The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-08
SECOND AVENUE
WILL NOT Be USED
BeSSener Council Acts on Rail-
way Petition
COPELAND MADEAL DERMAN
Big Meeting Is Planned In Bessemer
To Work Up Campaign For New
County-H. D. Keller
Dies.
COPELAND MADEAL DERMAN

Bessemer, January Especial CITY
council met this evening and those pres
ent were: Mayor Rush, Aldermen Lewis.
Batson, Edmundson, Thomas, Long
Moss and Winter.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with. The report of the city
treasurer for the month OF December
was read and received as information
The report of the chief of police and that
of the city detectives was submitted and
received as information.
The report of the finance committee was
read in which they recommended thai
the street tax of 50 remain as it is at
present. The report was adopted
The street and light committee recon.
mended that e. w. Shaw be paid $12.e5
for damages to his sidewalk. The re-
port was adopted
The finance committee reported bills
for the month of December to the amount
OF s3115.9. All bills were ordered paid.
petition was received from the West
ern Union Telegraph company in which
they claimed that the increase in their
license was unjust. The petition was
referred to the miscellaneous COMMITTEES.
A petition was received from the Bre-
men Fire Brick company in which they
claimed that fire main should be run
tc their plant. The petition stated that
they had two fires in one year and had
they had the main, the second fire could
have been put out. The matter was re-
ferred to the waterworks committee
A complaint was received from the Pos
tai Telegraph company regarding the
raise in their license which was referred
to the miscellaneous committee Armour
Packing company did not want their
license raised to $3.50. They want the
license made $780, Referred to the mis-
cellaneous committee.
After the petitions and complaints were
heard the matter of granting the fran
chise to the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad for the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company on Sec
ond avenue was gone into. Dr. William
Waldrop headed one petition in which it
was asked that the road be not granted
the franchise on Second avenue w. H.
Dennis stated that he believed that the
road should be granted the franchise on
Second avenue. DR.. e. p. Lacy also
stated that he believed the franchise
should be granted as asked. w. j. Long
wanted the francbise on Third avenue.
w. w. Hollingsworth wanted the fran
chise granted on Third avenue.
The street railway committee reported
adversely on the petition of the Atlanta
inc ,
franchise on Second avenue for the Biz
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company The report was adopted by
the council and the road will now have
to ask for a franchise along some other
avenue than Second.
This matted brought about great deal
of talk.
Some people wanted the line to run
along Second avenue, while others did
not want the franchise granted along
this route. Aldermen Winters and Ed
mundson were put on record as not want
ing the petition for the franchise killed
1t has been settled that the road cannot
use Second avenue and I. T. Huey re-
quested that the petition be withdrawn
altogether. Aside from the election of an
alderman from the Fourth ward this mat
ter attracted the most attention and the
council chamber was filled with inter-
ested spectators.
A. e. Carlton resigned as patrolman.
Resignation accepted with regrets.
}. Il. Dipply elected extra patrolman;
u. H. Going was elected extra patrol
man and I. r. Copeland was elected al
derman from the Fourth ward.
Big Meeting.
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Counties clnb met This evening and com
menced active work on tbe realization of
the ambition of This city to he in a new
county A big smoker is to be given on
Frjdav January II at which nrominent
sneaLers will make their claims for tbe
ratifcation of tbe Rassdale amendment
10 tbe constitution nrovidine for new
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