The age-herald., 1900-12-14
SPECIAL MEETING
 OF CITY COUNCIL Aldermen Face to Face With the
 "UIIman Incident"
CALLED BY MAYOR DRENNEN
Resolution to Rescind Former Action. Another Solution Suggested-No
 Quorum at Night-caIleo to 4
 Meet This Afternoon. \

The members of the City Council have been brought face to face with the ''U!l- man incident and the indications are that they will reaffirm their previous action.
 The question of reconsidering the matter was sprung at a special meeting of the board held at noon yesterday, and so far has resulted in nothing but the considera- tion of resolutions.
 Early yesterday morning Mayor Drennen sent out notices of the meeting, giving no intimation of the nature of the business to be considered, and at noon more than a quorum of the board had assembled In the Council Chamber at the City Hall
 The meeting was called to order by May or Drennen with the following members present: Aldermen Lynaugh, Wheeler Rainbow, Kerr Williams, Altman. Graham, Gray and Harrington.
 The Mayor, in calling the meeting to or der, stated that he had acted without con- sulting his friends, after having been con vinced that the board had made blunder. He stated that in as much as the Board of Aldermen were the servants of the ueo- ple it was their duty to reconsider the mat ter or take further action thereon. Mayor
  night he went to the Hillman Bazaat and there met MT. Ullman, who treated him most courteously, but that it was evident that he was deeply wounded, and that he then and there realized that mistake had been made, and determined to do what he could to rectify 1t.
 The Mayors Resolution.
 The Mayor then called Alderman Alt man to the chair and offered the follow ing resolution:
 At a regular meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen held on December ,, there were elected without due and time Ny consideration two members to fill vacan- cies on the Board of Education, caused v the terms of office of MT. B. Steiner and Dr. Samuel Ullman having expired and in filling these vacancies this board realizes that it has made mistake, and it further realizes that the public feels that not only has this board erred, but that the Board of Education has sustained a serious loss by having been deprived of the wise coun- sel of Dr. Samuel Ullman as one of its most useful members
 Therefore, be it resolved that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen respectfully ask the two members elected members to per- init us to reconsider our vote taken on De- cember for the election of two members 1OT lHe bOdru or EuucdtlOH
 The Mayor stated that he had telephoned to Messrs. B. Steiner and John L. Parker to be in their offices at 2:30 o'clock so that they might be conversed with or probably requested to come before the board.
 The resolution fairly startled the board and several consultations were held be- tween the members, at the conclusion of which Mayor Drennen moved the adoption of his resolution, which was seconded by Alderman Graham.
 Alderman Lynaugh of the First Ward took the floor'in opposition to the resolu- ton and declared that he had made no mistake in voting for MT Parker and would do again.
 The Mayor spoke on the question of di- vulging what was done in executive ses- sion, and Alderman Altman suggested that the shield be removed in so far as it ap- piled to the election of members of the Board of Education, and Alderman Will Hams made a motion to that effect, which was seconded by Alderman Rainbow, but was withdrawn on request.
 Alderman Williams spoke against the Mayors resolution, stating that he did not favor humiliating either of the gentlemen who had been elected, and cautioned the Aldermen to act slow in the matter for fear of offending other persons. He paid tribute to MT. Ulman's worth but for the reasons stated was opposed to the resolu- tion.
 Alderman Kerr also spoke against the resolution, stating that he was opposed to the board stulifying itself. He said that the two men who had been elected were representative citizens were men of cul- ture and refinement, and the resolution presented by the Mayor would cast insin- nations that were not proper. He spoke against the passage of the resolution and spoke against nasty action.
 Alderman Rainbow stated that he was not present at the meeting when the elec- ton of officers took place. but when he left the city for New Orleans he under stood that all the old officers would be re- elected. He said that had he been here he would have voted for MT. Ullman for membership on the Board of Education. He denied the charge that he left the city to avoid voting for MT. Ullman. He said that his own children had expressed re- grets at the displacement of MT. Ullman and if there was any honorable means of fighting the matter he desired to do it.
 Alderman Thach's Suggestion.
 Alderman Thach, in discussing the reso- lution, stated that he realized the delicacy of the situation, and that the board would criticize its own act by adopting the reso- lution. He also paid tribute to MT. Ull- mans worth a member of the Board of Education, and stated that there had been no criticism of the two newly-elected mem- bers, who stood above reproach.
 He suggested that the city charter might be amended so as to provide for seven in- stead of six members of the Board of Ed ucation, and that he would Ln such an event vote for Mir. Ullman as a member, but that he would not vote to humiliate any of his friends or to bring discredit on the board.
 At the conclusion of MT. Thach's remarks, Alderman off ha lution, which met with a second:
 "Whereas It is the sense of this Board that the interests of the public schools of Birmingham will be conserved by the elec- tion of Samuel Ullman upon the Board of Education, and
 Whereas, There Is no vacancy on said board, be it
 Resolved, That we request the Hon. Frank P. O Brien, a member of the Board of Education, and also member of the Legislature, to have the charter of the city amended so that the Board of Education may be increased to seven members And