Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-22


ton with the brousing COW in the day
time and the long-eared animal that Of
times took occasion at night to bend his
short neck in feasting on the blue grass
and green shrubbery.
The ordinance as read and amended
seemed to meet the wishes of the con-
stituents of the aldermen in the boun-
daries included, and was passed by a
good majority.
FIRE ALARMS.
Mayor Evans stated that the repre-
sentative of the company with whom the
old board had contracted for fire alarms
was present and asked that the contract
be accepted and suggested that the mat
ter of locating stations, etc, in COM
pliance with the contract be referred to
the sanitary and police committee with
power to act.
The question of accepting the contract
was discussed by several members of
the board, Alderman Altman stating
that he did not favor the putting In of
the alarms. That while he thought it
was a good thing, the city was not in a
financial condition to make the improve
ment, and he did not want to make a
contract which he knew the city would
be unable to meet.
Mayor Evans read a letter which he
he stated the condition of the city, and
asked that the contract be annulled
In reply, the company insisted that
the city stand up to its contract; that
the company was liberal and prepared
to carry out the contract as agreed upon.
Mayor Evans said he did not think it
would be fair and just not to sustain the
action of the old board. That the police
department agree that with the alarm
system it will save the work of four
policemen which would be sufficient to
pay off the notes as they fell due. The
cost of the system is $4,000, and the first
note for $1,000 will not fall due until
twelve months after the completion of
the work; that had he been member of
the old board however, he would not
have favored the purchase under the
present financial condition of the city.
Alderman McCartin said he favored
putting in the alarms when member
of the old board that 1t Will prove the
saving of the work of four policemen,
and if it saves the work of only two, the
amount thus saved will protect the notes
as they fall due. That he has witnessed
the system in other eitiec, and it is sue
cess, and Birmingham has secured the
system for nearly half the amount paid
by other cities.
On motion, the matter was referred to
the police and sanitary committee, with
power to act in compliance with the sug-
gestions of the mayor.
Alderman Gray moved that the board
go into executive session to consider the
report of the committee on license Mo-
ton lost.
MARKET COMMITTEE.
Before taking up the license question
Chairman RAINBOW asked permission TO
read the following report from the mar
ket committee, which was granted ana
the report adopted:
RECOMMENDATION OF MARKET
COMMITTED.
l. Petition from vegetation men in new
market that they be not removed
Recommended that they be not re-
uuired to move, and that the store in the
market be rented at $50 and stalls at <l5.
g. Recommended that stalls in old mar
ket be rented only to meat dealers, and
at SIS per month.
3. Recommended that the Ice boxes be
moved from north side to south side of
old market, and that vacant space on
south side of market be utilized in such
manner as to give all renters of stalls
equal privileges so far as practicable.
H. Recommended that ice box (No. H.
on Fourth avenue, next to stalls Nos.
and IL be condemned and removed.
g. Recommended that the space on
north side of old market where ice boxes
now are be rented to vegetable Dealers;
that the construction of the stalls be
according to requirements of market
committee, and subject to its approval,
and that said stall privileges be let to the
highest responsible bidders.
g. We recommend that the ordinance as
to sales of vegetables and meals outside
of market be enforced.
T. We recommend that the block be-
tween Avenues b and c ON Twentieth
street South, be considered market
block until October 1, 1897 under pres
ent terms as to license and privileges.
g. We recommend that the market lin
its be west side of Fourteenth street,
south side of Avenues H, east side of
Twenty-seventh street and north side of
Ninth avenue north, Chat the outside
of said streets shall be outside of mar
ket limits.)
Provided, That these restrictions do
not close up markets now open for bust
ness.
c. T. RAINBOW,
Chairman,