The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-18
BESSEMER

Bessemer, May 17-tSpecia1.)- Charles NJ. Ray will fill the unex- pired term of J. W. Bryant as a1d- erman Of Second ward, his election having taken place last night at the meeting of the city council. The other applicant for the office was S. J. Tillman., Mir. Ray will begin a regular term of service as alderman for Second ward in October, having been nominated in the April pri- mary.
 Mir. Bryant's place as president pro tenn of the council will he filled by W. T. Loveless, alderman from the Fifth ward, by the vote of the council.
 R. NJ. Mingea introduced an ordi- nance regarding the license sched- ule of the city, requesting that 1t be amended so that labor agents doing business in Bessemer would be com pelled to pay $2,500 license and he requested it's immediate considera- uon. This was not secured and the matter was referred to a committee and will be brought up at the next meeting of the council.
 Another ordinance calling for Q fee of $1.260 for labor agents oper- ating within the police Jurisdiction was referred to 8 committee.
 The ordinance calling for an cleo tion to be held to authorize the city to issue bonds for s50,oo0 for q play ground and park. and to levy a one mill tax on ell taxable property for . period Of ten years to pay inter n, ta r,sr
 Mayor B. c. Jones and the street and light committee were authorized to select . plot and to obtain bids for the construction of q plant for the disposition of garbage.
 An ordinance prohibiting the xhooting of air rifles In tho city was introduced and referred to tho po- lice committee. The park commits sicner, Mra R. W. waldrop. request ed that tho city provide the finances necessary for the building of pergola In tho city park and submitted plans and bids which she had received for its construction, which was referred to the finance committee.
 L. F. stagEs was given the con tract for certain street work on the south side of the city with tho stipu- lation that W. L. Coston would be riven part of the concrete work.
 The objections to the final assess ments for the recent paving and the bids for the bonds to be sold for the new high school building 1t was announced would be brought up at the special meeting of >the council that will be held on the evening of Tuesday. May 2s.
 Kiwanis Club
 >R HAL y- member of board of commissioners of Shelby county. was q guest of tho Kiwanis club at its luncheon Wednesday and spoke to the mem- bers in the interest of tho proposed route of the Montgomery highway through Bessemer and Helena
 Mir. Ruffin it is stated expects to appear before the state highway commission in the interest. of the route, which meets with tho favor of Bessemer people.
 Rev. ". H. Mansfield, of Ensley, spoke to gthe Kiwanians and Miss Virginia Handley, of Birmingham, made a short talk on the work Of the children's Aid society of Ala bsma.
 Defamation Hcnors
 The loving cup for declamation and debates was won by the Will sonian society of the high school at their annual contests held on Tues day night in the auditorium of the school.
 Charles Ray, of the wilsonian, won highest honors in the Reclamation contests, his speech, La Fayette, We Have Ceme.' taken from Persh- ing's speech at the grave of La Bay cite, winning high praise and ap- plause.
 Edward Saunders, of the Bullards. and Gerald Stone, of the Pershings, won second and third places respec- lively. In the debates Joe Scott and Hubert Lehman, of the Wilsonians, { were tvictors, their subject being the negative of the question: Resolved, That the state should give a. com