The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-06-03
SLOW SESSION OF
BESSEMER COUNCIL
City Fathers Have No Matters
of Special Interest
CORNWtLL CASE HEARD
Witnesses Go On Stand To Determine
Just What Points Were Involved In
Previous Trial-Davis
Birthday Memorial.

Bessemer, June 2.-(Special.) THE City
Council met this evening in regular ses-
sion. Those present were President
Lewis and Aldermen Batson Edmund
son, Winters Thomas, Copeland and
Long. Mayor Rush occupied a chaiI
next to the president. The meeting was
a very quiet and peaceful one, and moth
ing of Importance came up for consider
ation The minutes of the last meeting
were read and adopted, after which it
was announced that communications
from the mayor would be heard. The
mayor had nothing to communicate to
the council
The report of the day warden for the
month of May was read and received as
Information. The report showed that 1t
cost Si.s0 per month to feed a prisoner
This Is looked upon as being pretty cheap
and it would take some pretty good figur-
ing for a person to tell just what
prisoner could get for a month to cost
that much The detectives report for
the month of May was read and re-
ceived as information. The report showed
that GA cases had been investigated dur
Ing the month. Forty-two arrests were
made and g convictions were secured.
Nine cases were dismissed. The report
of the keeper of live stock for the month
of May was read and received as inlor-
nation. The total cost for keep of stock
for one month amounted to $232.5 and it
averaged S12 .O9 per head.
The city physicians report for the
month of May was read and received as
information. The report stated there mad
been eight births and nine deaths dur
ing the month.
The fire committee reported that they
would like to have more time in which
to investigate the idea of erecting two
small houses on Clarandon avenue for the
purpose of storing hose The request was
granted. The finance committee reported
bills to the amount of S1763.75 for pay
ment for the month of May. The bills
We're ordered paid. The report of the
street and light committee with refer
ence to the Improvements on Berkley
avenue and Fourth avenue was submitted
and adopted.
The claim of the Kennedy Furniture
company for $12. rs, paid for taxes on sol
vent credits was referred to the tnance
committee and the city attorney Tor ad-
iustment The contract for the making
of a new tax book was let to A. j. Grub,
the price to be $3.50, providing the finance
committee sees fit to have the work
done at this price. A complaint was re-
ceived from Karr & Son with regard TO
the market license. 1t was referred TO
the market committee.
petition was received from Afford
Struck & Co, the contractors for the new
government building for spur track to
be run in order that the work might be
rushed along This matter was referred
to the city attorney and the city engineer.
The Reagan Foundry company asked
commission TO extend their switch $50 feet
from the Alabama Great Southern rail-
road along Alabama avenue TO lWellth
street Permission for the extension was
granted by advice of the city engineer.
sam Stein made a request that he only
be made to pay a license Tor sellhg
clothes by sample He stated he did not
carry the goods in stock and they were
only ordered out when he received an
order This was referred to the city at
torney.
The matter of putting in two and one
half more blocks of storm sewers was
referred to the city engineer. IL was
ordered that 1000 feet of new hose be pur-
chased. A report from the city clerk
stated the city needed $500 for 80 days
with which to pay the current bills Inc
amount will be obtained. w. ID. Lanler
had a kick about the Sidewalks on ms
property on Dartmouth avenue. inns
matter was referred to the city engineer
some discussion came up with regard
IA the moor car service and also the
moor mail service that is existing in
Ressemer at the present time. President
Lewis appointed number of citizens to
take the matter up with both the car
company and the postoffce authorities
w. p. Gum was appointed chairman
of the committee.