Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-17
TIE CITY FATHERS IndOrse the 0'Brien Corporate
 Limit Bill. A.J. CAMP ELECTED AUDITOR And City Clerk-D. R. Dunlap ResignS-Other CT Matters
 of Interest.
A.iJ. CAMP ELECTED AUDITOR

The second regular session of the city council was held in the council chamber last night, with the following members of ths board present: Mayor VanHoose, AL dermen Ward, Harrington, Ensen, Jack son, West, Kettig, McCartin, Gillespie, Parker, Sims, Mcknight and Jones.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read, and after some alterations ap- proved.
 The mayor said that by the sanction of the board he would enforce the pound or dinance from and after the 1st of February
 He also recommended that part of the new market house be fitted up for head quarters for patrolmen. The recommenda- ton was concurred in on motion of MT. Kettig.
 The mayor recommended that all applica tions for free licenses or reductions of same be required to he in writing and re- ferred to the miscellaneous committee ; also, tho question of quarterly payments on licenses where they amount to $50; also, {, whether book agents shall pay licenses. Concurred in on motion of MT. Ward.
 The mayor said there was great waste of water by reason of an excessive flow through the sewers, and also great damage would result from same, caused by the severe winter, and he recommended that the matter be referred to the mayor, city engineer ana chairman of the sanitary com . mttee, with instructions to investigate and report.
 The judiciary committee was instructed to investigate the question Of costs and bond in cases before the recorder when the prisoners are turned over to the state and county authorities, and to suggest some measure for protecting the city's interest.
 The mayor said a board of appraisers had placed the loss on the Thomas school build ing, which was recently destroyed by fire, at s2616.75, three- fourths the value of the building the day before it was burned. The board accepted the terms.
 The matter of bill claimed to be due w. j.. Tayloe was referred to the mayor and judiciary committee, with power to act.
 Several bills reported favorbly by Chair man Kettig of the finance committee were ordered paid.
 Further time was granted the judiciary committee on the question of a franchise for new telephone company.
 MT. Harrington of the cemetery commit tee said the sexton's salary was entirely too small, that his assistant was getting mose than ho, and recommended that it be raised to S51 and that he be required to hire bis own help.
 Mir. McKuigh said the sexton had guar. anteed satisfaction all around if the board would give him the receipts plus the salary.
 Mir. Enslen objected to increasing the salary. He said the salary had been fixed before the election of MT. Stith, and if he didn't want to take it at that he should have said so.
 Mir. Harrington said he had seen the mistake of the board, as the services of a good man would be lost, and he believed the board had seen the same and had re- elected Mir. Stith.
 ,uIo huf ho ,natf fnr hn deferred until another meeting and the motion prevailed.
 Mir. Enslen, chairman of the street com. mittee, said the matter of sweeping tbe Belgian block had been referred to his com- miltee, and that he had bid for sweeping the same at $50 per month. MT. Ensen said he believed the matter should be put off until dry weather, as the block didn't need sweeping while we have so much rain.
 He recommended that the street commit tee be furnished with about ten car loads of gravel to fill in some holes. lie embodied his recommendation in a motion.
 Mir. Harrington moved an amendment that the gravel be used where most neces- sary. He said the streets in his district needed fixing.
 Mir. Enslen said the gravel would be placed only on macadamized streets.
 MT. Kettig moved that ten car loads of gravel be purchased and that en advertise ment for same be inserted.
 MT. McCartin wanted the lowest bid &C., cepted and that the city engineer accept the gravel. The motion prevailed.
 MT. Jackson of the fire committee re- ported that the committee had secured fig ures from the Birmingham Plumbing com. pany for putting heaters in the fire depart ment, to bs used for heating fire engines while not in use, at a cost not to exceed $55 each. He recommended that these heaters be procured instead of those more expen- sive
 On motion of MT. McCartin the matter was deferred until the next meeting.
 The gas committee was granted further time to investigate the matter of redistrib- uting the electric lights.
 Mir. McCar.in said the cremstory needed some repairs. He thought it could be fixed up for s25 or SS0, and recommended the reference of the matter to the mayor and chairman of the police and sanitation com mittee. The recommendation was con cured in.
 PETITIONS.
 A petition was presented from fruit and vegetable dealers occupying stalls on Fourth avenue, asking to be allowed to re- main where they are now and not be re- quired to move to the new market. They assigned as reasons that they had been put to considerable expense in fitting up the places where they are; that they would in- cur considerable more expense by such re-
 
 the dealers and customers by such re- moyal.
 Several other similar petitions were pre- scented, but on motion of MT. Ward their reading was dispensed with and the matter referred to the mayor aud market commit tee, with power to act. Capt. F. s. White represented the petitioners.
 Bradstreet's and Dun's agencies peti- tioned the board to either abolish the license on their business or let 1t remain the same as last year. The matter was re- ferred to the miscellaneous committee for in vestigation.
 Several other petitions were referred to prbper committees without reading.
 THE CITY LIMITS.
 The O'Brien bill so changing the city limits as to leave the Birmingham rolling rmiu and the Alice and Sioss furnaces out- | side the incorporation was taken up, and he following resolution was introduced by Rr. McCartfn:
 ihareas, At a meeting ef the mayor and
 erme6 held~en the Sd day of January,
 4. a resolution was unanimouB1yQdQPteq
 dping the mayor and aldermen df Sir.
 hneham to recommend certain legislation,