The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
OPEN MEETING ON TAXES YESTERDAY Evans Wants City's Sinking
 Fund Investigated VOICE FROM SUBURBS Frye's Committee Will Hold Public Hearing Monday Afternoon, When Suggestions Will
 Be Heard
VOICE FROM SUBURBS

The, a,,Jsa s,sx r. the duty Of whscA
 s;4uUE1 Gre for the perma
 nent fhN'sesaT relief of the city of Bir
 minsham. held it's final open meeting /, yesterday afternoon and adjourned to
 the Chamber of Commerce. Monday aft
 ernoon at 3 o'clock
 l At o'clock Monday in the audi torium or the Chamber Of Commerce the subcommittee named to devise a | plan for the immediate relief of Bir-
 mingham will hold an open meeting and the public is invited to appear and express itself regarding what should
 be done at once in order that Birm,ns- ham might be extricated from its financial plight.
 The feature of the session Of the first named committee yesterday was the adoption of a resolution introduced by Frank " Evans that a subcommittee
 of five be appointed to investigate the sinking fund of the city, to find out in other words. If that portion of the Income of the city has been set aside for the payment of interest on bonds which the law demands must be set aside The subcommittee will be nemad in the near future
 Nat l.. Miller made one of the in-
 terestlng talks before the committed. He advocated an increase in the rate
 of taxation and attempted to prove by figures that through the plan of equal ization the city of Birmingham woulI secure out of every $470 raised only s1. the remainder going to the county. 
 Speak For Suburbs Dr. Barrett of East Lake, C. C. ElIis of West End and M. II. McDoweil of Ensley. representing the suburbs made brief talks in which they presented the condition of those suburbs before Greater Birmingham was created MT. Ellis and MT. Mcdowell spoke against the proposed tax raise and intinated that in their opinion such a proposi- tion, if submitted to the people, would fall to carry. Lee C. Bradley and George B. Mccormack expressed them selves as being of the opinion th-- certain rigid economy could be prac- ticed with good effect in the conduct of the municipal government E. W. cil. was among the others who ex- pressed views and opinions
 Frye's COmmittee Meets
 John H. Frye. chairman of tho, sib- < committee named to devise Dian Of
 immediate relief for Birmin ham. stated last night that hls ssbcommft- tee had had its second meeting in pri- vate and that 1t had adjourned to meet sgain at o'clock Monday afternoon in the auditorium of the Chamber Of Commerce when hearing would be granted to any citizen who desired to express himself. This subcommittee, as is known. is endeavoring to ascer- tain whether or not it would be tho part of wisdom to recommend to the committee of 100 a bond issue of el,- coo. 900. It Is expected that this pub lie hearing will bring out interesting information.
 Fl. U. Sims. chairman of the subcoin- mittee appointed to prove the conduct of the municipal government with the object of ascertaining whether or not economy Is being practiced. states last ! night that he and his co-workers hadj secured considerable information. that they would meet in private the ftpst or the week. and then arrange for . ao- ries of public hearings. # "A.
 It Is now considered tnprobah1o that the subcommittees will be ready td ro-S port to the general committee ol 1ooi prior to the conclusion of next woch