The age-herald., 1899-08-17
Aldermen Were in Demand Last
 Night.
BOND ORDINANCES PASSED
Sanitation Committee lacked Up Gar bage Contractors-Market Commit tee Presented Ordinances Pros
 viding for Meat Inspection

the city nall last nlSnt, tnlS DelnS one ol the few times in the history of Birming- ham that is was absolutely necessary for them to be present. When the time cam5 for calling the board to order at o'clock, it was found that there was no quorum present, and for the following three hours a vigilant search kept up, which made the missing members realize how very essenti- al they were to the city government.
 At first there were present Mayor Dren- nen, and Aldermen Rainbow, Kerr, Me Knight, Altman, Jones and Daily. About o'clock Alderman Meighan strolled in, and about 10 o'clock Dr. Williams, who had been hustled out of his bed, where he had been sick all the afternoon, was brought in to complete the quorum. In the mean time those who had been on the scene first had wandered off around town, and when they were finally gotten together again, 1t was nearly Il o'clock They went to work at once and transacted in fifteen or twen- ty minutes, more business than has been disposed of in the same length of time for many months.
 The Bond Ordinances The important business that was to be transacted was the passage of the ordi- nances confirming the sale of bonds for carrying on the great amount of street in- provement work which is now being done. There Were ten of these ordinances in all, representing about $5,OO0 of bonds. This was to pay for the grading, macadamizing, curbing, storm and sanitary sewers, and other improvements that are being made
 in all parts of the city.
 Attached to each of the ordinances was a copy of the bonds that were being is- sued to pay for that particular job of work.
 After all of these ordinances were form ally disposed of, Chairman Altman of the judiciary committee offered resolution that the ordinances without the copy of the bonds attached be published in The Age Herald.
 Alderman Altman also introduced a reso- luton that the attention of the police com mission be directed to the laws govern ing the railroad crossings in the city and that they be strictly enforced. He intro duced this because of the accident he had heard occurred at the Twentieth street crossing yesterday afternoon. The resolu- ton was passed unanimously.
 Chairman Kerr of the finance committee read his regular budget of bills against the city, which were approved.
 Alderman Graham offered a resolution, which was passed unanimously, that the city sanitary inspector be instructed to force the citizens to cut the weeds growing on the sidewalk In front of their property, even if the lot be vacant, as provided by the city law.
 Telephone foe Chief of Police
 Chairman Jones' of the police and sani- taton committee, made the following re- port:
 'We, the committee, recommend that telephone be placed in the office of the chief of police.
 with reference to the communication from Smith & Weatherly, attorneys for the Southern railway, in regard to garbage contractors dumping garbage near the com- panys shops, the committee finds that the contractor relieves the city from damages in any and all cases from dumping of garb- age. As the place complained of Is out of the city limits, the committee holds that it has no Jurisdiction over the dumping Clearly it is matter between the county and the contractor.
 lowing to numerous complaints being made by citizezns account of the man. ner in which the garbage contract is being carried out, we recommend to the council that they request the garbage contractor to take personal charge of the work and do it according to contract this is the only way to stop the complaint, and ta clean the city as it should be done.
 "We recommend the payment of s5 per month to the old negro woman who looks after the pound during MT. Fairs absence. This is at MT. Fairs request.
 "We, the committee, recommend that the street commissioner put on as many of the city gang to cleaning up the private alleys as is necessary to do this work at once. They are becoming a nuisance" Cut Out the Old Woman Alderman Altman moved that all of the report be adopted except that about the old woman.' who, he said. was the most unaccommodating and insoent negro in the city. Alderman DalV seconded the amendment Both of these city fathers said they spoke from personal experience The old woman will not get her large sal ary of $5 from the city.
 Alderman Rainbow, of the market com- mittee, presented his three meat inspection and daily inspection laws that he has been working on for several months. They went to the judiciary committee and will be act ed on tomorrow night.
 These ordinances fix the slaughter dis trict of Birmingham and the territory in its police Jurisdiction, which includes every thing in radius of three miles of the court house within the land bounded by Twenty fifth street Twenty third avenue, Shoats road and Village creek. The ordinance al- so provides that abbatoir. city slaughtering house, be established in this district. at which all meats to be sold for food within the three mile radius of Bir- mingham shall be inspected and slaughter ed
 A fee of 10 cents was fixed to be charged by the inspector for every animal inspect ed, though for wholesale slaughterers this fee is less. It Is probable that the rate for