The age-herald., 1899-04-20
ANTI-CPITTING
 ORDINANCE UP Was Introduced in City Council
 Meeeting,
BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN
Bids Let for Much Street Improvement Work-Crusade will be Entered by the Board Against Fake
 Insurance Companies.

nance came before the clly cOuncll fdSC night and was referred to the judiciary committee. Alderman Meighan, who intro- duced the measure, said that 1t was copy of the Atlanta law. He attempted to have the rules suspended and the ordinance passed last night, but some of the alder men objected to the sidewalk clause and thought it should go to a committee. The ordinance follows:
 
 Be it ordained by the board of mayor and aldermen, That from and after the 2 first day of May 1899, it shall be dis- orderly conduct and unlawful for any ssone to spit throw hulls, peelings or +other litter upon the sidewalks, or upn the floors of churches, public halls, theaters street cars or other public places over which ladies are accus- toned to pass in the city And anyone violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall, on con- ' yiction, be fined not less than one nor more than five dollars; and in default of immediate payment of such fine shall be sentenced to work on the streets, not less than two nor more than ten days. ! | | | ! The council meeting last night was the last one the old board will have. At the next meeting the new administration will be inducted into office.
 All the aldermen were present, with the exception of Alderman Altman.
 Chairman Moore, of the miscellaneous committee, in making his report, called at tention to a complaint made that there were several life insurance companies do- ing business in the district with headquar- ters in Birmingham without paying any license. They were working as benevolent associations, but were really fake in surance companies. He and T. F. Parker were made q committee to look up the par ties interested. and employ detective to assist them, if necessary.
 A resolution was passed granting mer- chants the same sidewalk privileges IS fruit stands, provided they paid the same license.
 The fire committee was authorized to pur- chase two horses for the department
 A delegation of ice dealers appeared be- fore the council to protest against being forced to pay license separately for man. ufacturing ice and their wagons which delivered to consumers. They contended that this was unjust, inasmuch as concerns of different character were not forced to pay the two licences. Not Until Next Meeting Alderman Kerr, in the absence of Chair man Altman, made the report for the judi ciary committee. He announced that the report the Sunday closing ordinance would be delayed until the next meeting on account of the absence of the chair man.
 The Rev. pr. Kelly, pastor of the First Methodist church. and several gentlemen who were standing in the lobby, evidently awaiting a report on the ordinance, filed out when Alderman Kerr made the an- nouncement.
 Six ordinances for street improvement work were reported in due form. When vote was about to be taken on these ordinances the question came up to whether they could be passed collect lively. City Attorney Lowe said that they should be acted on separately, and this was done.
 Bids for Street Improvement Chairman Graham of the street commit- tee presented the bids for the erection of a storm sewer in the Wheeler neighbor- hood, and for the grading, macadamizing and curbing of Twenty-ninth street, from Ninth avenue to Pine and adjacent streets. | The bids on grading and macadamizing were as follows:
 Dunn & Lallande Bros, $3S15. w. D. Smith & Co.,. s4,795. G. B. Burkhalter & Co.,, $3,45O. | The bid was awarded to Burkhalter & l Go.
 | For curbing, the following bids were re- l ceived
 l Oak Hill Marble and Stone Works, for 6-inch curbing, S71s cents per foot; corners 1 40 and Al.
 | T. H. Johnston for six-inch curbing, S6 cents per foot; corners S6. I Dunn & Lallande Bros, for six-inch curb ing, 3sHs cents per foot, corners 42 and AS. l A. Stockmar for six-inch curbing, 351s | cents per foot corners, 35. | G. B. Burkhalter & Co.,, for six-inch curb ing, 35 cents per foot corners. &C., | The bid of Burkhalter & Co. was accept | ed.
 On the storm sewer the bid was awarded to the same firm for s3,S92.75. Dunn & Lal- | lande Bros. bid $4,OS2.70.
 Chairman Graham presented two more ordinances for street improvement work.
 which were referred to the judiciary com-
 mittee. l The first was for the grading, macadam-
 izing and curbing of Eleventh avenue from l Twenty-first to Twenty-fourth street, and | Twenty-first from Ninth to Eleventh ave- | nue; Eleventh avenue from Twenty-ffrst to | Twenty-fourth streets; Twenty-first street
 from Ninth avenue to Eleventh avenue.
 The second was for the grading and
 macadamizing of Fourth avenue from | Twenty-fourth to Twentysixth; Twenty first street from Seventh avenue to Ninth
 avenue; Fourth avenue from Twenty-fourth
 to Twenty-sixth; Twenty-first street from Seventh avenue to Nineth avenue; Six
 teenth street from First avenue to Eighth | avenue.
 An ordinance for thf curbng of the fol- | lowing sidewalks was introduced: South side of FoTrtn avenue from Twen- | ty-fifth to Twenty-sift fth street; south side