Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-16
LAST NIGHTS CITY COUNCIL
 2 Form of the SouthSide Storm Sewer Bonds Prescribed. 5a REGULAR ROUTINE RACKET Bids of Soss Iron and Steel Company for the City's Able Bodied Male Prisoners
 Various Small Matters.

 The city council met last night at 7:3O o'clock. Present were the mayor, Alder men Harrington, Enslen, Pearce, Jack son, McCartin, Gillespie, Meade, Parker, Simms and Ward. "
 The mayor stated that the Sloss Iron and Steel company had made a bid of $5 per month for able-bodied male prison CTS, whose terms are not less than sixty days, and $8 per month for prisoners whose terms are more than year.
 A report was read from the county medical association stating that Dr. J. ". Barclay had been elected health of- fcer and J. D. Gresham sanitary inspec= tor.
 The mayor filed the report of EXTaX Collector P H. Harris with the board. -@
 An invitation was extended to the yis- itors present to address the board on matters of business.
 MT. McMullen wanted to know what had been done fin the matter of the Beh- rens Park street car line. MT. Jemison stated that two young men would begin the opera ation of the line today, but in the event that they did not operate it MT. Jemison stated that the road and cars would be given oyer to MT. c. M. Burk- halter.
 The budget. of city bills regularly ap proved were ordered paid. An hour was consumed in the reading and discussion of the bills
 The recommendations of the chairman of the judiciary committee were com cured in. The city tax collector will re- fund various amounts to several of the petitions referred to the judiciary con- mittee.
 On motion Dr. w. J. Pearce and R. A. McAdory were elected appraisers of tax able city real estate.
 MT. Gillespie wanted to furnish a bug gy to the gentlemen for a couple of days, but the mayor was afraid they might ride all summer. % fs
 The chairman of the cemetery commit tee recommended the building of a fence around the cemetery. So ordered. ,d D
 The matter of repudiating the ordi-i nance requiring trains to stop at Elgh- teenth street and Twenty-fourth street crossings was postponed until the next meeting of the board. - s-
 The matter of hiring the city convicts to the Sloss Iron and Steel company af-- ter considerable discussion, was referred to the chairmen of the fire, police tand street committees. with the mayor added with instructions to. draft a contract with the company and submit the same to the board as soon as possible. sn <
 Alderman Simms introduced resolu!, tion that the mayor communicate with the Birmingham Railway and EleGtfin. company and require the company t9 res pair Twenty-fourth' street at onceO per their contract. Carried. iaa P
 The purchase of an additional supply of hose was referred to the mayor and, the chairmen of the street, finance and judiciary committees, .: t The chairman of the gas committee considered the city gas bill for the past month excessive. The mayor stated that private enterprises, among the largest gas and water consumers in the city, had a meter expert to examine their meters and had found both gas and water run ming 25 per cent fast The city gas bill was laid over
 MT. Lesser of the Metropolitan hotel asked the city to furnish the police horses for the mardi gras carnival No action was taken, but it was the sense of the board that the horses will be fur nished.
 The board then went into executive session.
 Executive Session. An ordinance was passed prescribing the form of the bonds to be given c. M. Burkhalter & Co. for constructing what is known as the Avenue F storm sewer. It will be remembered that this work. by an ordinance was to be specially assess ed against the property owners whose property Is, benefited by the sewerage A provision was also made that all prop erty owners desiring to have extension of time in payment of assessment might subscribe to bonds. in ten annual pay ments, bearing 6 per cent interest. Nine hundred and eighty-four dollars only were thus subscribed. Tuesday, the 14th instant, was the limit within which bonds might be taken. Therefore, 1t is said. the city will pay Burkhalter & Co. the difference of the contract bid in cash, $456639, and look to the property owners for prompt reimbursement