The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-02

part in this feature of the case, and his honor, the Mayor did me the courtesy on this occasion to say that no person was responsible for the fact that all members of the board had not been provided with copies of the ordinance. Under the cir cumstances it was lmpracticable, If not impossible to provide these copies. The city clerk could not make the copies with out my assistance, and on account of ill., ness l was absent from the city until two days before the ordinance was favorably reported by the Judiciary committee. As soon al I got back l went to work to pro- vide copies, and did all I could to have as many made as possible before the meeting of February l. At that meeting the ordinance was favoraby reported by the judiciary committee, and the ord- nance had reached a stage where 1t was in order to have it go up for final pass age.
 Up for Final Passage.
 When it was proposed to adopt the ordinance on the night of February 1, my colleague, MT. Copeland asked that the ordinance go over for the reason that he told one of his constituents who was in the plumbing business that the ordinance would not be acted upon that night In reply to MT. Copeland, l asked if that was the only objection to the ordinance he had, and he said it was. l then said that in my Judgment the ordinance ought not to be held up on account of MT. Cope lands objection. At this point MT. Cooper rose and said that he had not received a copy of the ordinance and he would like to have a copy of the ordinance, and for that reason objected to its final passage. l then said that I desired the ordinance to be passed that night in order that the plumbing inspector might be elected, as we had an opportunity to get first-class man for the place and that if we post poned action we might not be able to se- cure his services, as he was waiting now to know what action the city council would take. l made it clear, l think, that my special purpose in getting the ordi- nance passed that night was to provide for the election of a plumbing inspector, and to elect as plumbing inspector the man that I had in mind. When Mir Heidt protested against the passage of this ordi- nance that night for the reason that he had not seen a copy of 1t, I said l did not wish the ordinance to pass if it was op- posed by any citizen"
 MT. Barbour produced but did not read the following telegram:
 Hot Springs Ark, January 1S 1905. Mayor Drennen,
 
 Cant you elect plumbing inspector tonight. so he can assist in revising new ordinance? Impossible to be with you.
 ZEN F. BARBOUR"
 Resolutions of Realty Men.
 M P. Messer, actin- as the chairman of a committee from the Birmingham Real Estate Agents association then presented the resolutions adopted by the association Saturday afternoon, con- demnlng the proposed ordinance. The pe- tition which accompanied it was received and ordered filed.
 Alderman Jones said that he was in favor of conservative plumbing ordi- nance, but not one that would cost the people of Birmingham $50000 for repairs as a starter
 Alderman Barbour then introduced a resolution providing that hereafter when- ever ordinances are introduced in the City Council of this nature they shall be published and copies furnished the real estate agents association. T. II. Motion on behalf of the real estate agents, approved of this plan. The mat ter was referred to the judiciary com mittee.