The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-08
BESSEMER CITY
COUNCIL MEETS
May Lease Farm on Which
to Work Prisoners
CHIEF NOLAN RESIGNS
Council Meeting Is Very Quiet.
Ground Broken for Sunday School
Annex of the First Bap-
list Church

Bessemer, October 7.-(Special. l-Besse-
mer may have a farm on which TO work
the city prisoners. At the council meet
ing tonight a committee was appointed
to look into the feasibility of renting a
place. The following were appointed
Mayor Rutledge, chairman; Aldermen
Simpson and Crotwell. The matter was
brought up on motion of Alderman Sur
raft and provoked considerable discus
sion.
The council meeting tonight was ex-
tremely quiet, only routine matters were
disposed of. The reports of Chief of
Police McCabe and the meat and milk
inspector were received. Chief of the
Fire Department w. F. Nolan's resigna-
ton was presented, but the council re-
fused to accept it, President Ross in
structing the fire department committee
TO interview Chief Nolan and see if he
could not be induced to Withdrawn his
resignation.
number Of petitions were presented
tonight among which were:
A petition signed by a number of citi-
zens of Thompsontown asking that they
be given police protection on Saturday
nights and pay days at Reeders. The
matter was referred to the mayor and
police committee with power to act.
Chief OF Police McCabe asked that the
city install about six electric light globes
rie city to give the merchants and the
patrohnen protection.
The condition of the steps, both back
Il
the plumbing were complained of. The
.guttering at the Clarendon school was
also complained of. The matter was re-
.ferred to the public building committee
with power to act.
The sanitary condition of the alleys in
the Fourth ward We're complained of as
well as the condition of Second alley be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
The matter was referred to the sanitary
committee and sanitary inspector with
power to act
After much discussion it was moved by
alderman Smith that the No. fire sta
ton be moved to No. l and that the
salary of Mr.. Coins, the driver of No. 2,
be fixed at sT5 a month and the city no
longer pay his house rent, water, lights
and coal.
The petition of Mr. Hollingsworth that
he be allowed to fill in the alley at the
rear of his property on Clarendon avenue
and Twenty-first street was referred to
the street and light committee and city
attorney.
1t was moved and seconded that the
j. B. McCreary company. who made a
survey of the city of Bessener as to a
municipal lighting plant, be paid by notes
Ground was Broken this afternoon al
O'Clock for the new Sunday school an.
mex of the First Baptist church on Fifth
avenue and Eighteenth street. An excel.
lent talk was made by the Rev. M. *
Thornton. the pastor, while the ground
was broken by Gwylym Herbert. superin-
,tendent of the Sunday school, and Bryan
Waller.
A large crowd witnessed the ceremonies
The annex will be a three-story brick
structure fronting on Fifth avenue II
will be so constructed that the church
auditorium and the Sunday school audi
forum can be thrown in one by means
OF large folding doors.
The contract has been awarded to the
Wilson Constructing company of Br.
mingham and work will be started Tues