The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-02
QUIET SESSION OF bESSEMER COUNCIL Officer May Be ExOnerated
 From Charge BIDS ON NEW SEWER Action Cutting Off Library Appro- priation Formally Rescinded.
 General News of Interest
 in Bessemer
BIDS ON NEW SEWER

Bessemer. August 1.--The city coun- cil held it's regular meeting tonight Tn the city hall, Alderman Crotwell being absent Officer May was eXonerated l from charge of neglect of duty, and City Engineer Lacey authorized to ad- vertize for bids on Clarendon and Dart mouth avenues sewer. The council for mally rescinded the action of cutting off the Carnegie library appropriation. An ordinance was introduced to require the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to place an arc light at Carolina avenue and Nineteenth street.
 After the reading of the minutes of l last meeting and no communications from the mayor the report of the meat and milk inspector was adopted and showed the following inspections: Cat- tie, IS; calves, 25; hogs, 15; sheep, g; goats. g: total, 76.
 The dairymen are gradually all get ting their places screened against flies. and their milk continues good. It is my intention to test the cows again in September for tuberculosis and tag each COW tested.
 ROBERT V. HAZELWOOD."
 The sanitary committees report. rec ommending that the Renner and Mur- phy property sanitary pipe be connect ed with water was adopted and action on the sanitary conditions of the prop erty on Second avenue and Fifteenth street was deferred until next meet ing. This committee reported verbal ly that they could not recommend the' removal of the blacksmith shop near Arlington avenue and Nineteenth street and the congregation of the negroes at this place was referred to the police force.
 The police committee reported that on a charge of neglect of duty pre- ferred against Officer W. J. May by Chief Wallace on the occasion of the shooting of Sunday morning, July 22, no arrests were made; that upon in vestigation of witnesses the evidence was not sufficient to suspend him, and he was exonerated. The committees re- port was adopted.
 Upon call from the president for pe- titions and complaints, B. F. Perkins
 
 stock of whips and brooms in his bicycle shop and the matter was re- ferred to the miscellaneous commit tee. A petition from the s10-a-month members of the fire department, ask ing that the 25 cents per team extra pay for fighting fires be restored and the miscellaneous committee. was put In charge of this matter to report back
 The complaint from the Standard Oil company for refund of overpaid license, as they claim their business came un der the 5000 to s10,00O class, under the new license schedule. was turned over to the miscellaneous committee. The matter of regulating the burn ing of gasoline lights in this city was given to the jurisdiction of the street and light committee.
 The petition voiced that Mrs. Slog- gett was running two machines to Johns and Virginia mines without 1 license, was referred to miscellaneous | committee. The council granted Mrs Sloggett a free license to run one ma | chine, but it seems that two machines are now being used.
 The sewerage work on Dartmouth and Clarendon avenues was voted to | be completed and the city engineer was | empowered to advertise for bids to be | opened on the first meeting in Sep | tember.
 Alderman Simmons stated that sev-
 eral of the city officials had received
 their 10 per cent salary cut under pro- | test and the finance committee was | authority vestigate this protest
 | The Carnegie library appropriation
 was unanimously restored. l The ordinance to require the Bir-
 mingham Railway, Light and SPower company to place an arc light on Car
 olina avenue and Nineteenth street and
 suffer penalty for failure to do so. was passed by unanimous consent. | At 9:15 o'clock the council adjourned
 after an unusually quiet meeting. | General News
 The Pipe Shops nine played Jones' boro at Jonesboro this afternoon and | were defeated by a score of to 1. | Batteries: Pipe Shops, Fillmer, Harden
 and Douglas; Jonesboro, McAdory and
 Bell.
 | The death of Norman Smith, aged 20
 years, who was removed from his homo in Yolande, yesterday morning to the
 Robinson hospital, occurred this after
 noon at 1:25 o'clock at the hospital. He
 is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
 A. E. Smith, and four sisters of Yolande,
 and one brother of this city. The funeral
 arrangements will be announced later.
 Rosabell Chambers filed suit in the city
 court today against Will Inge for $l0, ,OO0
 damages for assault and battery. Both parties are negroes.
 The Bessemer chapter of the Daughters
 of the Confederacy held a business meet ing at the home of Mrs. James E. Wright
 this afternoon and decided to conduct Mother Hubbard ball game, with the
 team composed of some the best known
 citizens, at the City League park here. Green and Yellow were selected as the
 colors for the opposing hines, Mrs M
 F. Benton and Mrs. James E. Wright
 were appointed chairmen of the commit
 tees to arrange the details and name the