The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-21

/ HnH VI OoloDer IN nNe years. Inc G IL
zens do not look to the board of eduea-
ton for the maintenance of the schools.
They look to you. Let Us keep them
open until a brighter day
Alderman William was the next speak
] es to be recognized. 'iIf I were to fol-
fow my own ordinations" said ne, 81
would vcle for the appropriation. But
| from a conversation had with a men,
Der of the finance committee 1 will be
| forced to vote in the negative" He said
the city was not able to make the appro-
| priation. IF we have money on hand
] think our first duly is to pay our
debts or the interest anyway"
! Alderman Kerr said he thought every
member of the board was favorable to
| the schools, but he didn't think it right
| to appropriate $1,000 with the under
| standing that $4,000 would follow without
some investigation Tile moved as a sub
stitutc that the matter be referred to
the finance committee and 1t instructed
to make full report. Mr.. Ashford was
a second to this motion.
Il do not think the schools will close
Friday because We do not act tonight"
said ne.
MIR. Evans interposed and said they
would.
well then, the board of education has
NOT treated us fairly" answered Mr.
| Kerr I'VE should have had information
| earlier
| This brought the mayor to his feet
| again. He was enthused and he walked
| out from behind the desk he was using.
Alderman Kerr said We had no infor-
| nation What is the purpose of having
1
| Der of the board of education If it is not
| 10 keep in touch with school matters?
DO you suppose l would get up here
| and ask for an apprprfatin if I did mt
| know the needs of thu school? 1 also.
know what the financial condition of the
| city is, and know it is better than it
| has been for five years
Are you going ITO lei. 100000 lay up
| here idle? Some one may say we ought
| to pay the bond holders. The bond hold
| ers are acquainted with the city char
| ter They know that We are empower
| ed to use 10 per cent of the revenue
| for school purposes.
II appeal to the aldermen as repre-
sentatives of the people to make this ap-
preparation. If not locks will go on the
doors of the schools Friday"
AiucTIHdh I1e0tScntl InONtQ 10 lay MT.
Kerr's substitute on the table. At this
| juncture Alderman Drennen arose to
speak.
The chairman announced that such a
motion was not debatable unless with
drawn Alderman Hentschel was asked
to withdraw for a moment.
Il will not" said he, and Mr. Drennen
resumed his seat.
The motion to lay on the table was
defeated, and Alderman Altman, who
had been acting as chairman, called
| Mayor Evans to the chair
He asked the pardon of the members
for leaning on a desk on account of a
bad hip. He said all the members felt
| the Importance of the matter, but they
wanted to know If the city could afford
to make the appropriation and when
other calls would be made.
1.-The mayor said the people were look
ing to u.s." he continued. II would like
to know when it became so. When the
days of laudation were on the board of
education were given the credit for the
good school system and we were insig
nificant factors.
when the rock is reached we are
found to be the pillars of the board of
education"
He further said that Notwithstanding
this he would not be narrow, or stop on
technicalities, but that it was question
of the city's ability to make the appro-
priatioh. He then referred to yellow fe-
yer being at the doors of Birmingham,
and read a telegram in an afternoon
paper from Montgomery, saying "sus-
|. pect" had died. He saw grim humor In
| this.
What will we do if yellow fever gets
here?' he asked. =
Have frost and free schools" re-
torted Mayor Evans and the spectators
in the lobby applauded.
Col. Altman then asked Treasurer
Eustis if the city had money to make
the appropriation, saying the answer
would decide his vote.
Mr.. Eustis answered in the affirma-
tive. Mr.. Kerr sought to Withdraw his
substitute, but Alderman Ashford, his
second, objected. The vote was taken,
the substitute lost and the original APP
preparation measure passed.
Mayor Evans alluded to the fact that
sidewalks ali over the city were being
injured by barrels and heavy articles
being rolled over them. He offered an
ordinance covering the case. Several
amendments were made and the ordi-
nance, which is as follows, will take the
usual course:
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and AL
dermen of Birmingham, That on and
after the passage of this ordinance. it
shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons to unload, drop, CIR in any way
place upon the paved sidewalks of this
city any barrel, keg, box or other heavy
articls. furniture, goods, wares or mer-
chandise of any kind reasonably call
culated to injure the sidewalk, without
placing them on boards, skids q. other
things for the protection of said pave
nlFrft against breakage or other dam
age. u
Be it further ordained, That any per-
son violating the provisions of this ordi-
nance shall be fined not less than IS nor |
more than $100.