Huntsville gazette., 1892-12-24
Met in Semi-Monthly Confer
ence Last Tuesday Night.
The Session WAS Principally occu
pied In Discussing Laws for
the Builders
Contracts Awarded for the Erection Of
q Standpipe.

uc DUdTu VI Mayor anu AlutImcQ
met in regular session last Tuesday eve
at o'clock. Alderman Moore was the
only member abseat.
The minutes of the preceding session
were read and approved.
Bills against the city were read and re-
ferred to the Finance Committee to be
audited.
A petition, signed by cotton buyers Of
the city, was read, asking the privilege
of weighing cotton on certain streets Of
the city--as in the warehouse yards, dur.
ing rainy times, 1t was disagreeatle
task to "slosh" in the mud. On motion
the petition was tabled.
On motion, the election of an officer to
fill the vacancy on the night force was
deferred indefinitely.
Residents on Oak avenue desire an ad.
ditional gas lamp. The matter was re-
ferred the Gas Committee.
The Board has now provided well for
our citizen, and no more "kicking" will
be heard from patrons who have com-
plained If being unable to get water early
in the morning. The Chairman of the
Water Works Committee was instructed
to employ an extra man for work-keep-
ing the machinery at work constantly till
the new standpipe is erected.
A number of bids, upon the erection
of standpipe, forty feet in diameter
and sixty feet in height, were opened and
read. Mr.. NJ. A. Castor, of Birmingham,
was awarded the contract. His bid was
the lowest, being $7,13S. The Water
Works Committee will meet with Mr.
Castor this morning and arrange all pre-
liminaries.
Chief Davis was reimbursed to the
amount of money he had expended in
sending kilograms in connection with the
forgers arrested by him and in the pay
ment Of M. A. Earle's board bill. If the
Chief secures the reward, he will return
to the city the amount paid him.
Manager Robert A Moore, of the Tele>
phone Exchange was instructed to place
'phone in the clerks Office at the city
hall building
The butchers of Huntsville presented
certain ordinances to the Board that th. y
desired passed for the regulation ar d
control of the regulation and coitral Of
the sale of fresh meats in the city. The
butchers desire that when they pay rent
for the new stalls in our beautiful market
house that they shall not be thrown in
C, mpetition with men who do not pay
any privilege of selling our people fresh
meats.
The Board seem fully imbued with the
idea that in order to maintain and make
our new market house credit to our
city that they must pass strict laws
for the regulation of fresh meats.
The object of such laws as far as is
reasonable and just, is TO make the city
market house the place for carrying On
the marketin business of the city. We
have beautiful market house, our peo-
pie are proud of it and we cannot mains
tain it aud make it credit unless we
have strict and fair laws for the sale OF
fresh meats The truth is that the
promiscuous right to sell meats at all
hours and places in our city is dangerous
to the health Of the people.
The Board cannot preserve careful
watch over the health of the people and
keep them from being imposed on in the
purchase of unwholesome meats unless
they have enforced strict inspection laws.
This inspection should be made at the
market hou e. The Board after an inter-
esting discussion of the matter passed 1t
over for further consideration tonight.
This is matter of great interest to our
city. We must maintain good market
house and we believe the council Will
find a lawful way to do this.