The age-herald., 1898-01-06

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 A petition from the Carnival society not to force merchants having trade floats in parade to pay license was read by the mayor. All matters pertaining to the car nival were referred to the mayor with power to act.
 The board then went into executive ses- sion. Open Session Renewed. A batch of petitions were next read and referred. B. Lucas-Relief from license Miscellan- eous committee. D. Evans-To set aside tax sale Finance committee.
 Dye Houses-Re1ief from license. Mlscel- laneous committee. Mrs. OBurne-Relief from sidewalk as- sessment. Finance committee. Joe Coneti-Relief from license. Miscel- laneous committee. Furniture Dealers-Relief from license. Miscellaneous committee. W. D. Lindsay-Refund poll tax. Finance committee. J. Blach-Relief from license. Miscellane- ous committee. Birmingham Compress Company-Relief
 
 committee.
 Oscar Weil-Free license
 Question of Free License. A motion was made to refer all appliea- tions for free license to the mayor with the power to act. Alderman Altman was opposed to issuing any free license. He said cripple should go in business that did not require li- cense, and did not come in competition with those who paid. The motion to refer to the mayor was carried. A petition was received for reduction in license from electrical dealers It was re- ferred to the miscellaneous committee.
 Alderman Altman then moved to recon slider the vote whereby the question of is- suing charity license was referred to the mayor. He said if it was reconsidered he would offer resolution to issue no charity l licenses. His motion was carried and he then offered the resolution.
 Alderman Moore amended the resolution 1 so that all applications be made to the board and take the regular course | Mayor Evans said there was a state law giving confederate soldiers free license. He had already marked number of these good for 1898.
 
 crate soldiers in the resolution. Alderman Altman accepted the amendment and the resolution was adopted. Under the head of new business the Sum- day law ordinance was brought up. Alder man Rainbow said he did not think that clothing stores should be allowed to keep | open and the barrooms closed I Mayor Evaqs remarked here that the l aldermen ba 1apic cJafi off md 1 not the arresting officers. l Alderman Lynagh moved to table the or | dinance, but the motion was lost Alder man Gray moved to lay it over, but as a l substitute 1t was put on it's third reading and final passage. Alderman Hentschel said he didn't think it made much difference, for if the police l can't. arrest saloon men for selling, they | can't for giving it away. "None of them | give it away; I know by my own experi- | ence, said he. Sa l The vote on the final passage resulted in 1 a, tie, and it was carried over to the next | meeting. Mayor Evans held that it was | where it was when it passed it's third read | ing.
 l The city attorney reported that he had l collected $1 ,OO0 old license from the Georgia Pacific railroad. resolution was passed prohibiting tax i collector from having any commission on | the collection. | The park committee was authorized to | employ men to set out shade trees in the parks Alderman Hentschel offered a resolution, | the intent of which was to prevent any | one from putting bales of cotton in the | street. It was lost, and Alderman Moore | jokingly moved to invite the farmers to blockade the streets for week with | the fleecy staple. l Reports of Officers for December. City Engineer Kendrick reported collec- | tions to the amount of $51. | Chief Mullen reported that fourteen | building permits had been issued, for which l $7 was received. | The market clerk reported total collec- l tions to the extent of $445.50. Tax Collectors Report.