The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-24
BESSEMER WILL
 VOTE FOR BONDS Election Set By Council for
 September 9 IMPORTANT MEETING HELD Clyde Gunnell Is Killed Between Cars While Making coupIlns-Per- sonal and General News
 of Ressemer.
MP DEFIANT MEETING HELD

Bessemer July 2S.-(Special. )-The city council met this evening in ad- lourned session. The most important feature of the session was the passage of three ordinances providing for a special election for bond issue for $50,O00 for schools. $25,000 for the pay ment of the Second avenue storm sew CT, and $7500 for the fire department. The election will be h cid on September g of this year. The special election will be held on the same day as that of the city election.
 Alderman l. A. Lewis created some consternation when he introduced an ordinance providing for the prompt burial, cremating or removal of all dead bodies. He stated that his attention had been called to the fact that local undertaking establishment has kept body since last December. It appeared that the body had become petrified and was being kept in order to show the wonderful effects of a certain kind of embalming fluid.
 Two other ordinances were intro- duced by him as follows:
 Requiring all firms persons or cor porations to place all trash, rubbish or refuse matter or substance in boxes, barrels, cans or other receptacles in the alley abbuting or adjoining their prop erty. Also, an ordinance to provide for the destruction, removal and confsca- tion of any gambling device, wheel of fortune, card table, dice table, slot machines, or other gambling devices used for gambling purposes, when found within the police Jurisdiction of the city.
 Complaints and petitions galore were heard and acted upon. Mrs. A. M. Min gea had a complaint regarding the paving on Sixteenth street and Berkly avenue. She stated in her petition that 1t had damaged her property to the extent of 5000, and while she would not like to take the matter into the courts, she would be compelled to do so unless the city paid her the amount asked for. A committee con- sisting of Aldermen Ross, O'Gara and City Attorney Perry were appointed to investigate the matter.
 MT. Hurd appeared before the council to ask that they have the sewer on Twenty seventh street extended. As the matter now stands, he did not think that the parties living around his house were getting the full benefits of the sewer. The matter was referred to committee consisting of Aldermen Long, Ross and Tn omas and the matter will be looked into by them
 J. M. Dubose made application to the council for permission to run wheel that every time you turn you are bound to get something. Permission to run the wheel was granted.
 A petition was read from Frank Moores stating that he had purchased horse from the city several weeks ago, paying $50 for It. He stated that he had never been able to use the horse as 1t had been sick ever since he got it, and he wanted the city to make him an allowance for it or else take it off his hands. A committee con sisting of Aldermen Lewis Ross and Tn omas were appointed to look into che matter.
 MT. E. II. Lopez was appointed park commissioner and he will see that the city park Is improved and kept up.
 An arc light was ordered placed Fourteenth street and the Alabama Great Southern railroad crossing.
 The committee that was appointed 10 investigate the complaint lodged by Miss Julia Houston for the sum of 5000. as result of her having fallen in hole that was left open by the city, reported that they would like to have a little more time in which to investigate the matter and the required time was granted.
 The report of the city treasurer for the month of June was read and upon motion was received as information.
 An arc light was ordered placed in the city park.
 The committee appointed some time ago to investigate the matter of having par titions between saloons and pool rooms asked for more time in which to investi- gate the matter, which was granted.
 An light was ordered placed on Dartmouth avenue and Twenty-first street.
 A petition was read from J. B. Nor ton who rents property requesting that the city cause to have filled certain cess pools and have the weeds cut. resolu- tion was adopted that the property own CT should be notified to have the holes drained or filled up, and they would be given two days in which to do 1t, other wise the city would take steps to compel them to do so.
 A petition was read from party in Arl- ngton avenue stating that they did not feel that they should be made to pay for certain paving. as there were five blocks of 1t that was not at all satisfac- tory. A committee consisting of Alder man Goodwin, Thomas and Lewis was appointed to investigate the matter.
 petition was read from Frank Tay- Tor a colored stating that the city had taken up one of his hogs and had it carried to the pound He asked that the council to allow him ss for the loss of the hog. inasmuch as 1t had died shortly afier 1ot trir ha, taly fa hn decided to allow him s for 1t.
 G. B. Wallace. tax collector, asked Tor holiday of ten days, which was granted
 A loan of s50O00 for meeting certain ob- legations of the city was authorized.
 Young Man Killed By Cars.
 Clyde Gunnell, a young man employed as a switchman in the Alabama Great Southern railroad yards met with a hor- rible death this afternoon amout 8 o'clock by being mashed between two freight cars. He was making coupling when the cars came together and before he could get out of the way he was caught and his life crushed out.
 Mir Gunnels was a young man about twenty-two years old and had a great many friends in this citv Some delay