Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-05
NJ ADDITIONAL PATROLMEN Resolution Adopted Last Night
 by the City Council. THE OUTSIDE SALOON ISSUE Thanks Voted to the Mard Gras Carnival ASso-
 ciation for Their Very Creditable Celebration.

| No ten additional policemen need apply as far as the city fathers of the board of | aldermen are concerned.
 The city council met last night in regu- lar semi-monthly session. Present were the mayor, Aldermen | Ward, Enslen, Jackson, West Kettig, McCartin, Gillespie, Mcknight, Jackson and Jones.
 Alderman Enslen offered a resolution | to the effect that the sincere sympathy of the board be extended to MT. E. Ull- man in the recent loss of his wife. Car ried unanimously.
 The following resolution was also car | ried:
 Resolved, That the thanks of this board are due and are hereby rendered the Car | nival association on account of the ex- | ceedingly creditable celebrat ation of mardi gras on the 18th ultimo, and that this board earnestly hopes that the same en- thusasm and public spirit which was dis played 50 successfully in 1896 will be kept alive bf a permanent organization and be again shown in succeeding years in extending hearty welcome to strangers and properly advancing the citys in- | terests.
 | Resolved, That an official copy of these resolutions be prepared by the clerk of this board and be signed by the mayor and sent to Mr. E. Lesser, president of the Carnival association, with the further | assurances to him of our high apprecia- tion of his faithful and arduous labor in this effort to benefit and build up his adopted city.
 The mayor stated that after consulta- ton with the park inspector it has been deemed best to increase the size of the | trees recently ordered to be purchased for the city parks. {!
 The mayor also stated that the city engineer had examined the trestles on the North Birmingham railway, and had found them unsatisfactory, but that they | had since been repaired
 The mayor stated that he had ac- cepted. officially. for 2500 feet of hose re- gently ordered to be purchased for the city
 The city bills read by the chairman of the chairman of the finance committee were ordered paid.
 Alderman Kettig, chairman of the | finance committee, stated that the police pay roll for February shows thirty-one working, days for patrolmen. He wanted this explained. It was suggested that the patrolmen had done double duty one instance of which was during mardi gras. This was referred to the finance commit tee, with power to order the same paid
 Alderman Kettig stated that there was in the treasury enough money to pay present expenses and something over $22,000 balance, which he proposed, by resolution, to set aside for the purpose of paying the May, July and October in- terest on city bonds. The motion was presented and $22,000 appropriated for that purpose.
 Alderman Kettig introduced the fol- lowing resolution in regard to additional | policemen, which was carried | Whereas. The chief of police has | recommended and asked for the appoint ment of ten additional policemen, on the | ground that the mayor and aldermen l have refused to close up ten saloons that have been operating in the city for many l years, and,
 Whereas, No complaint or petition has | been presented to this board stating that said saloons were dsorderly or violating any of the laws of said city, and, Whereas, The report of the city audi tor for the year 1895 shows a deficit of $6O, 34 and also shows that the income of the city will be much less in 1896 than | 1895, and,
 Whereas The same number of police men we have now patroled the city dur ing 1895, when there were more saloons than at present: be 1t. therefore.
 Resolved. by the mayor and aldermen | of Birminham, That 1t is the sense of this board that the financial condition of said city does not warrant or justify any increase of said police force.
 Resolved further. That the police com | missioners are most respectfully request | ed not to increase the expenses of the po- lice department by addition to their pres ent force, or by increasing salaries or | otherwise.
 Resolved further. That the clerk is hereby instructed to at once deliver a copy of these resolutions together with copy of the auditors report of the financial condition of the city, to the chairman of the police commission.
 A resolution introduced by Alderman Gillespie prevailed, releasing from fur ther charge ceftain property owners who have heretofore paid sidewalk and street improvement assessments.
 Alderman Jones reported that a num- Der of buriaIs had been made in Oak Hill cemetery without burial permits l from the city health officer: that the par l ties often are prominent people. and the sexton has asked the board for instruc-