Birmingham age-herald., 1895-03-07
THE CITY FATHERS Hold Fully Attended Regular
 Meeting.
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS
Transacted and the Official Salaries Ordered Paid-Two
 Tax Assessors Named.

The mayor and board of aldermen held a meeting last night, with he following members n attendance:
 Mayor VanHoose, Aldermen Ward, Eu- sleu, Pearce, Ullman, Kettig, McCartin, Harrington, Duncan, West, Gillespy, Parker aud Mcknight.
 The meeting was called to order at 7:45 o'clock and the clerk read the minutes of the previous meeting, which were ap- proved.
 Mayor VauHoose submitted several com munications, which were referred to the committees to which such belong.
 The board granted deed to lot 370 in the Oak Hill cemetery in favor of Dr. J. c. Morris.
 The board instructed the auditor to en- force a system by which the accounts of the inferior court clerk can be checked up. MT. Mingea, the market house clerk, was requested to assist iu this work.
 Mayor Van Hoose read communications from Julian Kendrick and Dr. Thomas Parke, health officer, in regard 10 the con- dition of the sanitation of the city. Mayor VanHoose recommended that on and after March 25 the water closet ordinance be rig idly enforced. The board approved the recommendation.
 A communication from City Engineer Kendrick reporting the condition of cer- tain streets in different portions of the city was read. A committee was appointed to look into this matter and see what can be done with regard to it.
 Mayor VanH Hoose stated to the board that ln his judgment 1t was almo ost necessary to have an attorney for the inferior court, and he recommended that an attorney be employed at Q salary of not more than $50 per month. Tue recommendation was concurred in.
 Reports from various city officials were read and referred to their respective com. mittees.
 The city pay rolls were read aud ordered
 Alderman Ward took the chair and the board ordered Mayor VanHoose's salary paid. &
 Alderman Kettig read the following reso- lution, which was adopted:
 Resolved by the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, That the tax collector is hereby authorized and directed to charge property owners the actual cost of adver- tising their property for sale on account of non payment of taxes. Said cost to be equitably apportioned according to the space occupied in the newspaper describ- ing the same.
 Resolved, further, That hereafter all printing and advertising contracts of what ever nature let by the city must De given to the lowest responsible bidder.
 The finance committee asked for more .time 10 consider the matter of paying George H. Bodeker and John s. Oldham for services rendered the city.
 MT. s. D. Weakley asked permission of the board to make talk on this matter. The privilege was granted.
 Mir. Weakley asked the board not to put this matter off longer, for Messrs. Bodeker and Oldham had waited over eighteen months for it and that it should be paid.
 Upon vote of the board more time was granted the committee.
 More time was granted the chairman of the judiciary committee to look into de- mand of the Elephant Steam Bottling works for damages.
 Mofe time was granted MT. Gillespie to look into demand of Thomas Finnegan that a warrant be given him on the city treasurer for judgment rendered against the city.
 A petition of Mrs. M. E.. Oden to pay reasonable amount for certain lot en- closed in the cemetery was read. The com mittee was given more time for investiga- tion.
 The matter of gravel purchasing was re- ferred to the special street committee.
 A petition of several South Highlands people to open market on Avenue H was referred to the market committee with power to act. ts
 Operators of the North Birmingham dummy petitioned the mayor and aldermen to be allowed to burn coal. This was dis allowed.
 The petition of J. ]. Edmundson and oth- CTS to put in railroad track on Powell ave- nue, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, was granted.
 Patrolman Armstrong was allowed eigh- teen days for time lost on account of sick ness.
 MT. McCartin, under the head of new business, moved that the center of the new telephone circuit be made the intersection of Twentieth street and the Alabama Great Southern railroad crossing, instead of the city hall. The motion was carried.
 Here, on motion of Alderman Kettig, the board went into executive session.
 THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
 During the executive session of the mayor and board of aldermen D. R. Dunlap and w. T. Radcliffe were elected tax assessors and will at once assume the duties of their respective offices.