Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-17
WARM AND INTERESTING Was the Meeting of the City -'.s Fathers. SEWER CON IRACT AWARDED Sharp Discussion Over a Recommendation of
 Mayor Evans-A Sharp Retort-0rd!-
 nances Passej-Noies.

s-s great deaK of life and spirit was iinjected mo last nights meeting of the m.l3or and board of aldermen.
 Ths leading object of discussion, and ogSe which created some sharp discussion, was upon a standardization his honor. Mayor Evans, which appears in the proceedings. 4. 5 Anolheu cause for heated, though 4reindly, discussion was the report or Nthe commit tee on lights. v.
 At roll call the following responded: .tMayor Evans, Aldermen Wheeler, Ash ford, Rainbow, Williams, Drennen, Grd'F ham, MoCartin, Moor, Gray, Hamilton, 5Herftchell and Kerr.
 s.sMayor Evans oredered the roll called Gand the minutes eff the prs vious meeting fs2ead which were approved. &He then read The following: TO the Honorable Board of Alderms n: eS4n the matter of assessments for cost kfH improving Seventh avenue, between Sfffteennh and Eighteenth streets 1 Ie- specttully recommend that you set aside. the charges against property which does mot directly abu said improvement. This Will necessitals the city proper paying sEbsts of intersections but the law as iy5Trftten, which graH,s you the right to ta&harge property away from the street Hnproved, would seem to operate unjust
 
 # 9n this first instance.
 Therefore, 1 ask that propsTy abutting Ffftcenth Sixteenth and Seventeenth Streets and not abutting the avenue be Eelieved of this tax.
 l~sRespectfully submitted, tW F. V. EVANS Mayor GS Alderman Gray, from the finance com Iiaittee, read a budget of bills, which were oIdered paid Among them was items amounting to about $500 for quarantine and other expenses incident to the re- cent smallpox scare.
 aE1he payment of witness tickets against Whe city held by E. A. Penn was referred to the mayor.
 J92 Alderman Rainbow of the market com fHhittee, reported repairs to the market ehpnse.
 Alderman Moore from the miscellane- ous committee, reported.
 Alderman Drennen, from the light com nlittee reported recommending the re- d4feval of lights as follows: First avenue and Eighth street, First avenue and Nineteenth street, Avenue B and Eigh- Steenth street, Avenue E and twenty fifth street, Avenue I and Eighteenth Nstreet.
 Alderman Gray objected to removal of ff4ssEighteenth street lights.
 Alderman Hentschell objected to re- moving the one on Nineteenth street, and Alderman Wheeler that on Eighth 'YSHet. yet friendly discussions arose as Tt6 lights in wards of the city, and nnally iSAfd erman Kerr, to cause a cessation Of &hostflities, moved final action on the re- port be deferred. Carried fS~8Ien F. S. White appeared in behalf of clients and was allowed a hearing.
 1.-TWO bids for building the South Side. sanitary sewer were opened and read. Burkhalter & Co.'S bid was $1,105, and ff1at of Dunn & Lallande Bros, SSS9. F)n@ motion the contract was awarded to the latter firm
 ttyA number of petitions were read and lreferred.
 S,sa An ordinance to require certain rail- roads to keep lights at certain crossings Vzs. passed on it's final reading. .
 The ommendation of the mayor was then taken up.
 AAAlderman McCartin moved to defer ac- tion on the matter, saying it would be a. dangerous precedent He, during his E1emarks intfrnated that the mayor was snot fully acquainted with the matter at Issue, not being fully posted
 The mayor replied that he never offer edSa recommendation without first inves- tigating and becoming acquainted with the facts.
 1.-The discussion fer O while was warm and finally Alderman McCartin's mo- tion prevailed
 lESAfderman Hentschsll scored the park reoplmissioners and was repded to by NChairnan Friedman of the committee. <@1Fhe mayor reported ip. the convict ques- tion ard also stated. that he would pre- sent his semi 1-anrual report at the next meeting.
 sAt7ioltrned