The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-22
DA|RYMEN OBJECT
 ID THE ORDINANCE Committee Before City Council Advances It's Reasons NEW SIDEWALKS TO BE LAID Policeman Jordan's Petition Allowed for Payment of Attorneys Fee'
 But No More Such Fees
 Will Be Allowed.
NEW SIDEWALKS TO BE LAID

At the meeting of the city council last night, Mayor Drennen read his report CT the fines ren,itted or reduced last month Alderman Ward called the mayors at tention to a charter provision regafuiils a semi-annual report required to be made of the financial condition of the city Al dermau Ward said he had not heard tne report. Mayor Drennen said 1t was im- possible for him to make such report until he mad received reports from every department of the city, and that in soiIe of the departments it required consider able time to prepare them.
 Alderman Ward said: 'tl just wanted to call attention to the provision, and to say that if the report is not made at the next meeting of the council l will offer a resolution that the mayor bs asked to conform to it." Mayor Drennen re- marked T will say, Alderman Ward, that it will be entirely unnecessary for you to introduce such a resolution. and will make the report as soon as it is pes sible for me to do so. It may not be at the next meeting, and it may take several weeks yet for all of the city departments to make reports to me. From these re- ports l have to make my repor. to the board"
 The harter provision referred to by AL derman Ward is an follows: Tt shall te his (the mayor) duty at the first meeting in July and December Of eacn year to make a full statement in writing of the pecuniary condition of the city, showing all assets and liabilities"
 The Darymen Protest.
 Alderman Moore said that committee from the dairymen of the city was pres ent and wished to be heard. The chair man. Dr. J. T. Green, was accorded the privilege of the floor. He said he had a paper which he wished to read to the council, and in it were the objections the dairymen had to the ordinance re- gently adopted to govern the milk and meat inspection department of the city.
 The first objection was that 1t was made a criminal offense for dairyman to sell milk until his cows had been inspected and that as it would require several months for all of the dairies to be in spected the dairymen thought it was working an injustice to those who would have their cows inspected last as they were liable to arrest if they sold milk before that time.
 The second objection was that the or dinance required that a certain per cent of butter be in the milk, and that the butter in cows varied. both in individual COWS and herds.
 The third objection was that the but ter sold had to be made according to certain requirements, and that this was discriminating against them, as foreign butter could be shipped into the city anc sold.
 Another objection was as to the license charged. which they considered to be ex- cessive.
 The paper was referred to the market committee. Dr. Green stated he had ir in short notes and would have full copy made which would be sent to the committee through the mayor. Before leaving he was informed that no arrests would be made for violation of the ordi- nance in reference to the provision for inspection until every dairy had been inspected. This it is thought, will be about the first of April
 Mayor Excused.
 At this point in the proceedings Mayor Drennen stated he wished to be excused. as he desired to accept an invitation to be present at the installation of the offi- cers of the Clerks association. Alderman Moore took the chair and presided during the remainder of the session.
 The finance committee recommended that a large number of bills be paid, and the report was adopted.
 The petition of Policeman W. E. Jor- dan that the city pay an attorneys fee which he incurred during the trial of a case growing out of the performance or his duties in representing the city was allowed. The fee is something over $2OO Alderman Linnehan opposed allowing the amount, saying that he was not in favor of paying an attorney when the city had one engaged to represent it. resolution was then adopted to the effect that the city would hereafter pay no bills rn- cured hy any employe unless he had first appeared before the council and been au- thorized to act.
 The balliff of the Inferior Criminal cour, reported that dsiring 1902 he had collected $9l9.5O on forfeiture bonds
 Further time was granted on Alderman Altmans resolution regarding the open ing of Avenue E, Alderman Heidt chairman of the lights committee, made report, recommending that light be placed at Sixth avenue and Twenty-first street, and the report was adopted
 A petition from t he baseball association that the Birmingham Railway Light ard Power company be allowed to run a double track to the ball park from