The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-04
MAYOR SULLIVAN '
 SLAPPED IN FACE Lively Proceedings Occur in
 Council Meeting BIG ROW OVER REPORT One of the Aldermen Has an Alterca- ton With the Mayor, sIaps His
 Face, Gets Arrested and
 Makes Bond.
BIG ROW OVER REPORT

'ouilCH met thls evening in regular ses- sion, and the all important McEnlry con poVersy was billed to appear as a leading number
 The honor roll consisted of Mayor John J. Sullivan and Aldermen Lewis, Eidge. Hairless, Thomas Ross. Long and Good wyn.
 Any one can understand how important the meeting was when it is stated that Alderman William Smith Eidge was car ried down to the city hall in a carriage, so that he might miss none of the pro eeedlngs. He has been a great sufferer from rheumatism for some time but he stated this evening after the meeting had adjourned that he would not have missed It for anything in all the world.
 First of all, petitions ad complaints were heard. A letter was read from AL derman Jimmie, who is summering in Hot Springs, in which he stated that as the matter now stands the Atlanta, Bir- m!hgham and Atlantic railroad had been allowed To close up eight of the alleys III order that the road might go through the city in good style and he thought some action should be taken in the prem ises.
 petition was heard from Dr. Hurd.
 
 him the privilege of erecting a magazine at the corner of Exter avenue and Twen- ty-seVenth street. He stated that his object in making the request arose from the fact that he owned a vacant lot at that place and he thought it would be a good idea to erect the building at that spot.
 Various and sundry objections were raised, and his petition was decliped by the council with thanks.
 In this connection an ordinance that was introduced at the last meetnig of the council by Alderma nLeWis, was adopted and reads as follows: That no firm, corporation or person shll be all lowed to carry in stock at one time more than twenty-five pounds of powder, more thaa twenty-i pounds of dyna- mite, or in fact any other kind of eX- plosiVe
 petition was read from w Y. Lundy in which he stated that he wanted Officer Frank Childers, for some act that he had committed. It developed according to the mayors statement thaNAM, Lundy had been arrested by ChildeS for some offense, and he, the mayor. had let MT, Lundy go without fning him, and he stated for that reason, he though the petition entirely out of order, and 1t would not be considered.
 A petition was read from several of the property owners, on EXter avenue, in which they stated that they wanted a fire plug installed The petition was granted and a plug was ordered put in.
 A letter was received from the attor- neys representing Mrs. Julia Houston, who had the misfortune to fall in hole one of the streets some time ago and receive injuries that caused her to be confined 10 her bed for several days, in which they stated that they were willing and ready to settle their claim for the sum of $150. The letter was referred to the finance committee for action.
 The report of the finance committee for the month of August was received apd all bills were ordered paid.
 As usual the report of the city physi- elan, pr. Joe Winters, was read and re ceiVed as information.
 He reported for the month of August, two male births, white; three female births. white; one colored male birth, and one colored female birth. Deaths two male, white ;Spne female, white, one male colored and four female, colofed.
 The special committee appointed some time ago to get together with the prop erty owners and arrive at some definite conclusion regarding the sidewalk com plains, asked for more time in which to consider the matter, and same was granted.
 The city attorney stated that regarding the announcement made by Alderman Lewis at the last regular meeting, al which he said that the TideWater De- Velopment company had been granted d franchise in September, l906( in which they agreed to commence work in one years time. he wanted to state for in formation that after looking over the rec ords. he found that ehe franchise had not cd nDfiI EpbrU4rV l9l7. and for that reason the company still has seV- eral months in which to begin work, ere the franchise is forfeited.
 The much used gas plant came up for consideration, being brought about by the fact that the city wanted inserted In the right that it gave the plant to build the words: "The city has the right to purchase the plant in ninety days, if it so desires" It was learned that the original contract between the city and the gas company read that the city had the right to purchase the plant at the end of five years, if it so desired
 John Bigler asked that the council authorize the payment of his bill against the city, which amounted to about $l0,OOO, for the laying of sidewalks. This amount does not include the curb work. It was ascertained from Engineer Stein that the work amounted to approximately $500, and the council authorizedh the mayor and clerk to borrow the mshey and pay MT Bigler. The mayor was authorized to appoint man to take charge of the pGtrol wagon.
 Fp to this time the fireworks had been on fire but the fire was a sort of smoul- dering one.
 Then the all important question came up for consideration. The report of the engineer selected by the committee ap- pointed to select an expert engineer to look of the work of Engineer Hugh McEniry was read. The committee se- Iected Mir Nicholson of Birmingham for the work
 He stated in his report that he found that according to the profile, MT McEniry was correct and he also found that ac- eording to the grades as laid down in the curb book MT Stein was right.
 Evidently some one was wrong, inas- much as there was d difference of nearly two feet in some places. between the present citly engineers report and the ex-engineer's work.
 When this matter came Up for adjust ment, at the special meeting of the coun-