The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-20
WINTERS RESIGNS, BUT
 ROSS DECLARESHE HAS NO IDEA OF DOING so
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my brother was In the condition reported to take his gun and badge away from him as though he were any other of ficer. And pr. Winners so testified "A fair investigation of my official con duct is all that l ask. l have been guilty of no malfeasance in office, and do not propose to resign at the request of people who are opposed to me politically and who are unfriendly to the adminis- traton. All that I want is a fair and mitted to the committee, and I say to you that the answer will be that I am guilty of no wrongdoing. deny that I am guilty and fling back into the faces of my accusers the charge and say that they cannot prove it."
 The council was called to order at & ! o'clock by President George Ross and the roll call showed every member pres- ent The reading of the minutes of the last meeting occupied only few min utes, as it was the shortest meeting on record. The annual report of the secre- tary and treasurer of the city was then | read by City Clerk Sam Houston and accepted as information, as were the reports of the chief of police and the meat and milk inspector. I0- Following these reports the city clerk l h cil relative to the city's financial condi- ton. in which he showed that the city
 was being run within It's income except I for back debts which had to be paid,
 making the city run in debt -$20o0 over ! it's income each year, his figures being | approximated. l Dr. R. P. McTyiere president of the board of education, then addressed the
 board on behalf of the public school sys- 1 tenn and asked that the budget of $12, 500 | be allowed the schools this year. He | said that with the sum given the local
 schools by the county board in addition
 to the sl2,5O0 from the city, the schools
 would have exactly $43 over their actual expenses. The budget was allowed by
 a roll call vote.
 l Alderman Jesse Edwards then stated
 that he wished to introduce the following l resolutions:
 Be it resolved by the board of mayor
 andaldermen of Bessemer That | "Whereas the city council of the city
 of Bessemer did appoint the police com
 mittee of the city of Bessemer to hear
 and investigate the charges preferred 1 against the police force. or certain mem
 bers thereof. preferred by the grand jury | of Jefferson county: and
 | "Whereas on the 30th day of Septem- 1 ber 1915. the said police committee, by l a majority vote thereof, held and de-
 
 evidence pertaining to such charges and l did agree to the selection of committee | composed of five citizens of Bessemer | to hear the same and did agree that cer- i tain issues be ascertained and decided by said committee of citizens, and to abide by the same:
 | Therefore, we the said city counci!
 of the city of Bessemer, do hereby ratlfy i. and confirm the action Gpf the said po- lice committee in holding that they were
 disqualified and in their appointment of the said committee of citizens and in their agreement to abide by the verdict l of the said committed"
 l This resolution was unanimously adopt | ed on roll call vote.
 The body then adjourned to the court
 room in the same building in order that
 the large crowd of spectators might hear the reading of the report of the special
 committee. When all the aldermen had taken their seats on the judges stand, President Ross called the meeting to or der and asked who had the report.
 'I have it., said Dr. E. P. Lacey. "Do you want me to read n?'
 Receiving a negative answer, he handed it to City Clerk James Houston. who read 1t.
 At the conclusion of the reading of the report there was dead silence for | a minute and as President Ross an-
 nounced that the meeting would adjourn | to the council chamber, the hum of con- versation grew louder and louder until
 the board resumed it's hearings.
 1 On adjourning to the counci, chamber
 the actions above stated took place.