Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-04
So Voted the Fathers at Last
 Nights Meeting.
LICENSE QUESTION PASSED
Something About Street Railway Franchises Is Brought 0ut-Dog Ordinance to
 Be Enforced.

in regular session last nlght Wltn the following members present: Mayor Van
 Hoose, Aldermen Ward, Harrington, Jackson, Kettig, Enslen, McCartin, Par ker, Gillespie and Mcknight.
 Clerk A. J. Camp read the minutes of
 the last regular meeting, which were ap- proved after correction.
 While the minutes were being read AL derman Pearce came in.
 The mayor read petition from a num- Der of mechanics who desire to take con-
 tracts and asking for change in the li-
 cense list. Referred to proper commit
 tee. .4s-+-..#=z
 A communication was read from Capt.
 J. P. Mudd of Troop D, asking for ap-
 propriation for his company. Referred
 to the finance committee.
 Petition from MT. Katz to remit his street tax was disallowed.
 Alderman Kettig, from the finance
 committee, reported the budget for the
 month of May, which amounted to $6250
 Same was approved and ordered paid.
 The mayor, having accepted an invi-
 tation to deliver the welcome address to Grand Chancellor Donahoo at the enter
 tainment rendered him by Birmingham Knights of Pythias, asked the board to
 excuse him for a short time, which was
 granted and he called Alderman Jack
 son to the chair and retired Alderman Gillespie of the judiciary committee read a number of petitions which were approved; also @ number of petitions which were not granted as per recommends ton.
 He also introduced recommendation relative to the license schedule allowing wholesale dealers exclusively to do bus mess on payment of a license tax of $50 and allowing such to do a commission in fhnr Ax.yif h ing an additional tax of BIO. Alderman Kettig moved that brokers be also taxed $50 per year for doing bus. mess in the city. He claimed these peo- pie have the protection of the city gov ernment and come in competition with
 local dealers, and thought they should bear the same burden,
 The matter was passed to the next meeting of the board. Alderman Gillespie reported & large number of citations, which he recom-
 mended be made final. Approved and so ordered.
 Petition of c. T. Hardeman asking for deed to a lot in the cemetery for which he had paid was granted. Petition from c. T. Bellsnyder relative to lot in Oak Hill was referred to the cemetery committed. Ts Alderman Enslen of the street commit tee reported recommending reduction in the amount of pr. Anglin's tax for curbing to $100. Approved and so or dered. ss..@fs EsEt Application of Dr. Davis for s15O dam ages resulting from driving off a bridge, which he claimed was not wide enough, was reported on. Alderman Enslen stated that the city engineer reported the bridge 16 feet wide.
 Alderman Enslen recommended that the sidewalk from Fourth to Sixth ave- nue on the east side of Nineteenth street, north, be laid with cement. Approved and so ordered.
 Petition of B. K. Fulton for return of $6.6o for sidewalk improvement was al- | lowed. saag
 A report on the much discussed im- provements of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company contrary to con- tract was made. The report recommend | ed that the company be allowed to apply | for franchises within a certain time, and that said company be required to comply with all rules and regulations of the city, The report disclosed that said company had no permanentsrights on Second ave- | nue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth l streets. Also that other roads had usurp- | ed rights not granted in their respective | franchises. It recommended, too, that | dead electric light wires be taken down. On motion the report went over for final | action.
 | to two shacks on Thirteenth street, be- | tween Avenues D and F, and recommend | ed that the street committee have same removed at once, and offered a motion l that same be removed within five days. Alderman Kettig offered a substitute
 that the said houses, or portions on the street, be removed by the city engineer l as he deems best at once. Alderman Kettg, from the fire depart ment committee, reported on the ques-
 tion of purchasing a fire engine. He | recommended that same be bought. Chief Mullin of the fire department | stated the city is the poorest equipped l in the south and the engine is badly l needed. A large engine is needed and he urged the purchase of a new engine. Alderman McCartin stated that he as member of the fire committee, was
 heartily in favor of purchasing the en- l zine.
 The mayor at this juncture returned. l Alderman Kettig moved that the board
 authorize the fire and finance committees l to purchase a fire engine for the city
 The motion was carried, with Alderman l Pearce voting no.
 Alderman Ward offered petition from l Mr. Gallagher asking permission to re-
 move house, and moved that same be
 referred to the building committee, with l power to act. Carried.
 Mayor VanHoose resumed the chair. Alderman Gillespie introduced an ordi- | nance for the better suppression of gam | bling, asking that same be put on it's | second reading. The motion was lost
 only Aldermen Kettig and Gillespie, with
 the mayor voting aye. Alderman Ward reserved his vote.
 Alderman Gillespie also offered an or | dinance. requiring ice wagons to have
 scales on same for the purpose of weigh
 Ing Ice offered for sale, and asked that
 it be put on it's second reading Ap-
 proved and so ordered, Alderman Enslen | voting no. tagN
 Alderman Gillespie then moved that
 the ordinance be put on its third reading.
 Approved and so ordered. Alderman Ems | len voting mo-
 On motion that said ordinance be put | on its final passage vote was taken and
 all voted aye save Alderman Enslen On motion, money paid, by the parents | or Bessie Lowry as a fine for pulling i! flowers was ordered refunded, it being
 proven that the girl Is of unsound mind.
 Mayor VanHoose asked that he be al- | lowed to employ necessary means for
 enforcing the dog ordinance and said:
 'So many complaints. are coming in to me in reference to the 'nonenforcement of