The age-herald., 1899-01-25

confine the same to specified limits and to prohibit the same within the police juris- diction, and to regulate the sale of fresh meats in the said city, whether butchered in the said city or not, and, in their discre- tion, to establish a system of inspection of such slaughter houses and such meats, either before or after the same is butchered and to prohibit the sale of all such meats as may be condemned; to provide for the weighing and herding outside of the city of all live stock intended for slaughter.
 Be 1t further enacted, That said board shall have the power to require butchers or other persons offering meat for sale, either in the market or elsewhere in the city or in the police jurisdiction thereof, to exhibit to the clerk of the market and in- spectors of meats the heads with ears at- tached of all cattle, sheep and goats slaugh- tered, and to require the head and ears of every pig or hog slaughtered to be exhibited to the clerk of ,le market or said inspect ors before said head and ears have been cut from the body of such pig or hog, and to require a description of the marks, brands and colors of all animals killed for sale in said city or within its police juris-
 
 salu inspectors together with a statement giving the name of the person from whom the animal was obtained and the date of such purchase, and said clerk of the mar ket and said inspectors shall keep a record of all such information in their respective offices for the inspection of the public; pro- viding, the requirements of this section shall not apply to persons living outside of the police Jurisdiction. and not engaged in the meat or butcher business within the city or its police Jurisdiction, who may bring their meats into the city or it's po- lice jurisdiction for sale; but any meats so brought shall be inspected by the proper authorities before being offered for sale.
 A new section is inserted into the charter in regard to street improvements in ac- cordance with the bill which has been passed by the legislature.
 The city is empowerd to establish sink ing fund to liquidate bonds and interest debts
 The last section empowers the city to is- sue bonds to run not longer than thirty years and to bear interest at rate not ex- ceeding per cent, for the purpose of re- funding any outstanding bonds or coupons of the city.
 ment was next taken up, and Alderman Lynagh wanted the law to place the control of the sanitary officers with the city. It was ordered that special clause be drawn up in conformity to this motion of Alder man Lynagh.
 Alderman J. L. Parker asked If the clause regulating water and lights affected the present contracts It seemed to be the im- pression that the charter gave no power for the breaking of present contracts.
 On motion of Alderman Kerr the right to tax gross incomes of corporations was in- serted in the charter
 The question was raised in regard to H. cense that the city be given unlimited power in forming the license schedule.
 Mayor Evans objected, and moved that the schedule of license for 1899 be inserted in the charter.
 Mayor Evans said when the Birmingham amendment was carried the business men were promised that the license schedule would be lowered. The license schedule was regular drag net. It was onerous, and under no circumstances should the present schedule be increased. No board ol diuSiuitn De gwen carte Dldncn to put the schedule as high as it desired. The schedule of '99 was too high, but was necessary under present conditions.
 Alderman J. l.. Parker thought the same restrictions should be placed on the fixing of license schedules as was upon the fix ing of the tax rate.
 Mayor Evans motion was carried. The penalty for taxes was made 25 per cent if redeemed in thirty days.
 The unique feature of the charter is that it will contain clause authorizing the city to put in force "curfew" law. This was done through amendment offered by Mayor Evans.
 The mayors amendment which empowers the city to build tunnels, bridges and via ducts was also passed.
 Mayor Evans arose to point of personal explanation the license question. He said that he had favored a high license schedule when it was necessary but under the Birmingham amendment" it was not and the merchants had been promised that the schedule would be lowered When the charter was passed without a dissenting voice the council adjourned. Hoods Sarsaparilla, containing such cu- I