The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-08
RES,SEMER NEWS

l Bessemer, March 7.-(Special.)-Th Bes- semer city council met in regular session
 this evening with every member present The meeting only lasted 30 minutes. but
 number of important matters were ! taken up and adjusted
 l According to a motion introduced by 1 President George Ross, the Bessemer ] Waterworks company will be required to at once install three fire hydrants ill
 the vicinity of Third and Fourth avenues, and Third and Fourth streets to take care of the fire protection for the houses in that section of the city Mr Ross stated that he and Fire Chief Reeder had been over the ground at this place and decided that three hydrants would take 1 care of the property nicely with the amount of hose the city now has on hand.
 Detective R. NJ. Childress, who has been acting chief of police since the injury and
 death of Chief T. B. Wallace, was of ficially elected to fill the uneXpircd time
 of this officer upon recommendation Of
 the police committee. As soon as the rec
 ommendation was made, Alderman Win
 ters moved that it be favorably acted
 upon and that the salary be fixed as be-
 fore. The motion was passed by an
 unanimous roll call vote.
 Dr. J. S. Winters brought up the mat
 ter of the 10 per cent cut in the salaries
 of the official family of the city, and
 stated that he thought that inasmuch as
 several of the men who were not now in the citys employment had received their money, the others deserved theirs, and he made motion to the effect that
 this money be refunded. The motion .rZ11 oil -Nfi XrL with the exception of Alderman Surratt.
 On motion the chair appointed the fol- lowing committee to draft suitable reso- lutions of regret on the death of Chief of Police Thomas Benjamin Wallace Al dermen E. l.. Huey, J. E, Milton and w. E. Surratt.
 Deputy Coroner Arthur Jacobs held an investigation this morning at his under taking establishment into the death of Henry Martin, a negro, who IS alleged to have been shot an dinstantly Killed last week by Mack Mckinney The jury was composed of w. E. Surratt, w. E McWilliams Henry Fowler, w. w. Ken nedy, Vernon Vail and Oscar Moore. Aft CT examining the eight eyewitnesses verdict of unlawful homicide was return ed by the jury. Mckinney has been ar- rested and is being held in jail pending preliminary hearing.
 
 A fine hospitality was extended Joseph M. Rutledge last evening, when his son and daughter, George E. Rutledge and Mrs. D. R. Ray, entertained at dinner at the home of the former on Clarendon avenue, in celebration of his eightieth birthday MT. Rutledge was born in the same house in which he now lives at Rutleoge Springs, March 6, 1886. The house was prettily decorated for the occasion and the scene was an impressive one when the 36 near relatives of MT. Rut- ledge gathered around the table where a delicious four-course dinner was served For two hours a most enjoyable time was spent. Only one outsider of the immediate relatives of Mir. Rutledge was present and that was P. P. Moore, who with MT Rutledge, marched four years shoulder to shoulder in the war between the states. The men were messmates and blanket mates during the entire war A large number of beautiful presents were presented to the honor guest and a splendid talk was made by his son-in- law, c. L. Dabbs. MT. Rutledge respond ed most feicitously. Those enjoying this affairs were; Joseph M. Rutledge George E. Rutledge, MT and Mrs. D. R. Ray, R. L. Rutledge and daughter, Miss Kate ; Rutledge; MT. and Mrs. J. Van Huey, MT. and Mrs. Thomas \. Huey, MT. and Mrs. Rose Huey, Miss Lucy Huey, Miss Jessie Huey, Miss Amy Huey. Sam T. Huey, MT. and Mrs. c. l.. Dabbs, MT. and Mrs. l.. Williams, Miss Monne Will Hams, MT. and Mrs. Charlie Martin, Dr. and Mrs. Miller, MT. and Mrs. Adel Wood, MT. and Mrs. A. Spencer, Miss Floy Spen- cer, Miss Nova Spencer, Miss Oviver. MT. and Mrs. R. E. Rarden.