The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-16
HATED STREET TAX AGAIN FAILS ID GO
 OVER MAYORS VETO Locker and Advertising 0rdi- nances Are Both Turned
 Down By City Council
DOG LAW WILL BECOME
 EFFECTIVE AT ONCE
Unanimous Consent Is Refused For Mayors "Anti-FIy" Ordinance. Meter Question Again Sent
 To Committee.

The City Council at it's regular meeting last night again sustained the Mayor s veto of the street tax by a vote of Il to T; voted down the ordinance to prohibit the storage of intoxicating liquors in any place, to be drunk on the premises where they are kept; postponed indefinitely the matter of consideration of the ordinance introduced by Alderman Heidt to prohibit the advertising of intoxicating liquors in any manner within the police jurisdiction of the city, and adopted a resolution put ting the dog law in effect at once. These were the features of the meeting.
 When the meeting was called to order by President Parker the council chamber was crowded to it's fullest capacity with spectators who were interested in one way or another in the ordinances sought to be passed. Interest was centered in the two prohibition ordinances introduced at the previous meeting by Alderman Heidt of the Seventh ward, and the report of the excise and judiciary committees on these ordinances was deferred until the last moment
 Action at Committee Meeting.
 At the meeting of the joint judiciary and excise committee, held yesterday after noon, after due consideration of the pro- posed ordinances, a motion to non-concur was introduced and was carried. Alder man Estes then introduced new ordi- nance striking out the clause prohibiting local newspapers from publishing adver- tisements of intoxicants. Unanimous con sent was given to this change, and the vote of the committeeman stood to to report Alderman Estes substitute favor ably. When the matter was brought up last night no debating, outside of council men, was allowed. When the report of the committee was taken up for consider ation, and after considerable discussion, motion by Alderman Jones to indefinite ly postpone the matter of the advertising of intoxicating liquors was carried by a vote of 12 to 6. =
 The report of the committed recommend ing that the ordinance iH Preference to having liquors in lockers be reported not favorably, when brought up, caused much dcpdtiiS dHOu6 lut eoulicliHlSi- AL LIN joint committee meeting yesterday after noon the vote stood to in favor of re- porting the ordinance not favorably, and it was so reported last. night. When the report was read Alderman Heidt offered q substitute, the minority report of the committee. A motion was introduced tc table the substitute and a vote on the to ;, fox af f, 1i,o Q the substitute The vote on the report of the committee was then taken and it stood E to 5, adopting the report of the committee, and thus voting down the so- called locker ordinance.
 Another Street Tax Veto.
 When communications were called for the Mayors fourth veto of the street tax was read. Alderman Jones accordingly introduced a motion calling for the pas sage of the street tax, the Mayors veto notwithstanding. A vote on this motion stood II for and against the street tax thus sustaining the veto, as a two-thirds vote is necessary to pass the ordinance over the Mayors veto.
 Alderman Jones offered motion that the regular order of rules be suspended so that the council might take up the resignation of B. H. Mooney, who has acted as city clerk flor the past six months, his resignation to become effec- tive last night. This motion carried and Alderman Klotz then read MT. Mooney S resignation, which was accepted. Three applications for the vacant position were filed, H. E. Shropshire, w. M. Newton and Charles P. Benson being the nom- inees. Upon a vote MT. Shropshire re- ceived 15 votes, Mir Newton 3, and MT. Benson none. When the result of the vote was announced MT. Newton's name was withdrawn and MT. Shropshire was was then duly installed by President Parker.
 To Inaugurate Dog Law.
 Alderman Estes presented petition, to which several hundred names were ap- pended, requesting that the dog law be made effective at once. A motion was made to this effect by Alderman Estes and was carried unanimously.
 The matter of certain recommenda tions contained in the report of Chief Bennett of the fire department mentioned in q letter from Mayor Ward, was taken up and referred to the fire committee The recommendations are for necessary re- pairs on the various stations and appara- tus of the department.
 The matter of the increased rate on electricity for the operation of electric fans was referred to the light committee. It is said that notice has been given by the Birmingham Railway, Light and to be raised from $2.50 to BIO. Mayor Ward in a letter to the council has recom- mended an investigation of this matter, and it was referred to the proper commit tee for investigation.
 Alderman Hogan introduced a resou- ton, drawn up at the instgation of City Physician R. B. Hardness, in regard to the dealing with the housefly. The ordi- nance provides that every horse stable be equipped with a fiy-tight box, in which the refuse of stables must be kept, the stables to be cleaned at least once every "A hours. Unanimous consent for the pas sage of this resolution was asked. but was not granted. Accordingly the matter was referred to the judiciary committee.
 A motion was offered asking that the association organized for the erection 0! monument to the late Miss Mary A. Cahalan, former principal of the Powell school, be allowed to erect the monument incl of In