The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, July 7.-(Special.)-The Bes- semer city council met in regular session tonight in the council chamber and was called to order by the president, George Ross. The report of Chief of Police R. J. McCabe of the annual convention of police chiefs, held in Grand Rap ids. Mich, last month, was read and received information, as was his re- port for the month of June. City Phy- sician Dr. George D. Waller submitted his report for the month of June, which was received as information.
 The special committee to which was referred the matter of making a dona- ton to the i-Tuberculosis association of Jefferson county recommended that the city give $l0O to the association. The street and light committee, to which was referred the matter of se-
 curing a right-of-way for sewer near Gladys street in Jonesboro to take care of the water which flows over the prop erty of several citizens reported that they had agreed to pay MT. Rarden $150 for the right-of-way through his prop erty to construct concrete sewer. A motion was made and passed that the council concur in the report.
 The finance committed to which was referred the matter of looking into the purchase of a large tract of land on Hall avenue by the city to be used as a park | made a majority report that the land be not purchased. Mir. O'Del was pres- ent and made an excellent talk in be- half of the park as did Alderman Huey. The report was adopted by a vote of C to A..
 Two gentlemen from Birmingham were present and stated that boy had come to Bessemer distributing handblls ad- vertising the Grand theatre in Birming- ham without their consent and he had been arrested and fined S55 on charge of doing aa advertising business with
 out license and asked that the case be stopped The men stated that they owed
 the city apology, but that the boy
 came without their consent It was
 moved and duly seconded and passed
 that the mayor be requested to stop the
 case.
 M. R. Meeks complained that Charlie
 Baranco was erecting two small houses
 on Fifth avenue between Fourteenth and
 Fifteenth streets not fin the regulation line and ask that the city remedy the
 matter. It was moved and seconded that
 the building permit be revoked and that
 Chief of Police McCabe notify MT Ba-
 ranco of same tonight.
 The Rev. M. K. Thornton presented a
 petition signed by a number of residents
 in the neighborhood complained of the
 leaking of water feed pipe for the city wager wagons on the corner of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street. The matter was referred to the mayor with power to act. A complaint from a nr mber of citizens of speeders on Fourth avenue was presented This was referred to Chief McCabe with power to act. A petition from Company D, which was recently organized, asking that the city give them $25 per month to help gay expenses was referred to the finance co ommittee to report pack
 The matter of oing the streets was brought up and MT. Wishard of Brming- ham was present and stated that it would cost about $400 a block. Alderman Simmons stated that the city was in no position to spend this money at pres ent, so thought 1t best to drop the mat ter.
 A resolution was introduced naming August IS as the day for the selling of the s30.00 bond issue for schools. The resolution was adopted as read. No fur ther business, the meeting adjourned
 Lola Lewis. a negro woman, was ar
 rested by Officers Maddox and Ross at
 10 o'clock tonight, charged with the
 killing of her husband, John Lewis,
 which occurred late this afternoon in Ersley.
 The woman confessed to the killing