The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-18
CITY OFFICIALS ARE !
PLACED UNDER BOND
Bessemer Aldermen Act on
Several Important Meas
ures and Resolutions

Bessemer, October Especial THE
| Bessemer city council was called to or
! der last night at o'clock by Presi-
| dent George Ross with all members
present Mayor Jones stated that the
| city clerk and treasurer, assistant tax
collector, chief of police, sanitary in
| spector and day warden had been placed
under bond with the United States FL
deity and Guaranty company and the
bonds had been recorded and placed in
the Bessemer National bank for safe
keeping The judiciary committee was
| granted further time on the ordinance
| referred to them dispensing with the
| salaries Of the aldermen. The report of
| the chief of the fire department, ]. |.
| Reeder, was read and received as in
| formation. The matter of appointing
| city inspector for electrical wiring was
referred to the fire department commit
| tee. The mayor and clerk were au-
| thorized to purchase necessary station
| cry supplies from the lowest bidder. An
| ordinance regulating the traffic of We
| hicles and one regulating the use of
| the highways were introduced and were
referred to the judiciary committee. A
resolution designating the mayor as the
| purchasing agent was passed. resou-
| ton was passed authorizing the city at
| torney to take the steps necessary to
| collect AL accounts of the city past
| due. The resignation of 1. A. Lewis as
| member of the board of education
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appointed at the next meeting of the
| aldermanc body. The cemetery commit
| tee entered into a contract with ]. w.
| Pugh to look after the cemetery ano
a resolution was passed authorizing the
mayor to sign the contract
| resolution was passed designating
| the Bessemer National bank as the de-
positary of the city funds.
! resolution was also introduced an6
passed borrowing the sum of $1,000 from
| the Bessemer National bank for a pc
| riod of one year at rate OF
not more than s per cent, to tide the
city over until taxes are paid There
| being no further business, the meeting
| adjourned.
| The Rev. M. K. Thornton, pastor of
| the First Baptist church, makes the fol-
| lowing appeal to the public of this city:
| More than year ago there was
collection of books for the Elizabeth
Duncan hospital, the people responding
| literally, and quite a number of nice
books were given by the friends of the
| institution. We wish to make anoth-
l coI1A
a surplus of books about their home,
| we request that each one look about
and see if one or more volumes can
| not be spared. If so, either send them
| to me or to the hospital. We would pre-
| fer bound volumes, though we will be
| glad to get paper covers when bound
volumes cannot be spared, as we wish
| to build up a nice library at the hos
| pital. At the other call we did not
| get a great many books for children
and we would like to get several vol
\ umes for children at this time. If any
1 one has a copy of Pigs Is Pigs" that
| can be spared we will be especially glad
| to get it. Anyone having books and
no way to get them to the hospital, if
| they will kindly telephone either me OF
| the hispital we will send for them. Will
someone kindly give a bookcase? There
| is likely someone who would be glad
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to get it. M. X. THORNTON.''
The Culture club will meet Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the public
| library at which time the study of
Shakespeare's king Henry VIII will
be continued with Mrs. E. l.. Huey as
| leader. A splendid programme has been
| arranged and every member is urged to
be present.
Much interest is being manifested in
the mass meeting which will be held
at the city courtroom Wednesday night
at which time the Nichols F'ishtrap road
will be discussed. There will be num-
Der of speakers and the facts present.
ed to the circuit court will be read in
typewriter form. The public is invited
to be present
Everything is in readiness for the sixth
annual graduating exercises of the Eliz-
abeth Duncan hospital training school,
which will be held Wednesday night at
| s o'clock at the high school auditor
ium, at which time Miss Imogene Kin
kannon and Miss Kate L. Hendricks
will receive their diplomas. An inter-
esting programme has been arranged for
the occasion and the public is cordial
ly invited to be present.
Miss Hilda Eugenia Duffee entertained
| number of friends this afternoon at
| the home of her parents in honor of
| her seventh birthday. The house was
prettily decorated for the occasion in
ferns and garden flowers and during
| the afternoon various games and con-
tests were enjoyed, after which the lit
| tie folks were ushered into the din
| ing room where a dainty ice course was
served. Among those enjoying this hos,
! pitality were: Helen McNeill, Hilda Por-
| ter Mary. Elizabeth Rutledge, Gertrude
| Craig, Evelyn Porter, Elizabeth Moore.
| Gladys Gay, Evelyn Moreland, Lottie
Martin, Eleanor McNeill Margaret Bruce,
Lois Crotwell, Watana Grover, Gena
Brown, Ned Moore, Floy Martin, George
Benton, Wilfred Lowery, Donald Buck,
Ray Sherman, George Woodrow and
Frank Robertson.
Postmaster Dan w. Houston has been
authorized to accept bids for messen-
ger service at the local postoffice. The
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