Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-22

The eXtenSlOn was granted, the hdSn voting no.
 Mir P. G. Bowman said the citizens in his vicinity, Beeler's station, had fe- quested him to come before the board and urge the board to have the sanitary sewer extended so they can get the beneht oI itaf4 I; 92G gffss- ,s,7 M. M. -. willing to pay for building the sewer-if the board will have it extended. He sad he would file ten damage suits today CThursday) against the city for parties who had been crippled by falling in deep holes in that vicinity. They also wan,eo Thiitieth street graded about two blocks
 Alderman McCartin was of the opinion the old sewer was not ample to carry away tl sl dditional waste that would come fro.'. he proposed sewer The mat ter was referred to the sanitary ana street committees.
 Citizens in the vicinity of Fourteenth street presented a similar petition.
 The budget of accounts and pay roils were favorably reported by the finance committee, and ordered paid.
 A resolution authorizing the tax col lector to transfer property bought in at tax sale to such parties as will pay the amount of taxes and costs was adopted.
 An amendment to the ordinance regu- lating the removal of dead bodies from the city was adopted
 An ordinance against fast or reckiess driving in the city was adopted.
 Tho ordinance against dead animals re- maining in the city was amended so as to include all territory within three miles of the Jefferson county court house, the limit of police jurisdiction.
 An ordinance making certain sanitary regulations was adopted.
 An ordinance requiring fire escapes on certain buildings was adopted.
 The mayor said some progress was 10 be made in the matter of contract De- ate1x { ( company which Caldwell Bradshaw ana associates desire to build.
 Chairman Enslen of the street rail- road committee reported that his com mittee had condemned the Highland Avenue and Belt railroad track at Twen- ty-second street
 The fire committee recommended that mattresses be furnished the firemen at both the Northside and Southside de- partments Recommendation concurred in.
 An amendment to the ordinance reg ulating the selling Of Vegetaples III 1he city was adopted.
 The franchise for the electric railroad on Eleventh avenue, south, mention or which has heretofore been made Tn the Age-Herald, was read.
 MT. J. F. Martin. representing the Highland Avenue and Belt Railway com pany objected to the contract for the reason that the proposed electric line would cross the Highland Avenue and Belt line at bad place, making two crossings within one block. The High land Avenue and Belt company only wanted the matter deferred until the two companies could get together and make some arrangements for the crossing and avoid the necessity of trains on that road having to stop on a grade ana q curve.
 On motion of MT. Parker further con sideration of the franchise was dererred two weeks. Chairman McCartin Of the sanitary committee reported the crema- tory to be in bad condition and the board referred the matter of repairs TO the sanitary committee with power To act
 Alderman McCartin submitted the foi- lowing with reference to the poll tax COL lector:
 Mr Chairman:
 During the past two weeks considerable agitation has resulted from wholesale issuance of garnishments by the poll tax collector for 1894 poll taxes claimed to De due the city. The peculiar clrcum- stances surrounding and attending the ls- suance of these garnishments, to Wnicn my attention has been called, suggested to me the proprety of investigating the matter in my capacity as alderman or the city.
 I know that can speak the sentiment of this board and that of the falr-m1nuep citizens of Birmingham when l assert that no requirement. of public duty could possibly necessitate the visiting Of un- necessary burdens or hardships upon the tax payers of the city Therefore 1T any officer unnecessarily or thoug ghtlessly ex- ercises an extraordinary power Wltn which he may be vested 1t is the duty or this board to investigate ana promptly correct the evil.
 in the course of my investigation I find that on the 3Oth day of July. three weeks ago. the poll tax collector of this city ls- sued 238 garnishments against employees of one corporation doing business m tnls city, The corporation was the Louls- vile and Nashville Railroad company. The garnishments were issued by P. H. Harris, poll tax collector, and were made returnable before one certain ex-officlo Justice of the peace by name of J. M. Leonard, having jurisdiction in beat S7, in the westerly part of the city.
 In reference to these garnishmentS l notice that the poll tax collector made4a certain report to the mayor of the city, which report was published in the daily papers.
 The poll tax collector in his report makes no claim to having made person. al demand" as required by section 349 of the city code, as I construe that sec tion, but seems to have confined himself to information gotten from city dircc- tory.
 As a result. in an analysis of the writs issued by the poll tax collector against the employees of the Louisville and Nash ville Railroad company, I find the follow ing strange result
 Of the 239 writs served ninety-one were not in the employ of the company; one was known to be dead; 146 were in the employ of the company.
 In Investigating the cases of the 146 defendants in the employe of the com pany the following curious results de- veloped:
 Sixty-three resided in beat B. where writs were made returnable; twenty-two in beat 21; twenty-five In places not as- certained; five outside of the city. limits; one in beat 9. Elyton: one at Green springs; two in Smithfield; one in Besse- mer: one in Louisville. Ky; one in Shades valley: one at Boyles Gap; one at Coopers. Ala; one at Avondale. Ala; 1; one at Blocton. Ala, and two at Deca- tur, Ala. Nine were under age; ten were over tax age; three moved to Brming- ham after January 1. 1895.