Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-27

stock and cattle.
 Mayor VanHoose asked Mrs. Billheimer if he ladies would be willing to take charge ot the pound. She said they would have to consider that question.
 Mir. Ensen moved that the ma tier of street sweeping and inspection of vacant stores be referred to the police and sanita- ton committee, with instructions to con fer with the ladies and reiort back to the board. MT. Ullman seconded the motion. NIT. McCartin suggested that the city attorney be added 10 the committee, as il would come in contact with the medical profession, which at present had charge of the inspection of vacant buildings.
 The motion prevailed and the matter was so referred. The committee will meet the ladies al 3 o'clock this afternoon in the mayors office.
 GARBAGE CONTRACT.
 The following bids for removing the garbage for 1895 were reported by the com mittee who had he matter in charge:
 Patton, removing garbage, S6a9; oper- atlng crematory s6o; total, s699.
 Raney, removing earongs, s752; oper- ating crematory, s50; total, 1892.
 Burkhalter, removing garbage, 74.50; operating crematory, s7o; total, S66O 50. Going, removing garbage, $o45; oper- atlng crematory, s5o; total, s695.
 Dunn, removing garbage, sS65; oper- ating crematory, $260; total, $il25. The committee recommended that the contract be given G. B. Burkualter, and on moiion-o MT. Ward the committee's report was ado pted.
 The mayor said he had bid from George Boswell, coiored, which was not regular, but he thought it ought to be read. lie offered to do certain kind of work for $50.
 The following ordinance was introduced by Mir. McCartin:
 AN ORDINANCE Designating the police officers and policemen or pairolmen of the city of Birmingham and the length oi term for which elected. Aap fis.n1 1T aFd1 1lH aft Inv hA m TT in aldermen of Birmingham, That the police force shall consist of chief of police. one night captain aud twenty-six policemen or pairolmen, and not more than twenty two shall be Tn active service, and one ot which shall act as day sergeant.
 Sec. Z. Be It further ordained, That the term of office for which the chef of police, police officers and policemen or patroln en day of January, 1s95, and shall cnd on the last day of February, le95; - D. R. DUNLAP, Clerk.
 Mir. McCartn didn't anticipate any more trouble in maintaining peace in the city next year than,i n the past few months, and unless the clty's finances were in better condition he didn't think the police force should be increased. He didn't think a day sergeant was necessary. The chief ought to get out and do halt the work. He recommended the passage of the old ordi- nance, giving the same number of police as.sre now on the force, that Is, that the
 
 twenty-six patrolmen, not more than tweuty-two of whom shall be in active service each day. MT. McCartin didn't think day sergeant was necessary. The captain acted as chief at night and had no sergeant.
 MT. Jones said the chief claimed that he couldn't attend to all of his business aud look after the men in the different parts of the city. He moved an amendment to the effect that the force shall consist of chief, a night captain a a nd twpntv- two patrolmen.
 An amendment by MT. McCartn fixed the force as follows: A chief, night cip- tain and twenty-sx patrolmeD, only twenty-tw Of whom shall be in active service at time, and one of these shall act as day sergeant.
 Mir. Ward moved that the rules be sus- pended and the ordinance placed on it's sec ond reading. Adopted.
 The ordinances was then, on motion of NIT. Jones, placed on it's third reading and final passage. The ordinance, with MT. McCartin's amendment, was then adopted unanimously.
 An additional license ordinancs was in- troduced by Mr. Ullman, and under the suspension of the rules 1t was adopted. It is us follows:
 AN ORDINANCE To further prescribe aud fix licenses for the vacations, calling and businesses in Birming- ham, Ala, for the year 1895. Clothes cleaning establishments or
 agents for, each, ..........-.,....... % Millinery establishments. each. h.......... Is % Mills. each person or firm, opei ating
 corn or flour mill ................ 25 DO Music, bands or playing for pay per
 A fee Of $l DO shall be charged for issuing each license, which shall be paid into the city treasury.
 Sec , Be 1t further ordaiued, That in case the license on any of the foregoing occupa- tons be taken out after the lst day Of July only one-half the license saaii be charged and collected.
 Sec 3. Be it further ordained, That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporass ton, or agent of firm or corporation, to en- gage in any of the aforesaid businesses or voca- ton IS in the city of BiI mingham during the year 1895 without having first procured license therefor, and any violati on of this ordinance shall be punishable by fine of not less than by imprisonment for not longer than thirty days, one or both at the discretion Of the re. corder trying the same, and each day shall constitute a separate onense. Adopted December 26, 1891
 J. A. VANHoosn. Mayor. ID. R. DUNLAP. City Clerk.
 MT. MoCartin said Mir. O'Brien had spoken to him with regard to the license he had to pay on his opera house. The state had placed the limit at S100 year, and Mir. O. Brien had been paying more than that for several years. Business had fallen of and he couldn't afford to pay so much now. The matter was passed to be considered with other complaints.
 MT. Gillespie introduced the following ordinahce;
 AN ORDNANCE. i'd To amend scc'ion Of an ordinance enti- tled An ordinance creating the office of street tax collee or and defining the duties thereof '' adopted June 21, 1S93 A
 Be it orda neu by the board of may6f and aldermen of Birmingham, That secton Of said ordinance be amended so as to read as follows:
 Sec. 4. That any person liable to work upon the streets of said city, who, after warn ing, shall fail to report and work upon said streets as required by this ordinance, shall be fined by the recorder not less than s5 nor more than $loO, provi ed that any person liable and required to work upon the streets of said city under this ordinance may exempt hims elf from such duty by the pay ment to such street tax collector the sum of $3 before the violation of any of the provi- sions of this ordinance.
 J. A. VANHOOSE, Mayor.
 D. R. DUNLAP, Clerk.
 The rules were suspended and the ordi- nance placed on It's second and third read ings.
 MT. Ullman offered an amendment fixing the street tax at $6 instead of 8. He saw the urgent needs of the city and thought this a good way to raise some of the