The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-08
BESSEMER TO VOTE
ON NEW BOND ISSUE
iii Treatment of Prisoners
by Detectives Charged
by Councilman

Bessemer, August 7-(Special.)- a
meeting held last night the Bessemer city
council passed an ordinance calling an
election on the matter of the city OF
Bessemer issuing bonds in the amount
of $4,000 for the purpose of paying the
floating indebtedness of the city. An or
dinance was passed calling the election
for September Ii, 1917, and that the bonds
be payable 30 years from date thereof
and bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum.
The council was called to order by
President George Ross with w. r. Par
ker absent The finance and fire depart
ment committees to which was referred
the petition of the members of the fire
department for an increase of $40 per
month in salaries, recommended that the
men be given s. per month increase and
the report was adopted,
The finance and school committee, to
which was referred the purchase of the
property owned by Mrs. j. F. Robertson
and Rose Huey, adjoining the Roberts
school, recommend that the property be
puresaSed for $1,000 and $500 respectively
The report of the committee was adopted
An ordinance was passed creating a
fund to take care of bonds of the city
and the ordinance prescribed that the city
shall place $4,000 per annum in this fund
Alderman w. j. Lowery stated that he
wished to register a protest on the treat
ment of negro prisoners by the members
of the detective department He stated
that the detectives arrested a negro boy
nd nd n al
low him bond, and when his father came
up and asked for bond the officers
cursed him and told him to get away
from the Jail or they would put him in
Alderman L9wery said Chief Of Police
Benton oN ned TO beating up two negroes
ana ne thought this treatment of pris-
oners SHOULD ne stopped
A motion was made that the city buy
a acane oloeA between Third and Fourth
avenues ana Ninth and Tenth streets to
be used foI the Jonesboro negro school.
w. j. Austin was elected assistant tax
collector to succeed 7. E. Pinner, re-
signed, and the salary was fixed at SIS
per month. w. l.. Banks was elected as
sistant sanitary inspector during the ill
ness of L. P. Craig. The salary of Mr..
Pugh, the caretaker of Cedar Hill GEM
etery, was raised $40 per month.
The following polling places and cleo
ton officers for the bond election were
named First ward, Renner's store, on
Carolina avenue, F. B. Buck, ]. B. Nor
ton and H. w. Sweet, managers; Henry
Ozley and H. C. Cowan clerks, and H
w. Massey. returning officer. Second
ward, city hall; E. R. Fountain ]. w
Leggett and L. S. Moorer managers; j.
NJ. Ship and ]. A. Snider, clerks: w. c.
Steele, returning officer. Third ward,
Longs store; w. A. Cochrane, C. E. Falk-
ner and w. B. Fulton, managers; Clar-
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W. c. Baty, returning officer. Fourth
ward, Steve Duricks' store w. L. Glenn
ents Alonzo Smith and w. L. Riley, man
ayers; D. R. Rust and j. w. McGillon,
clerks; j. c. Oakley, returning officer.
Fifth ward, Jonesboro city hall; c. F..
Cook, j z. Houston and ]. D. Martin,
managers; j. w. Mcconnell and w. r.
Lovelace, clerks; NJ. C. Crawford, re-
turning officer.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
The board of stewards of the First
Methodist church held an interesting
meeting last night and one of the best
reports ever made of the financial condi-
ton of the church was approved. The
report shows that all salaries, current
bills and correctional claims have been
paid up to date and the prospects for the
coming quarter are bright.
Miss Minnie Jackson was a delightful
hostess this afternoon when she enter
tanned the members of the Tuesday
Bridge club at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wiles, on Second ave-
nue.. A color tone of pink and white
was employed in the decorations and the
reception rooms were prettily arranged In
ferns and cut flowers. There were two
tables of players the first prize, lingerie,
being won by Mrs Joe Little, while the
consolation, box of correspondence
cards, fell to Miss Zelna Lefkovits. A
plate luncheon with an ice course in the
pink and white tones was served.
The local exemption board Is rushing
the work of making the official lists of
number and names of drafted men and,
according to Maj. Thomas T. Huey,
chairman of the committee, it is probable
that the notices will be mailed out about
Thursday, and examination will be held
1ext week.
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