Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-06
HE MUNICIPAL FATHERS Regular Sessionof the CityCoun-
 ciI Last Night. GOOD DEAL OF ROUTINE WORK The Street Tax Collector to Be Allowed Com misson-New Telephone Company
 Granted an Extension.

The city council met in regular ses- sion last night with the following mem bers of the board present: Mayor Van Hoose and Aldermen Ward, Harrington, Duncan, Ullman, Enslen, Pearce West, Kettig, McCartin, Gillespie, Meade. Parker. sims and Mcknight.
 Mr A. J. Camp. clerk to the board is out of the city and Tax Collector George Eustis acted in his place.
 Mayor ssNanHoose recommended that the question of the payment of the elec- tric light bill be referred to the finance committee. So referred.
 Communications of no general import ance were received from several parties and were referred to the proper commit tees.
 The mayor stated that he had no rec ommendation as yet to make with ref erence to the water question.
 The tax collector reported collections amounting to over $7000 since last re- port.
 The street tax collector reported hav- ing collected street taxes amounting to S2250 for the month of May.
 The treasurer reported balance cash on hand June 1, $43, ,427 63; collections for the month of May $14,476
 The finance committee recommended the adoption of the following resolutions.
  curing the collection during the year 1895 of as large an amount of street tax as possible, that the patrolman now col lecting same be allowed a commission of per cent on the amount he collects in excess of $500 during the year, said commission to be paid to him by the tax collector of the city out of the amount of street tax collected in excess of said S5000; no commission allowed on the $5000 first collected.
 The rules were suspended and resolu- tion adopted.
 The communication from Dr. Parke, presented at a former meeting, asking compensation for issuing burial permits or. else that he be released of that duty, was reported by hairman Gillespie of the judiciary committee. He said prior to 1SS9 when the county health officer was made city health officer, the city paid for such service. He had no reeom- mendation to make, as he had been in structed to inquire only into the law of the case. The matter was referred back to the committee for further investiga- ton.
 Chairman Mcknight introduced an or dinance making it unlawful for body to be buried in any place in the city other than in places designated as burial grounds. The ordinance; went over under the rules until the next meeting.
 He also recommended the payment of S100 to E. J. Oden for a strip of land in- closed in Oak Hill cemetery. the amount to be applied to the payment of taxes.
 MT. Meade offered as an amendment that Purnell & Hawkins claim for $400 for land also inclosed in the cemetery be included in the recommendation
 MT. Kettig offered as a substitute that the whole matter be referred to the ju- dietary and cemetary committee with instructions to thoroughly investigate and report back. So referred.
 Chairman EnSlen of the street cOmmit- tee said he had had the drinking foun- tains which cost $50 a month cut off but they had been put in again. the cost now being not much over $2 a month
 MT. Harrington recommended that the houses standing in Thirteenth street, betweeen Avenues E and F, be removed from the street.
 B. K. Fulton presented a claim for $55 in payment for shade tree cut from tn front of his house in 1892 by the street force. Since that time he had been as- sessed s55 for curbing and asked that he be receipted for said s55. The petition was referred to the street committee.
 Chairman Meade of the fire committee recommended the payment of the claim of the Gutta Percha Rubber Hose com pany for $65O, with interest The matter was referred to the mayor and chairman of the finance committee, with power to act.
 He also reported that two horses for the fire department had been bought from Fies & Sons at $500 each and one had been sold to Fies & Sons for $10O The report was accepted
 A communication from President Jem- ison of the Electric Light company de- clining to grant reduction was read by Chairman Pearce of the gas and light committee.
 gas be cut off at the city jail, thus sav- ing $31 month. The recommendation was referred to the gas and light com mittee. with the mayor added.
 Chairman McCartin reported that the building of a man hole on the Southsde had to be abandoned on &C., count of the great volume of water flow ing through the sanitary mains.
 A number of petitions regarding as- sessments for sidewalk improvements were referred to the street committee.
 MT. John M. Martin appeared in be- asked an extension of time for beginning work on their system. Sixty days ex- tension was granted.
 Petitions bearing signatures of a large number of citizens protesting against any change in the contract with the water company were submitted and re- ferred.
 MT. A. O. Lane appeared before the board in behalf of the draymen and hackmen, who petitioned the board for a modification of the order recently pro- mulgated prohibiting them from stop ping near the sidewalks for longer thans ten minutes at time. The matter was referred to proper committee for investi- gation.
 MT Gillespie offered an ordinance providing for the redemption of property sold at tax sale; also an ordinance re- pealing the sewer ordinance. Both went over under the rule.
 On motion of MT. Kettig the board went into executive session.
 Executive Session.
 The board was in executive session for