The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-24
WOULD ABOLISH POLICE COMMISSION BeSsemer Board of Aldermen
 Pass Resolution GAMING TABLES REMOVED Deputies Capture Negro Murderer On Street car-Young Ladies' Club
 Entertalns In Honor of
 Miss Burns.
GAMING TABLES REMOVED

lchs uelayeu meeting or the Board or
 Aldermen was held in the council shamber
 of the city hall tonight, with only a
 quorum present. The session was long and
 tedious, with little more than routine
 business and the hearing of complaints | against sidewalk improvements. The mat
 ter of most importance was resolution introduced by Alderman O'Gara instruct ing the city attorney to draw up pe-
 tition to be presented to the legislature
 and to take proper action toward having
 bill passed, abolshing the police com
 mission. The resolution was unanimously passed.
 Another measure of broad influence was an ordinance introduced and referred to
 the judiciary committee adopting all state
 laws. which regulate misdemeanors, as city laws and setting the limit of fines for
 all cases not covered by the city code. This will give Mayor J. J. Sullivan jurs- diction over all cases lower than felonles
 instead of being forced, as heretofore, to bind over criminals to NSe grand jury, who are charged with misdemeanors, such as carrying concealed weapons, petty and
 grand larceny The law will greatly aid
 in the prompt administration of justice. J. A. Estes of the law firm of Jones, Estes & Welsh, appeared before the
 board to explain the position of his firm in their relation to the water works liti- gation. He wished to correct the false
 impression that they had promised to
 carry the work through and then drop it. He cited the case of the police com
 mission several years ago, when they had
 paid all their own expenses. He said that | they had only agreed to assist the spe- cial committee but that since certain citizens had promised to raise funds to pay expenses, the firm would agree to fight the case to the end MT Estes was
 given a vote of thanks, and City Attorney
 Ben G. Perry was authorized to associate the firm with him In the defence of the
 citizens rights.
 Complaints of Mrs Ward, Edgar L..
 Mitchell, o. Parsons, Mir McGill and C..
 A. Adams. against defects In the side
 walk improvements, were referred to the
 street and light committee, and a resolu-
 ton was passed making all other as-
 sessments, covered by improvement ordi-
 nance 15 and part of 16, final. When the report of the engineer on
 the cost of paving between the steps and
 sidewalks at the Roberts and Clarendon
 schools, was read, Alderman O'Gara
 moved that the work be ordered, but
 the motion was lost without a second. The board Is cutting down expenses as much as possible, in order to begin the | new year with the finances in better | shape. Acceptance of the storm sewer was | referred to the street and light commit tee.
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 mended that np licenses be issued for plate boards. knife boards, or any such game which promote gambling. On mo- ton the report was adopted.
 A petition of citizens on Hall avenue, asking that tha Jonesboro cars be re-
 quired to stop at Thirteenth street, and also a request that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company put Hally avenue in as good condition as they found 1t before laying their tracks, | and that they install lavratory in the | depot. were all referred to the city en- gineer with instructions to see that they are compiled with.
 City Attorney Ben G. Perry reported that in the suit of Stennett vs. the city of Bessemer for poluting Valley creek, | judgment had been awarded for $25. | Power was given him to carry the case | to the supreme court.
 IHe tleCllOH OI dn dlutTIfldU duu q
 member of the board of education was
 postponed until after the county election, | in order to keep the Higdon-Stiles con | test from influencing city affairs. | At Il D. m. the council adjourned. Murderer Captured. Joe Hollis, a negro who shot and killed Will Smith, another negro, at Blue Creek mines two months ago, was captured this
 morning by some excellent work on the | part of the local deputy sherlffs | At 12:45 D. m. parties from Blue Creek | pointed out the negro as he was boarding l a North Bessemer car for Birmingham. After a fruitless effort on the part of sev- | eral officers to overtake the moving car the chase was given up and another method resorted to.
 | A full description of tho criminal was | telephoned to Lee Cox, marshal of Brigh- ton, who boarded the car at Woodward
 crossing and easily identified and ar rested him. A deputy went down on the next car, brought him back to Bessemer | and carried the prisoner to Blue Creek
 for a preliminary trial. Hollis admitted
 his guilt.
 City Court Verdlcts. | In the city court this morning ten cases | were disposed of in short order. Hezzy | Washington and Bob Smith both plead | guilty to the charge of carrying con cealed weapons and were heavily fined | by the Jury. This is held up to the | pistol toter" as good example of the
 advantages of carrying his six-shooter or | all occasions.
 Rufe Morrison, charged with assault an6
 battery, was acquitted by the jury, which | only remained out a few minutes.
 The cases against Sidney Durkey and | others, Fred Lennon and Thomas liar 1 rison, who were connected with the shoot | ing at Blue Creek, Anna Seals and
 Jimmy Smith, Jr., were continued to be
 reset Court will open at o'clock sharp
 tomorrow morning. and clear up another docket equally as large.
 ] Club Entertains.
 l The Young Ladies' Club gave a de- | lightful entertainment this afternoon al | the residence of Mrs. l.. A. Carlisle, in honor of Miss Katherine Burns, the pop | ular president of the club, who Is to be married shortly. The charming hostess, Miss Lena Mingea, received the guests in | a most gracious manner.
 Green and white were the most promi- nent colors in the beautiful decorations, | and asparagus ferns were tastefully ar- ! ranged with bands of ribbon. Candles | of the same colors shed a soft light throughout the house and added greatly | to a most wonderful effect.
 l The occasion was a linen shower, which | was carried out in an original man. ner A large basket, beautifully deco-