The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-22
SHORT SESSION OF
BESSENER COUNCIL
Resolution Recognizing DIR.
Harrington as the Legal
Health Officer Is Re-
ferred to Committee

Bessemer, August 21-(Special.) 1.-The
Bessemer city council was in session
Just Is minutes tonight when the regu-
lar meeting was called to order with
all members present except Alderman
Ling. The report of Chief of Police Ben
ton for the month of July was read and
showed that fines paid amounted to $537,
while fines escaped amounted to S267
Alderman Simmons made a motion that
the guard over the prisoners be re-
quired to make a report In writing to
the council when a prisoner escapes,
which was adopted.
Notwithstanding the fact that DR.. F.
e. Harrington, all-time health officer for
the county has been recalled by the gov
eminent, a resolution recognizing and ac-
ceptlng DR.. Harrington as the legal health
OFFICER OF the city of Bessemer was pre-
sented and referred to committee.
An ordinanc to pave Second alley from
| Eighteenth to Twentieth streets and an
ordinance to pave Nineteenth street from
| Fifth to Tenth avenues were read and
referred to the judiciary committee
| An ordinance was introduced to place
| cement sidewalks, cement gutter and
| curbing on both sides of Hall avenue
| from Seventh to Tenth streets, some to
be paid by property owners, and was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. The
| meeting then adjourned.
Walter Parker assistant secretary OF
the department of commerce.; Capt. A A.
| Poland, representing Gen. w. M. Black
chief army engineer; Commodore Lee
| Jancke, representing the United States
shipping board; Major Guthrie, United
| States engineer, and Engineer George X.
| Little we'll a cnn1T1itfaa from NC
1 Birmingham Civic association and the
| committee from the Bessemer Board OF
| Trade, visited the various plants in this
| district this afternoon before the party
| left for a tour of inspection of the pro-
posed route Of the Valley Creek canal
! The visit to the plants was for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the tonnage, mainly
ne party motored to Gossett camp and
| then took motorb oats down the Valley
| river.
| The Red Cross unit No. 1, with Mrs. w
| E. Cunningham as chairman, will meet
| at the high school auditorium Wednes-
day from 9 to u o'clock and from tc
| s o'clock All members are urged to be
| present and anyone interested in this
work is requested to come and help in
this splendid work.
| Edgar Pickens, the 1o-year-old son Of
this afternoon about $3.50 o'clock when he
was struck by a crosstie which was be-
| ing unloaded on the Atlanta, Birmingham
l and Atlantic railroad. From what could
| be learned it appears that the child was
| riding his bicycle near the embankmeni
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad and some crossties were
being unloaded one falling down this
| bank, striking the boy in the back. He
was rushed to his home, 1920 Arlington
| avenue and DIR. J. S. Winters and DR.
| George D. Waller were summoned ant
\ attended to the child. He was later re-
moved to the South Highland infirmary
Birmingham, where he Is reported to b.
resting as well could be expected.
The men of the First Presbyterian
| church will hold a get-together meeting
4 on Tuesday night. August 20, at TIL,
| church when plans will be made to pusi
| the revival to be held in this city in Sep
| TENDER by DR.. Frank Hall Wright, tn,
Indian evangelist.
| PROT R. A. Mickle left this morning t.
resume his duties at the Marion Military
institute.
Mrs. $. E. Kicks and Mrs. Jeff Boyt
| and children have gone to Centreville
where they are the guests of relatives.
| Mrs S. H. Casey and Miss Reeve Of
Columbus, o. are the guests of Mrs. T
I. Cornwell at Readers.
Mrs. M. A. Sibley, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o
Phillips and son, Owen, OF Sheffield arc
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John Laugh
! lin on Nineteenth street.
| Mrs. Emory Simpson has returned from
North Carolina.
| Mr.. and Mrs S. F. Polk OF Cook Springs
are the guests Of their daughter, Mrs
S. F. Morton.
| Mrs. w. E. Baty will leave Wednesday
| for Florence where she will be the guess
f. of Mrs. J. r. Sturdivant.
| Mrs L. M. Barnett has gone to Mont
| gomery, where she will be the guest Of