The age-herald., 1901-03-04
VETO INVOKED TO
 KILL VETO POWER An Objectionable Amendment to the Birmingham Bill GOVERNOR SAT DOWN ON II Proposed Local Measures That Become Law and Those That Were Doom
 ed to Defeat-The Round
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GOVERNOR SAT DOWN ON II

The members of the City Council who had charge of the Birmingham bills be- fore the Legislature have returned to the city after completing their work. Every bill urged by them was passed by the Legislature, but the Governor vetoed two of them. One of the bills that failed to meet the approval of the Governor gave the Mayor of the city the veto power and authorized the Board of Aldermen to elect Its own presiding officer. The other bill authorized the city to reassess property for the cost of street improvements made four years ago or more.
 The Legislative Committee of the City Council went to Montgomery with seven bills, which the Legislature was asked to enact into law. These bills authorized the Issuance of Improvements bonds and as sesments of the cost against abutting property, to authorize. the Mayor and Aldermen to assess delinquent taxes, to authorize a tax for sprinkling the streets, 10 authorize the replatting of Oak Hill cemetery investing the Mayor with the veto power, and to assess property for Improvements made prior to the adop- ton or the ldSt dineHuifleHl lo tho citS charter.
 The New Laws.
 The improvement bill passed both houses of the Legislature and was sign ed by the Governor. This bill is in line with the plan submitted by Mayor Dren- nen. It authorizes the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Birmingham to assess the cost of improving the streets and side walks of the city against the abutting property. The property owners are all lowed to pay the interest and one-tenth of the principal annually, with the op- ton of the privilege of taking up the entire principal at any interest period by the payment of six months interest in advance The bill also includes a pro- vision that bonds may be issued for period of ten years with interest payable annually, but the property owner may pay the principal at any interest period by paving the principal and 10 per cent in terest.
 Under this bill the city can also make improyements to the amount of s10,000 on A cash basis, to be paid for within sixty days after the coHipiSiioii oi eiiS "oi H' the cost to be assessed against the abutting property.
 Another bill passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor authori- zes the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to assess delinquent taxes.
 A bill was passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor authoriz- ing the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to open up Prospect avenue In the north ern part of the city.
 The fourth bill to become a law gives the Mayor and Aldermen the right to repiat Oak Hill cemetery, and to con demn certain walks. The work of replat- ting the cemetery and of condemning the walks will be done under the supervis- ion of City Engineer Kendrick
 Mysterious Amendment Killed 1t.
 The most important of the bills that failed to become laws was that invest ing the Mayor with the veto power Tins bill passed both houses of the Legisla- ture and went to the Governor, who ve- toed 1t Saturday afternoon. This bill pro- vided that the Aldermen should elect an officer to preside over that body and that all ordinances. or other city. legislation should be approved by the Mayor An ordinance vetoed by the Mayor would re- quire a majority vote to pass over his head. It appears that after this bill had been passed in the House and before it reached the Senate an amendment was.