The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-30
MUCH HL-fEELNG
EXISTS AMONG MEMBERS OF BTRM-
 INGHAMs CITY COUNCIL.
The Next Meeting of the Council on Next Wednesday Night Prom ises to Be a Very
 Lively Affair.

Birmingham, Nov. 2s.-(Specisl. )-
 The next meeting of the Birmingham City Council, Wednesday of this week. promises to be one of the most in- teresting. If not the most interesting, that ever was held in this city. There Is no telling at this time what is likely to come out of this meet
 ing. There Is being aroused consider. able ili-feeling among members and
 between members and the Mayor, and 1t would not be surprising if this ill-
 feeling should not bring about some
 cuities. The calendar of events for
 that meeting appears at the present
 to be about as follows:
 Hearing report from special commit
 tee appointed to investigate charges
 against Alderman simon Klotz or the Seocnd Ward that he received check
 for S4O0 after a deal had been con- summated whereby the city purchased some property for crematory purposes,
 said check being sent him by the re- alty company as commission for suS" gestinG the trade. The report of the committee passes on the transaction as
 conduct unbecoming an Alderman and official of the city"
 Hearing of report from special com
 mittee appointed to investigate charges against Alderman Forney of the Sixth Ward that he held an option for S4,OOO on a piece of property that was re- l commended to the city to be used TOT dumping grounds. the deal abodt 10 be closed when the Mayor made dis. covery. This committee will meet 1 Monday evening to hear the evidence l in the premises.
 Hearing of report from Judiciary | Committee as to Alderman J. G. | Greener, of the First Ward, sitting on | the Council, and at the same time em- ployed as a boilermaker by the Birm- | ingham Railway, Light and Power | Company. 6 quasi-public utility con- cern.
 Hearing report from the miscella- | neous committee as to the license schedule for the coming year. Ru- | mors prevail that a number of licenses will be increased. A license of $2eo per annum for soft drink stands mas been suggested.
 A budget of routine business. Election of a Recorder or Judge of the Police Court. This is matter | that has been under much discussion | for many weeks, the majority mem- bers of the Council being reputed op- | posed to Judge N. B. Feagin, the pres l ent judge, who stands high in the | community and is endorsed by the | Confederate Veterans, the combined | womens clubs of the city, the press
 and many other interests.
 l Rumors have 1t that the majority
 members will bring 8 number of
 charges against the Mayor and minor ity members. The charge against the | Mayor is that he is a stockholder Tn
 the Birmingham Realty Company,
 and that transactions have taken place
 by the city with that concern, which
 Is against the intent of the municipal
 code of the last Legislature. Other ! charges will be made and 1t would not be surprising if some very per
 sonAl matters were taken up. In all probability the Mayor will be on hand | though he is not supposed to be. He
 is one of the plucliest of young men
 and 1t is possible that he will be on
 hand to hear the accusations against him promised and to face his accusers. | The Mayor has not made @ statement
 that he will be on hand at the meet ing ,but the indications are that he | will.
 As a consequence of the expecta-
 tions of a red hot session Wednesday
 night, the probabilities are also strong
 that the largest kind of an attendance
 of citizens at meeting of the Coun- | ell will be on hand.