The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-17
BESSEMER CITY
 COUNCIL MEETS Chief and Policemen to Get
 Vacations ELECTION DATE SET Jonesboro COnucil Refers Annexation Matter to People, to Be Voted
 Upon June 21-Other
 Interesting News

caused by illness. After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting the monthly report from the treasurer was submitted. pr. Spencer, city physician, made the following report: Births, white male, 5; female 5; colored male, 12; fe- male, '. Total, 29. Deaths, white male 5, female l; colored male 5, female B. To- tai 14.
 The fire department committees report stated that fire plug would not be placed at Seventh avenue and Sixteenth street, that the new truck would be in stalled soon and recommended the cleo ton of C. M. O'Barr as new driver. After heated discussion Frank Coins was elect ed truck driver and the position of re- lief driver to be filled at the next meet ing.
 The sanitary committee reported that the old Georgia and Pacific depot at Second avenue and Twenty-first street will be torn away by the Southern rail- road. The grievance committees report showed that J. H Hard is making prep arations to leave his property cleaned up. The school committee suggested the ac- tion in the matter of adding rooms to the Hard negro school, be deferred until vacation and the improvements made | tnen Motion was carried empowering the building committee to secure specifica- tions and plans for additions and report at the next meeting.
 | Chief of Police T. B. Wallace petitoned the council to grant a leave of absence, | pay and expenses to attend the conven- | ton of police chiefs to be held in Roch- ester, N Y, soon, and motion was carried granting him the absence and pay without expenses. Another petition | from the chief asking for ten days va | cation for each policeman this summer, ! was adopted.
 A motion was carried to collect mer- chandise license from the Kennedy Furni- tlre company who have been granted free undertaking license because of char table work done. Another motion that the frozen dainties" man be arrested for selling these goods without license was carried.
 The miscellaneous committee was granted more time to consider the matter of the Standard oil companys alleged excess license.
 Mayor Lewis was appointed, with pow CT to act, to take charge of the dog tax and catching matter.
 | Attorney Goodwin next stated that the I deeds and papers in the Cedar Hill cem- eterv deal had been duly executed and turned the same over to the city clerk | A resolution was introduced by Alder l man LaRue, providing in substance that whereas the Cedar Hill Cemetery com pany had transferred all their property and balarce due on lots to the city or Bessemer, the sum of Sl1,000 in pay nlents with per cent interest should be paid them. This was carried unani- mously.
 | Alderman McTyeire moved that Pres | ident Ross name a committee to be known as the cemetery committee, to | look after the affairs of that acquisi- tion and the motion was carried. President Ross announced that his appointment would be made public to- morrow morning and having no fur ther business, the council adjourned.
 Jonesboro Election June 26 The Jonesboro city council met to- night at the city hall and the main ordinance passed was the one calling an election on June 26 19i1. for the annexation of Jonesboro to the city of Bessemer. Managers of the election will be: B. W Houston, J. w. Nicholas and J. D. Martin; clerks, Robert Bum gardner and J. L. Rarden, and return ing officer will be L. Wells.
 Another important matter settled was
 
 ary at SIPS month and his assistants salaries to range from s4750 to s60.
 To Destroy Liquor
 The city court issued notices to the defendants in 10 cases of violation of the prohibition law yesterday that they must appear within the next 10 days and give reasons why the liquor con- fiscated from them should not be de- stroyed. After the expiration of this period all wet goods in the sheriffs office, formerly belonging to these vio- lators, will be poured into the streets or otherwise destroyed as the court sees fit Q
 The suit of D. B. Sadberry against the Alabama Great Southern railroad for $2500 damages and mental anguish endured by being left by train be- longing to the defndant, was decided today by the jury in favor of the rail- road.
 The case of Green Lee vs. the Br- mingham Railway, Light and Power company for 5000 damages for per sonal injuries was entered this after noon.
 News in Brief
 Sheriff s. E. Jones of Chiffon county arrived tonight to take Dan Shelton, negor captured here by Detectives Ross and McCabe' yesterday, to Riders
  charge of the murder of another ne- gro, three years ago,
 Deputies Edmondson and Snithson raided the soft drink stand Of C. C. Dickens at Pauls Hill vest erday and secured a sack of beer
 Superintendent Persons announced to- day that Prof. Fletcher Dresslar. head of the department of education at the University of Alabama, will deliver the graduation address of the senior class of the High school, Thursday evening, June h. Professor Dresslar Is well known as an orator and his speech promises to be a treat to the public.
 | The last teachers meeting of this term was held today at the High school and the principal event of the occasion was the paper "Commerims and His Theories of Education" read by Mrs. H. C.. Robertson, principal of the Roberts school, and the discussion afterwards by those present.
 Harvey, aged years, the son of MT. and Mrs. Joe Davis. died at 4:3o o'clock this morning at the home of his parents ion Exeter avenue and Sixteenth street. The funeral will take place Wednesday Tafternoon at 439 o'clock at the Lipscomb Baptist church.
 Announcements
 The attendants for the Parsons Wal drop wedding, to be solcmnized at the Pleasant Ridge church next Thursday evening at S:S0 ocnck, will be Miss Der tha Graham as bridesmaid and Roy Owens as best man.
 The wednesday Music club will meet al
 ne homo of Mrs. ". E. Rue Wednesday