The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
WRIT HOLDS UP
 ATTALLA PAVING
Petitioners Claim That $177,OOO Bond Issue Is
 Unconstitutional
lGadsden Rureau.l

GADSDEN, Ala, June 16.-Attal- las big paving proiect is to be de- layed, if not blocked, by injunction proceedings. Forty.three individuals, including the largest property owners and four corporations, including two railroads, have filed a petition in the equity division of the Etowah county circuit court seeking to declare the $177,000 bond issue, arranged to pay for the improvement, in violation of the constitution of Alabama because the bonds were sold less than par.
 The complaint alleges that the coun- cil has attempted to place the credit of the city behind public improvement bonds and in doing so have overstepped the constitutional limit, which is 8 per cent of the assessed valuation in towns under 6,000 population. It is maintained that Attalla has bonded debt of $115,00O, which is within $5,000 of the legal limit. 1t is also alleged there is discrimination in that the contractor offers a discount of 16 2-3 per cent on cash payments within 10 days after completion of the work. Four of the largest law firms in Gadsden have been retained by the plaintiffs. 4,-tT v
 Option Given On Land-~-The Ala bama Coal & Iron company is report ed to have given an option on 15S, ,000 acres of mineral land in 'Etowah, Jack son, Marshall, Cherokee and DeKalb counties to the Jasper Trust company of Jasper. The Etowah Investment company, which owns large tract in the western part of this county, is also said to have given an option on it's property. The Jasper Trust com pany is said to be the holding com pany for the Deep Water, Coal & Iron company. a~
 Candidates Qualify-Announcem was made Monday that 34 candidates had qualified for the municipal pri- mary June 24, the list of entries be- ing complete. Ed Christopher, 0. J. Stocks and w. k. Weir are candi- dates for mayor. c. M. Adams, Claude Isbell, Evan J. Owen, A. NJ. Rattray and Carl Whorton are candidates for president of the council. Two women, Miss Annie Coats and Mrs. Helen Hop- kins, are among the candidates for al- dermanic places.
 To Quiz Charlottesville W. c. T. U. has called a mass meeting of women to be held at the annex of the First Methodist church Wednesday after noon for the purpose of discussing the coming election" Inasmuch as all candidates for city offices are invited to attend and speak it is expected the meeting will discuss the issues in the city campaign.
 Has Narrow Escape-Bob Tatum barely had time to escape from the blaze that destroyed his home on Shan avenue in Alabama City at midnight Sunday night. He lost his clothing and Saturday pay check, being forced to flee to the streets in his night clothes. Other members of the family were out of town.
 MOOnshiners FluShed-Five big stills were captured in Jackson, Blount and Cullman counties by federal and state law enforcement officers last week They got two 150-gallon stills and arrested Watson Pope and John B l Jackson, destroyed 5O0-gallon still al Brooksville in Blount county, anC two 15O-gallon stills in Cullman. They arrested two men in the latter county
 Mrs. Mary Wheeler-Mrs. Mary Wheeler, 69, was buried at Forest cem etery Sunday following funeral serv. ices at Mt. Zion church.
 Emory ROgers-Emory Rogers, 70