The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-05-21
Makes Five Changes in Eleven
Chairnanships,
KERR GETS THE FINANCE
Altman Remains Head of Judi
Ciary Committee.
Jones WILL SUCCEED PEARCE
And Ward Takes the Place of Moore on
Miscellaneous Committee-Distri-
butes Favors to Political Enc
mics and Friends Alike
Jones WILL SUCCEED PEARCE

Mayor Drennen has given out the list of
standing committees of the board of alder
men. Out of the eleven committees Mr..
Drennen makes five changes in the chair
manships.
On the committee on finance and accounts
he names Alderman R. II. Kerr as chair
man, to succeed Henry B. Gray. Alderman
]. J. Altman retains the craftsmanship of
the judiciary committee, and Alderman
George P. Ward succeeds Alderman Wal
ter Moore as chairman of the miscellaneous
committee. Alderman j. F. Graham has
again been selected as the head of the
street committee, and Alderman Harry
Jones, who went in with the new admins
tration, will preside over the police and
sanitation committee instead of Alderman
w. J. Pearce.
These are five fthe most important COM
mittees of the council, and upon them falls
the bulk of the work. In the distribution
of the chairmanships Mayor Drennen has
favored both those members of the council
who were his enemies and his friends in
the city campaign.
The mayor is still at Blount Springs re-
operating his health. Information from
there yesterday was that he was very much
improved but felt unable to resume his du-
ties He will probably return this week.
There were SO many inquiries as to the
status of the new committees that The Age
Herald obtained them yesterday from the
mayor by telegraph.
The New Committee
The full list of the committees follows
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS-Kerr, Ora
ham, Heidi Ward and Jones.
JUDICIARY-Altman, Kerr, McAnally,
Graham and Pearce.
CEMETERY-Harring Meighan,
Gray, Williams, Wheeler.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Jones, Mcknight,
McAnally and Ward.
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WATER
SERVICE-Lynaugh, Jones, Heidi, Har-
rington and Daily.
MISCELLANEOUS-W RAINBOW
Wheeler. Williams and Meighan.
ETS-Rambow, Daily, Moore,
Harrington and Lynaugh.
LIGHTS-Heidt, Altman, Kerr, Gray
and Moore.
STREET MISUNDERSTANDING Nc
Anally, Moore, Pearce and Gray.
POLICE AND SANITATION-Jones, Nc
Knight, Heidi, RAINBOW and Lynaugh:
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND PARKS
Meighan, Altman, Williams, DAILY and
Pearce.
The Old Committee
The following is list of the old COM
mittees:
FINANCE AND ACCoUNTS-Gray
Kerr Graham, Pearce and John l.. Parker.
JUDICIARY-Altman, Kerr, Drennen,
Pearce and Gray.
Harrington, RAINBOW, Nc
Knight and Drennen.
STREETS-Graham. Meighan, Hentschel,
Wheeler, Williams and Moore.
FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WATER
SERvICE-Lynaugh, T. f. Parker, Dren-
men, Pearce and Harrington.
MISCELLANEOUS-Mo Hamilton,
Meighan, Wheeler and Hentschel.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Kerr, Hamilton.
r. F. Parker and Meighan
LIGHTS-Drennen, Hamilton, Altman,
Kerr, Moore and Williams
STREET NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Har-
rington, Moore, John L. Parker and Ora
ham.
POLICE AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Gray, Lynaugh Mcknight and Meighan.
PARKS-Williams, John l.. Parker,
Moore, Kerr and Graham.
The New whiskey ordinance
Owing to the many new LAWS which have
been suggested for the city of Birmingham,
speculation is rife as to what action will
be taken by the council on the IL o'clock
closing law. This law was introduced by
Alderman Lynaugh, and provided that all
saloons in the city shall be closed from II
o'clock at night until o'clock in the morn
ing. The saloon men are somewhat d.
vided on the question, though from the best
information a majority of them are OPP
posed to the law They are Of the opinion
that saloons should be allowed to open and
close their doors when they please, Just
the same as any other concern that pays
license, provided that they keep closed
doors on Sundays in compliance with the
law. Among the business men of the city
there is considerable doubt as to the pas
sage of the law.
Several of the aldermen were Intercepted