The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-20
EXPENDITURE OF
BONDS REVENUE
TOBE WORKEDOUT
BY COMMIT TEE
Business Men and Officers
of Organizations Who Are
to Advise With Commits
sion Begin Work Soon

The advisory committee of the city
commission on the expenditure of the
money to be received for the 1850, coo in
bonds which were authorized by the
electorate of Birmingham Monday will
proceed at an early date to outline plans
for working out the many details that
will come within their line of duty. Act
ing President John r. Hornady stated
yesterday.
The advisory committee. composed of
prominent business men and officers of
practically every local organization that
interests itself with civic matters, is to
confer with the city commission in ref
erence to the use to which the returns
from the bonds will be put, the selection
OF grounds for the proposed buildings.
the plans of the structures and with
nearly all other matters which relate to
the bonds and the purpose for which
they were voted by the people
AUDITORIUM PLANS
It is the present plan to have the
auditorium completed by the time the
Rainbow division holds its national con-
yention here next year. 1t is proposed
that work be begun on the auditorium as
soon as the s25000O which is to be raised
b. popular subscription, has been paid in
Nothing can be done until the many
details of getting the bonds into sal
able condition are cleared up. according
to Mr. Hornady, and this probably VIII
require two months.
Work should be started on the new
high school building by spring, Mr.
Hornady said. In view of the fact that
Birmingham now has no high school
building it is expected that that build
ing will be the-frst of the series OF
schools to be constructed.
To complete the plans for the vast
grammar school system which are to be
W orked out and to carry out these plans
will require about two years. accord
ing to Mr. Hornady. However, he said,
work on improvements will be BEGUN as
soon as the funds are available.
The fire equipment which is to be in
stalled cannot be delivered until SIX
months after it has been ordered, ACCORD
ing to Commissioner John H. Taylor. Be
fore the order is placed the bonds will
have to be marketed and the approprla-
ton by the city commission voted 1t
will be impossible, according to Com
missioner Taylor, to get all the new
equipment installed within year. How
ever, the new station to be erected at
Avenue d and Nineteenth street is to
be begun at an early date
SALE OF BONDS
CITY officials are optimistic about the
sale of the bonds, believing that little
difficulty will be encountered in this
respect. With the authorized taxation to
care for the interest on the school bonds
and the rentals from the present city
hall building to pay the interest on the
auditorium and combined library and city
hall buildings, city officials say that
the bonds will be marketed easily.
The following are the members or the
recently appointed advisory committee;
r. A. Brown, president of the Chamber
of Commerce; f. b. Erwin, president OF
the Civic association; Dr. Courtney W.
Shropshire, president of the Civltan
club: ]. Mercer Barnett, president OF the
Kiwanis club; Morris W. Bush, presl-
dent of the Rotary club; Frank e. But
Ter president of the Real Estate ex-
change: Claude Estes, president OF tle
Community club; w. L. Harrison, beder-
alton of Labor; Hugh Martin, president
of the Birmingham chapter of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects; J. w. Don
nelly, president of the public library
Mrs. w. d. Smith, representing the
yomen's organizations; c. {. Burke Oh
Fnslev. DR.. w. C. Gewin of West Emo.
/ L. Mackey of North Birmingham ana
DR.. A. W. Bell of Woodlawn