The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-02
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, September 1.-(Special.) )--Th,
 Bessemer city council met in regular ses
 sion tonight in the council chamber ant
 was called to order at 8 o'clock p. m by President George Ross, with nins
 members present.
 The street and light committee. to which was referred the matter of the city as. sisting the Bessemer Coal Iron and Land company in the establishment of per- manent survey of the city and pay one half the cost of same. recommended that the city pay one-half the cost if same does not exceed s19S. The report of the committee was adopted.
 The miscellaneous committee, to which was referred the matter of the donation
 made to the Marvel City band by the city, Alderman Winters stated as far as could be learned the donation of $75 had just been made to the band. There had been some argument regarding a horn which was purchased by the band and 1t was thought by some that the instrument belonged to the city.
 J. A. Smithson petitioned the council for $B damage for alleged injuries to his horse when it fell in a defective bridge on Second avenue and Twelfth street on August 1. The matter was re- ferred to the finance committee and city attorney to report back at the next meet ing.
 Solocitor Ben G. Perry presented an ordinance asking the council to grant the Alabama Great Southern railroad permis- sion to build another track on their own right of way and on the east side of present main line. Mir Perry stated that the company intended to have a viaduct over Twentieth street and the crossing of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. The matter was referred to the Judiciary committee.
 Alderman Surratt asked that a tungsten light be placed in Fifth alley between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, as sev- eral robberes had been committed in this neighborhood It was moved and duly seconded that the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company be instructed
 to place the light in the above named
 alley. The motion was adopted.
 It was moved that City Clerk and
 Trea surer J. B. Houston be instructed
 to pay the s25 reward offered for Joe Ste
 vons, c negro, to Deputy Sheriff M. r.
 Parker. The negro is alleged to have
 killed a man a short time ago. It was
 50 ordered.
 Doc Ratliff asked that the city pur-
 chase his wheel scrapes, which they had
 been using for the past seven years. for
 $15 apiece. There are four scrapes. The
 matter was referred to the street and
 light committee. with power to act
 The bids for the $30.000 bonds for school
 purposes were opened and the only bid
 from A. J. Hood q Co.,, was rejected.
 There being no further business the
 meeting adjourned.
 c. w. Nixon, who has been superin- tendent of the local plant of the Central Foundry company for the past year, has
 been transferred to Holt. where he will
 be resident manager of the new plant of the company at that place and will
 enter upon his new duties immediately. Mir. Nixon has been in the employ of the
 Central Foundry company for a number of years and ia we'll known and very
 popular. His many friends are glad to
 learn Of his promotion but regret that
 1t will take him elsewhere to live. He
 will resume his family taitwaiwtaiwta
 will remove his family in 8 short time.
 John Phelps. formedly cashier at the local
 plant. will succeed MT. Nixon as super
 intendent.
 The DeBardeleben furnace of the Ten
 nessce Coal, Iron and Railroad com
 pany, which was blown in several days
 ago. presumably to make ferromanganese iron, has not as yet commenced on thai product. but is making foundry iron. Ii has been reported for several days that another furnace of the company would be blown in but there have been no de velopments.
 The first bale of cotton of the lsi.