The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-09-10

salesman for the Moore & Handley Hardware company was badly burned yesterday morning about 5:30 o'clock by flames which shot out of the oven of gas stove. Her hands, arms, breast and face were burned, and she is suffer ing great pain. Dr. Copeland was sum moned as soon as possible and treated the wounds with healing lotions.
 It seems that the flames came from
 
 is In favor of a man who will serve the people.
 should a man wanted by the Austin faction be elected, then that party will have a majority of the commission. On the other hand, if the minority can elect a man of their choice, then the commits sion will be evenly divided and no fac tion will be in control.
 Wanted Postponement. Before he left the meeting Commission CT Parker introduced a resolution that | the election of commissioner to suc- ceed the late James Scott be postponed 1 for ten days and that all applicants for | the place should be required to file their application at least one week before the i meeting. He further asked that the com missioners should be notified at least a week ahead of the time the meeting was to be held. The resolution received no | second and WIS, therefore. lost. Commissioner McCary stated he had been away on his vacation and had trav- eled 144 miles to be present at the meet ing. Commissioner Parker replied that he had not travelled very far to be pres- ent, but could travel a great distance to get away if the commissioners insisted on an election.
 It is probable the commission will de- clare the place of Commissioner Norton vacant, as he is said to have moved to another state and never attends a meet ing. Should this action be taken there will be twd commissioners to elect and the trouble will be doubled. It has been some time since Commissioner Norton was present at meeting and the other members of the board are of the opinion that 1t Is his duty to. attend. or that they should declare his place vacant. 1 Before the question of an election arose a great deal of business was transacted by the meeting. The charge against Po- l liceman McCallum of conduct unbecom- l ing an officer was dismissed on request | of J. w. McWhorter, who made the charges. Policeman McCallum asked pay | for the time he was suspended by the commission for a difficulty with Police man Oldham. and his petition was car ried over to the next meeting Other Business. The case against Patrolman J. H. Min | gea, charged with having a personal dif- ficulty with former Policeman Jim Mar l shall, was called and the city answered ready, but the defense asked that the matter not be taken up until Policeman l Will Patton arrived. He was one of the l important witnesses He arrived before I the commission, adjourned, but the ma- Jority refused to return to the trial. It I will come up at the next meeting 1 J. B. Allen. who had preferred charges against Policeman McMilian, has failed to appear and the case was dismissed for want of prosecution. Policeman Gray was voted half pay for the time he was sick. Commissioner Parker reopened the Culpepper petition for full pay for the time he was off on account of injuries received while in the discharge of his duty. A petition will be made to the mayor and board of aldermen by the commission that ,ne pay be granted. Other officers have received full pay while in service of the city. Supernumeraries one and two were moved up to be regular patrolmen until the election of the patrolmen is called. There are two vacancies caused by the resignation of Policeman Marshall and Deramus Todd and Holman are super | numeraries one and two. | The board complimented the police de- pertinent on the amount of stolen prop erty recovered during the month of July. It amounted to $375O.50. probably the l largest amount ever recovered. They also i called attention to the unusually large | amount of fines and fees remitted by the | mayor during the months of July and l August. In July the amount remitted was $16Sl.50. including the penalties of days. In August 1t was s14Sl, in each case 1t being nearly 50 per cent of the total amount of the fines imposed by the | judge of the police court.
 Chiefs Report. The report of the chief for July was: l Amount of fines and fees collected, S2676.15
 Amount Of fines and fees remitted s1570. .5o
 Number days remtted III. Stolen property recovered s3750. 50.
 Number arrests for burglary and grand larceny 36.
 Number bound over to criminal court 15.
 Calls by morning mounted man 73 Calls by evening mounted man 220. Runs made by patrol wagon 27s. Number arrests for month 112S. The report of the chief for the month of August was as follows:
 Fines and fees collected $23S0. .25.
 Fines and fees remitted s1266. Number days remtted 215. Stolen property recovered s779. 90. Arrests for burglary and grand lar ceny 19.
 Number bound over to criminal court [. Calls of morning mounted man s5. Calls of evening mounted man 195 Calls of patrol wagon 294 Number of arrests during month 955.
 
 Cotton Caterpillar Appears.