The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-03
PREPARATIONS ID ANNEX JONESBORO Bessemer and JOnesbOrO
 Councils Meet TO HAVE CONFERENCE Committees From Two Cities Will Decide on Terms of Annexa-
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 dra fling of an ordinance anneXing the city of Jonesboro. which will be valid in the event the Jonesboro council adopts a corresponding ordinance sig nifvinr the willingness of that town .o the merger.
 The presld mt of the Jonesboro board appointed a committee of five to con- fer with the Bessemer committee on the terms of annexation, and following the conference ordinance of annexa- tion may or may not be adopted by the city fathers of each municipality.
 The judiciary committee of the local council tonight recommended that the town of Jonesboro be annexed to Bes- semer without any promises or con ditions. Pinkney Scott. ds representa- tive from Joneskoro, was called on 10 give the financial and municipal status of the town and stated that bonds were issued to the amount of s11,50o, s20oo owing to Mrs Crofford, s12Oo due for current expenses, s45O0 mortgage, and that the assessed valuation of property is approximately sS2O.00o. Bessemer would secure jail and lot. school prop erty and double of present revenue, which will be s2600.
 Alderman LaRue withdrew his sug- gestion to appoint a committee to in yestigate the actual conditions of the prospective increase and moved that an ordinance be drawn up annexing the town. Simmons. McTyeire and Crotwell voted no and LaRue, Johnson, Thornton and Edwards voting aye. President Ross voted aye and motion carried.
 The finance committee reported settlement of s1O0 with E. D. Smith for services rendered in purchase of waterworks by the city The pawn shop ordinance was lost as Alderman Sim mons and Crotwell recommended that il be not passed Alderman LaRue made minority report.
 The street and light committee re- ported that the petition from the Civic Improvement associati asking that an ordinance be passed regarding the in- stallation of garbage cans in the busi- hess sections should not be passed but that the chief of police should enforce the garbage laws and see that boxes and barrels be used by firms.
 Alderman Simmons. from a motion by Alderman McTyeire, was empowered to purchase an odd red mule to match one already in service
 Petition from number of citizens re- questing that the Hard lot on the cor ner of Eighteenth street and Second all ley be cleaned up and the matter was referred to the greivance committee.
 The council met in regular session Tuesday night with Alderman Porter absent Minutes were read by Clerk Houston and no cen cmmunicatons from mayor. Chief Wallaces report rec commended that a Peoples phone be placed in the homes of officers Childers, Ross and Lynch. and this was ordered.
 Following is C4-ief Wallaces state- nlent of fines in police court:
 Fines paid .................$1,6 $1 ,632 Is Appealed to City court ...... 7.50 1 Fines served out ............. 150. 75 Fines escaped ............... II. 00 Fines being served out ....... 231. % Fines remtted by mayor =. 110 65
 Total ......,............ s2,143 ca
 pr, R. V. Hazelwood, city meat and milk inspector submitted the following report:
 Cows tested, 99 street inspection of | s; street inspection of hogs, IT; street inspection of goats 1: shipped and green cuts of meat, 7l,2S9 pounds; ship ped and green cuts of meat condemned 270 pounds, milk good and small daires are constantly applying for license and total receipts, $45. fl.
 City bills for April amounted to $1S916 60 and were ordered paid
 Report from Ci,y Attorney Gardner Goodwin was made by T. T. Huey that the bond issuse matter will be closed soon and tL4l the stock of the Cedar Hill Cemetery association had been paid in ana at d meeting to be held next Friday night the deal will be completed.
 The Standard Oil company petitioned that the city refund s25O from license or require licenses of competing companies from Birmingham selling oil in this city The matter was turned over to the finance committee.
 The Texas oil company, by James ORourke. petitioned that they be allowed to build tank, stables and watershed at Alabama avenue and Twenty-second | street. according to plat and specif- cations enclosed. The miscellaneous com mittee was given power to act.
 number of negroes petitioned that a light be placed at Tenth avenue and Seventeenth street for that dark set | tlement' and this was referred to the street and light committed
 bid for sewerage from Sullivan & | Long was read and turned over to the street and light committee, and this same body was empowered to place a light at Tenth avenue and Nineteenth street and remove one from some other cor ner.
 Alderman McTyeire took the chair by request and President Ross moved that the COW catcher not take up any cows found loose beyond the far side of the Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks The motion carried unanimously.
 The removal of the debris of an old depot al Second avenue and Twenty-sec- opd street was referred to the sanitary committee and the city attorney
 Having no further business the council adjourned.
 JOnesboro City Council Meets The Jonesboro city council met tonight to take up the question of annexation to Bessemer. The special committee and city attorney recommended that an ordi- nance be passed calling for an election on the annexation measure. as the peti- ton filed by the citizens asking this be : done was regular. The president of the council appointed a special committee to confer with the committee from Bessemer in reference to the terms and condi- fions of the proposed annexation. The tcommittee consists of Merrs Saunders Christlieb, Ezell. Scott and Ward, who