The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06

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 The report of the chief of police was req ceved as information. and a communica- tion from Standard oil company stating that it would be impossible for them to bring their books to Bessemer owning to inconvenience to their business, but would make an affidavit to the amount of business done in this city 10 ascertain the correct license. This was labelled as Information
 The property owners along Seventh ave- nue petitioned in writing that this ave nue from Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets be cemented graded and cherted and the street and light committee was assigned the investigation of this matter.
 The street railway committee and city attorney are to report back on the prop osition of fighting the complaint of citi- zens of East Bessemer to have the South Ressemer car line moved to it's old track. The resignation of w. J. May supernu- merary policeman was accepted. and his bill for services rendered was turned ever to the finance committee.
 In due accordance with the insistent request of Alderman LaRue, who was not present to hear the reading of it, the mayors semi-annual report of the finan- tia status of the municipality, lengthy document, with remarks on said status af- fixed by his honor, quoting from the pamphlet on jail regulations. the mayor called attention to these and recommend ed that the cemetery committee be em- powered to act on all matters concerning the Cedar Hill cemetery, which has been self sustaining since it's purchase by the city.
 A resolution was introduced by Alder man McTyeire, ratifying action of City Clerk Houston in borrowing $500 from Bessemer National bank for de fra ying city expenses.
 A resolution enumerating at length the why's and Wh, ores Governor ONeal should appoint a Bessemer man as mem | Der of the excise commission board of | Jefferson county, was introduced by w. P. | Gum and adopted upon motion made by | Alderman Simmons.
 The bids for the extension of the sewer | through Clarendon and Dartmouth ave nues to Twenty-fourth street and the | cheapest being that of C. NJ. Burkhalter of Birmingham, he was awarded the con tract. The question then arose of the necessity of an inspector for the work and | acting on the suggestion of the mayor, City Engineer Lacey was re-instated on | full pay, as he was included on the recent | cut in salaries, to be the official inspec- tor.
 An old well on Sixth avenue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, was com plained of as breeding place for mos
 
 by the sanitary committee in condemning | it. the council ordered it filled.
 Having no further agitation, the city fathers disbanded to their homes
 The resolution to the governor read as follows
 'Bessemer, Ala. Sept 5. 1e11
 Whereas, An excise commission is to be appointed for Jefferson county | by his excellency, Hon. Emmet O'Neal ans,
 "Whereas, The territory surrounding Bessemer with it's four incorporated | towns and numerous thickly settled | communities. approxmates one-third of the county's population; and
 Whereas, There will be numerous | saloons in this and other towns in this | section of the county which will come | under the regulations of the Smith bill, l and, |
 Whereas, We believe that it will he for the best interest of the people of the whole county for this section of the eQunty to have representation on the I'd excise commission and,
 Whereas, We believe that this sec- ton of the county is entitled as n mat ter of right and justice to representa- ton said commission, and
 Whereas, We believe that a care ful investigation of the equity of our claims by the governor of Alabama will convince him that the same are just. and that he will recognize the same; now, therefore,
 Be it resolved, by the city council of Bessemer in regular meeting assem- bled this the 5th day of September 1911 that 1t is the sense and desire of this council that the attention of his excellency, Hon Emmet O'Neal gov ernor of Alabama, be and is earnestly solicited in behalf of this city and en- tire community in making appoint ments on said commission, and that we be given representation on said commission, and
 of these resolutions be mailed to the governor"