The age-herald., 1900-01-04
REGULAR MEETING
 OF CITY COUNCIL Robert H. Thatch Elected to SuC- ceed Alderman PearCe. BUDGET ORDINANCE FAILED Mayor Drennen Announced His Stand ing Committees-Im Important Action
 On School Question:
 Business Transacted
BUDGET ORDINANCE FAILED

acted by the city council at its meeting last night.
 Robert II. Thatch was elected to the va cancy in the Seventh ward caused by the death of Alderman W. J. Pearce.
 The council, by a vote of 10 to z, refused to adopt a budget for 1900.
 Mayor Drennen announced standing com mittees, and the following aldermen drew prizes in the way of chairmanships: Kerr, Altman, Harrington, Graham Jones, Moore, Rainbow, Heidt. Mcknight, Williams. Meighan.
 Steps were taken looking to the estab lishment of four additional public schools in the city.
 Besides these routine matters were given attention.
 When Mayor Drennen called the council to order at 7:3O o'clock the following alder men answered to roll call Lynaugh, Wheeler, Rainbow, Camp, Kerr, Meighan, Moore, Williams, McNany, Altman Gra- ham, Heidt, Gray, Jones, Harrington and Daly.
 As number of gentlemen who had mat ters to present to the board were present, it was agreed, on motion of Alderman Gra- ham, that they be heard before taking up the regular business.
 Captain Frank s. White spoke, not as the attorney but as a friend, in behalf of Officer Culpepper who was injured Mon day while stopping runaway horse att taehed to buggy in which several ladies were riding. Officer Culpepper, by reason of the accident, lost two days pay. which had been deducted from his salary. Cap tain White urged the board to pay the officer his full salary for those two days
 Captain White also presented a petition from Dunson & Moore, saloon keepers of Nineteenth street and Third alley, who re- quested permission to continue business at that place until the expiration of their lease, on September 1, 1900. The petition was granted on motion of Alderman Ram bow
 John G. Bradley. deputy clerk of the criminal court of Jefferson county, appear ed before the board and statl lD11g a bill against the for costs in appeal cases from the inferior court which had failed, and also that he had some money due the city for costs collected. He wanted a settlement with the city. The matter was referred to the city auditor with instructions to report to the next meeting of the board.
 New School fsuiIdiining
 Frank P. O'Brien, of the board of edu- cation, addressed the board in the interest of a new school building for Jonesville and the North Highlands. He stated that the board of education had appointed com mittee consisting of himself, M. J. Gregg and Superintendent Phillips to present the matter to the council and ask an appro- priation for such building. He said the committee had secured plans for four room building which would cost, when completed, $10,eO0 but at present would on- ly call for an appropriation of S6,00O He stated that a member of the city council had offered to donate very desirable lot if the city would authorize the building. Captain O'Brien said it was claimed by some that nonresident pupils were crowd ing resident children out of the city schools but this he stated, was not a fact. Dr. Phillips corroberated this statement say ing that the non-residents were mostly in the higher grades which are not crowded.
 Superintendent Phillips, replying to question, estimated the additional annual expense to the city account of such school as proposed would be about $2,2o0 or g. 300, $50 per month each for four teachers nine months in the year, $25 or $50 per, month for janitor for the same period and fuel, supplies, etc.
 Captain O Brien said it was now ques- tion of more buildings, or ef turning chil- dren away from school. He suggested the appointment of a committee by the council to confer with the board of education's committed they together to take the mat ter up and to report back to the council at later meeting.
 M. J. Gregg, of the committee from the board of education, said the lot that had been offered the board was located just back of the Ware residence in Huntsville avenue, and that it was convenient for residents of Jonesville and along Hunts vile avenue, aud for all north of the Kan sas City, Memphis and Birmingham rail- road track. He said a building located in that vicinity would relieve the Henley and Powell schools.
 Alderman Jones moved that the matter be referred to the finance and public build- ings committees.
 Alderman Altman offered as a substitute a resolution authorizing the mayor to ap- point a committee of five, with the mayor as chairman, and consisting of two mem- bers from the council and two from the board of education, to select sites for four new school buildings, one to be located on the North Highlands, one on the' South Highlands, one east of Twenty-fourth street on the Southside, and one west of Sixteenth street on the Southside, and authorizing the issuance of s20,000 of bonds at per cent. to secure money with which to pay for the buildings and the execution of a mortgage on the said new buildings to secure payment.
 Colonel Altman said his resolution con- templated no appropriation by the city, it having been drawn with the especial view of avoiding that very thing; and further. that it was intended merely to express the sense of the board, and was to be voted on later.
 Alderman Kerr said just as much could be accomplished if the committee would investigate and report back to the board probable sites and cost of same, without