Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-08
TIE CITY FATHERS Reinstate All Offices Abolished at the August Session.
THE CITY IN GOOD SHAPE
Bids for Hose for Fire Depart ment Accepted-Election
 Committees Appointed.

At the regular meeting of the city council last night the following members were present.: Mayor David J. Fox, Aldermen Ward, Duncan, Thomas, Robertson, Schil- finger, West, Smith, McCartin, Jones, Meade, Parker and Lowery.
 The reading of the minutes of the pre- vious meeting was dispensed with, and the various pay rolls read. Pending the vote MT. Lowery offered a resolution proposing arestoration ofall offices recently abolished, and fixing salaries of all officers at the same figure as before the reduction was made. MT. Lowery said it had been made to appear that the city's finanelal condition was good and that there would be no deficit in the city treasury at the end of the year, and moved the adoption of theTeso-- lution.
 Dr. Robertson moved as a substitute further retrencbment, but received no second.
 MT. Smith moved to lay the Lowery res- olution on the table, but the motion was lost. The vote on the resolution was then taken and resulted for and against 1t. Those voting yea were Mayor Fox and Messrs. Ward, DuncIn, Thomas, Schillin- ger, West, McCartin, Parker and Low ery-9. Nay-Messrs. Robertson, Smith, Jones, Meade and McKnight--5.
 The pay rolls were ordered paid.
 PETITIONS.
 Alabama Advertising. company, two years extension of time in which to put up street signs. Granted.
 Gus Elard, payment of $S5 attorney's fees ncurred in defending case against himself in criminal court. Referred to proper committee.
 Bailey, Howard & Mcconnell, permis- sion to repair building on Twenty-third street. Referred to proper committee.
 Citizens of North Highlands, opening of Seventeenth street and widening of Nine- teenth. City engineer instructed to make necessary survey for Seven teenth street; city attorney requested to investigate titles to property along Nineteenth street.
 Several other petitions were read and re- ferred to proper committees.
 FIRE HOSE CONTRACT.
 MT. Thomas of the fire committee said a number of bids for supplying thq city with hose had been submitted for copsideration.
 Mir. Jones said that as this board would have but one more meeting l0efore retiring he did not think 1t should burden the in- coming adminstratiors1with a debt of $3200 or S4000, and moved a reconsidera- tion of the action of the council st the pre- vious meeting regarding the purchase of hose -at this meeting. ar5 -~on motion, of MT. Thomas the motion was laid on the table. The bids were then submitted and were as follows:
 Boston Betting company, "A cents per foot. Terms: Three yearly payments without interest.
 Mineralized Rubber company of New York, 75 cents per foot. Terms: Three yearly payments without interest,"
 New York Betting and Packing company. 77 cents per foot. Terms: Three yearly payments without interest.
 Mechanical Rubber company, New York, S5 cents per foot. No terms mentioned.
 Columbia Rubber Works company, New York, 65 cents per foot. Terms: Three yearly payments without interest.
 Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing company, New York, 80 cents per foot. Terms: Three yearly payments. with 6 per cent interest, or city's note for three years without interest.
 Mir. Thomas moved the acceptance of the New York Betting and Packing company, and Mir. Jones moved in lieu the accept ance of the Columbia Rubber Works com pany's bid, provided an indemnity bond is given. The substitute was lost and the motion to accept the bid of the New York Betting and Packing company was adopted.
 A large number of citations to parties who had been charged for curbing were made final.
 Prof. M. V. Henry rendered his resigna- tion as a member of the board of education and it was accepted.
 MT. Thomas placed in nomination the name of MT. A. c. Lowery to fill the vacancy thus created.
 Mir. Meade nominated Col. Robert Chisom.
 MT. Jones nominated MT. John P. Till. man.
 MT. Smith said MT. Lowery was ineligi. ble by reason of the fact that he is mem- Der of the board of mayor and aldermen.
 Dr. Robertson nominated Capt. w. O. Ward.
 Aldermen Mcknight and Thomas were appointed telers.
 The vote as announced was LoWery 8,
 
 MT. Lowery rendered his resignation as a memb Der of the board of mayor and alder men. At the request of MT. Thomas the mayor ruled that it would not be necessary serve on the board of education. On mo- ton of Mir. ThQmas the resignation of MT. Lowery was not accepted.
 MT. Ward moved the appointment of a committee to select the places and regis trars for the city election. The motion Aldermen Parker, McCartin and Ward.
 Mir. Parker moved the appointment of a committee to select inspectors and clerks for the election. The motion prevailed and the committee was named as follows: Will son, Mcknight, Parker, Ward and Dun- cen. -~as
 Mir. Jones said he understood there would be an opposition ticket in the field and he had been requested by tax payers to ask the board to give the opposition one of the inspectors aC eacu oI tue pOlllng placeSs The request was embodied in motion by MT. Jones.
 MT. McCartin moved to table the motion. No second.
 MT. Ward moved as a substitute that each party be given one ofthe inspectors at each voting place.
 Mir. Lowery moved as substitute for the whole that the inspectors be appointed ac- cording to law.
 MT. Meade said the cows were bothering the people, especially the ladies on the South Highlands, and said the aldermen