The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-07
COUNTIES T0 BE
 TREATED EQUAL !. IN ROAD FUNDS
<, 100000 State Bond Is- sue May Be Followed
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 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. G. The $7, 100000 bond issue for the Improvement of roads in Alabama, de- cided on Tuesday afternoon by the state bond commission, will be fol- lowed by similar issue if the first one is success, Senator John A. Rog- ers, chairman of the state highway commission, declared Wednesday. Sem ator Rogers also gave assurance that the counties would be dealt with i'm partially in the matter of road work to ensue from this bond issue.
 "This," Senator Rogers stated, lis as many bonds as the highway. -depart- ment thought safe to sell at this time, With regard being had to the payment of interest and providing of sinking fund. The future operations of the highway department are to be deter, mined by the way this bond issue works out, If this undertaking is sue cessful in bringing results, the depart ment will make it the policy of using state aid funds independently of fed eral aid to be continued, and if it is not, there will be change Tn policy.
 livery county in tho state is pro- yided Tor out of the budget prepared contingent on the disposal of the new bond issue. In dealing with those counties in which there have hereto fore been no pOads placed, considera- tion will be given this fact and larger expenditures have been provided for them than has heretofore been the policy of the commission in distribut- ing the funds. Efforts was made in this budget to equalize as far as pos sible those counties that had enjoyed no road work with those for which road work had been previously pro- vided. The bonds are ordered sold on March 17 and the carrying out of the construction program is contingent on the states receiving bids for the bonds that will justify their sale"
 Still Destroyed
 A copper still of 500-gallon capacity was destroyed Tuesday afternoon in Crenshaw county by Sheriff P. H. Mcqueen, one of his deputies, and Fed eral Agent H. T. Hughes, according to information reaching here. Along with the still, 1000 gallons of beer and 10 gallons of whisky were captured and two men, Jim Petty and Danny Sexton, arrested on charges of manu- facturing liquor.
 Type Of Road Is Issue
 The question of the type of road to be used on the part of the Birming- ham Montgomery highway that. passes through Chiffon county was discussed by R. A. Toms, district engineer of the United States bureau of roads, and w.. $. Keller, state engineer, at the meeting of the Alabama highway com mission Wednesday. It was decided to receive bids at some future date on different types of road, to enable the commission to decide from a double viewpoint of durability and economy.
 The highway commission agreed to make certain repairs on the bridge on : the Troy Montgomery highway which l spans the Conecuh river three miles from Troy. Judge J. G. Keys and En- gineer Koontz, Pike county engineer, appeared before the commission on be- half of this work.
 The commission adjourned shortly after noon Wednesday to meet again Monday week.
 Game Law Convictions
 The following convictions were re- servation office: Charles Sugle, Lee I Judson, A. G. Harris, Will Curry, West Elston, ali convicted in Talla- dega county of hunting without li- censes and fined $10 each and costs 1; < A. R. Jordan was fined $10 and costs ] for hunting without license in Bibb z county.
 Trade School Up
 Dr. J. W. Abercrombie, state su- perintendent of education, was in 1Au- burn Wednesday with the trustees of i the Alabama School of Trades and In- 4 dustries, inspecting the site offered at \ that place for the proposed location of ] the school.
 Bus Transfer Approved
 The Alabama public service commits sion approved Wednesday the petition of the receivers of the Birmingham l Railway, Light and Power company 5 for authority to establish a rate for passengers transferring from motor bus line. It is proposed to operate this l line from the intersection of Arling- ton avenue and Highland avenue to Key Circle on Miner Heights. The company will make a charge of two cents for the transfer Hearing was begun Wednesday by the commission of the citation to all railroad and utility companies in Alabama to show cause why they should not put into effect uniform system of accounting. Commissions Issued
 The following commissions have been issued by the secretary of state; 0. s. Z Nesbitt, chief mine inspector, Birming- ham, Jefferson county; John M. Spidle, notary public and ex officio justice of the peace, Precinct 9, Sumter county, to succeed R. B. Flowers, deceased W. M. Geiger, Pinson, justice of the peace, Precinct 16 of Sumter county 1; W. E. Bolinger, notary public, Bolin- ger, Choctaw county; G.. s. Singley notary public, Silas, Choctaw county ; J. k. Prady, jury commissioner. Cross vile, DeKalb county; H. $. Tippins, notary public, Brewton, Escambia county; Miss Carrie Cowart, notary public, Birmingham, Jefferson county A. F. Linddbergh, notary public, Bir- mingham, Jefferson county; k. ID. Ward, justice of the peace, Precinct 2, Madison county; F. P. Gates, mo- tary public, Huntsville, Madison coun- ty; John M. Richeson, notary public, and ex Officio justice of the peace, Pre- cinct 6, Marengo county; Miss Rowena Barger, notary public, Demopolis, Ma rengO county; T. T. Green, notary pub lie and ex officio justice of the peace, Precinct z, Marion county; Luther NJ. Clements, notary public and ex off cio justice of the peace, Precinct 10, Baldwin county, Fairhope; Ellen Cray Hall, notary public, Birmingham, lief ferson county; Mrs. Rachael Chaplin, notary public. Birmingham, Jefferson county; Mamie E. Snow, notary pub lie, Birmingham, Jefferson county {; Carl Watford, notary public, Madrid, Houston county; NJ. A. Smith, notary public, Cottonwood, Houston county i;