The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-20
BESSEMER COUNCIL
 HOLDS BUSY SESSION.
Captains Appointed for Red Cross Campaign in Bes-
 semer District

Bessemer, June (special)-At the meeting of the city council tonight the finance committee, to which was referred the matter of purchasing the two lots adjoining the present high school, recommended that lots be pur- chased at a cost of $4500 if the titles are clear. The report of the commit tee was unanimously adopted and the mayor and city clerk were authorized | to give the city's notes for payment of same.
 The council met in regular session tonight and was called to order by
 President George Ross with all mem | bers present Following the reading of the minutes the reports of the chief of | the fire department, J. I. Reeder, and Chief of Police T. w. Benton for the month of May were read and received as information. The finance commit tee was given power to act in the mat | ter of purchasing the tax books for the city.
 The report of the finance committee | recommending the purchase of the two lots adJolning the high school build ing was lead and adopted. The street and light committee, to which was referred the ordinance for the paving of Nineteenth street from Carolina to Dartmouth avenues, Nine- teenth 10 Sixteenth streets, Dart mouth to Fairfax avenues, Clarendon avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty fourth streets. recommended that same l... I,,I. as the day to hear objections to said improve ements.
 The judiciary committee, to which was referred the ordinance for the is suing ot bonds to the amount of $15, VyO for street improvements on Sec ond avenue from Nineteenth to TweI ty-t1rst streets, made favora-
 ble report, which was adopted. The judiciary committee, to which was referred the ordinance fixing fees to
 be charged for building permits, rec
 commended that the ordinance be passed. The ordinance prescribes cnarge of $l per thousand up to 5000; 75 cents extra for every thousand from $3oo0 to $10,000; 50 cents per thousand from $10.0oO to $2O,OUO and 25 cents per thousand for every thousand over $20,0OO.
 inc Bessemer Playground associa-
 
 the assoclation $15, which was re- ferreo to the finance committed There being MO further business, the meet ing adjourned.
 At the Red Cross banquet held last night at the Hil1man hotel in Bir- gham to instruct the different team captains as to their duties in the can vslss to be made for funds to be raised this week number of people from Bessemer in- terested in this movement was pres ent. Two teams. winch were as fol lows, were appointed to make can vass of the Bessemer district: G. A. Miller, captain; c. W. Foster, k. Ii Ledbetter, R. E. Burke and J. E. liar rell Team for Red mountain: c. l.. Wells, w. w. Sleeves, Edwin Ball, Jack Sleeves and G. B. Windham. A complete canvass will be made and the l captains will report to the Hillman {, hotel every day at F o'clock, where they will report the progress being | made by ach team. Y ,le1 ! fv's James w. Champion, 30 years of age, died this morning al o'clock at the
 local hospital, following a short ill- ness. The deceased was a resident of Johns, but was well known in Bes semer He is survived by his father and mother. MT. and Mrs. M. F. Cham pion; three brothers and two sisters. The funeral will take place Wednes- day morning at Il o'clock from the residence at Johns, interment being made at the Coffee cemetery at Wood stock with Huey & Mcconnell in charge.
 The Bessemer lodge No. 45S, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, held a meeting last night and the following s officers were elected for the ensuing year: I. R. Thomasson, worshipful
 master; c. S. May. senior warden; John w. Mcconnell junior warden; John Phelps, treasurer; Samuel Stein, sec retary; Tom D. Ray, senior deacon; George E. Brown, junior deacon; John T. McEniry, marshal. special meet ing will be held Monday night and work in the master Mason degree will be carried out
 Capt. Jacob Stein and family of In dianola. Miss, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Sam Stein for few days. Captain Stein will leave soon for the east with his company on his way to France. he having organized com pany of engineers in the Mississippi delta Captain Stein is a former Bes- semer boy and the eldest son of sam Stein of this city.
 Charles Long, who has been at the officers training camp at Fort Me- Pherson, has selected the engineering department branch of the service and has been sent to Washington, D. C., where his studies will be continued. MT Long is the son of MT. and Mrs. w. J. Long and was reared in Besse- mer. He is an old university boy and football player.
 John Haggerty, who recently joined the United States navy, received or- ders yesterday to report to Norfolk at once and he left this morning for that place, where he will go in train ing for three months. J. E. Golden who recently received an appointment in the quartermast- : CTS department. received orders yester- day to report at once in Mobile, MT. Golden is well known in Bessemer, being an employe of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. Mrs. R. T.. Smith and little daughter have returned from a months visit with relatives in Ozark.
 Rosalie Goldberg has gone to New York. where she will visit relatives for several weeks.
 The little son of Mir and Mrs W. II. Plummen is quite i'll at the home of
 Mrs Stevens on Fifth avenue.