The age-herald., 1898-10-06
COUNCIL WANTS NEW CITY CHARTER City Attorney and Mayor Will Draw
 up One AND REPORT IT TO BOARD The Present One Has Gotten Out Of
 Date.
AND REPORT IT TO BOARD
NOT GOOD FOR METROPOLITAN CITY
Aldermen Held a Short Session With Acting Mayor Gray in the Chair.
 Little Other Than Routine
Business Transacted

The board cf aldermen want new char ter for pe city Of Birmingham
 The first steps to procure 1t wer~ --. last night when City Attorney Robert J. Lowe and the mayor were authorized to draw up one and submit it to the board.
 The old charter was drawn up before the city had reached very respectable size, and, it is alleged, Is unsuited to the conduct of a metropolitan city.
 The meeting of the board last night was short, and little other than routine business was transacted.
 When Acting Mayor Gray rapped for or der there were present Aldermen Lynagh, Kerr. Meghan, Moore, Williams Graham, Hamilton, Pearce, Parker and Hentzschel.
 Reports of Committees
 The finance committee reported the monthly payroll, which was ordered paid.
 Chairman Lynagh, of the fire department, asked for an appropriation of $50 to pay ex- penses of Chief Mullen to the annual meet ing of the fire chiefs It-was ordered paid.
 Alderman Moore of the miscellaneous committee reported adversely on the peti- tions of E. H. Hickman, T. A. Bowers and J. J. Gambill. Favoraby on petitions of R. H. Vandegrift, J. M. Coben and A. S. Smith. The latter part of the committees report was concurred in.
 E. H. Hickman was represented by his attorney He desired to engage in the liquor business, and as the license collector could not issue license for less than six months, he wanted the city council to take some action whereby license could be is sued for quarter. The petition was dis allowed.
 MT Bowers appeared in behalf of having license paid for running a concert hall re- turned. He appealed on the ground that there was no license on concert hall, be- cause it was free show. Petition was re- ferred to the judiciary committee
 Chairman Pearce of the police and sani- tation committee presented favorably pe- tition from property owner to refund $10 on Eighth alley sewer assessment, because his lot did not reach the sewer. Report concurred in.
 Alderman Graham moved that Engineer Kendrick be allowed expense money to at tend a convention of municipal engineers in Washington city. Motion was carried.
 A petition presented by Alderman Gra- ham to have Avenue E opened from twenty seventh to Thirty-second streets was re- ferred to the street committee.
 Chairman Graham of the street commit tee offered an ordinance providing that street improvements be made on the fol- lowing streets and avenues Fifteen street, from First to Eighth avenues; Sixteenth street, from Sixth to Seventh avenues; Sixth avenue, from Fourteenth to Sixteenth streets; Twenty-fourth street. from Elev- enth to Thirteenth avenue. Under a sus- pension of the rules the ordinance was carried.
 The city engineer was authorized to ad- yertise for bids for the construction of storm sewer on Thirteenth avenue.
 The petition of MT. Gillespie to set aside the sale of property was referred to the mayor, city attorney and the chairman of the judiciary committee, with power to act.
 Petitions Rnferred
 Sanitary sewer along Magnolia avenue. Police and sanitation committe.
 Baptist church for light on Fifteenth street Light committee.
 For right of way through end of lot of city.zH. B. Williams. Judiciary committee. E. c. Hughes, refund of fine. Finance committee.
 F. r. Anderson protest against North Side sewer. Police and sanitation com- mittee.
 Protest of merchants against blocking second avenue. Street committee
 St. Johns Methodist church for light. Light committee.
 G. w. Elliot, refund street tax. Miscel- laneous committee.
 Bill for $50.7O against Dunn & Leland. Finance committee.