
 McLain Bound Over Charged with eloplng with another mans wife, Edgar McLain was tried be- fore Justice Eugene Ferris and bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
 Important Arrest Made l Chief of Police ". V. Davidson of New Decatur has arrested Gilbert Reed, a ne gro, whom the chief believes to be the | head of a gang of negroes who have com mitted a series of petty thefts during the  have recently been recovered by the pc | lice.
 Decaturs to Clean Up Both Mayor Henry A. Skoggs of Decatur | and Mayor John Patters of New Decatur | have issued instructions to the citizens l of their respective cities that they must "clean up.' Both mayors have appoint | ed committees to look after the matter and some day next week these commit | nri1 hAI a1H n general cleaning up will take place.
 Assessments Made
 The New Decatur city council has just | made It's final assessments on storm sewer on Lee street, amounting to Sl5H .65, and l also assessments on sidewalks in East | New Decatur to the amount of $729.
 Knights Templar Elect Officers DeMolay commandery No. IA, Knights Templar, has elected officers as fol- lows for the ensuing year:
 H. B. Beard. eminent commander; pr. w A. Rickels generalissimo; R. II. ! Wolcott, captain general; J. !. Cornish, prelate; w. B. Fogarty, treasurer. A. B. Harvey, recorder; pr. J. T. Gunter. se- nior warden; J. D. McNabb. junior war den; A. A. Hardage, standard bearer i; pr. l. A Nell sword bearer, George Young, sentinel.
 Easter Services 1 Easter services will be held at all of the churches of the Decaturs tomorrow lAt the central Methodist church, New Decatur, Bishop James H. Mccoy will preach the Easter sermon at II o'clock | tomorrow morning and will dedicate | thls church. This Is of the finest church buildings in the Decaturs. It was completed a few years ago, but had never been dedicated l