The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-17
BUSY SESSION OF !. BESSEMER COUNCIL
Reports of City Officials Submitted-POlice Ask
 for Raise

Bessemer october Especially
 The Bessemer city council met to-
 night and was called to order by
 Lowery absent After the reading of
 the minutes, the reports of milk and
 meat inspector, pr. George W. Patton.
 and chief of the fire department, J. ].
 Reeder, and the annual report of
 Chief of Police T. w Benton and the
 annual statement of the city clerk anG
 treasurer, J. M. Scott, were read and
 received as information.
 MT. Knight. of the Knight Iron com
 license for the operating of junk deal
 CTS in the city. The matter was re-
 ferred to the judiciary committee.
 A petition from the members of the
 police force, asking that they be given
 a $15 raise in salary per month and
 the chief of police be given s25 more.
 was referred to the finance commit
 tee.
 The mayor oand city attorney were
 authorized to instruct the Alabama
 Great Southern Railroad company to
 replace the brick sidewalks across
 Twentieth street. An ordinance was
 introduced fixing rules and regu1a-
 tions for interior wiring and referred
 to the judiciary committee. Alderman
 J. II. Edwards resigned as alderman
 from the Fourth ward as he has moved
 to the Third ward. The resignation
 was accepted with regrets. There be- iy,o f,,r nfi ir1 O adjourned.
 A liberty loan committee to encour- age the buying of second liberty loan bonds in Bessemer has been appointed by the general committee and Is com posed of the following: E. l.. Huey, chairman; E. R. Smith, James B. Nor ton, R. S. Ruter. w. A. Cochran, B. r. Harris, c. F Abbott, Sam Brick. John M Martin. G. H. Stevenson, George Ross pr. W. D. Taylor, Lee Moody, G. A. Miller and Charles Schil- lecc.
 The members of this committee were appointed heads of subcommittee and each one is to select other citizens to work with them as a team. A meet ing will be called at an early date
 and the work of boosting the sale of liberty loan bonds will be actively pushed.
 ] The fifth contingent of the new na- ] tional army left Bessemer today. A large number of relatives and friends | gathered at the Alabama Great South ern Railroad station to wish them Godspeed on their journey. The young I men will go to Camp Pike.
 1 One of the most interesting deals in real estate occurring in Bessemer Tn sometime was the sale of the property on
 Fourth avenue and Ninth streeet known I as the McLaughlin-Hu estate, which was made by Brooks & Lewis, the prop l erty being sold to number of Besse- mer capitalists. The property was owned I by Charles J. Hunt and Sarah D. Hunt
 of Cincinnati, and consisted of 40 acres the consideration being $14,OO0 The prop ! erty will be laid off in city lots. l All members of the Red Cross unit l No. 2, who took out wool for knitting before October, are urged to bring com pleted garments in by Friday of this week. while those who took out woo since October 1 are requested to work as fast as possible and rush the garment. to completion. Any woman belonging ! to unit No. who is willing to sew and help in this work is requested to meet with that unit Thursday in room fl :, Realty building.
 ! The Bessemer lodge No. 109 Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, held ar interesting meeting tonight There was a good attendance and the second de gree work was most impressive. Mrs Mary Gaydon was delightful hostess today when she entertained al l a chicken and 'possum dinner at hel
 home at Lipscomb. The house was pret. tily decorated for the occasion in ferns and cut flowers At noon a splendid dinner was served. the table having for it's centerpiece large vase of cut i flowers. Those enjoying this hospitality were: Mir and Mrs. J. w. Hdye. Mrs Maude Haynes, Mr. and Mrs. R. II