The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-20
BESSEMER COUNCIL HEARS COMPLAINTS Much Business Transacted At
 Regular Session LICENSE MATTER AIRED Alderman Lewis Thinks Circus People Are Going Beyond Their License.
 The Franchise Question
 Again Delayed.

Bessemer November 19.-(special) 1.-The City Council met in regular session this evening and a great deal of business was transacted, although the session Jagged painfully at times. Those present were Mayor Rush, Aldermen Lewis, Batson, Winters, Grimes and Thomas. Those ab- sent were Edmundston, Ross and Long.
 On motion made and duly carried the regular order of business was suspend ed with and petitions and complaints were heard The first complaint was that of Lee Moody ct al. MT. Moody claimed that he had been charged with $139 for one storm sewer, and he did not think that the charge was just one.
 The matter was referred to the Mayor and the city attorney for adjustment.
 C. l.. O'Dell on behalf of w. D. Laner stated that MT. Lanier objected to the sidewalk assessment on his property from the fact that the grade was foot higher than the grade given him by the city engineer on ordinance 21. This was re- ferred to the judiciary committee.
 Complaints from Dr. T. c. Donald, D. F. Randall and Mack Clay were heard re- gardng the sidewalk assessments, and these COmpldllllS were dlSo itltiltu U the judiciary committee, and their report will be submitted at the next meeting of the council.
 Lee Moody objected to an embankment that had been thrown up against house of his on Arlington avenue. He stated that the house under ordinary circum- stances rented for $6 per month, but the way it was fixed at present 1t would rent for less than nothing. He stated thrn up even with the windows and he was willing to leave it to the judgment of any fair-mnded man or men if this was right.
 He stated that while it was a family af- fair and there were several parties iH- terested in the house and the rental 10 be derived therefrom, still he did not think that such a condition should be al- lowed to exist. He asked that the coun- ell take some action in the matter. It was referred to the judiciary committee, and by the way that committee. and by the way, that committee certainly IS working overtime. provided they are do- ing what they were appointed on the com mittee to do.
 II. w. Sweet made application for li- cense to run an auction sale. This brought about a great deal of talk as the regular license for conducting this sort of busl-
 
 tition that he had been III for the past two months, and he would appreciate it very much if the council would grant the license and allow him to conduct an auction sale from now until December %. He asked them to be as reasonable as possible Alderman Batson stated in this connection, that while he fully ap- preciated Mr Sweets position in the mat ter, still if the council were to allow him fo an auction sale af reduced prices. it would not be long before every one in the city would be making appli- cation for a license to conduct an auction sale.
 Alderman Lewis stated that he thought it would be all right to allow MT. Sweet to run the auction sale provided he paid s20O Alderman Joe Winters could not see it in this light. and he suggested that Mir Sweet be allowed the privilege 0; making application to the city clerk for license to conduct an auction sale. In that event the license could be granted at the regular terms, while on the other hand, if there was any other merchant or merchants in the city that desired 10 conduct an auction sale they would have the privilege of applying to the city clerk for a license. The motion was made and carried.
 Mrs. NJ. A. Lipscomb presented a pe-' tition to the council in which she claimed certain damages for having fallen out of her yard onto the sidewalk She stated in the complaint that had the curbing and sidewalks been properly laid her fence line would have been on q level with the street. and she thought that she was entitled to damages and she thought that the city should pay hem. Upon moion of Alderman Lewis this was referred to the street and light commit tee.
 Alderman Lewis stated that 1t was his impression that the city had granted the Robinson Amusement company license for six shows, but that he had been in formed that there just 16 shows running. He wanted to know something about 1t.
 Mayor Rush stated that he had had a talk with one or two of the people who had the side shows in charge and they had stated that they had paid MT. Little of the Elks lodge in this city a
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