The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-09
CLASH FEATURES PARK BOARD MEET
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 as that of education and the library, were presided over by presidents who were not members of the city com mission.
 MT. Phillips then nominated Mir. Thurs;on.
 MT Thurston said that as there had been no second to the nomination, he wanted to pay tributes as one who had given much time and though to the park question, MT. Phillips. Harrison Nominated.
 | Lewis Bowen nominated Mir liar rison for the chairmanship, saying MT. Harrison's record as a city com missioner assured the public of the commissioners ability to preside over the park board.
 Mir Harrison noted that none of the nominations offered had been seconded. and ruled that, since 1t was not the wish of the chairman or the other members to cut off any one because there had been no sec onds, the nominations were officially tpresented. All supported his ruling save MT. Phillips.
 The balloting resulted with Mrs Sharpe and MT. Bowen voting for MT Harrison and MT. Thurston and MT Phillips for each other. Some mis- understanding arose about the vote and MT. Bowen moved the vote be taken again. Mrs. Sharpe and MT Bowen again voted for MT. Harrison and MT. Phillips and MT. Thurstor voted for each other.
 At this point MT. Harrison arose and said he would announce at once he would vote for himself, but wanted to tell why. He then tolt of the formation of the board idea his fight to get 1t through the leg islature, the effort made in Mont gomery to have the naming of tho members taken from the city com mission and placed with the gover. nor. He said that had 1t not beer for his efforts there would be nc park beard today. The park board he said. must have 8 direct contac with the city commission for the mu nicipal board was the park board. source of revenue.
 Resents Publication.
 MT. Harrison said MT. Phillips hat published an article saying that h, would resign If 8 man in polite! was elected chairman, and that ht considered this was a threat at him self (Mr. Harrison) and that he re sented it and wanted Mir. Phillips tC know he resented 1t. He said MT Phillips had tried to injure him anC influence the other members by tht statement.
 Mr.. Phillips said his intention! were not of a personal nature in hi: statement. that he had published 1 on the advice of his friends and | was not meant ss an attack on MT l Harrison, but he had nothing t( apologize for.
 MT. Harrison said he preferred nev ! tA n baf n Q but as a city commissioner he felt | his duty to do so and say it in MT Phillips presence. MT. Phillips saio he regretted MT. Harrison felt tha way about 1t.
 Mir. Harrison said he wanted MT Phillips to know how he felt abou 1t and that was why he made thu statement and voted for himself.
 MT. Phillips repeated that ther' was nothing meant personally II what he had written, that he wal hacting for the good of the city a. 1 he saw it and had no apology tt offer, "and now that that's over,' said MT. Phillips, T have resolution to offer" He then introduced a pa | per calling on MT. Harrison for { | list of the park property. ] cIr. Harrison said the resolution 1 could wait as he already had lis | of the parks to place before th' board, which he then read off abou l 30 parks in Birmingham, valued, il 1914, at $I,416,15o.
 | Later Mir. Phillips resolution wal adopted, the board settled down tt business and the meeting was con cluded with Mrs. Sharpe's plea fol harmony, the forgetting of persona | feeling and the taking hold of th' business in hand for the good of Bir' mingham.