Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-06
AN APPEAL FOR CHARITY

The city council met in regular semi- monthly session last night, with the fol- lowing members of the board present: Mayor David J. Fox and Aldermen Ward, Duncan, Jefferis, Smith, Jones, Meade, Parker, Moore and Lowery.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approval, four members voting no.
 The mayor stated that he had restored the sanitary inspector since the last meet ing, pending action of the board.
 MT. Ward moved that the action of the mayor be concurred in, and the sanitary inspector be continued. MT. Meade offered as substitute that the action of the mayor in putting on the sanitary officer be con- cured in, but that the sanitary officer be discontinued. Mir. Meade withdrew bis substitute on Mir. Ward changing his motion SO as to only concur in the action Of the mayor. The motion prevailed, MT. Smith voting no.
 Mir. R. H. Pearson was given permission to address the board in behalf of the lady managers of the Charity hospital. He pre- scented a petition asking that the city's ap- propriation to the hospital be continued until the end of the year at least. MT. Pearson followed the reading of the reso- lution with an appeal to the board to grant the request of the ladies. The s400 a 50 large an undertaking. He said if the members of the board would go to the hos pitaI they would be astonished at what has been done there. He was. The ladies had made contracts based on the city's S5000 appropriation for the year, and the board was under the highest moral obligation to continue it until the 1st of January. He commended the boards action in trying to econo omize, but sometimes the highest ex- travagance was trying to economize in the wrong place. There are great many poor people in Birmingham who must be cared for. There IS no others organized place to which they can go.
 The ladies ask you to carry them through until the end of the year and they will then be self-sustaining and ask for no more appropriations. They have made contracts, based on this appropriation, which they must meet. The hospital will have to close its doors the very day your appropriation stops if it is stopped before the end of the year. The legislature, when it meets, will be asked to grant cer- tain privileges which will make the insti- tuition self-susaining.
 Alderman Thomas came in during Mir. Pearson's s talk.
 MT. Smith moved that the matter be re- ferred to the finance committee. MT. Jefferis offered as a substitute that 1t be settled tonight.
 MT. Meade moved that the appropriation be not continued. He said the city had n money Inappropriate for that purpose. He said there was no moneyHinsdthe treasury except bond money, which was to go for a certain purpose syaS ,, petition, and moved as substitute to Mr.. Meade's motion that the matter be referred to committee consisting of the mayor and Aldermen Smith, Thomas and Ward.
 The mayor ruled MT. Moofe's substitute. out of order. sf
 MT. Meade said he didn't want to stand in the way of the ladies getting an appro- priation from the county, and, with the permission of the second, withdrew his motion to discontinue.
 MT. Moore moved reconsideration of MT. Jefferis' motion to settle the matter definitely at once. The motion prevailed.
 MT. Moore renewed his motion 10 refer it to committee of five, consisting of the mayor and the chairnen of the finance fire and street committees. The motion was adopted and the petition referred.
 Reports of city officers were read and re- ferred to the proper committees.
 The finance committee reported favora- bly number of bills, which were ordered paid. Also the pay rolls were ordered paid.
 On motion of Mir. Smith S10 Q month was added to the salary of Warden Curran for making out prison reports.
 Mir. Smith recommended that Market Clerk Mingea be required to act as clerk of the recorders court So ordered.
 MT. Smith offered a resolution requiring police officers to report any violations of the sanitary law.
 MT. Smith also offered resolution pro- viding that four street foremen be em- ployed, and that the salary of none of them shall be more than $50 per month.
 The mayor ruled that the resolution was ont of order, as the street committee had hG n pf 1YaI m nrv vpn as 1t saw proper. The board had the right