Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-04
THE CITY FATHERS Hold Their Regular Semi Monthly
 Meeting. FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT
DEPARTMENT
More Hose Ordered-Petition l. Granted and Refused-Other
 Matters Disposed Of.

The regular semi monthly meeting of the city council was held last night, The mem- bers of the board present were Mayor Fox aud Aldermen Ward, Thomas, Robertson. Schilinger, Jeffsris, Smith, McCartin, Jones, Parker, Moore, Mcknight aud Low cry.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 The mayor stated that compromise had been effected in the Mullins damage suit by which the city was to pay him $500. This was ordered paid, only one or two members voting no.
 The regular pay roll and number of bills were ordered paid.
 Mr. Smith said he noticed by the pay roll that the fire department was kept up to it's full quota of men and moved that it be cut down to the number agreed upon last spring. He said the number of men had been increased during the summer when there was danger of fire.
 Mir. Meade Of the Sixth ward and Dr. Wilson of the First ward came in while the vote was being taken. MT. Thomas offered as a substitute that the action of the mayor in putting on the extra men be concurred in and that the
 
 Mr. Moore raised the point of order that the appropriation for the fire department was fixed last April, and under the rules resolution to change 1t would have to lay over for two weeks. The mayor held that ihe point was well taken.
 The substitute was lost.
 Mir. Jones raised the point of order that the appropriation last spring covered this motion, and the mayor stated that as the city had been paying for the extra men and apparatus for some time he would put themOtion.
 Tde motion prevailed and the Southside engine and four men will be discontin ued.
 petition of Dr. Joseph E. Smith, ask ing the city to pay hall the attorneys fee, ampunting to 5000, in his suit against the water works company, was recommended to be not paid and the recommendation was concurred in.
 MT. Moore moved that the city clerk be required to get book and that he be re- quired to copy all the contracts entered into by the city into this book. The mo- ton carried.
 Petition of the Horace Ware estate ask ing the city not to sell any more lots on a certain street. in the cemetery, and that one body now buried there be removed, with the consent of parties interested. On granted. s
 Further time was granted on the We'll born petition.
 Recommendation of the street committee, thatthe bill of the water works company for $23, for lowering main on First ave- nue, be not allowed, was concurred in.
 Petition of Mrs. Busted, for $17 for dam ages to water pipe, was not allowed.
 Petition of Joseph Martin for the pay n1ent of $50 for damages to his horse was disallowed.
 MT. Thomas said he had been acting chairman of a special committee to inves- tigate the Caldwell fire. He didn't think there was any necessity of further investi- gaton, as the water works company had turned on the full pressure from the Cahaba station, which he supposed was the principal cause for the appointment of the special commi tee. MT. McCartin moved the discharge of the committee, and the motion prevailed.
 MT. Thomas stated that the fire depart ment was in need of new hose, and moved that the fire committee be allowed to pur- chase 2000 feet of hose on one, two and tnree' years time. MT. Jones wanted the committee to buy the gutta percha hose, the same price and quality being given.
 Chef Mullen stated that 4000 feet were needed and it was useless to purchase only 2000 feet.
 Both suggestions were accepted by MT. Thomas and the motion prevailed and the fire committee will purchase 4000 feet of new hose.
 MT. Jefferis said the board had ordered out twenty-six electric lights on the 18th of August, but the committee had not complied with the order untl the 1st of September. A bill for the extra fifteen days was presented.
 The company claims that the city had no legal right to cut of these lights. The matter was referred for investig igation.
 MT. McCartin said the sewers were get ting in bad condition, and recommended that an appropriation of $100 for dragging tie sewers. The recommendation was con- cured in.
 The police and sanitation committee was empowered to secure new bedding for the city jail.
 Petitions read and referred were:
 Market men asking that the sale Of eats outside the market house be prohibited.
 Victoria Coal compsuy, to furnish the city with - tons of coal.
 On motion the auditor was required to advertise for bids for supplying the city with coal.
 w. B. Smith asked the return of $50 costsand fines for alleged mistreatmeut of prisoners.
 MT. Moore moved that the chief of police be instructed to enforce the ordinance re. quiring all street railroads to remove all dead tracks.
 It was suggested that there was no ordi- l nsnce to that effect. but resolution. and Mir. Moore changed his motion to read res oluiion instead of ordinance.
 A motion to require the judiciary com I0lftee to bring in an ordinance covering that point was adopted.
 Mir. Jones said he had been informed that Professor Henry had removed from the board of education be declared.
 Mir. Lowery said Professor Henry had n4t moved his family away from the city, a4d Mr. Jones withdrew his motion.
 Mir. McCai tin said an electric light had ben ordered in the city jail. but as the jaii