Birmingham age-herald., 1894-12-20
Hold an Important Regular Semi
 Monthly Meeting.
BOND INTEREST TO BE PAID
J. T. Mullin Remains as Chief of the Fire Department.
 Adjourned Until Tonight.

 city council was held last night, and at roll call the following members answered to their names: The mayor, J. A. Van Hoose, and Aldermen Ward, Harrington, Duncan, Enslen, Kettig, McCartin, Gill 7 lespie, Meade, Parker, Mcknight and Jones.
 The minutes of the last regular meeting and the two called meetings were read and approved.
 Alderman Sims came in during the read ing of the minutes.
 The mayor submitted the following rec concentrations:
 He recon mended that the question of the school tax increase, garbage tsx, sewerage tax, fire tax, street sweeping and merchant privileges be referred to the judiciary com mittee, with instructions 10 investigate and report upon same as soon as possible.
 He recommended that the question of a work house and farm aud Improvements on city j4il be referred to the comnittes on police and sanitation, with the mayor added to investigate and report upon the same as soon as practicable.
 He also recon nended that the committee on cemetery and parks take into consdera- ton the advisablity of the city selecting four citizens resident adjacent to the cem- etery aud each of the parks and having the same HppOlOleQ SpeCldl pOllc6D6n M OTQer to better care for and protect the cemetery and parks from depredations and lawless characters.
 He also recon mended that the city ordi- nances be properly codifed by the proper official.
 He recommended that the ordinances re- garding the pound be enforced, but with drew the recommendation after some dis cussion.
 He recommended the payment of the in- terest on the bonds that falls due in Jan uary and February.
 Mayor VapHoose said he thought he saw daylight opening; men had come forward and made practical suggestions and he be- l1eved the city was about to get out of the kinks. He said some of the home folk might have to wait while, but he thought all obligations could be met soon. He sad he felt more hopeful now than ten days ago. These two payments of interest will carry the city until the legislature meets again and gives some relief. He thought the tax receipts would be largely increased at an early date.
 The recon mmendations of the mayor were, at his suggestion, referred 10 the proper committees.
 Clerk and Treasurer w. w. Crawford read his report, which was referred to the finance committee. It was as follows:
 Cash a on hand December 19, 1894, S120, 7.76, of which S4420 is in the Hanover National bank, New York, to pay coupons
 
 National bank. A balance ot $15 remained in the drawer.
 Chairman Kettig of the finance com mitlee reported d number of bills, which were ordered paid.
 The expenses of holding the election De- cember 4, amounting to s9j6, were ordered paid. claim ot S167 of the county for use of election booths was deducted.
 Mr. ketig offered the following resolu- tions:
 Resolved by the mayor and aldermen Of Birmingham, That Henry l.. Badham is hereby elected aud appointed t3 act AS treasurer of said city from December 20, 1894, to January 1, 1895.
 Resolved further, That the city accept as bondsmen for MT. Badham the same bonds- men as are at present securities for Mir. Crawford, the retiring treasurer.
 Resolved further. That the compensation of MT. Badham be fixed at S25 for the time stated above.
 Reso we'd by the mayor and aldermen, That no indiv idual bondsnen be accepted for city officers.
 Resolved further, That only first-class security companies be accepted by the city as benGsmeu.
 R solved further, That the expense of obtaining said bonds be paid out of the city treasury.
 The resolutions were adopted.
 MT. Keitig moved reconsideration of the resolutions adopted at a previous meet ing fixing amount of bond for different Cfht CTS. The motion prevailed, and Mir. kettig then introduced lhe following reso- lution:
 Resolved by the mayor ard aldermen. That the bonds of the city officers for the year 1895 be fixed as follows: Tax col lector and treasurer, s15, GOO; clerk and auditor, s50t0; street and poll tax collector and license inspector, 5000; engineer, street commissioner, sanitary insI ector and plumb ng inspector, Sl000; day warden, S50U: night warden, S5Uu.
 MT kettig moved luat the tax collector be allowed all fees for delinquent taxes up to January l5, 1885, the time to which the council, al the previous meeting, postponed the issuing Of executions.
 Mr. kettlg moved that SIS, 200 be set de to meet interest outstanding bonds which falls due In January and February, 1895. He said he was iu favor of paying the interest on these bonds as it falls cue he was debt paying man. He thought the kickers ought 10 come up and Day their taxes, and then the city would be able 10 meet It's bills.
 MT. Sims could not vote for the motion with the present light he had on the sub ject.
 The mayor urged all the mem bers to vote for 1t, saying again that the city's finan- cial condition was improving and he thought it would have money to meet ex- penses soon. The motion was adopted.
 An informal recess of a few minutes was taken to count and burn BIO ,000 of bonds Of the third sanitary series, which had been cancelled. They were placed in the stove by MT. Kettig, chairman Of the finance committee.
 Petition of E. D. Bowles and associates asking for the right and franchise to con- struct, maintain and operate telephone plant in Birmingham was read. Referred to the judiciary committee.
 The committee on police and sanitation was, on motion of Mir. McCartin, instructed to advertise for bids for the removal of gar bage, same to be reported back to the board.
 Chairman Kettig of the finance com init. the stated that his committee had met with the board of education, but had nothing definite to report.
 A large number of petitions were read and referred to proper committees.
 Alderman McCartin's resolution intro- nduced at the former meeting, combining
 e offices of chief of the fire department Ind chief of police, came up as unfinished yhuGineaR