The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-07
BESSEMER HIGH
 SCHOOL ASSURED
Council Agrees to Submit Bond
 Issue to,Vote
COST WILL BE S4O,OOo
Proposal to Make Dewberry Franchise Perpetual Is Turned Down-Ex- tensive Street Improve
 ments Under Way.

Bessemer March G. -(Special) )-The n- dieaaons are that the proposed new High | school for the city of Bessemer is d eer- { tainty. At the regular meeting of the City | Council held tonight the school and finance committees reported favorably up- on the proposition to order an election for the purpose of determining whether | or not a majority of the voters of Bes- sener are in favor Of issuing si00OO worth of school bonds If the proposition ear ries these bonds are to be sold and the funds derived from the sale are to go to- wards erecting the new high school anu making additions to the present buildings The report of the committee was concur red in and the board of educaton will be invited to send committee to confer witff committee from the council as 10 the time for holding this election, and other details.
 The council was called to order at s:ls o'clock by Mayor Sullivan the following other members being present; Aldermen Lewis. Eidge, Tissett, OGara, Crook and Wegelin.
 ]. M. Dewberry, who was recently awarded thirty-year franchise ny the council to construct street ear line from this city to Bessemer appeared before the council and urged the adoption Of the report of the street and light com mittees recommending that the franchise be made perpetual The report was turn ed down, however On the motion to con eur in the recommendation of the com mittee Aldermen Lewis Tissett and Crook voted aye, and Aldermen Eidge O'Gara and Wegelin. nay. This resulted in tie and Mayor Sullivan voted against mak- ing the franchise perpetual.
 Sidewalk Paving.
 Mayor Sullivan reported that the side walk paving work would be completed within the next few weeks. Petitions were read from property owners asking that other sidewalks be paved, which were referred to the street and light commit tees The Mayor reported that the city ol Bessemer is now paying about $35O per month for the rent of teams on the street work He recommended that two or tliree other teams be purchased Immediately which recommendations was appropriate ly referred
 At the request of the sidewalk con tractors a night watchman will be em- ployed to look after the sidewalks nn- der construction The contractors reported that much damage has been done already by the new sidewalks being tramped up- cows and other stock running at
 The sanitary committee recom-
 that the fee for catching COWS
 at large be raised to $2.50 per
 Yhich was adopted.
 lore Street Improvements.
 rect and lights committee recom- the issuance of public improve onds to the amount of $42, 900 to .l } expense of paving the following
 nd avenues:
 ,nth street from the Alabama uthern railroad tracks to Fourth
 venue from Eighteenth to Twen- rect.
 h street from the Alabama C. thern railroad tracks to Third .nmendation was concured ill. TT for selling cigars and tobacco in was reduced to S6 per annum. Th n of Wade McFerrin asking thf allowed S5O0O for his land be- ing by the sewerage rom the city semer emptylng into Valley sew lisallowed.
 A will not be required for the two tr performances which will be give Ionday by the local lodge of Elks
 SC for Mayor Parkes. Aft ing and accepting with re- grets ggnation of Maj. W. J. Park, has been the city engineer for S, ,5r aars upon motion of Alder man e council increased the sal arv ol ice to 5000 per annum and insiste Engineer Parkes remaining in Be- He has already accepted the off lty engineer of Pine Bluff, Ark H however. after the meet ing ton t if he can be relieved of his ag1 10 go to Pine Bluff he will be remain in Bessemer.
 An an ordinance similar to the one ado the City Council of Bir- minghan years ago, and now be- ing enfoi that city was introduced and refe the judiciary commit tee for . The market commit tee recon that dealers in fish and oysters b ed to sell their goods in places an the city market up- on payne license amounting to one half C. 'egular market license which was rH ed in.
 Upon pet Chief of Police Jones the council him leave of ab- senee and 1 his expenses to the annual meet International Asso- citation of f Police which will be held in | gs, Ark, early next month.
 Two a ,es Burned.
 Ere practic -oyed the residences of J. H. Pal pawnbroker, and B. F. Perkir seter avenue near Twenty-iftn afternoon about 1 o'clock The mated in the resi- denee of MT. l Supposedly from defective fue. damage will prob ably amount dr. Parsons being the heaviest To ough the fire de- partment had rua of some thing like one II ach the fire some good work was
 The Bessemer of the Daughters of the Confeder l an interesting meeting this aft 1t the residence of Maj. T. T. Ii enjoyable pro gramme was ren delightful re- treatments were tier.
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