The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-07

street railway committee be appointed
to ask them to continue the service.
1t was stated that a cornice on the
Bessemer high school was loose AMI
needed attention. The matter was re-
forred to the public buildings com
mittee
After some discussion 1t was moved
and seconded that the police officers
arc firemen be given 10 days vaca-
tion with pay. the time to be ar
ranged by the chief of each department
as has been the custom heretofore.
Alderman Surratt introduced a reso-
luton to appoint a night captain to
have charge of the men on night duty
and V. o. Bishop was elected to fill
the place, he having received six votes
and Ceph Ross four.
DR. winters made motion that the
detective force of the city be left with
only two men instead of four as has
been. There are only two at present,
they being Ceph Ross and j. S. Par
rott Chief of Police McCabe asked that
he be allowed to keep one of the horses
This request was granted The meet
ing then adjourned.
In the Bessemer city court today tie
time was taken up with the hearing
of tho case of Nathaniel Brown VS.. the
ss-Shetffield Steel and Iron COM
pany. The plaintiff was seeking dam
ages in the amount of s2999.99 for al.
ledged personal injuries received whilo
in the employ of the defendant com
pany.
About 1 o'clock today the No / fire
department made a run to Sixth ave-
nue. between Twenty-fourth and Twen-
ty-fifth streets. where two houses oc-
ON iad hu - he
fire was extinguihed before the houses
Were completely destroyed. The dam
age will amount to about $500.
Funeral services over the remains of
A. A. Randle. who died suddenly yes
terday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs william Waldrop, were
held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the residence with the Rev. George
Stoves, pastor of the First Methodist
church: the Rev. ]. f. SturdiYant, pre-
siding elder of the Bessemer district,
and the Rev. NJ. K. Thornton, pastor
of the First Baptist church, conducting
The services Interment was in Cedar
Hill cemetery.
The United Charities and hospital
board held its regular monthly meet
ing yesterday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. E. M. owen on Fifth avenue.
The following annual report was sub
mitted by the secretary. Mrs Edfar
L. Mitchell, for the year ending
April 13:
Heceipts-May l. 1912, cash on hand.
s201.93; may 1, 1912, to May l., 1913,
dues received, S11625; donation from
land company $25; donation from city
of Bessemer, $120; Thanks giving offer
ing, s2905; school books donated, So
cents, making a total of s542.S3.
Disbursements-May l, 1912, to May
/, 1873: Groceries, $14705; clothing,
$685. shoes. s2Ss5; medicine. s1430;
railroad fare, s26.15; cash expenditures.
s24; coal, So; hauling, $6.40 water rent,
s2.S5 house rent $3.50; burial associa-
ton, s1.65 lodging, $1.40; cleaning.
$780, nursing, 81; making a total of
s349.6S. Balance in bank, s193.15.
Two hundred dollars worth of cloth
ing given by the women of Bessemer,
has been placed In homes where need
ed by the organization. Help has been
given to 53 families and 20 tons of
coal was donated by the Central Foun-
dry company.
The following officers were re-elect-
cd: Mrs. e. M. owen, president; Mrs. F..
H. Lopez vice president; Mrs. Edgar
L. Mitchell, secretary-treasurer; with
trustees named as follows: Mrs. W. ].
Long, Mrs. w. L. Rush. Mrs. T. T. Huey.
MIS-. ]. c. Houston and Mrs. Samuel
Stein.