Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-13
THE CITY FATHERS
IN SPECIAL SESSION LAST NIGHT
Franchise Granted to Caldwell Bradshaw and Associates-Report From City Engi-
 neer on Extension of Sewer.

The city council met in special session yesterday afternoon to further consider the matter of a franchise for the proposed water works system of Caldwell Brad shaw and associates. Present at the meeting were Mayor VanHoose and AL deImen Ward, Duncan, McCartin, Giles pie, Meade, Parker, Sims, Mcknight.
 Alderman McCartin submitted the re- port of City Engineer Kendrick on the proposed sewer for the vicinity of Beel- CTS station, South Highlands.
 Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen
 Gentlemen: As per instructions from your honorable body I have made inves- tigations as to the cost of extending the sanitary system of sewers so as to sewer the Fourteenth avenue, South, district, and the district around Twenty-ninth h street and Highland avenue find that this work can be done at a cost not ex- eeeding 50 cents per front foot for the property severed.
 As it would cost the city something like $20O to get up complete plans estimates for this work, I have only submitted what 1 consider will be a safe figure in order that you might get an expression Of opinion from property owners before making the expenditure.
 . I will also in this connection again call your attention to the sanitary main from Eleventh street and Second avenue to Smiths park, through which all the sewerage from Fourth avenue, North, to the southern corporate limits should pass.
 This section is at present overcharged and the surplus sewerage is dischargins into open ditches, and it is my opinion that before extending the system this system should be enlarged to meet the present as well as the future demands. hi if.afN I 5000. Respectfully,
 JULIAN KENDRICK.
 City Engineer
 Alderman McCartin moved that the report be referred to the sanitary and sewerage committee. Alderman Ward moved as an amendment that Eighth alley be put In good condition from Eff teenth to Twenty-sixth streets.
 A petition of the Phillips x Wiggs Ma chinery company for permission to erect a sheet iron building for small foun- dry and warehouse next to 1921 and 1923 Powell avenue was referred to the build ing committee, with power to act.
 An ordinance requiring property oWn- CTS to keep abutting sidewalks clean of grass, snow and sleet was referred to the street committee.
 Consideration of the contract between the city and Bradshaw and associates was resumed and the Twelfth section read and agreed to. Section IS precip- itated a discussion, Mayor VanHoose contending that the franchise should be limited to thirty years. The section as reported by the committee provided that at the end of a period of thirty years and each recurring five years the city shall have the right to purchase the water works. If the city and the com pany cannot agree on the price to pe paid for same the matter shall be fe- ferred to a committee of three capable and disinterested parties, one to De se- lected by the city, one by the company and the third to be selected by the oth- CT two The section as reported was adonted and the franchise is unlimited. Mayor VanHoose and Alderman Sims voted no. .,,
 The twemty-fourth section provides that Caldwell Bradshaw and associates shall begin within thirty days from the passage of the ordinance granting the franchise the work of ascertaining II sufficient water supply can be obtained, and that they must begin the construc- tion of their water works system within six months therafter.
 After the last clause had been agreed to the eighteenth section was aga1n called up and the contract made to read Nike the contract with the Birmingham Water Works company, which limits the franchise of that company to thirty years.
 On motion the contract was agreed to as whole after which the board ad- journed subject to call of the chairman.
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