The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-17
GAMBLING CAUSES
HOT DISCUSSIONS
IN CITY COUNCIL
City JaiIS Are Roasted and Res
oIution Demanding Formal
inspection Is Passed
TlDEWATER FRANCHISE
Is AGAIN POSTPONED
Fulghum Wants Label On Milk Bottles
Showing Time Cow Was MIXED.
Excise Committee Grants
Licenses BY Wholesale. =


Licenses BY Wholesale.
At the meeting of the city Council last
night it was decided to advertise at once
the transference of space in Capitol park
to the county for the erection of a court
house, and the Mayor and city attorney
were authorized to confer with the coun-
ty authorities in reference to the prepara-
ton of bills governing that transfer.
resolution was proposed by Alderman
Cooper looking towards the putting down
of gambling in the hotels of the city, and
to the revocation of licenses of saloons
over which gambling occurs. The fight
FOLLOWING the introduction of this resolu-
tion as to whether it would be passed at
once or referred to a committee was a
efature of the council meeting.
The excise committee reporated favor
ably on certain saloon licenses authoriz-
ing the sale of liquors to negroes on
Eighteenth street and ON Fourth avenue.
| The Mayor went on record as opposing
all negro saloons on Eighteenth street.
In addition theer was a great deal of
routine matter disposed of. The meeting
was long drawn out, and filled with argu-
ments and set speeches.
Concerning Hotel Gambling.
Alderman Cooper introduced a resolu-
ton instructing the chief of police to put
down gambling in hotels of the city, and
to arrest and prosecute to the extent of
the law those who are said to warn the
offenders of the approach of officers, and
instructed the Mayor to revoke the IL
censes Of pool rooms and saloons over
which gambling was found and the par
Elephants convicted, this carrying with it
a stipulation that the Mayor was to re-
port such action to the following meet
ing of the City Council
Immediately after reading this resolu-
ton Alderman Cooper asked that it be
passed Immediately and not be referred
to committees, as Is generally the GUS
tom.
Immediately after this statement Alder
man stockmar moved that it go to the
judiciary committee, which motion was
seconded by Alderman Barbour.
When Alderman Cooper again asked for
recognition Aldermen Jones and Barbour
declared that he was out of order, be-
cause the roll call had been begun. Then
there followed a colloquy as whether or
not anyone had answered the roll-the
Mayor and Alderman Wheeler, whose
| names are first called, being called upon
| to state whether or not they had an
swered. Alderman Wheeler had not and
| La W. raj
| Cooper still desired to speak, and Alder
men Jones and Barbour again declared
that he was out of order. The Mayor
ruled differently. however, and Alderman
Cooper was allowed to speak.
Some Cauetic Utterance.
Alderman Cooper then declared that he
had been reliably informed that it was
generally believed that the aldermen
would not endorse the Mayors action In
revoklng the licenses of saloons, and that
he desired the aldermen, by voting on this
proposition at once. to go on record as
refuting that general belief.
| Alderman Barbour expressed his opin-
| ion that the resolution was SO drastic
that it should be carried TO a committee
and there dissected.
| Alderman Jones moved that the resolu-
ton be carried to the police and judiciary
| committees. There was a second. Alder
man Cooper asked that the motion be
tabled. There was a second. The vote
| was taken on the substitute. Mayor
| Ward, Alderman Moore, Alderman Cooper
and Alderman Forney voted In favor of
tabling. The motion was lost.
| The resolution was then sent to the po-
lice and judiciary committees and will
be reported on at the next meeting of the
| board.
| In speaking in favor of his resolution
Alderman Cooper read from the report
of the assistant city attorney, which was
published in The Age-Herald. As is re-
membered. the report recommended that
some action be taken in reference to the
alleged gambling in hotels, and the men
stationed in the Hobbies to give the sig
nal when the sound of a policeman's foot
| echoed In the hall.
City Jails Roasted.
The council hurled anathemas in the
direction of the city prisons. The orig
| inal broaching of the matter came through
!
| ton committee He based his remarks on
his own observation during a casual in
spection, and on the report of the city
physician which was given in yesterdays
! Age-Herald.
| The alderman spoke. too, concerning a
| creamatory, a matter that has been be-
| fore the council a goodly number of times.
| Mr.. Heidi was Of the opinion that the
| city could not longer do without such
necessity. The sanitation Of the city was
next referred to, and the additions to the
| plumbing ordinances as proposed by
Plumbing Inspector Eckerle were recon-
mended as lettering conditions and at the
same time putting the citizens to less ex-
pense than at present.
Alderman Jones interJected remarks con-
corning the southsde prison. which he
| termed 1.-THE bastile." and towards which
he has a well developed hostility. lie said
the northside prison was Waldorf
| Astoria and the southside "basfiIe'' n