The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-16


 Birmingham, That the collection of street tax be done through the ofhce of the li- cense collector, as has alwaSs been done heretofore
 Be it further resolved, That J. J. Bog gan, lcence collector, be and is hereby empowered to engage an assistant. the amount of said assistants salary or fee to be fixed by the City Council of Bir- mingham; said assistant to sere only till December 31 1908.' Hogan's substitute was carried by close vote. Instead of paying a great fee, as was once drawn by the collector, only a small salary will be used.
 Mayors Request For offbers. Finally Alderman Estes introduced this resolutions
 "Wheras the Mayor of Birmingham has asked the police commission to detail officers Street and Parker for special duty, subject to exclusive ordas from the Mayors office, and, ''Whereas, the Council has confidence in the Mayors judgment in the handling of these officers, and that the request for their use a proper one, therefore, Be 1t resolved by the City Council of Birmingham that the police conmis- sion be and is herewith requested to place said patrolmen at the disposal of the Mayor within the next 24 hours"
 Alderman Greeg moved as a substitute that it go to the judiciary committee. Alderman Estes moved to table tie~ sub stitute. Lost.
 Ayes, Eggleston, Moore, Copeland, J.. R., Forney, Heidt, Jones, Estes and Cooper.
 Nos,> Parker, Burnett, Greener, ONeill, Klotz, >D. R. Copeland, W. R. Gum, Fulghum. Gregg, Hogan and Stocknnr, exactionally the same old fractional vote. .-sa Wants Extra Cars Put On. Alderman Jones introduced thel final resolutions, instructing the city attorney to draw an ordinance forcing the railway company to put on extra cars from o30 to 7:30 p. m., from 6:30 to 8.90 a. m. on the two loop lines, also requiring the company to put trailers on the same lines. If an ordinance of his, instructing the clerk of the police court to furnish @ list of the names of persons convicted lse- fore Judge Feagin to the City Council to be read by the clerk, is carried al the next meeting, every name will he pub lished in the newspapers. Chief Bennett was authorized to purchase five new horses. | Improvement ordinances were read and assessments approved as follows, No. 3SS new series, paving Fourth avenue erom Twtnty-first to Twenty-sixth streets No. 336, same series, paving + fourteenth street from Avenue K to Thirteenth; No. 3S7, same series, paving Third ave from Twenty-first to Twenty -siAth h eets The bills showed that the Great
 Birmingham election cost s22S.
 Miscellaneous Committee.
 'esent Aldermen Burnett, Heidt, Ho- Klotz, Copeland, D. R., Fulghum
 elond, J. R.
 sent: None. "
 committee recommends that:
 .ition of J. w. Swope to operate a
 urant be referred to a special conn
 e. composed of Copeland, D. R.,
 |; Gregg and the city attorney, this
 littee to report back to the miscel- IS committee.
 ton of job printers for reduction in
 be disallowed.
 ad rmen Hogan, Klotz and Copeland,
 voted no this proposition.
 ion of Patton-Pope Drug company hers for reduction on license to
 lyster stews be made S1b
 r on of George Pappas to operate a ant be disallowed.
 ti on of Dusenberry Bros. to operate r. sI room be allowed.
 eaIlon of w. K. Sayres to operate a iUeai market referred to the two alder as.4 fr,m the ward affected and the ra of the market committee. setItfo I of Andrew Fox to operate lunch t#aa allowed.
 ,al of the Southern hotel allowed. H5iatn of Hurt & Schoettlein to oper- ief enf' Irant be allowed.
 eil of Fred Kreulhause to operate easi won be referred to the two alder fsaa e1 the ward affected.
 tfsia of Rosa Thompson to operate sa;laeanf be referred to the two alder
 1 the ward affected.
 ztaai l9 of R. Az Borck to operate pool zsa. 1c lsallowed
 tfaa )f Israel Woodrow to operate anai rl1fl be disallowed.
 eucr Garret D. Goebel to conduct
 sIs { be referred to the two alder
 he ward affected.
 o J. P. Swift to conduct res
 .g ulowed
 '1..er J. J. Odum & Co. to operate aq ae allowed.
 T. l.. Russell to operate a Hsa fG tn a allowed.
 7 Champ Yeargn to operate a49i rA allowed.
 mendations from J. ]. Bog E1 Nclf' collector, go over, with the