The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-19
BUSY SESSION OF
BESSEMER COUNCIL
License Schedule Caused
Lively Discussion and
Changes Are Made

Bessemer, September 1S--(Special)
The Bessemer city council met in reg
ular session tonight with alderman n.
B. Parker absent. Following the read
ing of the minutes a communication
from Mayor Jones was read in which
he stated that the fiscal year would
end October first and the books OF
the city would have to be audited. He
stated that he had received several
bids for this work and wanted the
council to take some action in the
matter. This was referred to the
finance committee with power to act.
The reports of chief of the fire de-
partment of the city meat and milk
inspector and the chief of police Tor
the month of August were read Inc
police report showed that las persons
had been convicted and fined, Whlle
fines paid amounted to s1oS2; fines
escaped, $3.50. and fines being served
amounted to s104.75.
The judiciary committee, to whom
was referred the ordinance to pave
and otherwise improve Second alley
from the north side Of eighteenth
street TO the SoutH SAuS " =" $500 -
street. recommended that same DC
passed.
The ordinance fixing the license Tor
business, trades and vocations In the
city Of Bessemer was read and was
discussed at length. The license for
moving pictures was amended and
fixed at 5000
A motion was made that license paid
TO city to practice medicine by the late
pr j. M. Tubb, who died several
months ago, and license paid to prac-
tee medicine in Bessemer by DR.. z.
l.. Stansberry, who had to move out
OF the city on account of the health
of his wife. be refunded, was carried
The residents in the neighborhood
OF Twenty and Twenty eighth
streets complained of the 15-inch
stream Of water being brought by the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company from their mines on Red
Mountain and turned in a branch in
this neighborhood, The matter was re-
ferred to the street and light commit
tee with power to act
Aldermen McCampbell. Ling and
Terry were appointed to canvass the
returns of the bond election held in
this city on Monday. September ~,
which resulted with 1877 in favor OF
and AZ against. There being no fur
Their business, adjournment was taken.
HONOR ROLL
The Bessemer exemption board
passed on a number Of claims for ex-
emption today, few being granted
y, all N ACCENT
ed for the new army: Glennie jack
son, Alfonso Ward Hense Brown,
James Head, Ned Rhetta. Daisy A..
Bennett, Eugene Washington, Robert
North, Jesse Garrett. Bert Howard,
Anderson Pickett. Furman Robinson,
James Robertson. George Owen, sGarnes
Mann Nathan Nicholson. Jr., w. y.
Bolden, Samuel Watkins, Shelton Ford.
Robert Leroy Sellers. Freeman StretS
Adam Lindsay. Jesse Burk. VIII Lil-
lie, Joe Burgin, Walter Upchurcis,
Charles Cottrell, Jake Taylor, John
Alexander, Robert Devoid, VIII KEEL
SOW. Ambrose Hargress, Robert Beard,
sam Green. William Mcdonald, Lane
, Hayes, George Wilson. VIII Parker,
Bill Murdoch. George w. O'Neal. Ma :
lachi Stytermire. Henry Smith, George
Mathews. Nathaniel Dunn. Harvey
Green, Harrison Lewis Doc Randle,
Walter Powell, Monroe Cobb. Harrison
Mitchell Ed Olvey. Fred Spencer and
Everett Danny
Funeral services over the remains
Of Mrs. Harold ]. Pate. who died yes
terday afternoon at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. S. Batiste. on Fifth avenue,
were held this afternoon at $3.50
O'clock from st. Aloysius Catholic
church, the Rev. M. E. Kittrick con-
Quoting the services. Interment fol-
/. lowed at Cedar Hill cemetery with
. Kennedy in charge.
Miss Rachael Laird of Hueytown
! and Thomas Nichols Of Johns were
married yesterday afternoon at the