Birmingham age-herald., 1894-09-20

monthly expense of S6 50 He didn't know how much it cost at the hospital He op- posed continuing the app opriation. He said the tax payers had voted at the recent election against increasing the tax rate, and without an increase the appropriation cannot be continued.
 The appropriation was continued until January l, all members of the board pres- ent voting for it except Aldermen Thomas, Robertson, Smith and Jones.
 The finance committee reported favor ably number of bills, which were ordered paid.
 The bill of the Birmingham Water Works company for lowering the water main at First avenue and Tenth street was referred to the proper committee.
 Dr. Wilson, chairman of the cemeter < committee, said that some work had be ' commenced at the c.metary, and reco mended that 1t be completed, as other . it would Le badly damaged. He s.>. 1t propriatiou of that amount. It wasicSS the rebuilding of a certain wall around .> DOT tion Of the cemetery. Adopted.
 William Hail wanted to rent space in the alley at the east end of the old market. Dr. Robertson moved the granting of the petition. Agreed to, the mayor and Alderman Ward voting mo-
 MT. Plant, lessee of the North Birming- ham street railroad, was granted permis- slon to put in cross between it's double bidCh5 Ou lISi dNtuuo, DcbWctn 1WSuiy- second and Twenty third stree 8, Alderman Jefferis voting DO.
 MT. Thomas said about five months ago the board granted the dummy lines per- mission to burn coal instead of coke for three months. They were still burning coal ,and he moved that they now be re- quired to burn coke. MT. Jones said an ordinance had been passed during the sum- mer allowing the dummies to burn coal and motion or resolution would have no effect.
 A number of bills and petitions were read and referred to proper committees.
 Dearborn & Co. asked permission to re- pair frame building. Referred to the mayor and fire committee with power to act. The same disposition was made of a petition of H. B. Gray.
 Drayton Whites pstition for the refund- Ing Of SS taken from him while under arr rest Was denied The money, the mayor said had been appropriated to the paying of line against White.
 MT. Smith moved that his resolution in- troduced at former meeting, fixing the salaries of street guards, be taken up, and the motion prevailed. The resolution pro- vides that there shall be only four guards, and they shall each be paid $50 monthly. Dr. Robertson moved as an amendment that one guard. who would be required to have horse, be paid $75 per month, and MT. Smith accepted the amendment.
 MT. McCartin moved as a su bstitute that euo lOTuer dctiOu OI tue Dodru Stauu. luo substitute was lost, and Mir. Smiths mo- tion with Dr. Robertson's amendment was adopted.
 Mr. Thomas introduced an ordinance re- garding the burning of coal by street rail roads In the city, which was adopted.
 The compromise between City Attorney Gregg and Mrs. Belle Patterson was agreed to. It was for damages to property.
 MT. McCartin offered resolution cutting l the salaries of all the city's employees; -t.,... n per cent, those receiving over $60 and uu- der S100 per month 15 per cent, and those under S6O per month 10 per cent, the re- duction being based on the original saa ries. MT. McCartin said this would result | in 8 saving of 1899. 35 per mouth more than by the former cut.
 Aldermen Robertson offered as a substi tute to MT. McCartin's resolution that gas be restored to the hall, and that all salaries be restored to what they were before the cut. The substitute was lost and the q ues tion recurred on the original motion of Mir. | McCartin, and it was lost.
 MT. Smith said there had been much | complaint at the sanitary condition Of the | city since the office of sanitary inspector had been abolished and moved that the | sanitary inspector be restored. The mo- ton was adopted.
 MT. Lowery moved the adoption of that | part of his resolution pertaining to the city | schools which he had offered as substi- ute to MT. McCartin's resolution con- tinuing the Charity hospital appropriation.
 MT. McCartin raised the point of order that the school budget for the year 1893 94 had been adopted in May. and moved that the board adjourn. The motion was lost.
 MT. Smith moved to lay MT. Lowery's resolution on the table. The motion was lost, aud MT. Smith moved to adjourn. The motion to adjourn was lost.
 The question was called for and the reso- ution was adopted.
 An ordinance requiring all electric light md power wires to be insulated was adopted, after which the board adjourned.