The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
AGREEMENT SEEN IN BITTER FIGHT
 ON LIBRARY SITE
Joint Meeting Of Inter. ested Boards Called
 For Tuesday

An armistice in the bitter controversy over the location of the new library probably will be signed next Tuesday afternoon when the Birmingham city commission and the Jefferson county board of revenue hold a joint meeting to consider the advisability of erecting the new structure on county property at the corner of Park avenue and Twenty first street.
 "The board of revenue is open to con slider any reasonable proposition Capt. Lacey Edmundson, president of the board of revenue, whose statement Fri day paved the way for an amiable set clement, asserted Saturday.
 "The library board is delighted with the possibility of the site now occu- pied by the Tutwiler home for the new library" J. w. Donnelly, chairman of the board said. "We are interested in erecting the new building as quickly as possible; and it is necessary for the board to obtain the land without cost, ii we erect structure which will be a credit to the city"
 Up To County.
 Ut is up to the county and the board of revenue. The city is more than will ing to cooperate" was the expression from D. E. McLendon, president of the commission.
 These three statements indicated the willingness of the organizations involved to reach quick and amiable agreement, and two of the three gave as their opinions, that when the meeting at the board of revenue office ended, the library site question would be set tied.
 MT. McLendon refused to speak for the city commission, but intimated that the city would agree to any reasonable demand from the board of revenue, in exchange for the site. This was ta' en to mean. that the city would deed the county 90 feet from West Twentieth street, in exchange for the site.
 The city commission is to enter the meeting without any formulated course of action, MT. McLendon asserted, but will let the board of revenue take the lead in the conference. This does not indicate any apathy on the part of the city, but rather belief that the coun- tvs demands will be entirely within reason and can be accepted without long deliberation, according to MT. Me Lendon.
 The conference Tuesday was ar ranged Saturday morning by Mir. Don nelly, who with other members of the library board, consulted Captain Ed mundson and the city commission. The conference according to MT. Donnelly was the direct result of the news item in Saturdays Age-Herald, in which Captain Edmundson stated that no for nal proposal had been made to the county regarding the location of the library on the county property.
 Another angle which will have to be considered will be the relocation of the board of education offices, which now occupies the Tutwiler home. At the time Erskine Ramsey suggested a civic center bordering Woodrow Wilson park he offered to give $25, 1000 for the con struction of a building for the city and county board of education, provided the plan was adopted.
 The library site to be considered Tues day is that suggested by MT. Ramsey Mir. Ramsey was out of the City Satur- day and his views regarding his gift at this stage of the construction of the CIVIC center, could not De galneu'
 The discussion at the conference is expected to center around the known desire of the board of revenue for 50 foot strip from West Twentieth street But from developments Saturday, the city seems willing to acquiesce to this proposition. Members of the library board do not intend to sit in at the meeting, but they will be within call, ii the two boards wish to consult with them. Mir. DonIlelly said,