The age-herald., 1899-01-19
t VIII Nov GO Before the
 Legislature PASSED BY VOTE OF ' 10 D Resolution Was Maiden Effort of Alderman Tom Parker. BILL CARRIES WHISKEY CLAUSE Ordinance Adopted Which Will Stop
 Street Fakrs.
$e,ooo FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Alderman Altman Introduced a Resolu- tion Looking to Municipal Owner ship City Charter Come Up
 at Special Meeting.

Birmingham will go to the general assem- is the same bill which was discussed dur ing the latter part of 1898, naming the same boundary lines It takes in Woodlawn, Avondale and West End. The only condi- tion is that no whiskey shall be sold in those districts.
 The bill goes attached to the following resolution, which was adopted by the city council last night by vote of to 5:
 Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
 of Birmingham, That our senators and
 representatives in the general assembly
 of Alabama, be, and are hereby request
 ed to introduce and have passed, the
 attached bill, for extending the corpor-
 ate limits of the city of Birmingham.
 The vote was as follows:
 Yeas-Mayor Evans. Parker CT L., Jr), Rainbow, Moore, Hamilton, Pearce, liar rington. Total, '.
 Nays-Lynogh, Drennen, Altman, Gray, Parker U. L.) Total, 5.
 Alderman Wheeler did not vote and AL derman Kerr was paired with Alderman Meighan.
 The resolution was the first piece of leg islation offered by Alderman J. l.. Parker, Jr., since he became member of the body. There was very little discussion
 Alderman Altman moved to defer action until another meeting, stating that many of the members were not present. Alderman Moore moved to table the motion.
 Alderman J. L. Parker started to speak, but was stopped by the mayor
 "Yes but will talk" said the alderman. 'These other gentlemen have had an op- portunity."
 "You can do it if Alderman Moore will consent" replied the mayor.
 q insist on the rule being enforced" was Alderman Moore's retort.
 The motion to table was carried by vote of to 6, and on the previous question 1t was to 5.
 The aldermen who have changed opinion since the matter was defeated explain by saying that the calling of a. constitutional convention made the matter much more urgent. Consolidation would have come sooner or later, and the certainty of con- sttutional convention made it imperative at this time.
 The Municipal Ownership
 Near the close of the meeting Alderman Altman introduced resolution looking to municipal ownership, which will lay over for consideration at another meeting. It is as follows:
 Resolved, That the judiciary commit
 tee, with the aid of the city attorney, prepare bills looking to the purchase or
 erection and ownership of water and Night plants. Provided, however, that
 under no circumstances shall such
 plants be purchased at an unreasonable
 price"
 Alderman Altman said, on introducing the resolution, that he desired to relieve the minds of those who might think that it was the intention to pay extravagant prices for old, worn out machinery. The city did not want to pay for a lot of dead plants. It will only pay the real market price. He gave notice that he would speak at length on the subject when the consider ation of the resolution came up.
 To Stop Street Fakirs
 Mayor Evans introduced an ordinance which will effectually put stop to street fakirs. The rules were suspended, and the ordinance was adopted as follows:
 Be it ordained by the mayor and alder men of Birmingham, That on and after the passage of this ordinance 1t shall not be lawful for any auctioneer, vendor of patent medicines or compound sold as medicines, or salesman or crier of any goods of what soever description, or for any dispenser of any goods, wares or merchandise, or for any lecturer, preacher, sleight-of-hand per- former, snowman. teacher or professor, doc- tor, healer, or alleged healer of the sick. blind, halt or disabled, to occupy or speak from any stand chair, vehicle. stage or any improvised platform on the streets, avenues. sidewalks oI alleys of the city of Birming- ham, wthili the fire limits, without first having obtained permission of the board of mayor and aldermen. Provided, that this ordinance shall not apply to fruit and con- lection stands as now authorized by law.
 "Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not less than
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