The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-18
Elected Over Morris BY a Vote
Of L 10 7.
FIRST TRIAL OF STRENGTH
Between the "Ring" and Dren-
men Forces.
CITY OFFICIAL ORGAN RESOLUTION
Introduced by Alderman Moore, and
Action Deferred Until the Next
Meeting -$25,o 900 Improve
ment Bonds Sold for 102

Former Mayor Frank " Evans was
elected auditor of the city of Birmingham
last night by the board of aldermen. The
vote stood eleven for Evans and seven for
W. II. Morris. Tom Baine was also can
didate for this position, but it seems that
his name did not occur In the voting.
This election, it is claimed, is a victory
for the faction which supported Ross c.
Smith for mayor, Mr.. Evans being their
choice, over the Drennen men, who We're
A good many predicted that an assistant
auditor would be elected last night, and
that Tom Baine would get it, but this mat
ter was not referred to at all. The last
assistant auditor was selected on the rec
ommendation of the finance committee.
Too Ill to Take the Chair
Mayor Drennen called the board to order
and said that he was feeling so badly that
he would ask Alderman Kerr to preside.
All of the members of the board except
Alderman Graham were present at roll call,
and he came in later.
Alderman Pearce moved that as the
mayor was sick and wanted to leave, that
the regular order of business be suspended
and that the election of an auditor be pro-
ceeded with. This motion was passed and
the board went into executive session, the
only outsiders permitted to remain inside
being the pembers of the police COM
mission.
After fifteen minutes of discussion Alder
man Moore came to the door and called for
Mr.. Evans, and then the expectant lobby
lists in the hail. of whom there were a
great number, knew the race was over.
Next came sounds of hand clapping from
within the council chamber and the crowd
guessed that Mr.. Evans was making his
speech of acceptance and thanks. The
board remained in executive session twen-
ty-fve minutes.
After the executive session was dissolved,
1t was officially announced that Mr. Evans
had received eleven and Mr. Morris seven
votes.
The Routine Business Begins
The regular business of the meeting was
then taking up and reading of the minutes
of the last meeting was disposed with.
Chairman Gray of the finance committee
made the monthly report of bills author
lied paid during the month.
MIR. Gray also moved that the regular ap-
preparation of 5000 be allowed for the
public schools. This was carried unani-
mously.
Chairman Altman of the judiciary COM
mittee recommended in his report that bills
of costs of c. J. Martin be paid; that ordi-
nances are in due form and that they are
ready to be passed; that Lydia Thomas
request for remission of $40 fine be disal-
lowed that r. S. Summers request for
remission of two IS fines be disallowed, and
that the costs of certain legal cases be paid
Mr.. Altman reported adversely on bills of
Drs. Copeland, Berry and Due, which met
the same fate before the same committee
several months ago. He reported adverse
ly on the petition of Thaddeus Ward to re-
duce sewerage tax; the petition of VIM.
Boley for damages received on bicycle; pc
tition from j. s. Moore to pay plumbers
bill a petition of Il. b. Hayes TO remit fine
for selling liquors on Sunday A resolution
was reported allowing telephone company
to transfer the telephone poles on Eight
eenth street between Second and Powell
avenues to electric company, provided city
ISSSrFeS rlSHl TO use them as they now do.
The committee also recommended that the
telephone company be relieved from a bond
which they made to guarantee repairing the
streets when underground system was put
in. 1t was recommended that Slaton G.
Walden in Nineteenth street between
Third and Fourth avenues, be allowed to
run a colored bar until July l of this year
only. These recommendations of the jul
dietary committee were all adopted.
Chairman Moore of tho miscellaneous
committee reported that the petition of W.
ID. Walstron for reduction of license be dis
allowed; that petition of the American
Casualty company be allowed on payment
of one-half years license; that charity per-
mits of S. Miller Lena Jacobs, J. F.
Moore and John e. Egan be d'sallowed,
and one from B. +. Taylor be allowed.
The ordinance providing for the construc-
ton of a sanitary sewer in the neighbour
hood of Avenue was placed on third read
ing and was passed.
Next Years Garbage Contract
Alderman Pearce moved that the city
auditor be authorized to advertise for bids
for removing garbage from June l. 1859, 10
June l, 1900 Alderman Gray moved an
amendment that the minimum number OF
teams be twelve and that the number of
carts be increased by two.
Alderman Jones ironically moved that
the garbage be collected and alderman
Harrington, in the same spirit, moved that
the garbage be removed. The original mo-
ton, with amendments, was carried
Chairman Williams, of the park COM
mittee, reported that the old fountain at
Central Park had been made into mon
ster flower pot and SIS or 500 worth of |
geraniums and other flowers put in It, |
Mr.. Williams was allowed s. for expenses |
he had gone to.
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