The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
CHIEF GF POLICE JONES REINSTATED Mayor Sullivan is Vindicated
 by Council LIBRARY APPROPRIATION One Thousand Dollars Year Pledged By Bessemer City Council for the
 Maintenance of Car
 negle Library.
LIBRARY APPROPRIATION

Bessemer, December 5.--(Speeial)-At a
 regular meeting of the Bessemer city
 council tonight Chief of Police George w. Jones who had been temporarily sus-
 pended last Sunday by Mayor J. J. sul- livan on charge of insubordination, was vindicated and relnstated.
 The council also passed resolution pro- viding for the appropriation of 5000 per year for the support and maintenance of a Carnegie library for the city of Bes- semer.
 When the council was called together tonight at 8 o'clock by Mayor J. J. Sul-
 livan the council chamber was crowded to its fullest capacity with curious spec tators, who were evidently drawn to the city hall to see the outcome of the in vestigation of the chief of police. Every member of the council was pres
 ent for the first time during the present administration. Capt. J. M. Crook, who
 has been i'll ever since his election, was
 in his seat for the first time.
 Just after the reading of the minutes of the last meeting by City Clerk Cook a number of the ladies of the city, head ed by Attorney James J. Trotter, were ushered into the room and were given
 seats inside the railing,
 Mir Trotter in happy address In be- half of the ladies presented petition
 asking the council to appropriate sleOo
 per year to the support of a Carnegie
 library. He submitted resolution that
 had been prepared by the ladies, and after talks had been made favoring the appropriation by the Rev. l. O. Adams,
 the Rev. Mir Taylor, Prof. J. M. Dill and others, the resolution was introduced by Aldermen Lewis and was adopted by unanimous vote of the council. The ladies present for the purpose or submitting the petition were Mrs. James Trotter Mrs R. r. Smith, Mrs. J. T. Robertson, M Lee Moody, Mrs. G. H. Stevenson and Mrs. H. Lopez The adoption of the reso on providing Tor the appropriation of the 5000 per year for the maintenance of the library was received with considerable enthusiasm not only by the ladies interested, but the audience assembled
 It was announced that Andrew Car
 negie would give S10,000 for the erection of fine library and that a site had been offered free of cost for the erection or | the building It is certain now that inn mediate steps will be taken to begin the work of erecting the building and fur- nishing 1t with books. The ladies in- | terested have been working faithfully on the proposition for some weeks ana nave succeeded Tn not only interesting the city council, but the board of trade ana other public organizations as well. They de- serve considerable credit for the faithful work they have already done and the work they will perform in the future. The police commission which had been called together last night to investigate | the temporary suspension of Chief Of Police George w. Jones and the charge brought against him by Mayor Sullivan, reported that it was their opinion that the mayor and the chief had poth acted
 as they thought best for the city. and under the circumstances they recommend ed that the chief be vindicated and rein stated. The committee also recommended that in the future the chief act directly
 under orders from the mayor and that he obey all orders of the mayor strictly. The proposition of Steiner Bros. of Blr- mingham to lend tine city $l5,0OO at per cent interest for public improvements was turned down, and proposition making the same offer received from the
 Bessemer Trust and Banking company was adopted. The money thus secured is to be expended in the building or a storm sewer on Second avenue and on other proposed improvements.
 resolution was adopted providing that the wardens office be added to the cell department of the city jail and the building of the warden's offce In the nall was adopted. and the mayor was empowered to superintend the work nec- essary.
 w. F. Crawford, day warden. rendered his resignation. and it was accepted by the council w. c. Ross was elected to succeed him in that position.
 City Physician J. s. Winters recom- mended that all doctors in the city make prompt report of deaths and births, and that undertakers, so far as possible, re- port all deaths. The matter was referred to the proper committee to prepare an ordinance to cover the matter.
 Board of Trade.
 The regular meeting time of the Bes- | semer board of trade has been changed from the first and third Tuesdays In each month to the second and fourth Tuesdavs at o'clock in the afternoon. The next regular meeting will be held Tuesday, December l2
 The organization Is gaining in member ship and is already doing good Tor the | Ressemer district in many ways. Spe- | cial and standing committees are busy | looking into matters of great importance to the industrial prosperity of the dis | trict and much good is expected to ac- | crue from the united efforts of the pusi- | ness men of Bessemer through the agen- l cy of the board of trade.
 Notes and Personals. | The Ladies' club will be entertained to- | morrow afternoon by Mrs. pr. Carter al | her residence on Fourth avenue. J. H. Parson is taking an extended
 pleasure trip through the west, and Will be away for several days. He VIII also | 20 to Mexico on his trip.
 Eugene M Parson has accepted pos | sition with the Pullman Car company, urhich he will take January 1.