Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-19
THE CITY FATHERS Hold a Regular Semi-MonthIy
 Meeting. MORE WORK FOR THE POLICE Will Have to Collect Street Tax-s Sanitation To BeLooleed After at once-Other
 Doings of the Dads"
MORE WORK FOR THE POLICE

meeting was called to order by Alderman
 Enslen. who stated that Mayor Van | Hoose would be detained for half an hour, or such a matter. The following
 members responded to their names at roll call. Aldermen Enslen, Pearce
 Jackson, Kettig. McCartin, Gillespie. | Meade, Parker, Mcknight.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 Chairman Kettig of the finance com mittee reported favorably a number of bills, which were ordered paid. An ordinance relieving the license in- spector of the duty of collecting poll and street taxes, and providing for the cleo tion of a poll tax collector, was intro duced by Chairman Gillespie of the judi ciary committee. MT. Gillespie recom- | mended that the chief of police or patrol men be required to collect the street taxes and the license inspector the poll taxes or if that was not deemed advisa- ble, he suggested as an alternative the | employment of another man on commits sion.
 MT. Pearce opposed an increase in the expenses of the city and moved a con currence in the recommendation to re- quire the police to collect the street | taxes. MT. McCartin said in the face of the strained financial condition of the city the police commission had increased the police force and in some instances had increased salaries. MT. Parker didn't want the police force burdened with additional duties. Mayor VanHoose came in at this juncture.
 Chief of Police McDonald who was present, was called on for an expression of his opinion He said he was willing to 1. l1t |, the city. He thought he and his force could do their regular work and collect the street taxes ' | MT. Kettig said he was in favor of the recommendation, and if it would not in- crease the city's expenses he was in fa- Nor of the street tax collecting being turned over to the police.
 MT McCartin said if the police depart ment had one man whom they could des- ignate to collect street taxes he thought they had one man more than they need ed. He opposed the recommendation He said it seemed to him that concur renee in the recommendation would be an approval of the increase of $5000 in the expenses of the police department as fixed by the police commission recently.
 Mayor VanHoose favored the recom- rnendation, and said he thought it a good thing.
 The recommendation was concurred in, Messrs. McCartin and Parker voting no.
 The ordinance relieving the license in- spector of collecting street taxes was called up. A motion was made to sus- pend the rules and place it on it's sec ond reading.
 MT. McCartin raised the point that the rules could not be suspended by two-thirds vote, as it provided for an expenditure of money. The mayor ruled against him, and Alderman Kettig moved that the resolution be placed on it's third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed, Messrs. McCartin and Parker voting no.
 An ordinance providing for the issuing of executions for street improvements was read by Chairman Gillespie of the judiciary committee. On motion of MT. Kettig the rules were suspended and the ordinance adopted.
 On motion of MT Meade the regular order of business was suspended for MT. Vary to address the board in behalf of petition of Dr. Jansenius, asking the re- funding of money paid by the Peoples Drug company for license, he having transferred his license to them. The matter was referred to the judiciary committee with power to act.
 MT. Charles Jones addressed the board in behalf of J. w. Tayloe, who sometime ago obtained a judgment for $500 against the city. The supreme court reversed the decision of the lower court. He of
 
 was taken under advisement by the board
 Mayor VanHoose stated that the ladies had requested permission to use the parks for festival purposes. He was willing to grant their request, provided they obeyed the injunction, keep off the grass" The matter was referred to the mayor and chairman of the committee on parks. with power to act. Chairman Enslen of the street commit 4r% damages to a, MT. Wilson for injuries re- ceived at the intersection of Avenue G and Twenty-second street. Mr Meade suggested that it might be an admission of liability on the part of the. city should the city agree to this and MT. Wilson then refuse to accept the compromise. City Attorney Evans was of the opinion it would not and the board concurred in the recommendation.
 Mayor VanHoose of the select commit tee to investigate the matter of street working and sewerage said by inyestiga- tion he had found that storm sewers were paid for by all property drained. He said on the southside was an open storm sewer that, if not attended to- would give rise to a number of damaged sewers in year or two. The city engineer, he said, had devised a splendid sewerage system, which he believed would not cost more than $100,000. Under the general as- sessment scheme it would cost each lot drained only 75 cents year. There are no sanitary sewers, he said north of Eighth avenue. The committee recom- mended the walling up with brick of the storm sewer near the Kansas City, Mem phis and Birmingham depot up Nine- teenth street and out Huntsville avenue. The committee thought this good time to do the work, as labor can be had cheaper probably than later on. The committee recommended that the work be done now and that bids be advertised for at once. He said he believed it could