The age-herald., 1899-06-08

a ,Onclal newspaper resolution goes , over. [" - Probably the most interesting business transacted by the board of aldermen last night was the election of Dr. Charles Wheelan to succeed Dr. Wilder as city physician.
 It seems that at the last meeting of the board a resolution was offered in executive session, declaring Dr. Wilder's position va cant, because he has been living out of the city limits, at Lakeview, for several months past. The judiciary committee, to whom this question was referred decided that Dr. Wilder had been holding office illegally since he has been living out of the city, and that the office was vacant.
 Soon after the last meeting of the board Dr. Wilder hastened to move back into the city, it seems, but this did him no good last night, for he will have to reside in the city limits thirty days before he is again a citizen of Birmingham and before he is again eligible to office.
 pr. Wheelan was elected unanimously.
 A Breezy Council Chamber
 When the board assembled last night they found the council chamber unusually cool-though still hot-owfng to three cleo tric fans which had been put in since the last meeting. The following were present when the roll was called: Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Lynch, Wheeler, Ram bow, Ward, Kerr Moore, Meigan, McAnal- ly Altman, Graham, Pearce, Heidt, Gray, Jones, Harrington and Daily.
 Over forty pages of the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. All of the regular reports of the city of ficials were made and received.
 shAckeIrord withdraws
 Chairman Kerr, of the finance committee, reported the bills against the city paid dur ing the previous month. He read a letter from W. C. Shackelford who bid 102 on the city improvement bonds at the last meet ing of the council, withdrawing his bid and asking that his $500 which he had put up be returned. For this reason some $5 ,oOO which has already been paid out in mak- ing improvements will have to be paid from Other funds until the bonds can be sold.
 Chairman Kerr stated that Mr Shack elfords $500 check had not been certified and its payment has been ordered stopped He recommended that the city attorney be Instructed to bring suit, if necessary against MT. Shaokelford to recover this money.
 . Alter some discussion it was decided to refer this question to MT. Kerr, City At torney Lowe and Chairman Altman, of the Judiclary committee, to take steps neces- sary for protecting the city.
 City's Financial Prospects
 MT Kerr also presented a short sta+e. ment showing the estimated revenues and expenses of the city between now and the first of next January. It was as follows: Estimated expenses .... ... S12o ONo interest on ponds ...... .......... 19, 16O 7 1otal ....... ............$ $139 160 Estimated income ...... ...... ...... .$143 700 Cash on hand ...... ...... ........... 33 GOO These figures, MT Kerr said included only the ordinary expenses, and nothing extraordinary, such as the school appro- priations, etc.
 No More Saloons In Third Avenue ; Chairman Altman, of the judiciary con- Il -mittee, reported favorably on a petition from number of property owners that no more saloons be licensed on the north side of Third avenue, between Nineteenth and
 
 bfore the board in behalf of unknown par ties and objected to this petition, in that it was useless. He said that no petition for saloon had ever been presented to the board, which was necessary before 0 license could be issued, and that the pro- hibtory petition reported by the commit tee would never be binding. John J. Moore also spoke against the committees s report saying that he had clients who in tended moving into place on the north side of Third avenue, and that 1t was not right to keep them out.
 Colonel Altman said that the property owners on that side of Third avenue could not rent their property if any more saloons were licensed and they desired the boards action on the matter before next fall. One argument he used was that the south side of Third avenue was already filled with negro saloons and that the north side should be kept clean in order that ladies might pass along that block on the way to the auditorium and else