The age-herald., 1900-02-14
REGULAR MEETING
 OF POLICE BOARD Commissioners Transact ConSid- erable Business Last Night. SUPERNUMERARIES ELECTED Chief Asks for Twenty Additional Men
Chief Asks for Twenty Additional Men for Mardi Gras-Home Merchants Will Furnish Spring Uni
 rorms-Routine Matters

The regular monthly meeting of the board of police commissioners was held last night and a full attendance was present.
 After the minutes of the previous meet ing were read by Desk Sergeant John Rowlette and adopted, under the head of unfinished business was brought up 9he election of two supernumerary officers. This provoked quite a little discussion, as various minor questions arose. Some of the members preferred deferring the mat ter, while others were in flavor of immedi- ate action, and the latter carried their point. The following persons were placed in nomination to fill the position of SUI pernumerary No. 8: w. H. Smith, J. T. Bryans, J. B. Fair, Mir Earp and J. F. Riche. On the ninth ballot Rioae was de- elared elected For supernumerary No. I, the same parties were placed in nomina- tion, with the name of MT. Riche excepted. On the third ballot Bryans was declared elected.
 A petition from Chief of Police Austin was read asking that he be given twenty additional men to aid in preserving order during the Mardi Gras festivities This was referred to the mayor and board of aldermen. In the event that this petition is granted it was decided to allow the chief and ltihe chairman of the commission to ap- point the men desired
 A petition from the Carnival society was read asking for three or four men to lead their parade and to attend the kings ball for the preservation of order. The society also extended invitation to the commits sion to participate in the carriage parade, and the invitation will probably be ac- cepted.
 A resolution was offered to have all charges against officers investigated by the chief of police and the chairman of the commission before bringing it to the notice of the commission as body, in order to save time, when trivial matters might be brought up requiring lengthy investigation. Practically this has been the case hereto fore, and there was no definite action taken upon the matter.
 A motion was carried to the effect that all bids for police uniforms for the summer suits be made by the second Tuesday in March, the commission reserving the right to accept or reject any bidds. Only bids from Birmingham merchants will receive consideration, which provoked slight dis cussion, as the members were all in favor of giving the patronage to home enterprises with the exception of Messrs. Mobley and Norton, opposing it on the grounds, as stated by MT. Norton, that the officers would probably have to pay $2 more for the suits than if they were made outside the city.
 A verbal petition from certain photog- raphers was presented to the board, in which they asked permission to open their places of business on Sundays, giving as @ reason that there were number of out of-town people who came in only on Sun days and frequently asked to have work done for them. It was thought that the commission had no power in the matter, and it was referred to the mayor and board of aldermen. There is no provision in the city code by which the police commission are empowered to allow any line of busl- ness other than specified ones to open their doors on Sunday.
 After voting SIP to Officer Culpepper which he had received from the United States government as reward for the capture of the counterfeit moulds from a printer, the body adjourned.