The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-01
CITY COUNCIL WILL
MEET TONIGHT
Resignation of City Auditor
Camp Will be Presented.
SUCCESSOR FOR SHORT TERM
VIII be Elected-Alderman Moore Will
Answer Some Charges Made Against
Him The New City Hall
Scheme Will be Discussed.
SUCCESSOR FOR SHORT TERM

The city council will have considerable
business requiring its attention tonight,
when it meets in regular monthly session.
The resignation of A ]. Camp as city
auditor has been in the hands of Mayor
Evans several days, and 1t will be turned
over to the city council for action tonight.
Mr.. Camp has already assumed his du-
ties as county auditor and is to be found
most of the time at the county court house.
The mayor has the power to accept his
resignation, but he decided to let the board
of aldermen act on the matter. The city
council will not elect a successor to Mr..
Camp except for the unexpired term. which
ends in May, when the new administration
goes into office. 1t is thought that Mr..
Wood, at present clerk in the auditors
Office. will be chosen for the unexpired
term.
The City Hall Matter
Mayor Evans will bring up his scheme
for the building of new city hall at the
meeting tonight. At the last session of
the legislature when the new city charter
was passed it included a clause empower
ing the city to mortgage property for the
building of a city hail. Mayor Evans will
simply lay the matter before the body and
ask If 1t Is advisable to solicit plans, ETC.,
for q new structure. If the council COIN
eides the architects will be invited to SUBJ
NIT plans at once.
1t is the idea of Mayor Evans that the
new city building should be a three-story
structure with the second and third floors
occupied by the city departments. Tho
first floor to be rented out and tho proceeds
to go to the payment of interest on the
debt incurred on the building. Under the
plan of the mayor the market house and
the first floor of the building will be made
to pay the entire cost.
VIII Demand Investigation
Alderman Walter Moore will invite an
official investigation CT himself as regards
his furnishing the city with coal COM
munication was printed several days ago
rejecting on Mr. Moore and 1t is under
stood that he will bring the matter up at
the meeting of the council tonight. The
card in a roundabout way alleged that Mr.
Moore had collected from the city for two
tons of coal where he had delivered one.
Mr.. Moore proposes to show that for every
ton of coal delivered to the city he has
receipt and that the receipts go in with
the bill. Mr.. Moore, as a representative of
the Ivy Leaf Coal company furnishes the
city departments and the public schools
with fuel.
The Sanitary Ordinance
Another matter of interest coming up to-
night will be the ordinance introduced by
Alderman Pearce which further regulates
the city sanitary department. The ordi-
nance was introduced at the last meeting
of the board and allowed to lay over, after
it was discussed to some extent and the
council had refused to recognize DIR. Cot
ten as a sanitary officer until he qualified.
Dr.. Gotten has since had the oath of Of
flee administered to him. Alderman
Pearces ordinance provides that the sani-
tary officers shall wear uniforms and patrol
their beats daily.