The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-21
ENSLEY COUNCIL ON
SALOON LICENSES
Petitions Are Read By Church
Representatives
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| CITY Council met in regular session to-
nigh with a full attendance of the mem
bers, consisting of Alderman Rogers, Al
derman Dupuy, Alderman Settle. Alder
man Brigham, Alderman culpepper, Al
! derman Thomson, Alderman Keenon, Al
derman Owens and Alderman Zuber The
meeting was called to order in the council
chamber by the chairman, Mayor n. w.
| Scott. After attending to a few prelim-
inary matters the council adjourned to
the auditorium of the opera house where
committee and assembly of church folk
were awaiting the pleasure of the body
with a petition which had been prepared
requesting the council to refuse all appli-
cations for saloon licenses to parties de-
string to conduct a liquor business on
Avenue e from Eighteenth street 10
Thirtieth street and on Avenues d, T,
q, II and l from Eighteenth street to
Thlrtieth street.
The petition was read to the council by
the Rev J. w. Orr. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. After the reading
Mr. Orr delivered a several minutes talk
concerning the issue involved He was
followed by the Rev. ]. II. Longerier,
pastor of the Baptist church, and by Mr..
j. W. Minor both of whom appealed to
the council in behalf of their cause. In
the course of his remarks Mr.. Long
erier had occasion to refer to the saloon
on the corner of Avenue Il and Twen-
tieth street and to the character OF its
proprietor. In his remarks he paid a very
high compliment to the proprietor and
eongra tulated him on conducting so or
derby a saloon: as we'll. he said, as any
saloon could be conducted Mr.. Long
crier's remarks concerning the saloon and
its proprietor were warmly applauded by
Those present. Besides the church folk the
meeting was attended by large number
OF saloon men, property owners and citi-
zons in general, The churches were rep
resented by Protestant ministers only. At
the conclusion of the speaking the coun-
ell re-adjourned to the council chamber,
where the matter was given due eonsid-
Grafton. the result being as follows
The application for license of A. J.
Odom, corner Avenue II and Twentieth
street for the year 1907 was granted, upon
certain conditions, which were stipulated
ia an implied notice which would favor
that after the years time they would not
favor the granting of any more saloon
licenses at this location. The applications
of r, w. Wood and j. NJ. Gillespie were
refused the former on account of the To-
cation. between Twentieth and Twenty
first streets on Avenue u, and the latter
OH account Of complaints.
Other business transacted by the couh-
ell was as follows:
An ordinance was passed requiring all
electric passenger cars to stop going and
coming on Avenue r and Eighteenth
street.
New arc lights were ordered installed in
Averytown and on Avenue 7.
The matter of the street crossings was
taken up with instructions to improve
them with ebert and Stag and to put them
in first class condition.
Frank II. Thompson was elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
NJ. II. Sherman, alderman from the Fifth
ward
The Injunction Matter.
Following is report of the judiciary
committee concerning the injunction mat
ter as concerns the redistricting of the
several wards:
To the Mayor and City Council of Ensey-
Your judiciary committee, to whom was
referred the matter of the inequality OF
the city wards, beg leave to report as fol-
lows, viz:
l. AT the instance of some candidates
for city offices your committee was tenn
porarily enjoined from considering this
matter, but this injunction was duly dis
missed on motion and an application for
a continuance of the injunction on appeal
was likewise oVerruled so that this coun-
ell is free to act If they see fit.
2. Your committee finds that the Fifth
ward is larger in area than the First,
Second, Third and Fourth wards COM
bined, and that the recent rapid growth
of the Fifth ward has given 1t popula-
ton greater than that of the Second and
First wards put together, SO that In the
matter of representation it takes about
three or four citizens in the Fifth ward
to equal one in the Second and Firat
wards.
However, unless theer should be an or
ganized protest against this injustice your
committee would recommend that no
change be made, as it seems that such
action at this time would more than likely
be misconstrued and misrepresented by
some of the candidates whose injunction
suit has recently been dismissed.
The above was approved and adopted by
the council in full.