The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-12-02
BESSEMER COUNCIL
!. IN REGULAR SESSION
Contract Given Huey Bros. for
Street Work
ClTYS BILLS ARE S184O.53
EIks' Memorial Services Will Be Held
at Hall Next Sunday Afternoon.
Personal and General News
of Bessemer.
.ClTYS BILLS ARE S194O.53

Bessemer, December 1.-(Specia1 1.-The
regular meeting of the City Council was
held tonight at the council chamber in
the city hall, the whole board being pres
ent. The contract of cherting, Staging
and grading Fourth avenue for about
seven blocks was awarded to Huey Bros,
livery stable men. Malarky Contracting
company being the lowest bidder, Will
complete the storm sewer at As cents per
lineal foot the city furnishing labor and
material, they experimenting and fur
nishing forms About 800 feet of this work
is yet to be done. The chief of police
reported for the month 200 cases docketed,
40 dismissed, nolle pressed; convicted
and fined Isl; fines paid, 5000; fines being
served, $sO7 80; stolen goods recovered
s311. The day warden's report for the
month was Ill prisoners incarcerated, 2S4S
meals served at a cost of 1O1s cents per
meal The city physicians report for the
month was Is births and 10 deaths There
was only one death of typhoid fever and
no other diseases of a contagious nature.
Six deaths were due to unnatural causes
and seven patients were sent to charity
ward of Robinson's infirmary
The report of Detectives Patton, Par
sons and McCabe for the month is as fol-
lows: Investigated 119 cases, made IS ar
rests, secured 50 convictions 16 cases dis
missed. Amount assessed, $l24S.5o; paid
s775. Stolen property recovered amounted
to 1911.
P. L. Milton keeper of live stock, re-
ported q head of stock fed at cost OF
1885 per head, making $29S.O2 Tor the
month Miss Grace Judson's claim against
the city for 1850 damages to her prop
erty, sustained while paving work was
being done, was ordered paid, less $3.50,
charge that was in her bill for day labor
Street and light committee was granted
further time on the ordinance requiring
steam and electric railways to place arc
lights where the lines cross or pass over
street crossings. The petition of citizens
that an arc light be placed on Twenty
second and Dartmouth avenue was not al
lowed.
An ordinance was passed prohibiting
screens, blinds or partitions from being
placed in front of soft drink stands, OBJ
structing full view of the interior of the
places selling these beverages. City bills
to the amount of $3.50. SO were ordered
paid. The annual license ordinance was
referred to the miscellaneous and finance
committee jointly to report back at the
next meeting. A petition from merchants
on Second avenue, requesting that the
noise be hushed or abated that emanated
from talking machine at theatre near
their places of business, and one signed
by equally as many not to have the loot
ing of the horn stopped, was discussed,
and it was, finally agreed that the noise
had better cease. Officers Frank Chill
ders and r. ]. McCabe were allowed the
time lost while they were off sick. A
sworn statement of James Mcdonald,
signed before a notary public, that he
was not guilty of a charge that he was
fined for in the police court some time
ago, and which fine he has been try
ing to have RENTED, was read by the
clerk and received as information.