Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-04
CITY FATHERS IN SESSION Petitions for New Sanitary Sew
 CTS Acted Upon. BIDS FOR SAME WANTED New Ordinance Relative to Collecting Licenses Passed-More Curbng and Street
 Grading Ordered, Etc.

The city fathers met in adjourned ses- sion last night, win the following mem bers present: Mayor Evans, Aldermen Wheeler, Ashford, Rainbow, Kerr, Me- Knight, Moore, Williams, Graham, Ham ilton, Pierce, Gray, McCarin, Harring- ton and Hentschel.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
 The petition of MT. Vadebonceour was disallowed, he having petfioned for re- bate of stall rent in the vegetable mar ket.
 The police and sanitation committee reported, recommending that the city en- gineer be insl lruc.ed to advertise for bids for the construction of two sewers on Avenues G and J and Nineteenth and Twentieth h strests. The report was con- cured in and so ordered.
 A petition for a sewer CD Fourteenth avenue, between Ashe and Beach streets, was referred to the police and sanitation committee.
 The same commi tee, through Alderman Pierce, reported that two meetings had been held in reference 10 the Eighth alley sewer and found that 1t was badly need ed but the commit, ee asked for more time, as 1t wished to confer as to adding a. sewer from Huntsville avenue, near the
  was granted. 'f
 The same committee had selected two acres of ground on Red mountain as a site for the pest house and had turned same over to the county commissioners, with a request that the necessary houses be built as soon as possible.
 Alderman Moore from .he light com- mittee in the a abSence of Chairman Dren- nen, reported that plat had been drawn up, butt not having it present. he moved that the mal,ter be referred to the mayor and fire and water committee, with the understanding that no additional lights be added. Carried.
 Alderman Williams, of the park com mittee, reported that the park commits sioners wanted certain instructions as to thsir power. The. mayor referred them to section 404 of the city code.
 The mayor named Alderman Kerr to take the place of Alderman Altman on the committee to look after old judg- ments. The mayor also stated that this committee would be called upon to meet at an early day. tss
 Several gentlemen were allowed hear ings on personal petitions and the mat ters were referred to the respective com mittees.
 A number of petitions were also IT. ferred.
 Citations against property were re- ported and ordered acted upon. An ordinance to better regulate : the manner. of issuing licensee was put on it's second and third reading and final pas sage and carried.
 Alderman Gray moved resolution that all persons having paid years license on slot machines be allowed a rebate of nine months license and all persons not having paid same be required to pay for only three months. Carried
 Alderman Gray offered a motion, in ac- cordance with petition, that the side walks on Nineteenth street from Twelfth to Fifteenth avenues south and Thir- teenth avenue from Nineteenth to Twen- tieth streets, and Fourteenth avenue from Nineteenth to Twentieth streets, south. be fixed up. Alderman Moore added that Twenty-fourth street from Eighth to Twelfth avenues, north, be graded. u So ordered.
 An additional license schedule was of fered by Alderman Gray from the finance committee and referred.
 The mayor was authorized to contract with a suitable person to collect out standing judgments held by the city.
 On motion the curbing on the east side of Twenty-first street from Seventh to Eighth avenues was added to the rese- lution of Alderman Gray.
 The board went into executive session and afterWard adjourned.