The age-herald., 1900-08-16
Ordinance to be Drawn Provid-
 ing for Bond Sale,
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL
Several Important Matters Up for Con- sideration and Much Minor Business Disposed-Mullin Investigation
 Will be Resumed Tonight

new city hall for Birmingham was taken by the City Council last night, when res olution was adopted instructing the judi ciary committee and the city attorney to prepare an ordinance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds to the amount of $l5O,0OO for that purpose.
 The colored people of Birmingham pre- scented A petition to the board asking that negro women be stopped from visiting Icons and that the sale of intoxicating liquors to minors be stopped.
 Other questions of minor importance were disposed of
 When the Mayor rapped for order the following members of the board were pres ent: Aldermen Lynagh, Rainbow, Camp Mcknight Kerr, Williams, Altman, Thach Heidt, Moore Jones and Harrington
 On motion the reading of the minutes of the last meeting was dispensed with.
 After the board had passed on the pay roll and other bills reported by the finance committee, Alderman Kerr read section 62 of the City Code, which provides that the Auditor shall be purchasing agent of the city and as such must purchase from the lowest and best bidder all supplies needed for the different departments; and further, that all acquisitions for articles costing more than $50 be countersigned by the Mayor, and that no other city official or person, except chairmen of committees as provided in section 20 of the Code, shall make purchases in the name and on the credit of the city, or create any debt or liability against it unless specially author ized by the board and as chairman of the finance committee recommended that the provisions of the section be enforced
 Alderman Kerr offered a resolution, which was adopted, providing that all city employees shall call the treasurer for their pay.
 A resolution was adopted authorizing the execution of a quit claim to the Auditori- um Company upon the payment by that company of 12.5O, the amount at which the city bid in the lots recently sold at tax sale.
 Chairman Altman of the Judiciary Com mittee, called attention to the practice of the courts in issuing executions in cases where judgments obtained against the city, thus adding to the cost. He said the city had been paying the cost in such cases and he didn't think it just that the city should be made to pay the extra cost. He asked the board to pass on the question, and to that end offered a resolution pro- viding for the payment of costs in certain cases less the costs of the execution. The resolution was adopted.
 Bond sale Confirmed
 Under suspension of the rules an ordi- nance confirming the sale of $269,0OO of bonds to Steiner Brothers was adopted.
 An ordinance providing for the macad- amizing of Twelfth avenue from Hunts vile avenue to Twenty-fifth street was adopted. This ordinance was introduced in August, 1899, since which time it had been in the hands of the Judiciary Com mittee under instructions from the oard.
 Chairman Moore, of the Miscellaneous Committee, reported a number of minor matters, and also recommended the strict enforcement of the dog law. The report was adopted.
 Alderman Moore offered a motion to the effect that Aldermen Kerr and Alatman be paid $50 expenses incurred by them while endeavoring to seell city bonds. The motion adopted.
 Improvement ordinance No. 51, authoriz- ing the macadamizing of Seventeenth streets from Fourth to Seventh avenue, which was adopted in July, was confirm ed. No objections to its confirmation were brought to the attention of the board. Chairman Rainbow of the market com mittee read the report of the chief meat inspector for the month of July, which was follows:
 Number of cattle offered for slaugh-
 ter ........ ......... ...... ............ 35S Number of hogs offered for Slaugh-
 ter ......'. .'.'.. ..'..... ............ ooo Number of sheep offered for slaugh-
 ter ........ ...... ...... .......... ..... 2S41k Number of goats offered for slaugh-
 ter 1O3
 Total l,U1 Number rejected on hoof as unfit for human food for following causes: Goats, toe poor ........ ........ .......... Lambs, too poor ........... 1 Cattle, too poor 5 Hogs, LOO poor ....... ......... .......... l Billy goats ............ l Total ....... ...... .......- ....... ........
 Animals condemned after slaughter: Pounds. 1 hog, hog cholera, .-....... ........... 29 8 sheep, spoiled by keeping ............ 115 15 ducks, spoiled by keeping .......... 50 Meat spoiled by keeping .............. 1553 Bruised meat condemned .............. 800 Alderman Mcknight read a petition from the Kansas City, Memphis and Bir- mingham Railroad Company asking per- mission to build three small houses for fagmen at street crossings, which was granted by the board.
 Report of City Hail Committee Acting Chairman Rainbow of the special committee to which the question of build- ing a new city hall was referred sub- mitted the following report, which was adopted:
 "First-That the committee unanimously agreed to do away with the present city hall and market building.
 "Second-That no city offices be built on the ground floor of the new building, but that the first floor be utilized for the fire department and store building. "Third-That the present city jail be utilized in the construction of the new city hall.
 "Fourth-That the lot belonging to the city be utilized to the very best advantage in the erection of this building. "Fifth-That under no circumstances shall part of this building be used for saloon