The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-03


couuty should rank second to none in the
SOUTH
man Klotz made a statement which is
given in full in another column. One of
his statements was "A resignation at
this time would be a confession of dis
honor Alderman Klotz was warmly ap-
plauded at the conclusion of his state
ment.
Forney Verdict Referred"
Alderman Heidi made the report of the
committee which had agreed to exercise
the option of $4,000 on 10 acres of land
iii the Eleventh ward. which report was
adopted by the board.
lie then read the report of the special
committee appointed to investigate the
charge against Alderman Forney in refer
once to the fact that Alderman Forney
held an option of $4,000 on the Eleventh
ward property, and that he did not dis
close that fact when the city desired to
purchase the property. The committee
found Alderman Forney guilty of official
misconduct.
On motion of Alderman Moore this re-
port was referred to the judiciary COM
nittee, Alderman Starbuck, Estes and
Cooper voting mo- Aldermen Estes and
Starbuck were the only members of this
special committee who opposed the refer
ence of the report to a committee.
Alderman Heidi, moment later, read
a notice signed by the members of the
Forney investigating committee, Alder
men Heidi, Estes, Stockmar Starbuck
and Hogan, to the effect that if Alder
man Forney did not resign steps towards
his expulsion would be taken. This notice.
too, was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee, all of its signers, save Aldermen
Estes and Starbuck, voting in the affirma-
tive.
Elections and Suspended Elections.
There was no opposition to the election
OF w. p. G. Harding, president of the
First National bank, to membership on
rhe Board of Education, vice George b.
Ward, resigned.
On recommendation of the Jefferson
County Medical association w. c. Burson
was reelected chief sanitary inspector,
and j. w. Burson and w. E. Wier, as
sistants. The other assistants, f. e,
STREET. and E. L. McKinnie and F. b. SUIT
ton, clerk of the health department. were
not reelected, these elections being "sus-
pended"
The Mayor and the city attorney to
whom the matter had been referred, re-
ported that the Mercantile Assurance
Agency would be allowed to continue
business upon furnishing bond of $1,000
with such terms as may be satisfactory to
the Mayor ana the city attorney.
Improvement Ordinances Considered.
An ordinance calling for the issuance
of $4,000 worth OF city bonds under ordi-
nance No. 1923 was adopted
The council adopted a resolution adver-
tising for bids under Improvement ordi-
nances Nos 421, 430, 431, 432 and 433
A petition from the taxpayers of the
Eleventh ward against the payment of
1905 taxes to the city of Birmingham
was read and referred to the proper COM
mittee.
The following ordinances were intro
duced 437 and 43S, providing for the
construction of certain sanitary sewers.
The following ordinances were con-
firmed 4S2 and 43S, providing for the
construction of certain sanitary sewers.
The following ordinances were adopted:
434, providing for the pavement of Holly
street and Highland avenue; 4S5, provid-
ing for the construction of a sanitary
sewer near Lakeview street; 436, provd-
ing for the construction Of certain man
holes
An ordinance was introduced and re-
ferred to the street committee regulating
the excavation of streets in the CITY of
Birmingham.
The following reports of committees
were adopted:
Railway and Street Committee.
Present. Aldermen Burnett, ONeill.
Klotz, Gum, Moore, Fulghum, Starbuck,
Stockmar, Morgan, Mcdonald, Copeland.
d. r. Absent: Alderman Hogan
Alderman Hogan submitted the follow
ing report:
The railways and street committee
recommend that the petition of the Bir-
mingham Macaroni company for spur
track be allowed.
That the petition of the Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company for
spur TRACK be allowed.
Lights and Telephone and Fire.
Present: Aldermen klotz Stockmar,
Gum. Copeland, ]. r., Heidi, Causey,
Morgan, Copeland, D. r., Mcdonald,
Absent Aldermen Greener, Forney
Alderman klotz submitted the follow
ing report:
Tie lights and telephones and fire COM
mittee recommend that an electric light
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