Birmingham state herald., 1895-10-17
THE SEMI MONTHLY SESSION
Of Our City Fathers Lively Tilt
 on the Bond Question.
THE BEHRENS' PARK CAR LINE
Discussed and Passed Over Mexican Negro
 Immigrants Must Not Be Dumped Into Birmingham.

The board of mayor and aldermen met
 yesterday afternoon in regular semi
 monthly session.
 Present were the mayor, Aldermen Ward, Duncan, Ullman, Enslen, Pearce,
 Jackson, McCartin, Gillespie and Meade. The petition of Jonas Schwab was dis allowed.
 The mayor stated that he objected to the Mexican negroes being dumped into Birmingham. The government, he said, has undertaken to send them to their homes and hereafter they will not be left in Birmingham.
 The mayor suggested that street rail- roads not in operation should be taken up. He recommended that the president of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company be ordered to put at least two mule cars within weeks notice on the Behren park line or forfeit their fran chise.
 The mayor stated, on inquiry from AL derman Ulman, that in his opinion for | feiture of the Behren street car line l franchise would include the franchise of l the entire system of the Birmingham l Railway and Electric company. l The subject was passed without def- | nte action. f
 l Alderman Enslen of the finance com
 mittee raised a kick on the cavalry | company" established at police head ! quarters by the police commission. May l or VanHoose stated that the two horses l were needed to furnish efficient police l protection to residents in the outskirts
 of the city. The bill for horses, together
 with a budget of other bills, was or | dered paid. A.,ls 7asss Alderman Ulln1an stated that he was
 opposed to the purchase of goods by the | police commission without first giving l the city notice. The mayor stated that
 he had bought the goods himself. where | upon Alderman Ullman said that his re- | marks on the subject were not in order.
 The mayor stated that hereafter the | police acquisitions would be first referred l to the board.
 A resolution was introduced author | izng the mayor to execute the citys | notes to Steiner Bros. for 2261 87-100 | with 6 per cent interest, payment for
 services performed by Steiner Bros. in
 having the bonded obligations of the l city extended.
 The mayor stated that the money to l be paid Steiner Bros. was commissions. l He was not in favor of executing the
 note because the deal. he claimed, is not l yet complete, and under the contract with Steiner Bros. the notes are receiv
 able for taxes.
 Alderman Ullman replied that the obli- l gation to pay Steiner Bros. was binding on the city. because they had performed l their part of the contract. Alderman Ull-
 man insisted that the notes bare face l notice that they were void if Steiner Bros. do not fulfil their contract. l Alderman Gillespie said that he was
 in favor of paying Steiner Bros, but he
 did not want to allow the notes to be
 receivable for taxes. He said that the | contract of June 10 with Steiner Bros. contained nothing authorizing a note re- deemable in taxes MT. Gillespie consid- l cred 1t a new contract, and said that | Steiner Bros. were acting on the Supposi-
 tion, four months before the debt is due, that the city will default at that time, | therefore he earnestly opposed it. | On motion of Alderman McCartin the
 ordinance was laid on the table until | the next meeting.
 On the motion of Alderman Ulman a | resolution was passed whereby the board l ratified the contract entered into by AL derman Ullman and the New York Se- | curity and Trust company. A resolution l was also passed ratifying the contract l between Alderman Ullman and E. D. | Shepherd & Go. of New York. Alderman Jackson read the bid of | Spiro & Long for repairing the North l side market. The matter was referred l back to the committee, the mayor added, l with power to act. The committee re- | ported favorabl on the extension of l the Birmingham Street Railway and l Electric company along Huntsville ave- nue. with the provision that the macad- | amized road be not disturbed. l Alderman Enslen opposed the petition l of the railroad company on the ground | that a car line along the avenue will in | terfere with the. travel of vehicles. Re l ferred back to the proper committees.
 The two ordinances regarding sanitary l improvements on the Southside, mention l of which has been made hitherto, were | passed.
 The petition of Emma Kimber, ask l ing for 5000 personal damages was re- ferred to the judiciary committee. Peti- 1 titioner claims that she was injured by stepping through hole on the Twenty l second street bridge August 20. l A letetr was read from Chairman J. | P. Mudd of the police commission, call l ing the boards attention to the illegal | fty of the boards action in raising the l salaries of the city wardens. l The board went into executive session | to approve the minutes of previous ex- l eclptive sessions. a-. The board then adjourned.