The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-21
.BESSEMER COUNCIL
 HAS BUSY SESSION
Special Provision Made for h.
 Specting Meats
LAY CORNERSTONE FRIDAY
Work Is Progressing Well on New Bes- semer High School-Personal and General News of Interest
 In Bessemer.

Bessemer October 20 Special )-Every alderman was at his desk tonight when the roll was called at the regular semi monthly meeting. After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting the regular order of business was dispensed with to hear from several visitors.
 Dr. T. F. Robinson appeared before the board and petitoned the city to pay s25 per month to help defray the expenses of charity ward that he has established at his hospital He cited many cases illus trating the necessity of providing a place for charity patients His annual report showed that he had treated last year 61 charity cases. His petition was referred to the finance committee.
 J. A. LaRue appeared before the coun- eil in behalf of the Elks, pettioning the city to allow the Sparks circus to give two performances in the city free of li- cense in consideration of the fact that the management of the show has agreed to donate a certain percentage of their gross earnings to the Ellls which amount will be expended by the order in the usual Christmas aid to the poor and needy. Pe- ttion was granted.
 o. M. OHara was granted three months license to conduct a retail grocery bus mess near the Bessemer Soil Pipe works.
 The monthly report from the city detec- tyes showed that they had made 53 in- vestgatons. S9 arrests. 31 convictions and dismissals Fines assessed, S571. Fines paid S16S. Stolen property recovered, s296.
 s44.. 4a-. matter referred to them with reference to the sanitary inspector visiting the res taurants and seeing that they are kept in sanitary condition. They recommended that the market inspector be instructed to visit the restaurants once each day and inspect the meats, etc, that were on hand and condemn any that were unfit to serve, and to also see that the premises were kept in sanitary condition. Recommends tions adopted.
 Further time was granted the street and light committee on the matter of paving certain streets.
 The committee reported unfavorably on the recommendation of the mayor for the purchase of three new two-horse wagons for the city
 An ordinance introduced at a former meeting providing for the paving and
  teenth to Twelfth street, and referred to the street and light committee. was re- ported on favorably, was placed on it's second and third reading and passed.
 Bumbey Massey Machine works sent in a written petition asking that they be ex- empt from taxes for five years on foun- dry and machine shop that they proposed operating on Twelfth street and Ala bama avenue. Referred to judiciary com- mittee. Ordinance was passed providing for the paving of sidewalk in front of the Grand hotel.
 Alderman Edmundson introduced an or dinance providing for the levying of taxes for the city of Bessemer for the current tax year, which was passed. It reads that All real or personal property and franchises in the city of Bessemer, sub ject to taxation shall be taxed 1a of per cent, or 50 cents on the $100, to de- fray the current expenses; an additional tax of one-half of l per cent, or 50 cents on the S100, to pay the interest on bonds of the city, issued prior to the adoption of the constitution of Alabama in year 1901, or authorized by the law at that time, and for a sinking fund to pay off the bonds at their maturity" The new aldermen started right to work on the hour and rallroaded the work through in short order.