The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-05
BOND ISSUE FOR
 CITY AUDITORIUM
 FREELY |ND0RSED
Campaign Has Made Great Headway During the Past Week and Passage
 Seems Certain

The unanimous indorsement of the au- ditorium bond issue by the members of the city commission, the assurance of the matter of sites and plans was an open question on which every citizen of the city could be heard and the com plete separation of the auditorium bond issue from any entanglements with which the public might have associated 1t, have added impetus to the campaign to secure a municipal auditorium for l Birmingham. Last night the leaders in the movement to secure the structure were well pleased with the prospects of success.
 There can be no doubt that for time the campaign for the auditorium failed to make any headway, due largely to the idea in the minds of many voters that the passage of the bond issue meant the adoption of the plans for the utilization of the Roden hotel property. But during the past week every member of the city commission has Issued . statement to the effect that the matter of sites and plans had not been con- sidered and that every possible idea for the auditorium would be carefully con-
 
 The majority of the members of the commission have already declared that under no circumstances would they con- slider a lease of a site, and since it has been announced that the Roden prop erty would only be leased, 1t would seem that no matter what may happen, the Roden plan is doomed.
 ADDED MUCH STRENGTH Commissioner Barber added much strength to the auditorium campaign when he announced that he had already received two offers of free sites He further stated that he had received a proposition for the construction of a combined library and auditorium, the au- ditorium to seat 10000 people, together with a large site, at a total of $275,000. From present indications. it would seem that no less than 50 sites will be sub- mitted to the commission for considera- tion, if the bonds are favored, and that there will be innumerable plans for the building. From the vast number of sug- gestions and ideas, the commissioners will doubtless be able to reach de- cision which will satisfy the needs of Birmingham for an auditorium, and meet the demands of the citizens in the matter of sites and plans for the building.
 "We are we'll pleased with the outlook for the auditorium bond issue" said H. K. Milner, chairman of the commit tee, last night. 'The people who op- posed the auditorium earlier in the cam paign did so principally because they thought it was linked up with the Roden hotel proposition. Since they have been assured by the five commissioners that such Is not the case, and since the ma- jority of the members of the commits sion have declared that they would not consider any leasing proposition, the campaign has moved forward with great success. The people of the city now
 know that if the bonds are voted, there will be innumerable plans and sites sub mtted for consideration and they know 1 that the commissioners will give the most careful attention to every plan. Since these are facts, and the need for the auditorium being universally ad-
 mitted, do not see how the majority of the citizens of the city can fall to vote for the auditorium