The age-herald., 1901-04-04
REGULAR MEETING
 OF CITY COUNCIL Several Important Questions Up
 For Consideration. MAYORS ANNUAL MESSAGE Steps To Be Taken To Stop Southern Railroad From Lowering Grade.
 Other Matters Which Re-
 celved Attention.
MAYORS ANNUAL MESSAGE

held last night, Mayor Drenren submitted his second annual report covering the work of the administration for the past year, which proved to be a very interest ing document.
 Several important questions were taken up and much routine business was trans acted.
 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Drennen, with the following mem bers present. Aldermen Graham, Heidt, Thach. Kerr, Rombow, Mcknight. Har- rington, Jones, Moore and Lynaugh.
 After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting the mayor submitted his annual report, which was by request read by Alderman Thach. The report, which will be found In another column of this paper, was received and ordered printed.
 The reports of the city treasurer and other city officers were read and referred.
 Reports of Committees.
 The finance committee submitted its re- port through Chairman Kerr, appropriat- ing the necessary funds to pay current salaries and bills, was read and adopted.
 The committee further reported on sev- eral petitions which had been referred for consideration which were con- cured in
 Improvement ordna' ce No. 43 provid- ing for the grading and paving of the streets and sidewalks along Eighth ave- nue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, and Thirteenth street between Eighth and Kirkland avenues was called up for final passage, and a protest was entered by certain property owners.
 Aldermen Kerr and Rainbow addressed the board in support of the ordinance and moved it's adoption.
 Alderman Heidt asked that action be deferred for two weeks in order that certain members of the board might make a personal investigation of conditions.
 Several of the protestants were heard, who stated to the board that the adop- ton of the ordinance would work a hard ship on many of the poorer property owners of that section of the city who had gone out from the center of the city in order to establish homes for them selves.
 The Birmingham Realty Company, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com pany, the Birmingham Belt Railroad Company and Wood, Dickenson & Go. were among the signers of the protest.
 On motion of Alderman Rainbow final action was postponed until the next reg ular meeting. e4
 Assessments under sewerage ordinance No. IS were confirmed.
 To Enjoin Southern Railroad.
 Alderman Kerr, for the judiciary com mittee, read communication from City Engineer Hendricks recommending that the city take steps to stop the Southern Railway from lowering the grade of it's line north of Tenth avenue along Twenty sixth street, and on motion the Mayor and city attorney were empowered to take immediate steps to stop the worl. and to protect the city's i1-erest
 Several supplementary resolutions look ing to the same end were adopted.
 Chairman Harrington of the cemetery committee reported that he bad visited Oak Hill cemetery and found it in a de- plorable condition. He called attention to the fence between Seventeenth and streets being down, and re- that it be replaced with a stone wall. An ordinance authorizing the city engineer to advertise for bids for the work was adopted. MT. Harrington offered a further resolution asking that the sexton be furnished with one guard and small force of prisoners to clean up the cemetery for Decoration Day. The request was allowed
 Other Reports.
 The stneet committee reported favorably on the petition for the removal of the old iron posts on the street corners, erect ed some years ago for advertising pur- poses. A counter petition signed by thirty .hree citizens doing business in Second avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty first street that the sales of the Phoenix Auction Company was not objectionable was read and referred. Chairman Jones of the fire committee that four extension ladders De purchased from the Fire Extinguish- ng Company of Chicago, which was con- cured in.
 
 nittee submitted the report of Chief In- | ,pector Fleming of the meat and milk in- | ,pection department for the month of | March, which was highly favorable.
 Alderman Jones of the police and san- | tation committee made a favorable re- | port on the recommendation of Sanitary | Inspector Walker that the Souths'de fire | department be connected with the new | sewer. Chairman Jones of the special legisla- | i've committee made report covering | he work of the committee during the | port, on motion, was received. and a vote | If thanks extended to the members of | he committee.
 To Open Twelfth Avenue.
 Chairman Moore of the miscellaneous committee reported on a number of peti- ions and offered a resolution authorizing he city attorney to begin proceedings at nce to open Twelfth avenue north to its ull width from Huntsville avenue to street
 He also offered a resolution In regard o the Southern Railway crossings all of which were concurred in.
 Alderman Jones offered a resolution that saloon license be granted Joe Maricanno lntil October 1. 1901. but that after that late no saloon be allowed on the north ide of Second avenue between Seven | eenth street and Eighteenth streets. The esolution was adopted.
 The mayor submitted certain corre- pondence with the Kankakee Artificial