The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-21
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, July 20.-(special)-The reg ular meeting of the city council was held tonight in the council chamber and was called to order at o'clock D. m by Pres ident Pro Tem J. S. Winters in the ab sence of President George Ross, who is in Montgomery on business.
 ]. H. D. Smith, local agent of the Frisco railroad, was present and asked permis- sion to leave freight cars on said road extending IS feet into Third avenue. The company has already built a chert drive up to the track. After some discussion the matter was referred to the street and light committee with power to act.
 Alderman Maddox of Atlanta was pres ent at the meeting and was introduced by Mayor Lewis He made an interesting talk which was well received by all pres ent
 w. H. Lewis, cashier of the Bessemer National bank was present and stated that he thought the city had not treat ed his bank fairly in giving to the Bes- semer State bank the greater part of the deposit of the 5000 school bonds. He stated that the National bank loaned the ClIy money OH ullltItHl OcCdSloHS anu was at present carrying loan.
 The street and light committee, com posed of Smithson, Lewis and Deason, to which was referred the petition of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad com pany to be allowed the use of 15 feet on Alabama avenue, reported favoraby on the matter. The report was adopted. The special committee to which was referred the condition of house on Sixteenth street between Fourth and Fifth avenues reported that the house has been put in sanitary condition.
 The report of the city meat and milk inspector. R. D. Hazelwood and the chief of the fire department, J. I. Reeder, for the month of June were read and re- ceived as information.
 A resolution was introduced by Alder man Surratt that the city clerk and treasurer not allow any city paper to be taken from the office of the custod- ian unless so ordered by the court.
 A motion was made by Alderman Sur ratt that the chair appoint the finance the affairs of the different departments OI tne clLy ana cut OIL HIGH dIlu Ttuuce salaries from mayor down until the city is within it's income and report back at the next meeting. There was much dis cussion of retrenchment.
 Mrs. Nora Golson, librarian, asked for two weeks leave of absence This was granted with full pay. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned
 While out riding in buggy this after noon about 43O o'clock with her mother and other relatives, Dorothy Comerford, the little 4-year-od daughter of MT. and Mrs. Loff Comerford, fell out of the buggy as it turned corner, the buggy passing over her body She was imme- diately carried to her home on Fifth ave nue and Seventeenth street where pr. M. c. Ragsdale, Jr., was summoned. While the child is not thought to be serious ly hurt her injuries are very painful. She is reported to be resting well to- night.
 Fannie Minner. a negro woman, was arrested this afternoon by Detectives Maddox. E. Ross and w. c. Steele and Patrolman R. H. Chldress on d charge of violating the prohibition law. The woman operates store on Second avenue between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets and it was stated at police head ! quarters that two plntS or WnlSky were found in the store The woman will he given d hearing before Judge l. A. Lewis in recorders court tomorrow morning. Ella Washington, negro woman who escaped from the city jail early in May, was recaptured this morning by Detec-
 tives Maddox. Ross and Steele on Ninth avenue. The woman served several months and was made a trusty when she de- camped. At the time of her escape she owed the city $50. She will be tried to-
 morrow morning before Judge Lewis on a charge of escaping after sentence. 1 The members of the Regina Elina, an l Italian society of this city, subscribed
 a fund of s2o0 to be sent to Italy to be i used in the Red Cross work and aiding
 the wounded soldiers of their country. A fund exceeding s2,000.000 has been raised among the 500 similar societies in the Uni
 ted States to be used for the Red Cross work.
 Detective A. D. Maddox has returned
 from Atlanta. where he was called last