The age-herald., 1900-10-04
X BUSY SESSION
 FOR THE COUNCIL Many Street Improvements Were
 Provided For. A FLING AT THE DUST DEVIL Nearly Four Thousand Pounds of Meat Condemned After Slaughter Eleven Hundred Animals Offered in the
 Market-Retiring Bonds
A FLING AT THE DUST DEVIL

monthly session last night and transacted much business, but nothing of any great interest
 A good part of the session was taken up with the consideration of improvement or dinances. The board refused to grant l- cense to Tom Cason to sell liquor in Sec- ond avenue near the Jefferson Theatre.
 The following members of the board were present when the Mayor called them to or der: Mayor Drennen and Aldermen Wheel CT, Rainbow, Mcknight Kerr, McNally, Altman, Heidt Thach, Gray and Jones' AL dermen Camp and Moore came in later
 The Mayor stated that in accordance with resolution previously adopted he had signed the following contracts: For bonds to build the new school houses, with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Go. and with J. R. Adams for temporary quar- ters for city officers in the Commercial Club building.
 Street Improvements
 Improvement assessment ordinances were reported by the finance committee and adopted as follows;
 For paving Twentieth street from Av- enue H to Avenue o; cost $27,952.OS. For curbing and paving the sidewalks I street and Avenue K; cost $1s74n Resolutions were adopted, providing for the following improvements: The construction of storm sewer from Avenue H and Twelfth street to Avenue K and Eighteenth street; cost $26,OO0. For paving and cUrbing Twentieth street to St. Charles street, and widening the av- enue at certain places; cost $35,0O0. November was fixed as the date on which to hear protests against this work.
 The Mayor was authorized to borrow $1O,- 900 for the purpose of continuing street im- provements.
 Chairman Kerr of the finance committee reported that the money was in hand with which to retire the s30,0OO of bonds recently ordered retired, and that the bonds were being printed.
 Railway, Light and Power Company
 An ordinance was passed to prevent the tampering with appliances of the Birming ham Light, Railway and Power Go. for gen. erating or distributing electricity or con- meeting switches or other devices to take the current from the wires, and the pen alty for violating the ordinance fixed at not exceeding 500.
 The contract with the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power Company, signed on September 20, was amended to provide that the track of that company cannot be con- demned for the use of any other company for greater distance than three blocks at any one place, and giving that company the right to fix the schedule of cars to be run over said track by any other com- pany.
 fire alarm was ordered placed at Tenth avenue and Twenty-fourth street.
 Chairman Jones of the fire committee re- ported temporary quarters for the fire de- partment had been secured in Fourth ave- hue between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets.
 Wise Meat Inspection
 The chief meat inspector reported through Chairman Rainbow of the market committee that collections for the month of September amounted to $25347 The expen- ses of the department were $155. The total number of cattle, hogs, sheep and goats offered for slaughter during the month was 1113, and the number condemned, 1S Three thousand eight hundred and ninety-four pounds of meat were condemned after slaughter.
 Many Minor Matters
 Lights were ordered to be placed at Ave nue G and Thirtieth street, Seventh ave- hue md Thirtieth street, and Sycamore street and Highland avenue.
 A resolution was adopted ordering the railroads to maintain lights at their ex- pense at Tenth avenue and Nineteenth street, at Ninth avenue and Twenty-eighth street, and at Tenth avenue and Twenty seventh street
 A communication from Chief of Police Austin informed the board that temporary quarters for the police had been secured in the Miner building, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street, at a monthly rental of $50 for three rooms
 An expenditure of $540 was authorized for the purpose of putting the Southside fire department in condition for the tempor- ary care of prisoners.
 The ta committee of three to investigate and re- port on the advisability of the city purching teams for the street and garbage work.
 A communication was received from Mrs. R. D. Johnston requesting permis- sion for the board of trustees of the Boys Industrial School to go before the board in the intrest of the school. A resolution was adopted asking them to appear before the Mayor and finance committee.
 The Dust Devil
 The question of sprinkling the streets before sweeping them was discussed. AL derman McAnally introduced a resolution referring the question of purchasing a sprinkler for that purpose to the finance and street committee, with the Mayor added, with power to act. The point was raised by Alderman Altman that the reso- lution contemplated an expenditure, and for that reason had to go to the finance
 
 board The chair held that the point was we'll taken, whereupon the matter was re- ferred to the street and finance committees with instructions to report back to the board at the next meeting.
 A motion to reconsider the resolution by which the board refused to grant license to Tom Cason to sell liquor at 1916 and ISIS Second avenue was voted down.
 William Kirkland presented a petition asking to be reinstated as acting inspector fxv- kI.- market committee with instructions to re- port back at the next meeting
 Ask s2OeO Damage
 J. w. Davidson presented a petition ask ing the board to pay him $2000 as damages for injuries sustained on May by being run over by the fire chiefs buggy while going to the Nabers, Morrow and Sinnige fire. MT. Davidson is S2 years old. He claims that in the accident his right hip was disIocated and his right leg snrainad