Birmingham age-herald., 1895-10-03
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL Contract for Sewers Let to Burk-
 halter & Co. QUESTION OF LABOR ARISES Ordinance Introduced Providing for the Con- struction of Additional Sewerage on
 the Southside

l Ht COuHcll H1el IdSI 0lSnI III IeSuldr
 monthly session.
 Present were Aldermen Ward, liar
 rington, Duncan, Enslen, Pearce. Jack
 son, McCartin, Gillespie, Meade. Me
 Knight, Parker and Jones and Mayor NanHoose.
 Alderman Enslen, who in Alderman
 Kettig's absence acted as chairman of
 the finance committee, introduced num-
 Der of city bills. which were ordered paid. Alderman Gillespie, chairman of the judiciary committee, introduced resolu- tion exempting the Birmingham Manu- featuring company for period of five years from city taxes on condition that the cotton factory begin operations by January l. 1896, and continue in operation during the term of exemption. On mo- ton of Alderman Ward the resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Gillespie read a drafted or dinance regarding the regulation of avn ings. Alderman Harrington moved that the ordinance be put upon it's first read ing. On motion of Alderman Ward the rules were suspended and the ordinance became operative.
 Alderman Mcknight, chairman of the cemetery committee, recommended that the board furnish MT. Jernigan with d proper deed A resolution to that effect prevailed
 Ht CtHclcly COIlliullltet lllOu6li itS chairman, recommended that single | grade lots be placed at $15 and small sin | gle grades at $S. Carried on motion. The chairman of the street committee reported that Eleventh avenue was not i wide enough for an additional line of l street railroad. Referred back to the | street committee, with the railroad com | mittee to act in conjunction. The contract for the construction of l the Avenue F sewer was let to c. M. 1 Burkhalter x Go. The amount of the bid l is $562S. The city engineer explained that
 the total cost would be something less 1 than the amount bid, as -the bid was es-
 timated on each item separately. The
 bid is was stated is about $10S0 less than | any other bid. The sewer is to extend l from Avenue F and Twentieth to Twen- | ty-frst street, to Alley F. to Twenty-sec- l ond street; from Avenue F to Avenue G. 1 and a pipe sewer a half block further is 1 also provided.
 l Mr. Harrington wanted it understood l before he voted that practical workmen l union workmen, be employed on the l work. Alderman Enslen replied that the | contract had been let to Mr. Burkhalter and that the board had no authority to l dictate as to the competency of the work l men employed
 l The city engineer, by a clause of the l ordinance, has supervision of the com lopetency of the laborers employed in the | work.
 Alderman Enslen suggested that about twenty convicts be hired to MT. Burk- l halter for the work of excavating and l filling in. MT. John McPolland, who was 1 present as a visitor, startled the board l with vehement protest against Alder
 man Enslen's suggestion He left the council chamber still protesting No l definite action was taken in the matter. 1 McPolland was permitted to depart with l out molestation.
 l Alderman Meade, chairman of the fire l committee. asked leave of absence for l the chief of the fire department, together l with expenses, in order that he might l attend the convention of chiefs of fire l departments to be held in Augusta. Car l ried. Aldermen Enslen and Gillespie vot- l ing nay.
 1 Alderman Jackson, chairman of the l market committee, called attention to l the repairs needed on the roof of the | Northslde market. Passed to the next 1 meeting for the purpose of receiving bids during the interim
 1 Alderman Pearce chairman of the gas l committee, suggested the removal of l the lights from the park at the head of l Twentieth street to their respective 1 places It was ordered that the chair 1 man of the gas committee be authorized l to place a light at Twenty-second street 1 and Second avenue, taking the light from l any part of the city that he deemed | best.
 Alderman Harrington, when the mo- l tion was announced, exclaimed that l he could not vote for that motion under | any circumstances. Why" said he, l "the chairman of the gas committee
 might come down on Twelfth street and l take away our light Haughter) The l motion was carried.
 Alderman Jones was excused from the | meeting on account of sickness. An ordinance providing for the con | struction of certain sanitary sewers on | the Southside was read by the clerk. and | referred by the chair to the chairman l of the judiciary committed. The mayor announced that the board | should hold themselves in readiness for a | special meeting to take action on the or
 The petition of J. w. Tayloe, who re- l covered a Judgment against the city for l $16O recently, asking that the same be | paid was disallowed. It will take it's
 regular course with other judgments. l A number of petitions of minor i'm l portance were referred to the proper | committees with power to act The railroad committee reported favor l ably. with the exception of Alderman I Enslen, on the petition of the Birming- l ham Railway and Electric company. ask 1 ing for a franchise and right of way to 1 erect an electric line of railway on Twen- l tieth street and Eleventh avenue. and l along Eleventh avenue to Fifteenth l street for a term of thirty years. The l contract was read by the clerk and after l considerable discussion it was allowed to 1 to go over to another meeting without 1 definite action. The motion to adjourn