The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-19
LICENSE SCHEDULE !. PASSED BY COUNCIL WITH MANY CHANGES Mayors Veto of Resolutions 0verriden and Street Tax
 Measure Is Introduced SALARIES OF OFFICIALS
 FIXED AS HERETOFORE Street Car Service Is Condemned and Glen Iris Is Made Part of Ninth
 Ward-Long sesslun.
 Held.

posing street tax. passed the resolu- tions referring to the Aldrich and Tide | water franchise, the veto of the
 Mayor notwithstanding" listened to the | report of the bitulithic investigation committee, adopted an ordinance set ting salaries of city officials at the
 same figure as heretofore, consumed ] three hours with discussion and con- fusion and adjourned.
 The license sch edule was adopted without a dissenting vote. It had been redrawn by the miscellaneous commit | tee, presented to the joint judiciary, miscellaneous and finance committees yesterday afternoon, and all fourteen item 1t contained.
 There are still very material increases all along the line. The tentative sche- dule as first presented has been cut about B 1-3 per cent, bringing the in crease over last year down to about | 0.OO0.
 Decreases Cover Wide Range. The decreases from the tentative schedule range from $100 to $5. Coca
 cola was changed from a license on | the business to a license of $50 on every bottling machine. Newspapers were brought down to $250, which still
 means 1000 per cent increase over last year. more than any other enter prise is increased, comparatively. Drug stores, sodawater fountains, to- bacco, stoves, and a number of other items were arranged according to the stock. The schedule was not read, but adopted by unanimous consent by the reading of the caption and will be put in the hands of the printer today. The ordinance calling fora street tax of $3 was introduced for the first time by
 Alderman Burnett and on account of the objections raised by Aldermen Walter Moore and John w. O'Neill it was referred to the judiciary commit | tee, and will not be acted on until the next regular meeting.
 Mayors vetoes overridden. | The meeting opened at o'clock with | the reading of the communications | from the Mayor. The clerk read the Mayors veto of the resolution granting an extension of time on the franchise of the Aldrich interests for another | year. MT. Aldrich proposed five years ago to build a competitvellighting plant l and paid $7500 for the franchise. It has 1 been extended every year. and the ! Mayor did not seem to think it should | be continued without some further | agreement, as expressed in his message l which has been printed heretofore. AL | derman Moore moved that the resolu- ton granting the extension be passed, notwith standing the veto of the Mayor. Alderman Estes insisted that some req | sons should be given for such action, | whereupon it was explained that the | company had experienced innumerable | difficulties, but that there is an imme- | diate prospect of a competitive light plant The two-thirds vote necessary to override the veto of the Mayor l was realized when by IA to 2, the | resolution was adopted. This was the first veto the Mayor had ever exercised. It. as well as the second, was over ridden.
 The clerk then read the veto of the | resolution which accepted the notice
 made by the Birmingham Gulf, Rail- | road and Navigation company success sors to the Tidewater Development company of work begun at Tuscaloosa as agreeing with the requirements of the franchise. Alderman Harry Jones moved that this be passed, notwith- | standing the veto of the Mayor, and ! .4t.o <li l. "a | against the Tidewater company from some big property owners on Fifth avenue, the resolution was finally adopted by vote of IA to 3. Saloon Men Present Petitions. l Numerous petitions from retiring sa- 1 loonkeepers to conduct pool rooms in | their old stands were referred to com
 mittee.
 | Alderman Moore secured the passage l of a resolution condemning the street | car service on the Norwood and oth CT 1 lines as very poor, and instructed the | city officials to have it corrected. | A resolution was passed incorporat- | ing that territory known as Glen Iris,
 which recently voted itself into Bir- | ingham, as part of the Ninth ward.
 That territory is now represented in
 the council by Aldermen Stockmar and Estes.
 An ordinance was introduced by AL
 derman Gregg, which, in fact, sets | forth the duties of the meteorological department as about half those actually performed by that department under it's own organization. It was intro-
 duced by request of Health officer Hardness and the Medical society. Salaries of City Officials. The ordinance setting the salaries was itemized as follows: City attorney, $2100; auditor, s1800; building inspector, $500; | chief fire department, $2400; city clerk, $500; custodian city hall and bailiff, $1050; | cty electrician, $500; city engineer, $24OC; | health officer, $1200; city physician, slOsO; bacteriologist and milk inspector. $500;
 plumbing inspector. $500; pound keeper,
 s72o; sanitary inspector, $12OO; street com missioner, s24O0; treasurer and tax collec- tor, $24OO inspector weights and measures,
 s120O; honary member fire department. $4so; keepers of parks. $4S0; each jail warden. l s114O.
 O'NeiII Submits Budget. l Alderman ONeill introduced and sc- cured the passage without reading of the