The age-herald., 1898-02-03
Playwright [ s ation Went Him One
 Better < Sington's Rejoinder. 'PERPEy LIAR CLAW TERBAoKE
Was Only Half of What He Inculcated Into the Alderman's Lines in Describing "Mr. Chairman"-FinaIe,a Kiss
 and Make Up Scene.
City Council serio-Comic Caste

City Council Serio-C Comic Caste
 Mayor Evans-Who called "Perlice"
 Alderman Harrington the up-to-date mint of New Expressions.
 Chief of Police-Who Wasn't There When Needed.
 Alderman Altman-Who Couldn't Be Dic- tated To.
 Chief Mulen-A Man in an Embarrassing Situation.
 Act IA storm of words with apparently an ugly ending.
 Act II-Apologies-Curtain rung down on scene of Kiss and Makeup" and the stage manager yelling, "All's well that ends well!'
 Every now and then there Is a new ex. pression coined. but you old perpendicular chow terbacker." which rolled off the tongue of Birmingham alderman is likely to go down in history as the most unique. Whether 1t was becanse there was a minstrel show in town or whether the cool | atmosphere ginger in the bone of the eolons win be am unsolved problem, but It is certain that the scenes in the council chamber were in striking dfssimi.ariry to the weather that made the councilmen shiver when they left the city hall lasu night It is equally a fact beyonli dispute that minstrel band played "Ther'll Be Hot Time in the Old Town on the streets last night It is not beyond question that the city legislative body caught the in- spiration for it can't be contradicted that there was a hot time in the city council chamber somewhere between and g o'clock.
 Tho Air sfzzIed
 The air fairly sizzled for awhile, and tho raptd rise in temperature was due to a discussion over an order that had been issued by the fire department that frame building located at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street be razed to the ground. Possibly the department is ac- j. customed to dabb.ing in "hot stuff' and it may be to blame.
 William A Walker appeared before the council and asked that the agents be al- lowed to repair the building and put it in a safe condition. This excited debate and it was when the vote was about to be taken that Alderman Harrington attempted to speak,
 You're out of order Alderman Harring- ton," cried Mayor Evans. But MT. Har- rington continued speaking.
 "Sit down, Alderman Harrington! MT. Clerk, proceed to take the vote on this question: And the mayor emphasized his statement by a blow with his gavel on the desk.
 ''Ill have you understand that don't intend to be bull-dozed run over, siri" yelled Alderman Harrington at the mayor. "Youve permitted others to speak on this question and I intend to stick up for my rightsl You must take me for a dunce, you old perpendicular chaw tobacker.' ''
 ''Mr. Chief of Police, come in and remove the gentleman from the room" cried out the mayor as he wielded the gavel on the desk top like trip-hammer. But "Mr. Chief" was not there, and Alderman Har- rington kept his seat.
 Just then the band down the street struck up "Therell Be a Hot Timei''
 deadly calm prevailed and the clerk proceeded to take the vote on the question before the board. Alderman Harrngton,'s he called.
 'I refuse to vote on the question:" said the latter savagely.
 But the vote went on and the colloquy enNed and gradually matters resumed their usual calm.
 The final cusminaton was a round of apologies and the inspiring scene of kiss and makeup scene, between the man who wields the gavel and the gentleman who can lay claim to the sobriquet, "a mint of new expressions"
 The Business of It
 When MT. Walker had finished Chief Mulhn said the building was dangerous antl should be torn down. The chief irl- sisted that the law which required all buildings in the fire limits that were un- safe and everybody admitted that tho building in question was dangerous, should be strictly adhered to.
 "It is very discouraging to the fire de- partment and to myself" said hen, 'in our endeavor to enforce the law to have the board of aldermen sit down on us''
 Alderman Altman said the board was not attempting to sit down on the chief, sayng that that body had a perfect right to make an exception to any law when the 
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