The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-16
BESSEMER CITY
 COUNCIL MEETS

Bessemer. October 15.-(Special. )-The city council met this evening in regular session, and the meeting was one of the most important the present council has ever held. Those present were Mayor Rush, Aldermen Lewis, Batson, Edmund ston, Grimes and Winters. Absent: AL dermen Thomas, Long and Ross.
 A motion was made and seconded that the regular order of business be sus- pended and petitions and complaints be heard
 w. S. Welch, on behalf of the Martin Furniture company, petitioned the coun- cil for a permit to erect a frame building in the rear of their store on Third ave nue for the purpose of storing furniture After much discussion the petition was referred to the following committee and their report is to be adopted at the next meeting of the council: Mayor Rush, and Aldermen Lewis, Batson, Edmundston and Grimes. The committee will meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock and go down and look over the situation and re- port the result of their findings at the next meeting of the council. The Martin brothers stated through MT Welch that 1t was their intention to erect a brick building for that purpose in the near future.
 W. H. Harrison Jr., on behalf of the proposed Bessemer Gas company, re- quested that the resolution as read at the last meeting should be acted on with re- gard to the franchise that was granted the company. The resolution was read by the clerk and was passed as read.
 James Myers, on behalf of himself and other property owners on Twenty-fifth street and Fifth avenue, requested that the city do something to the crossings at that place, as he stated that as the matter now stands, people are compelled to go around by the way of Twenty fourth street in order to get to their homes during bad weather. In this con- nection the Mayor arose and stated that he had had talk with MT. Meyers and had stated to him that this crossing would be looked after and put in good shape just as soon as it could be reached. He said that of course all the work that was to be done could not be done one time, but that he would see to it that this matter was not lost sight of, and would be remeded as soon as possible.
 The city physician's report for the month of September was read and re- celved as information.
 City Engineers Case.
 The committe that was appointed to look into the matter or reimbursing City Engineer McEniry for the time that he was suspended, owing to disagreement with ex-Mayor Sullivan, submitted their report and they stated that they thought Mir McEniry should only be paid for the actual time that he had worked
 The petition of Sykes Bros, furniture dealers. asking that the council refund them the license that they were com pelled to pay in order to handle sewing machines, was reported on by the com mittee appointed to look into the mat ter, and they gave 1t their opinion that a portion of the license should be re- funded. The report was adopted.
 The miscellaneous committee, which was appointed at the last meeting of council to look into the matter of Sun only thing that could be done, in their opinion, was to let the law stand as it does now, and see that the law in this connection was inforced by the authorf- ties. The report of the committee was adopted.
 The petition regarding a light on Six teenth street and Fairfax avenue, which was referred to the streets and light committee, was reported on, and the committee asked for more time in which to consider the matter, and same was granted.
 The petition for a light to be placed at the corner of Tenth avenue and Seven- teenth street was reported on by the committee, and 1t was their opinion that no light was needed at this particular spot.
 J. W. Walker, a negro shoemaker. who now conducts a car shoeshop on Nine- teenth street, between Third and Fourth avenues, petitioned the council to allow him to replace the ola car that le is now using with a new one. Walkers petition was turned down, because 1t was not thought advisable to have nov ing shoe shops in the fire limits.
 The petition of Charles Mareno was read. in which he wanted permission to erect a store and dwelling house on the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty seventh street. It Is understood that the ! petition for the erection of such a build