The age-herald., 1897-11-10

the floor, "that It was necessary to con- fer with or consult any one about en- forcing any of ithe city ordinances. did not act as I did with any intended 1n- subordhniation to Chairman Stevens and did rot mean to be contrary.
 sfrhe town Is wider epsn as to the selling of liquor on Sundays than it has
 been for several years. The citizens complain, but we cannot convict the Nlo- lat0is.
 .gRdge Feagdn ruled that we must be a bls to show that money passed the counter. and this Is almost an impossi-
 bility. These people use this cleaning up dodge as a means of sSlllng liquor.
 ''T'he reason I try to enforce Hhe law is hat prefer to b. jaeked Up for over doing my duty rather than for negli- sence in any respeet."
 Turning so Mir. Lesser Chief Mcdonald continued "As for whisky being sold in Birmingham en Sundays with my knowledge it is not so. l discharge my duties without fear or favor of any man or set Of men. No man in Birmingham has a string tied to me. I am bound under oath to enforce the ordinances as baid down by the city eoles and the commission holds me responsible for the maintenance of order.
 MT. Lesser Comes Again
 As Chief Mcdonald salt down MT. lesser nodded his head and promptly arose.
 sI simply stated what Chief Mcdonald has told me in the past" sad Mir. LsSser. "fIe told me that he once hired detect dye or other officer to try and catch a man he knew was selling liquor on Sun day.
 T see nothing very wHong in the chiefs motive, but it works a hardship on many good citizens"
 Chief Mcdonald said that Judge Feagin l wanted to fine the men Monday morn | ing but he requested that 1t not be done. l He said he wanted it to be warming | for the future. # Mir Lane took a copy of the city code
 and carefully read the ordinance at the | request of the chief
 This law" he said, "plainly was not 1 intended for such cases as this. It must | be literally Interpreted or every servant l or housemaid would come under the pro l vision
 Chief Mcdonald called MT. Lanes at l tenidon to the fact that cooks, etc, and those performing labor for the neces-
 sar,es and comforts of life were exempt. l MT Lane admitted his error. q do not think that the fact of clean 1 ing up a saloon on Sunday morning is
 violation of ,he intention of the law | MT Stevens desired to avoid further | friction and said when the matter was
 brought to his attention he had ordered | the chief to discontinue arrests for like | offenses for the present.
 Saloon Men Victorious
 MT. Lesser stopped further argument 1 by moving that the chief be given in | structions not to make any more arrests 1 where men were engaged in the Work or l cleaning up saloons on Sunday as una 1T i the present law. MT. Lane seconded une | motion and it was unanimously adopted. 1 It was virtually an endorsement of the
 course pursued by Chairman Stevens. Garrett Defended the Chief IL. +J,a MT | Garrett arose and said he would like to | say a few words on the matter He would support the motion. Although I will vote for the motion, slowly said MT. Garretit, T do not thinA | the chief should be censured for his | actions in this instance. "Unless the real evil the actual saae | of whisky on Sunday can be stopped by these anI.ests, thelre is no use to harrass | the men by further prosecution" MT Garnstt then took up the solomon l resolution" said by the German AmeTi- can union to have been passed by the | city council, and denied that there was | such @ law.
 ''The law was passed" insisted Mir | Lesser.
 ssThene is no such law" reiterated MT 1 Gairett.
 'sThe law was rasse.d," interposed Chief | MiaDonald, ''and was afterwards re- pealed,"
 
 courldn and not desiring to appear in the lie-ht of am adviser I believe it would be | conduciv= of much good if this ordinance \ was again passed and enforced" | The "Sollomlon resolution" peutained to
 the maintaining of curtain over every
 bar.
 Mcknight Given Two Days. | Officer Mcknight entered a plea of l guilty to a charge of violating ruls 43 l of the police code in regard to taking a 1 drink on duty. In extenuation he said that h. was i'll at the time. The com
 mission took uhls view of the matter and | fined Mr. Mcknight two days pay. l In the rsports of officers Desk Sergeant | Rowlett read the following as l The Chiefs Report l Birmingham, Nov 1, 1897. | To the Honorable Board of Police Com 1 misziloners. Birmingham, Ala. l Gentemen:-I have the honor to sub l init herewith a report of the polie: de- | pertinent fer the month of October, 1897: | To amount of fines as- l SasSSd ..S3,l76.W l To amount of fees as- l SeSSsd 165.50 | Cash collected ..... .... 7S1.50 Amount remttted by mayor .... 274.50 l Amount remitted by l judge 62.00 | Escaped ...... B.. .... 157.50 | Served and b ing served. 2,0S6 % | Totals ........... ......$3, ,361.50 $3, 361. 50 l Amount of stolen prop | erty recovered .... ....$ 597.50 | Amount street tax col lecte1 ...... .... ...... 597. 100 l Amount pcla tax collect
 ed ...... .... .... ..... 1,51S.5O | Amount license collect-
 ed ...... ........ ...... S22S75 l Arrest for burglary and
 grand larceny ........ 14 | Bound over to the cIim-
 | inal court ........ | Number days at hard la-