The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-17
COUNCIL Q. KS
 slQ,OOO DEBT
Bessemer To Borrow Sum To Meet Current
 Expenses
{ Besserner Bureau.)

BEESEMER, Ala, Sept. 16.-Au- thorization of the city treasury to bor- row $10,000 to meet current expenses until the taxes are paid, featured a meeting, of the city council last night. The money will be borrowed from one :. of the banks in the district, it is
 Red. '
 mplaint of the service of the Bir-
 hgham Electric company, particular by users of gas, caused the ap- Ipointment of Aldermen Ray, Lipscomb, Mingea, Stoves and Mayor McTyere who will confer with officials of the organization over the subject soon.
 Ire council accepted the sale of prop esy at Ninth avenue and Twenty-third N<gset by the board of education to F. siLzgeraid 1t a price of $2,7O0. Al derhAR Ray and Johnston, in the dis cGss.oN over this bidt declared the sale he'd Bef VpeeH properly advertised and . imrroEea Handling If the proposition would have brought higher price for the site.
 A request by the Imperia, Pipe com many for approval of spur track to be
 Dte their property was voted upon
 " by the board. Officials of
 pany, who asserted the industry
 ,duces over 5000 tons of pipe
 hich must be handled through
 hg facilities, declared this will
 e their efficiency and service.
 1Biderable complaint over the adop-
 IT new school books by the board
 4ducation which has brought a
 " sale of school supplies here, was S1stered by several aldermen at the Meeting.
 Autom0biles Burn-Two automobiles were badly damaged and the filling etation at Gordon Heights threatened early last night when fire of unknown origin broke out in one of the cars. Eiremen extinguished the blaze before 3f reached the tanks of gas and oil in |tha vicinity. One of the machines de- kSged in the fire was the property illie Leskobitz. 3SK Voters Out-While other small <fwus adjacent to Bessemers were en- {iixened Monday by elections with two tiekets in the field, this city was scarce M aware of the fact that poll was t&i11g taken, and only 125 votes were east in the entire city. The smaller vote recorded was in the Fourth ward A,Hllsre nine voters cast their ballots. &le. R. P. McTyeire, candidate for Mayor and John W. Brooks, president ~ the city council, will shortly begin Heir second term in their respective of fees. Various employees of the city 5<$t voted on in the election will be n6nied by the council after they have taken office.
 Complete Iron Railing-The firm of kBrlick and Lefkovitz, large department store in Bessemer, have just completed &An attractive iron railing near the curb *jng in front of their store, to hold 4bRck wayward automobiles. New Firm To Open-Another new #irm is shortly to open for business in Bessemer under the title of the Duck Moore Jewelry company. This firm has scured quarters on Nineteenth street inst south of the Alley Drug company. Rxnd will be open for business on Sat 35fglay. J. M. Duck, who has been as- seiated with the Carrel Jewelry com 4pany, will look after the repair depart tinnzlt of the new store while o. c. Moore, who has had considerable ex- serience in the jewelry business, will Book after the general details of the zbuainess.
 Negro ShOt-Steve Sims, negro, sfae shot and instantly killed Monday
 
 eainp No. 3. His. assailant made |huick getaway and had not been caught < taE Tuesday.
 & P. Opens StOre-The Atlantic
 Pacific Tea company has opened
 first store in Bessemer under the
 agement of J. A. Billingsley- at No.
 B Fourth avenue. In the very near
 ure, two more stores will be opened Fe.
 Licenses Issued--The following mar age licenses were issued from the pro- hte office recently: Jasper Salter Ind Mrs. Dora Boyd of POwhattan helby Hubbard and Miss Gavell Good Win of Green Pond; w. T. Murrell and Miss Rilla Wise of Bessemer; D. T. EParsons and Miss Susie Barkham of Virginia Mines.
 Answers Call-Rev. NJ. P. Matthews, who has accepted a full time call to the Westside Baptist church will move on the field as early as possible Rev. Matthews spent three years in the Bap- tist Bible institute of New Orleans and later was pastor of the Baptist church at Bogalusa, La., for three and one-half years. He has been in Besse mer for the past eight months and dur ing the summer was supply for the Jonesboro Baptist church.