Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-31
but if 1t will benefit the city he was

scrip, but if 1t will benefit the city he was | for it.
 The mayor said that was the real sub stance Of the matter. If the question, "Will it benefit the city?o is answered then the whole matter will have been dis posed of.
 Mr. Harriu gton was not in the hall when the resolution was read and at his request Clerk Camp reread 1t.
 MT. West said he had been considering the matter of issuing scrip for some time, and he saw that it was either default on in- terest or issue scrip. He saw nothing un- just in the latter; 1t would be unjust to do the former. 1t isn't 10 evade what is just and due school teachers, police and ire men. Every man in business must do the best he can; so with the city. If we de- fault the disgrace will never be plotted out. MT. Parker favored the resolution, as he believed something of the kiud necessary. MT. Ullman eaid If the city defaults on it's interest then that will license every per- son due the city anything not to pay it. MT. Sims said he Vas opposed to piling up an additional debt of S100, 900 against the city.
 Mir. Gillespie didn't want to default, and if voting against thisi resolution means de- fault then he would vote for it.. It was the fear that scrip couldn't be maintained in the market that impelled him to vote againstit.
 MT. Uliman said the city's indebtedness would not be fucreased by issuing scrip. MT. Jones opposed the resolution. Mayor VanHoose opposed 1t for the req son that it was unjust to the employees whose salaries would fall due tomorrow. They should have some say as to whether they will accept the scrip before they do the work. If they elect to accept the scrip in the future, then that's all right. You are wrong in thinking that default of i'm
 mean anything of the kind. We have de- fauted on the water and light rents since October. Judgments for 6 large amount |. have been rendered against the city. We have not repudiated these, we have not ig- nored them. Real justice to the bond holder does not lie in injustice to the city employees. It is not justice to the boud- holder to cut off the police or the fire depart ment. It is justice to the bondholders to conserve and preserve the city. They don't
 want bonds of city that has no protection from fire aud criminals. You issue scrip, and right straight make bond of it, be- cause you give an interest bearing clause to it. IJ is unauthorized by any act of the legislature.
 Mayor VanHoose charged that the Fox administration had spent for salaries and other items SIG, 900 of bond money, which was secured for public improvements, and
 which, he said, they had no right to do. Would it not be better, asked the mayor, of the police, and say to the citizens, "If
 you want police protection, come up and
 pay for it."
 MT. West wanted to let the matter go over for few days for further considera- tion, and moved to adjourn. Mir. Kettig said he would second the motion if this matter could be made the special subject for consideration at the next regular meeting next Tuesday night. There was some opposition to the motion and the motion was withdrawn. Mir. McCartin moved that when the board adjourned it be to meet again Tues- day afternoon at o'clock, and that this
 resolution be the special matter for that meeting.
 MT. Meade asked the board to approve the appointment of c. P. Freeman as poll tax collector, the board of education hay ing selected him. r.ges On motion of Mir. MeCartin the matter was referred to the chairmen of the judi ciary and finance committees with instruc- tions to report back to the board at the meeting Tuesday night.
 On motion the board adjourned.