The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-07
BESSEMER COUNCIL
GRANTS FRANCHISE
Car Line VIII Be Built to
JoneSboro
TO ENFORCE SUNDAY LAWS
Control of Police Force is Taken From
the Mayor and Vested in the
Police committee-session
Was a Busy One.
TO ENFORCE SUNDAY LAWS


Bessemer, February 6.-(special)-ihe
city council in regular session tonight
aaonted a resolution pledging the city
officials to the strict enforcement OF al
Sunday laws and taking the control OF
the police force from the Mayor and turn
mig it over to the police committee.
This was done after the two ordinances
regulating the sunday opening OF saloohS'
which had been vetoed by the mayor
had been lost in an effort at passage over
his veto by vote of Ave to three.
The council also passed an ordinance
granting the Birmingham Railway -Agnt
and Power company franchise tof ths
building of an electric railway from this
city to Jonesboro. The ordinance was
introduced to amend and revoke certain
sections of an old ordinance that mad
already been granted which were ob1ec-
tionable to the railway company Ofhcers
of the railway had announced that they
would not build the road on the eondl-
lions of the old franchise and at the last
meeting a new ordinance was introduced
and referred to the street railway COM
mittee.
The committee reported favorably on
the ordinance tonight and 1t was adopted
by a unanimous vote of the members
present.
Meeting in Detail.
The session was called to order at s;lo
o'clock by Mayor Sullivan. Every mem
Der of the council was present. Minutes
of the last meeting were read and adopt
ed.
City Clerk Cooke then read report
from Mayor Sullivan, in which he an
nounced that he had vetoed two ordl-
nances passed at the last meeting for the
regulation of the Sunday selling of liq-
uors.
Alderman Bissett called for vote on
the ordinance as to passage over the
Mayors veto. The vote stood as follows
on the question of whether the Mayors
veto should stand: Edge, Wegelin and
Van Trump, aye Lewis, o'Gara, Bissett,
Crook and Ross, no. Those favoring the
passage of the resolutions lacked one
vote of the two-thirds majority and the
Mayors veto was allowed to stand.
A petition from the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company asking
that the license for electric lighting be
reduced was referred to the street and
light committee.
Bond Issue.
superintendent ]. NJ. Dill Of the BESSIE
mer public schools was present and re-
to Of
need Of more room, and asked that some
steps be taken to relieve the situation.
Alderman Bissett offered resolution rec
ommending that an election be ordered
on a bond issue, and that the amount of
the issue be referred to the school and
finance committees. The resolution was
adopted Mayor Sullivan suggested that
an issue of $4,000 be authorized for the
purpose of paving streets. This was re-
ferred to the street and light committee
and the city attorney, who was instructed
to draw up an ordinance covering the
matter.
Officers reports were then read and
referred to the proper committees
The sanitary committee. reported fav-
orally on an ordinance to regulate san
itary and sewerage matters but after
some discussion was referred back to the
committee.
The ordinance granting the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company a
franchise for the building of a line to
Jonesboro was read and adopted by unan-
imous vote of the council.
Chief Nolan of the fire department was
instructed to correspond with different
firms as to prices and makes of fire
hose The council has already authorized
the purchase of 800 feet of extra hose
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the cheapest possible price be secured.
o'Gara's Ordinance.
An ordinance introduced by Alderman
OGara allowing saloons to operate in
two rooms under one roof and connected
by an opening in the partition wall to
operate under one license, as is allowed
by the state and county. was referred to
the miscellaneous committee.
A resolution was adopted requiring the
police TO enforce all Sunday laws and
stipulating that any officer falling to do
his duty in this respect shall be perma-
nently suspended from the force. The
resolution also provides that the police
shall be taken from under the control
of the Mayor and placed under the direct
control of the police committee. After
some little discussion the resolution was
adopted by vote of seven to one. AL
derman Van Trump voting no.
The resignation of Night Warden ]. A.
Fulton was accepted and C. L. Hada way
was elected as his successor.
Preliminary Hearing.
Fred Lennon, Ed Morrison and Tom
Harrison who are under arrest charged
with assault with intent to murder in
connection with the shooting affair at
Johns few weeks ago, in which Hugh
McGeever of Birmingham and ]. ID. Evans
of Johns, were wounded, will receive a
preliminary hearing before Justice of the
Peace s. j. Tillman OF this city, tompr-
row morning at 10 o'clock.
]. d. Evans, who was painfully wounded
and who has heen at the hospital at
Readers. near this city. since the shoot
ing, is reported to be improving rapidly
and it is believed that he will he able
to attend the trial tomorrow. If he is
not the hearing of the case will be con-
tinued for a few days until he is able
to attend.
It will be remembered that Mr.. Nc
Geever and Mr.. Evans were shot as they
were leaving a Bobby Burns celebra-
ton at Johns one night about two weeks
ago. The shots were fired from ambush
and quite a little mystery surrounds the
affair.
Warrants were sworn out and Lennen,
Morrison and Harrison, all white, were
arrested next morning.
Mr.. MeGeever was only slightly wound
ed in the heshy part of his leg and is
said to be almost fully recovered.
Notes and Personals.
The recital given at Ilks' hall tonight
by Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove was well at
tended and was greatly enjoyed by all.
she was assisted in a well selected pro-
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