The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
REVENUE BOARD WANTS TO CUT SUM TO $5OO,OOO Baker Declares Million Needed To Carry Out
 Program
DIVISION ARISES
 OVER COURT HOUSE
Revenue Board Would Spend Half Million On
 Hiilman Hospital

Members of the county board of rev. tion may engage in warm controversy over counter-p proposal of the former board to rednee by half the education boards proposed $1,000,000 bond issue for school purposes, when the two bod ies come together tor a joint confer ence within the next two weeks, 1t was learned in the courthouse Saturday. T. E. Huey. member of the revenue board, declared Saturday that the edu cation board would have to cut its pro- gram down in order to allow for a pro- posed $1, 100000 bond issue for the new courthouse. Dr. N. X. Baker, county superintendent of schools, said such a revision would mean drastic C1'tailment of the proposed school expansion pro- gram, which calls for the construction of 20 new schools and additions to 42 others.
 The board of education will be told. Huey said, that the county expects to offer another half-million bond issue to the people for the purpose of erecting wing to the Hillman hospital building, providing added equipment and person.
 
 GOO, ,O00 to be sought for the courthouse, will demand that the schools ask for only $50O,0OO, as the county is already within about $2,000,000 of the legal lim- itations on bonded indebtedness.
 Has Boards Support
 Other members of the board of rev. enue are believed to be in accord with Huey's idea, although all of them have not definitely committed themselves. J. c. Gwin said he thought the schools would have to make out with $500,00 Lacey Edmundson is said to be in favor of the curtailment. w. B. Copeland ex- pressed himself in entire accord with the proposed reduction. D. c. Ball, chairman of the board, refused to com-. ment and said he knew nothing about the matter.
 Dr. Baker is said to have the sup port of the entire board of education in asking $1,OOO,O00 for school expansion. He said q program had been outlined calling for every penny of the amount. and that if the reduction were made it would mean q cutting of the proposed expansion exactly in half.
 Negotiations between the two boards have been in process some time, and 1t was understood that the board of rev. eDue had approved the education board request for a $1,O00,O00 bond issue. Members of the revenue board pointed out Saturday, however, that this approv- al was given when the proposed court house was in an embryonic state, and that since it has come nearer a proba- bility it looms as of more importance to the people than the school system expansion.
 FiSsure In Board A slight Assure may arise within the board of revenue itself. however, over the proposed appropriation for the Hill man hospital. w. B. Copeland declared Saturday he was not in favor of adding to the present building, but advocated the erection of a new hospital near the county almshous. It is thought that the entire board is against him in this matter.
 The school and hospital bond issues probably will be presented to the voters within two months, according to T. E. Huey. It is uncertain, he said, when the courthouse vote will be ready, al- though it has been anticipated that it would be held st the same time as the November elections.