The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-06
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 BURGIN PROPERTY. FOR SCHOOL SITE.
Extensive Educational Pro- gram To Follow Land
 Purchase
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 Fairfield, Ala, Sept.
 The purchase of 12 acres known as the Burgin property within the city limits of Fairfield, was an- nounced by the Fairfield board of education Wednesday.
 The final purchase of the site will be known with interest and con siderable delight by the people. of Fairfield, who were deeply concerned In the negotiations. And it Is an nourced that the city will at once erect on the site junior and senior high school in combination and one grammar or graded school. The board plans to erect the three schools in units to be added to as the necessity of the city demands the additional room. The price paid for the land was at basis figure of s3,000 per acre. However the city obtained from S. F. Burgin, the owner, much better terms than could have been secured by individual buyers. It was announced that Mir. Burgin, who is a resident of Fairfield. had made the city terms along patriotic lines, as he wished to see the property developed for the city and preferred this use to any other for which his property could be used The city was allowed per cent commission for the sale, as no real estate dealer was allowed. any commission. That figure reduces the price to $2.S50 per acre. In ad- dition the city was allowed one year without interest, which is equal to $2.40O, which further reduces the property to the net price of $2,Soo per acre.
 The city paid s4,2OO cash for the property, with the privilege of hold ing 1t one year and If the option is renewed the city will be required to pay only interest on the deferred amount. The property is ideal for the purpose intended and the city board of education was gratified Wednesday over the final culmina- tion of the negotiations. It was stated that the council in a meeting with the board of education had thoroughly and heartily approved the negotiations and the price. 1t was also stated that the real estate men of Fairfield as unit approved 1he price and the terms as being extra ordinarily fair and equitable.
 The site will be occupied, as stated, by only two buildings, allowing the remainder of the property to be de- veloped into school and athletic grounds, which will be larger and WlIl perhaps excel any in the entire Bir- ming ham district. It Is stated that athletics will be encouraged to the very limit by the school authorities and that the 12 acres will be of sur ficient size to take care of every activity in this direction.
 The board of education were much pleased over the prospects for Falr- field and it was stated by Prof. b. D. Baker. that the action in buying the property was one of the most pro- eressive steps that had been taken in some time. He added that the erection of the buildings would take care of the needs of Fairfield for some time and that as the city grows there would not be any trouble en- courtered in taking care of the edu- cational necessities of the city.
 DIR. CHILDS DEAD
 Dr. c. Dwight Chiles, chief dental surgeon for the Tennessee Coal, Iron land Railroad company. attached tc the Fmp1oyes hospital, died at o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He has been seriously i'll for few days but 1t was not until this morning that his condition became grave anc the physicians at the hospital gave up hope He was one of the sunnles' men in Fairfield and one of the mos' nopular and agreeable. For many years he has been associated with the company, having been chosen as a proper man by Dr. Lloyd Noland to head the all important uSlltai uS PNA
 ment of the company. His frlends he numbered by the hundreds, for he was ever agreeable and was popular in the extreme. He was the son oi Charles Chiles, one of the pioneer en- gineers of the Alabama Great South ern railroad. who gave his life In wreck on that line years ago.
 Dr. Chiles Is survived by his moth CT. Mrs. Lena A. Chiles: his widow who was Miss Fay Rudd of Temple Tex; his son, Dwight Chiles, Jr.; one sister, Mrs. IT. R. Morris, and one brother, David Chiles. Dr. Chiles was born in Birmingham November 13, 1890, graduated at the Birming- ham Medical college and later at the Northwestern at Chicago. He prac- ticed privately before entering the service of the Tennessee company. He served as a lieutenant of the dental corps, U. s. A., for two years during the war, later returning to his inter rupted work In Fairfield. He was also vice president of the Alabama Dental society. His death cast a pal of sorrow over the hospital and over Fairfield. The entire surgical and medical staff of the hospital battled courageously to save the life of theil associate, all to no avail
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