Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-18
TIE MUNICIPAL DADD|ES Regular Semi-MonthIy Meetir g
 ofthe Council. A LOT OF BUSINESS DONE A New Ordinance for Storm Sewer on the
 Southsde Goes Over After
 Discussion.

ed considerable business. At the roll call the following members of the board an- swered to their names: Mayor Van Hoose and Aldermen Enslen, Pearce, | Kettig, McCartin, Gillespie, Meade, Par ker and Mcknight. Alderman Duncan came in later.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. By request of the mayor an ordinance requiring all buildings in the city with three stories or more, used as factories, workshops. hotels, etc, to be equipped with fire escapes was introduced by Chairman Meade of the fire committee and went over under the rules. The mayor read several communica- tions, among which we the following: Request from A. A. Gambill for $5 for a SOW and pigs, which he bought from the pound and which, on being turned loose ran home. Referred to the finance committee.
 Request from the judge of the inferior criminal court that a certain fine be re- funded. Referred to the mayor with power to act.
 From pr. Wilder. secretary of Jefferson county board of health giving notice of J. D. Greshams appointment as sanl- tary inspector.
 From pr. Parke stating that he would not longer issue burial permits Re ferred to the mayor with power to act. Chairman Kettig read sundry accounts which were reported favorably and or dered paid.
 The claim of Jacob Fies & Sons for $50 was referred to the fire committee with the mayor added with power to act. A difference exists between the fire commit tee and Fies & Sons with regard to the orpt tba committee agreed to pay for certain horse
 Chairman Meade of the fire commit tee recommended the payment of claim of the New York Hose company for hose amounting 10 over $70O. The matter was referred to the finance committee.
 The petition of the fish and oyster dealers to be allowed to keep open on Sundays was disallowed. Chairman Gillespie recommended that an ordinance fixing height of signs hang ing over the street be passed. The mat ter was referred to the city attorney to draft a suitable ordinance.
 An ordinance granting the Oakman Long Distance Telephone company a franchise over certain streets of the city, and granting certain other privileges was taken from the table and passed. An ordinance providing for the re- demption of property sold for street i'm provement was passed, under suspen- sion of the rules.
 Chairman Mcknight of the cemetery committee introduced a resolution mak= ing it unlawful for any SS>srrfe ro take do in Oak Hill -ce,~cnietery, and under a sus 1 pehsion of the rules the ordinance wa | adopted.
 An ordinance providing for the cor | stauction of a storm sewer on the Soutf side was introduced, and after consider
 able discussion laid over until the ne1 meeting. The sewer provided for in tn | proposed ordinance will cost about $60O and will consist of main storm sewe [ i and a pipe sewer along the folloWin streets:
 Beginning on Avenue F 104 feet east ( [ | Twentieth street, extending from thenc along Avenue F to Twenty first stree thence along Twenty-frst street to Alle | F; thence along Alley F to Twenty second street; thence along Twenty second street to Alley G; thence alon Alley c east 20 feet. pipe sewer connecting with an
 branching from said main or storm sewe shall be constructed beginning at Ale r and Twenty-frst street and extendin from thence along Twenty-first street l | Avenue G.
 The ordinance provides that the cos of the proposed seTEr shall be born b
 the property owners in the territor l drained, as follows:
 The owners of all property abutting O
 any street, avenue or alley along whic
 the main or storm sewer above provide
 for shall be built or constructed, as here
 tofore provided, shall be liable to pay 5
 cents for each front foot of such proper
 ty not including avenues, streets or al
 leys) so abutting on such street, avenu | or alley.
 The owners of all property abuttinl
 on any street, avenue or alley alont | which the pipe sewer hereinbefore pro | Vided for shall be built or constructed a.
 herenbefore provided. shall be liable t
 pay 25 cents for each front foot of sucl
 property (not including avenues, street I or alleys) so abutting on such street. ave
 nue or alley.
 All property drained by the propose,
 sewer will be taxed in proportion to tn
 benefits derived by means of the sewer
 but not to exceed 1-10c per square foot | Street, electric and other railroad com
 panies owning franchises along street
 where the sewer will be laid will b | taxed for same
 | Alderman McCartin moved that tn
 rules be suspended and the ordinance | placed on its second reading.
 Alderman Gillespie objected l Alderman Enslen said fir let alon | until a few more rains certain places il
 the territory included in the ordinanc,
 providing for the sewer would be entireI. l ruined.
 Alderman Parker moved that the ordi
 nance be referred to the proper commit 1 tee
 Alderman McCartin said he wanted tn | ordinance adopted at once. It is needed | he said and then if the law is declared | unconstitutional the city won't have st
 much to pay as under the former ordi l nance. He said If some thing is not dom
 before next spring it will cost more to pu | certain portions of the district In as goot
 condition as at present than to build tn | new sewer,
 Alderman Gillespie opposed putting tn | ordinance through under a suspensio,
 of the rules. He said the fact that h.
 was an alderman did not make him . | better or more sensible man, and as ther
 was so much opposition to the buildinI
 of such a sewer. he thought 1t was wron, | to rush the matter through The peopl
 have to pay for the sewer he said ant
 he thought they should be consulted il
 the matter. He said if a majority of tn
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