The age-herald., 1901-06-06
CITY COUNCIL HAS VERY BUSY SESSION Many Routine Matters Were
 Finally Disposed Of THE FRANCHISE QUESTION Only One Bid Was Received and Mo- tlon Was Passed to Postpone
 Action Until the Next Meet.
 Ing of the Board.
THE FRANCHISE QUESTION

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held at the city hall last night Those present were. May or Drennen, Aldermen Greener, Wheeler, Ward, D. R. Copeland, Kerr J. R. Cope land, Moore. Gum, McNally, Altman, Gra- ham, Thach, Gray, Jones' Harrington and Stockmar.
 After the reading of the reports of the officers the report of the finance commit tee was received. This committee recom- mended that the award of contract for the engraving of bonds be made to Rob- erts 6 Son. their bid amounting to s1f5 This was adopted.
 Six ordinances providing for the issuance of bonds for public improvements as made by former ordinances, were passed. An ordinance was also passed providing for the issuance of $20, 600 In 5 per cent bonds for the purpose of refundng outstanding ' per cent bonds.
 Railway Franchise Unsettled Vet.
 The finance committee then reported that only one bid had been handed the city treasurer for the franchise recently asked for by the Metropolitan Company, and over which there was much heated discuss sion last month. This bid was from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company. The offer was made to pay s1O0 per block for the franchise where the company did not now possess a grant.
 Alderman Jones moved that the fran chise be granted, as there was no other bid. This was withdrawn when Alderman Moore moved the matter go over until the next meeting of the board which mo- ton was adopted.
 The judiciary committee recommended that George Hall be paid s9O for damages to horse by the pound keeper of the city. This was adopted. The committee also recommended the passage of an or dinance refunding the 20 per cent addl- tlonal assessment of property made under Improvements resulting from ordinance numbers 1 and 9 inclusive and number 90 This ordinance was passed.
 Street Improvements.
 The commute reported that the city att torney had given an opinion regarding q number of ordinances introduced several weeks ago in which he said that the ordinances might be acted on under the old improvement laws. These ordin- ances were then introduced and passed They carry with them expenditures as follows: Numbers g. $26.O0O; "A. s2,5oO; 25, s1 800; 2s, $1OOO; 20. $1O,00o; 35, $13,5oO; 36. 5000; 47. sl7,oOO; 5O, s1Oo0O; 54. 5000; 56, $1S,5oo; 57, $500; 60, siOOo; 7o s1,soo; 71, s10,OO0; 7s, s6.0OO; 79, $1.sOO.
 Alderman Jones introduced an ordinance to extend the pound limits of the city to the limits of the corporation of the city of Birmingham.
 Alderman Kerr, Moore, Jones and Ward were appointed as a committee for the purpose of entertaining the mayors who will attend the meeting of the League of Municipalities, The committee on the City Hall was asked to arrange a pro- gramme for corner stone exercises to be held at an early date at the new building.
 Three new ordinances were then intro- duced for new street Improvements. No. S6 provides for paving, macadamizing and curbing Twenty-second street from Avenues F to H. at an estimated cost of s45OO. No. S7 provides for paving side WdihS ol AriiHBtOh dNSHuo lfoHi ioedCli to Blackberry streets, and on Fourteenth avenue from Ashe to Beach streets, at an estimated cost of $150o. No. SS provides for sanitary sewer on Alley c from Twenty seventh to Thirtieth street and on Alley E from Twenty-eighth to Thirty-second streets at an estimated cost of s45O0 All were referred to the judiciary committee. petition was read from citizens along Ridgeway Park avenue asking for paving with bricks This was referred to the city engineer with instructions to draw an ordinance. The Mayor was instructed to have recorded deeds to property on Fountain Heights donated for school building.
 Alderman Copeland read petition from residents of part of the North High lands, asking that the slaughter pen of J. D. Taylor and Brother be declared a nuisance and abolished This was referred to the Aldermen of the Third and Fourth wards.
 An ordinance was introduced by Alder man Ward instructing the city engineer to have old and unused tracks of street railway companies removed from the streets The resolution was referred to the street railway committee.
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