Birmingham age-herald., 1895-05-02
In Regular Session for Trans
 action of Business,
POUND TO BE REGULATED.
Mayor Vantloose Makes Number of Valuable Suggestions Barracks for the City Secured-City Physician Parke
 Tenders His Resignation.

The regular semi monthly meellnB ol the city council was held last night with the following members of the board pres ent: Mayor VanHoose Aldermen Ward, Duncan, Ullman, Enslen, Pearce Jack son, Kettig, McCartin, Gillespie, Meade, Sims and Mcknight.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 Mayor VanHoose stated that MT. Pearce had been appointed chairman of the gas committee. at the request of MT. Sims, who had been chairman.
 The mayor recommended the following:
 That Twenty-second street bridge be painted.
 That four shower baths be put in the city prison, as there are some long term prisoners in jail. He said he had re- ceived bids from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the Sloss Iron and Steel company for prisoners, but thought it best for the city not to hire the convicts out at present. The four shower baths, he said, would cost about $60 or $70. The matter was referred to the mayor with power to act, MT Enslen vot- ing mo-
 That the chairman of the street com mittee be instructed to purchase two cars of lumber for use in certain repairs. Concurred in.
 That the charmen of the park and po- lice committees and the mayor be re- quested to select four citizens living ad- jacent to the parks as park commits sioners. The recommendation was con cured in.
 VanHoose's Report.
 Mayor VanHoose also submitted the following:
 Tn pursuance of the former resolu- tion of this board so authorizing, have leased from MT. w. J. Pierce quite eommodious building on Fourth avenue, opposite the city market, for the pur- pose of getting better and cheaper facil- itieS for the police and patrol wagon. This will also give the much needed fa- cilities in the city jail for an emergency hospital and an office for the physician. This also enables us to take charge our selves of the city pound, which, think. will be more satisfactory to the public, and with little increase in cost, If any, to the city. The price agreed upon for the building is at the rate of $200 year, l and runs from October, 1895, to October, 1896. have also made arrangements, without cost to the city, for the use of the lot in which the present Young Mems Christian association building is stu- ated. The shed room on the Pierce lot, combined with this space, will easily en- able us to care for all stock that may be compounded. To this end I recommend that the city employ by the month, at salary not to exceed $40, competent man to take charge of the pound and see that the laws in regard to stock are kind ly and vigorously enforced.
 MT. VanHoose said he thought the city could make little out of the pound if run according to the plan suggested in his recommendation.
 MT. McCartin favored the rec0mmen- dation and said there was much com plaint of the pound-keeper hiring boys to go over town and drive cattle to the pound.
 Mir Meade opposed it. saying it wass proposed to expend $40 for the pound, where it now receives $22 a month from that source.
 Mayor VanHoose opposed the fee sys- tenn, and said not a day passes that he does not hear two or three complaints of cattle being driven up secretly The recommendation was concurred in. Dr. T. D. Parke handed in his resig- nation and made some suggestions re- latiye to burial permits. The matter was referred to the mayor and finance committee.
 MT. Vice of Oakman, Walker county, addressed the board In behalf of a tele- phone line proposed to run from Bir- mingham to Oakman by way of Bloss- burg, Horse Creek, Jasper and other places. Referred to the judiciary com mittee.
 Mayor VanHoose stated that the ad- ministration had been criticised for re- hitting so many fines and sentences He said the total amounted to 11S0 days and $l0o4S5. He thought by such ac- tion money had been saved the city.
 Reports of various officers were read and referred.
 X number of bills were reported favor ably and ordered paid.
 Chairman Gillespie of the judiciary committee recommended that milk cows be allowed to run at large in the district between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sev- enth streets and the Georgia Pacific railroad and Avenue H, or Eighth ave- nue. south.
 MT; McCartin thought the resolution relative to the pound remedied the dis ease complained of, and moved to Jay the resolution on the table. The motion to lay on the table was lost
 MT. McCartin raised the point that the resolution sought to amend an ordi- nance, and would have to lie on the table. The chair ruled that the point was well taken.
 Fireman Cummins was allowed one months pay for loss of time.
 Chairman Meade of the fire commit tee said one of the horses was made lame at recent fire, and recommended the purchasing of another horse for the de- partment The recommendation was con cured in. The fire committee will look into the matter and refer it back to the board.
 MT McCartin said he had had a talk with Chief Mcdonald with regard to re- quiring the people to keep trash barrels inside their yards instead of putting them in the alleys, and orders to that effect had been given.
 Chief Mcdonald requested an appro- priation to defray his expenses to the national convention of chiefs of police. soon to be held in Washington MT. McCartin moved that s25 be appropri- ated. Mir. Ward amended by making it $40, and this was accepted by MT. Me Cartin, and the motion, as amended. prevailed; Messrs. Ullman, Enslen. Gil lespie and Sims voting mo-