The age-herald., 1900-03-08
Much Time Wasted in Wrang-
 ling Among Aldermen.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Committee to Take Up Mayors Recom- mendations on Question of Munich palOwnership-Ward Rit-
 tenberry Reinstated

A long drawn-out session of the city council was held last night, lasting from 7:45 until after 10 o'clock, during which sidered and disposed of, not without con- siderable wranglng among the aldermen. The contract for building the South Highlands engine house, mention of which was made in Tuesdays Age-Herald, caused rather warm discussion between Alder men Jones, Lynagh and Daly, all members of the committee on fire department and water.
 Aldermen Daly and Lynagh stated that they had not been consulted when the question of fire station for the South Highlands came up, and wanted to know 1T the matter had gone before the commit tee. Alderman. Jones said the committee had not acted upon the matter at all; that the council at its last meeting authorized the establishment of the additional sta ton.
 The purchase of additional ground ad joining Oak Hill cemetery was authorized.
 The Meeting
 The board was called to order at 7:45 by Mayor Drennen, with the following alder men present: Lynagh, Wheeler, Rainbow, Mcknight, Kerr, Moore. Williams, Me Anally. Altman, Graham. Heidt Gray Jones, Harrington and Daily.
 Several petitions and communications were submitted and referred to committees, among them being one from Judge Feagin of the inferior criminal court, which was referred to the police and sanitation com mittee without being read, the full text of which appears in another column.
 The sanitary inspectors submitted a re- port for February, stating that a general stated that the work elf o.eaning the city would begin as soon as the weather would permit.
 The finance committee recommended the payment if the claim of Steiner Brothers, q little over 5000, balance due in the mat ter of deferred Interest payment.
 The committee also recommended the pur- chase of a triangular lot at the north side of Oak Hill cemetery at a price not to exceed $1 900. The owner, Judge Garrettson, had offered to sell 1t to the city for $l,5OO. This part of the report caused a great deal of discussion. There was some opposition to the purchase of the lot at $1,OOO some of the aldermen stating that it had been offered to the city several times in recent years at $Go0
 The recommendations of the committee were adopted.
 New Telephone Fran chise
 Alderman Altman offered a resolution granting a franchise to Claypool and asso- clates, who desire to put in a telephone system in Birmingham. The resolution Was referred to the judiciary commit ittee Alderman Altman also introduced a reso- lution authorizing the mayor to appoint committees to take up and investigate questions urged in the mayors annual message
 The mayor, under the resolution, is to be ex-offfcio member of each committee. The committees provided for are to con sider the following questions: Additional school buildings, stockade, water suro.y
 
 Alderman Harrington presented petition signed by several citizens who wished cer- tain walks in, the cemetery condemned so they could be utilized for burial lots. The petition was granted
 Chairman Mcknight of the street and railway committee, recommended that temporary permit be granted the Birming- ham Railway and Electric company to lay track in Fifteenth street, between Avenues c and E; in Twenty-Isiecond street, between Avenues E and F.
 Alderman Jones called attention to a re- cent ordinance requiring the payment of s100 per block by companies acquiring new franchises In the city, and moved as an amendment to the recommendation that the Birmingham Railway and Electric com pany be required to comply with that or dinance
 A resolution granting the temporary per- init was adopted.
 Alderman Altman introduced a resolu- ton, authorizing the Birmingham Traction company which includes the Highland Av- enue railway, the east Birmingham and the north Birmingham railroad companies to sell and transfer their franchises, rights of way, etc., to the Birmingham Railway and Electric company. The resolution was re- ferred to the street railway end judiciary committees
 Rittenberry Reinstated . Chairman Williams of the police and san- itation committee recommended for the committee that Warden Rtttenberry, who was recently suspended pending an inves- tigation of charges against him, be rein- stated Alderman McAnally moved that he be allowed pay for the time he had lost, but this motion was defeated and the com- mittees recommendation was then adopted. Street Guard Coleman's pay was increas- ed from s52 to $75 per month with no al- lowance for extra time.