The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-07
.BESSEMER DOCS MUST BE MUzzLED City Council in Regular
 Session NO LICENSE REFUND Granted Standard Oil Company and City Grocery Company-Daugh- ters of Confectionery Meet.
 Other News
NO LICENSE REFUND

| month tOn1Rnl, passed an OrulllaIlce Conl- polling the muzzling of dogs, refused to grant a refund of license to the Standard Oil company and City Grocery company and referred the matter of course of litigation against the Bessemer Water works for violation of contract to the waterworks committee and city attorney.
 The regular routine of business was suspended to hear immediately the peti- tion of readjustment of street improve ment taxes, made in person by Mrs S. D. Jones and Captain Teasdale of the Salva- tion army for support from city in work done by them. The first matter was re- ferred to the street and light committee and the latter to the police committee to be reported on at next meeting.
 communication from Mayor Lewis urging the muzzling of every dog in the city caused the ordinance of muzzling dogs to be passed.
 The city inspector, Dr. R. V. Hazewood, submitted the following report:
 Re-inspection, $SS75; street inspection, s9s5; veterinary, $14; total, $5759; meats sent to dump, 2O0O pounds.
 | The police report showed S2095. 50 was the total business done by detective and police departments. The city physicians report was: Number of births: Male, white, 4; l female, white, o; male, colored, 3; female, colored, O; total, 13. Number of deaths: Male, white, g, female, white i; male, col ored, 9; female, colored, g. total, F. | The finance committee reported that the matter of continuing the work of 9uild- | ing the sewer begun in Clarendon Avenue alley was deferred until first meeting in August and the report was accepted The report of the miscellaneous committee ad- vising that the license refund petitioned by the Standard Oil company be not all lowed and that all oil companies be charged the same license as the Standard l Oil company was adopted. The suspen- sion of Detective Lynch for five days without pay ordered by the rolce com mittee. was verbally reported by Alder man LaRue.
 The written petition of Short and For sythe for the refund of s16 interest on grad ing improvements was granted. That of H. l.. Walker and l.. D. Hood for permit to conduct an ice cream wholesale busi- ness in connection with their dairy was granted a license fixed at $15. Dr. A. G. Hlls petition for a free license to prac- tice medicine in this city was granted and petition from the City Grocery company, recently bankrupted, for refund of half of the years license was not granted The matter of unloading powder from box cars | ney for decision. An ordinance introduced by Alderman McTyeire to strike out sec tion of ordinance granted the Providence oil and Gas company in July, 1910, and the insertion of time computation oi | finishing of pipe line for natural gas, was referred to the street and light com- mittee
 | Under the head of new business Leo Hill was elected relief fire driver with a salary of $50 month.
 | La Rue introduced an amendment to the dog muzzling ordinance that after a two days impoundment the dogs would | be killed. The cemetery committee will have charge of the matter of distrbu- | tion of water for the assistance of im- provements in the Cedar Hill cemetery
 Alderman La Rue brought up the mat l ter of resolutions passed some time ago | demanding the waterworks to stop cer- tain alleged excess charges and Man | ager Cannon stated that these had not | been carried out as the company did not consider the matter a violation of contract The city attorney advised that bill of chancery was the best recource available and that action be postponed until more thoroughly gone over so 1t was | turned over to the waterworks commit | tee and city attorney. No further bus ines appearing the meeting adjourned. | Jog vas Mdu
 Dr. W. S Wood, who shipped the head of dog that bit him Sunday afternoon | at Woodward to the Pasteur institute. was notified today that the animal had developed case of rabies at the time he was shot Dr. Wood will leave to- morrow morning for two weeks stay at the institute in Montgomery to re- ceve treatment for the bite which caused an abrasion of the skin in two places above his left ankle. While he. feels no fear of hydrophobia his family has urged | him to take the treatment as a precau- | tionary measure.
 Hospital Site Purchased | The Robinson hospital corporation, com posed of the members of the United 1 Charities and presided over by Mrs. E. 1 NJ Owens, announced today the purchase | of two lots located on the southwest cor
 ner of Seventh avenue and Seventeenth l street. The property was purchased as | a nucleus of the modern hospital to be erected within the next few years by this
 organization and measures 100 by 19O | feet The disposition of the present Rob- | inson hospital has not been decided upon | as conditions may warrant, when the 1 new one is finished, It's use as a charity
 hospital and n the event that 1t Is sold, | the money can be used for the new build ing according to the deed made by the | former owner.
 Mrs. McAdory Heads U. D. c. | The Bessemer chapter of the United l Daughters of the Confederacy held an exceptionally pleasant meeting as well as an important one at the home of
 Mrs. Henry Waller this afternoon.
 The annual election of officers was next called for and resulted In the follow | ing: President, Mrs. J. F. McAdory elected unanimously for a third term ,:pon a motion to set aside the rules | governing this; first vice president, Mrs | W. B. Cunningham second vice presi- 1 dent. Mrs J. D. Wright: recording sec retary, Mrs Henry c. Waller; core | spon6ing secretary, Mrs. J. K. Rarden; l historian, Mrs. E. L. Huey, registrar | Mrs. Fred Davis director. Mrs. Harry C.. | Grigsby; chaplain. Mrs. P. J. McAdory | treasurer. Mrs M P. Benton. The pres i dent appointed Mrs l.. B. Bradley audi | tor of the books of the secretary ana l treasurer. as this rule has heen made necessary recently by the state chap 1 ter and the report is expected 10 De finished by October 1, 1911.
 | The presence of Mrs. H. D. Long, | street. wife of General Longstreet or 1 Civil war fame. was a happy addition | to the usual routine and in response 70 an invitation from the chair made delightful informal talk on her appre- citation of the honor bestowed upon her as honor guest and great pleasure or | meeting those who deign to keep green the memory of Robert F. Lee and his | lieutenants The speaker closed her ad- dress with plea for loyalty to the union flag and gave an inspiring toast to the United States flag.