The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
COURT HOUSE SITE
And BOND ISSUES
FACE CLOSE VOTE
Intense Interest Marks
Closing Chapter Of
Campaign
.yvISEACRES CHOOSE
I WINNERS ON BETS
five Ballots To Be Voted.
Bowen Predicts Total
OF $4,000

One week from today the voters Of
Jefferson county win elect a board Of
revenue, a member of the board Of
education, circuit Judge, treasurer,
coroner and several minor officials.
At the same time they win ballot
for congressnina from. the Ninth dis
trict, a number Of state house officers,
and settle the long standing controversy
over court house removal.
simultaneously, voters Of the city of
Birmingham will pass on SO, 900. 600
school bond issue, a $3.50, 900 issue for
q modern municipal library, and mill
tax levies to care for these bonds.
M Five Ballots
A total of five ballots win be used
one for the state and county primary,
one for court house removal, one for
the school bond issue, one for the Ii
brary bond issue and one for the pro-
posed tax levies.
The court house referendum has to
do only with the question of a site,
in the event q new court house is erect
ed. The voters will express a pref
erence as between the present site and
the site overlooking Capitol park.
Inasmuch as the new revenue board
must necessarily be governed by the
decision Of the voters, the court house
issue has been secondary in the cam.
paign, although some of the candidates
have tried to keep them In the fore
front.
Indications point to a close vote on
the question of b site. The candi-
dates themselves Are at wide variance
but their viewpoints are not important,
since they must follow the instructions
OF the voters
In the city bond campaigns, inten,
| zire drives haee been ander way for
! weeks, Committees * school patrons
| and library supporters, including hun-
dreds of women, have canTassed the
city repeatedly and the opinion pre-
walls that both Issues stand a good
chance Of passage,
The school bonds were recommended
by a representative citizens commit
tee after the board Of education had
shown BY an educational survey that
immediate relief In the form Of new
school buildings was needed.
Wants Library Bonds
Sponsors Of the library bond issue
are basing their campaign on the plea
that the present library quarters on
the fourth floor Of the city hall are
daily menacing the lives Of the hum
dreds of library patrons. The fire
hazard at the present library and the
inadequate space are being stressed.
Separate polling booths will be, pro-
yided in all precincts in the city for
the bond issue referendums. The vot-
ers will pass on the library and school
bond issues on separate ballots, and
thus win be enabled to vote for library
bonds and against school bonds, or wise,
versa.
The race between Walter Brewer and
Walter Moore for democratic national
committeeman from Alabama has stirred
keen interest in and around Birming-
ham. Both contestants are residents
Of this city. MIR. Moore now holds
the committeeman's post, but Mr..
Brewer has waged a vigorous cam
paign to displace him. Brewers sup
porterS declare, he win easily carry
Jefferson county and obtain safe
majority over the rest of the state.
The present committeeman will con-
stinue in office until after the national
democratic convention soon to be held
IN New York.
Revenue Race Leads
In the county races, the board of
revenue contest leads in point of in-
terest, although the school board cam
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