The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-07
BESSEMER COUNCIL HOLDS BUSY SESSION Committee to Report License
 Schedule Friday Night ELECT MILK INSPECTOR News of MT. DeBardeIeben's Death Causes Great Sorrow in City Which
 He Founded--Personai and
 General Items
 
ELECT MILK INSPECTOR

BeSsemer. December 6.-(Special IA
 busy session of the city council was held
 tonight at the city hall. President of the council George Ross. was in the chair with the following aldermen present. pr
 R. P McTyeire, J. I. Crotwell. K. M.
 Johnson. J. A. LaRue W. A. Simmons.
 D. l.. Thornton, J. W. Porter and J. Il.
 Edwards
 The first business taken up was the in troduction of the license schedule for 1911. This is 8 matter that has attracted
 much attention owing to the many pro-
 posed increases to the present schedule. On motion it was referred to the mscei- laneous committee, and special meet ing of the council will be held next Fri day night for the purpose of hearing com plaints or objections to the new sched- ule.
 c. L. odell requested the enforcement of the stock law which was referred to Mayor Lewis for investigation. W. $
 Gilbert called attention of the council to the death of the founder of the city. n
 F. DeBardeleben. A special committee composed of pr. R. P. McTyeire, D. L.
 iiOtiitO j- A. fSdfNuc, WAS appointed to draft suitable resolutions. Mayor Lewis
 was sustained in his veto of the repeal Of
 tie ordinance requiring the A. G. S. rail-
 road to place a watchman at the railroad crossing at Twentieth street Several
 -id1ens addressed the council urging tha;
 the mayors veto be sustained The vote
 was 6 to 2. President Ross, Aldermen Me
 ryere. Crotwel. Simmons. Thornton and
 Edwards voted to sustain the mayor; AL dermen LaRue, Johnson and Porter voted against it.
 l. The reports of committee were received
 also the monthly report of Chief of Police
 '. B. Wallace. An ordinance was adopt ed creating the office of meat and mfi1l
 Inspector. The salary was fixed at S75
 per month and Dr. Robert w. Hazelwood
 Was elected to the position. An ordinance
 vas adopted granting permission to the
 Atnnta, Birmingha mand Atlantic raIl-
 road to construct a spun track on Alley r. 10 connect with the Birmingham Rail- Way, Light and Power eompany's tracks The Judiciary committee made a report on the matter pertaining to the assessment fol sidewalk Improvements on Dartmouth avenue. They offered a resolution that he recent assessmeHt ordinance be set aside and that new assessment be made 'i'N 'ioeiSS S'feii 'iie Pioptfty lOlueTS llldt the city council would hold special meet ing on January 3, 1911, to hear complaints and objections.
 Ihe-city council was notified that Mrs. 2. M. Bush had filed shit apainsf the citv 5or the sum of sl00o0 damages for per seila injuries. The case is filed in the city court tin Bessemer by her attorneys \ suit against the city for $l000 was filed s'y Lucia Walker, negro woman. Mayor .ewis recommended that the patrolinen taiioned on Twenty-fourth street be dis continued and after some discussion it yas decided to let the matter stand for | she present. w.! S. Patton tendered his esignation as city detective, which was accepted The council adjourned to meet IIeriday evening at 730 o'clock and the alti1plls will be given an opportunity to EInalSc objection to the proposed new l1icellS hedule