The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-19
BESSEMER COUNCIL HAS BUSY SESSION School Budget of S1O,OOO Is
 Approved LIBRARY IS DISCUSSED Matter Referred to Special Commit tee-No Action Taken on
 Reconsideration of Cuts
 in Salaries
LIBRARY IS DISCUSSED

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 Bessemer, July 1S.-(Special l-The city
 council met tonight in regular session.
 all city fathers and a good audience were
 present and a new oil company license schedule adopted, the sl000 school
 budget granted. The matter of resembling the action in regard to the stopping Of the Carnegie library appropriation was
 referred to a special committee and no ac-
 ton taken on the reconsideration of the
 cut of salaries made at last meeting. After the reading of the minutes by
 City Clerk Houston, President Ross dis pensed with regular order of business and called for verbal petitions and com plaints from the audience representa- tive from Fies & Sons of Birmingham took the floor to answer questions in regard to one of a pair of horses purchased from that firm that died soon after the pur- chase. As consequence the payment Of the check amounting to S26S was stopped until the Investigation. pr. Hazelwood, city veterinary physician, testified that the horse was pronounced sound before put l in commission in the fire department. Alderman McTyeire's motion to pay s231 20 for the horse was passed. The buyers s commission of s25 and @ medicine bill were deducted from the original purchase price.
 H. W. Sweet complained of public nuisance near his home in the guise of a combination stable and blacksmith shop The matter was referred to the sanitary committees
 There were no further complaints, no communications and the treasurers re- port was next read.
 The June report of pr. Hazelwood was as follows:
 Number of animals slaughtered locally, cattle. 13; calves, S2; hogs, 19; goats, F; total, ST.
 | The finance committees recommenda- ton that the work of B. F. Thompson
 sanitary officer be discontinued for 90 days was adopted. The street and light committee recommended the Providence Oil and Gas company amended ordinance be passed, and this was done. A new license schedule for oil com panies doing business in this city was submitted by the miscellaneous commit tee and adopted.
 l The sanitary committees report that the objectionable odor at the corner of Sec ond avenue and Nineteenth street was not caused by sewer gas from the drug store waste of that locality and recom- mended that the stores be not compelled to make drain pipe connection. The finance committee recommended the school budget of s10,0oo for the en- suing term and the request was granted. | Alderman McTyeire introduced mo- 1 ton to rescnd the action of the Carnegie library appropriation, but Alderman John 1 sons substitute, that Of referring the matter to a committee, was carried. A special committee, composed of Johnson, l Edwards and Simmons was named to in- vestigate the matter further. | At this juncture Mayor Lewis stated that City Attorney Gardner Goodwin had ruled that the cutting of the salaries of ] the engineer, patrolmen and other city officials was illegal unless from some msdemeanor warranting such course. 1 Alderman La Rue appealed to those | who voted for the cut made at last | meeting, to move reconsideration of
 the motion. This was followed by silence and another speech by Alder
 man La Rue, protesting against the | awarding of a bid to build the Hard | school addition to Crotwell Brothers | Lnmper Co.,, because of the fact that l one of the firm Is a member of the I council. He >dwelt on the illegality of
 this and all administrative city officials | selling goods to the city. In reply, AL l dernan McTyeire recalled decision I ,nade some time last October by the
 council that such action would be legal | as isng as the bids were competitive, l the prices just and reasonable. Mayor Lewis requested aid in the | disposition of the case of an old ne- gro Mobile" who, by virtue of being diseased, was declared public nui- sance and the sanitary committee was put in charge.
 The matter of enforcing the sanitary 1 law dealing with proper connections on l all property was referred to the sani- | tary committee.
 The complaint of P. D. O'Gara of the proXimity of six negro houses near his | resi- lence was referred to the judiciary l com mittee.
 Alderman Johnsons motion to dis | continue the services of the supernum-
 craries on the police force W. M. Doyle
 and Ellis Houston, and electing George
 Coins and w. T. May in their vacancies, | was carried.
 After Alderman Porter's motion to s:ve 10 days vacation to each work :
 ing member of the fire department was
 carried. the meeting adjourned.
 The Joneseboro city council met to- night in regular session and after the routine of business and adjusting of several complaints the finance commit- eral propositions on hand in regard to
 water works for Jonesboro The report
 will be made at the next meeting.