The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20
COUNCIL TURNS FLIP AND RESCINDS SOME FORMER MEASURES Numerical Force of Police Not Decreased and Official SaI-
 aries Not Cut
CHAR YAPPROP OPRIATIONS :
 WILL BE MADE AS USUAL
Jones Reintroduces Street Tax ordi- nance In Spite of Mayors Veto. Tuition at High School
 VIII Be. Retained.

You all have the reputation of getting up here and passing all kinds of bush wah, and the very minute a newspaper jumps on one of you, you kill yourself to turn round" were the words of Alderman Harry Jones last night after the council had turned double-flip backwards from it's position of two weeks ago.
 At the very outset, the street tax was again hoored, the veto of the Mayor be- ing sustained, but Alderman Jones im- mediately rentroduced the ordinance. The resolution cutting the police force was voted ill.advised, thus leaving the de- partment in it's present condition.
 The salary ordinance, setting tAe sal- aries for the departments was adopted, and the salaries of last year were left unchanged, so far as the department heads are concerned. Several smaller off, fcials were changed, and several office assistants abolished.
 Charity Funds Restored.
 The charity funds, the same as last year, were restored without opposition. and Alderman Estes resolution abolshing the high school tuition was postponed until July. It was stated that all de- serving poor are now excused from the tax, there being 142 free pupils at present Quincy Smith, assistant city attorney was retained in the police court, under the same terms as heretofore.
 Chief Bodeker was called upon by AL to feh ni- flying the city for salaries past and future which he has drawn, in case w. E. Wier wins out in the courts, but the resolution was referred to B committed Former Chief Wier's request for his sal- -ary was disallowed.
 Alderman Estes introduced his resolu- tion forcing the soda fountains to re- move screens in front of their places, and it was referred to a committee.
 An interesting item in the report of the fire committee was the charge brought out by Alderman Cooper that the at- torney for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company had presented an ordinance which, according to MT. Cooper, practically abolishes the gaso- line lighting company which Is beginning work in Birmingham. However, the ordi- nance was turned down, and the one pre- pared by the building inspector, regulat- ing the installation of these plants. was adopted.
 New Fire Limits.
 The fire limits were adopted as follows:
 The following will be the inner area; Beginning at railroads and Sixteenth street, along Sixteenth to Third avenue, east along Third avenue to Seventeenth street, north along Seventeenth street to Fourth alley, east along Fourth alley to 1wenty-first street, south along Twenty first street to Fourth avenue east along Fourth avenue to Twenty street. south along Twenty-second street to Sec- ond alley, east along Second alley to Twenty-ifth street, south along Twenty fifth street to Avenue A, west along Ave nue to Twenty-fourth street, south along Twenty fourth street to Alley A, west along Alley A to Sixteenth street, north along Sixteenth street to poIntA of beginning.
 The outer area will be that portion of the old fire limits lying outside of the inner area.
 Charity Hospital Overflow.
 An ordinance was adopted instructing the Mayor to make a contract with St. Vincents hospital to care for the over flow of charity patients from the Hill man hospital. In order to get patient into charity ward at the hospital it will hereafter be necessary to first pro- cure permit from the Mayor.
 The only other items of interest, ex- cept those given in another column were the condemnation proceedings against the house at 1724 Seventh avenue, and the passage of further ordinances providing for an election in North Birmingham for union with this city. Here are the re- ports of the committees, which were adopted:
 Finance Committee.
 Present.: Aldermen O'Nell, Heidt, Ho- gan, Klotz, Burnett Jones, Estes. Ab- sent: None.
 The committee recommends that:
 That the attached ordinance fixing sal aries of city officials and employees be adopted, Alderman Estes voting no.
 The attached ordinance making certain appropriations out of the city funds for charity. for the year 1908, also to refund Feeder & Berk and to pay the annual dues to the American League of Munich palities be adopted.
 The communication from chief of police in reference to paying bill for the tele- phone system at police headquarters be referred to the sanitation and police com mittee.
 The petition of the Birmingham Arms and Cycle company be disallowed.
 The petition of the Electric City Loan and Pledge company be disallowed.
 The attached bills from the Western Union Telegraph company be referred to