The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-19
CLAIMS QUORUM
 WAS NOT PRESENT BeSSemer Man Objects to A. B.
 & A. Franchise COUNCIL HAS BUSY TIME Police Commission suspends Chief for Fifteen Days Without Pay and
 the Council Orders the
 Salary Paid.
COUNCIL HAS BUSY TIME

Bessemer. June 1S-(Special )-fhe city council met this evening in regular ses- sion. Those present were Mayor Sullivan, Aldermen Lewis. O'Gara. Thomas, Har- less Ross and Long.
 After the reading of the minutes for the last meeting, Alderman W. J. Long was elected to succeed Capt. J. M. Crook. who resigned at the last meeting Mr. Long was in the recent election elected alderman from the Third ward, and il simply means that he takes his seat a couple of months in advance.
 The usual quiet of the council was rudo- ly interrupted when the mayor suspended the regular order of business and called on the audience for petitions and com plaints One D. Hanley, a brick layer, employed by. the Tennessee company. who lives on Clarendon avenue. entered a pro- test against the action of the council at the last meeting in granting a franchise to the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. Hanley claimed that there was not a quorum a the last meeting, and there his protest ended. The city attorney will look into the matter and see wheth- CT his claim is in order CT. not. The mayor asked the council for a leave of absence for one month. which was granted
 petition was read from several prop erty owners on Twenty street, near Third and Fourth avenues, asking that something be done to the street be- fore they were compelled to have cement sidewalks put down, They claimed that the street in many places was nothing but a mud hole in wet weather, and 1t would work q hardship on them to be forced to pay for the laying of sidewalks and the street remain in the condition that it now is in. The petition was laid on the table.
 MT Burk, on Seventeenth street, peti toned the council to have the curbng fixed right at his place. as he did not care to pay for it in it's present condition
 Mir D. Murphy, who owns some prop erty on Twentieth street and Ninth ave- nue, asked the council to hold up on lay ing sidewalks around his place until the streets were put in better condition. He was informed that his case would be giv en due consideration.
 w. s. Gilbert on behalf of the com mttee in charge of the Fourth of July celebration, requested the use of the city park for that day, which was grant ed. He also made the request that the council donate something toward defray ing the expenses of the celebration, and this request was received as information. motion was introduced and adopted that the city clerk pay to Chief Christ lieb his salarN for the time that he was \suspended.
 NThe street and light committee sub tl,1f,. f1,n I Gttll lfNsn sidewalk controversy and they decided that the city engineer was at fault and that he should be made to stand all costs for taking the present sidewalk up and laying new one The report was adopted.
 resolution was adopted requiring all steam and motor cars to maintain speed not exceeding six miles per hour within the city limits
 The committee appointed to look into the purchase of a patrol wagon, submit ted their report, and it stated that a wagon could be purchased for $250. The wagon was ordered purchased. Council decided to hold a special meeting on the ,vening of June 25 to open bids for the roposed cement sidewalk improvements.
 n ordinance was read and passed pro- libiting the bringing into and the dis posal of stolen goods in Bessemer Al derman O'Garas motion to have all bids for the cement sidewalk improvements in the mayott hands not later than 6 o'clock on thE evening of June % found no second.
 A resolution was adopted exempting the new gas company from taxation for ten years, with the understanding that the incoming board of mayor and aldermen would be requested to exempt them as long as they continued in office.
 Bids were received for the building of four additional rooms to the Clarendon Avenue school. There were only three bidders for the contract P. JJ. Gilens bid was for $9675; Alfred Jay, s9o90 and w. F Nolan, s7S9S MT. Nolan being the lowest bidder the question was taken up