The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-24
MAYOR W|LKE WILL
ABIDE BY DECISION
Explains Object of Road
and Bridge Tax Law
DRAFT THE BUDGET
Admission Solons Return From Vaca-
tions North and East-C. L.
Chandler Will Address the
Chamber on Exports

Admission. June 2s.-(special.) -Mayor ]
L. Wilxle of this city says that he will not
be a party to any organization of cities
that may be formed with a view of petit
| tioning the next legislature to repeal thai
part of the road and bridge tax law which
enables cities to collect a pro rata share
of this fund when paid into the county
treasures.
The object of the law, Mayor WilSle
says. was to help cities that are strug-
Cling under. the handicap of a low rate OF
taxation, and as Admission now has the
lowest tax rate of any city in the state,
1t would suffer materially if the county
| were to take all of the road and bridge
tax money collected in Admission.
Most of the road and street work in An
niston is done by the city convicts. Tc
feed them, it costs the city $500 annually
and about the same amount to feed the
city's live stock, he says. About $1,000
more is required to keep the streets and
alleys clean.
Mayor Wikle states, however, that he
will not take any action to compel the
county authorities to pay over the money
oaiii tbcy nave fltiu lllHt W 'lIoTOuSIlly
investigate the recent decision of the SUI
preme court bearing on the case. When
that is done, he says, he believes the
commissioners will pay over the $4,000
due this city without a contest
The county officials claim. on the other
hand, that the county's campaign for bet
ter highways In Calhoun will be ma
terially handicapped IL the commission
ers are compelled to pay over to the city
$4,000 out of the funds that had been APP
propriated for this work, and they do
not want to be compelled to call bond
election.
c. d. Kline, state senatorial nominee,
has returned from vacation spent on
the great lakes and in the east. He says
he finds much difference in the optimism
OF the people In the two sections, the
conditions favoring the south, He thinks
big business is making its last staDA IN
an effort to override popular goversfillent
State Senator Kilby, his predecessor, and
nominee for lfeutenantF governor, is also
back from trip to New York He says
he anticipates no trouble in retaining
the right to name senate committees In
the next legislature.
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c. L. Chandler, South American agent
for the Southern railroad. will deliver a
talk before the Admission Chamber of
Commerce next Thursday on the relation
of Admission to the South American re-
publics showing local manufacturers
how they can profit upon the opening OF
the Panama canal. 1t Is believed that
this, CITY, the largest pipe making center
In the country, will increase it's exports
materially In that direction,
The annual budget for the city of Annis-
ton was discussed at a committee meeting
of the Admission city council Tuesday. An
effort is being made to secure an APP
preparation for the employment of a meat
and milk inspector, and 1t Is said that
an appropriation for this office will be
secured.
When arraigned in police court Tuesday
on charge of cruelty to animals, w. w
MCGOWAN claimed that he had whipped
his horse in consideration of his wife
and children. The animal frequently
ballSs he said, and he had their welfare
In mind when he Administered severe
thrashing to the animal, to which mem
bers of the humane society entered pro-
test