The age-herald., 1901-01-17

prior to the fair of 1S99 be relieved of the improvement assessment levied against 1t. The matter was referred to the street com mittee.
 Other Improvements
 Alderman Moore called attention to street improvements in the vicinity of Twelfth avenue and Twenty-fourth street, work on which he said had been discontinued be- cause 1t had been found that certain prop perty owners were encreaching on city property. An effort was being made to bring about an amicable adjustment of the matter and Dr. A. A. Glisby, who was present, stated that he was endeavoring to get the consent of all property owners along the avenues and streets where the improve ments were being made to draw in their fences. He asked for further time in which to do this, and the board passed the matter until the night of January 26, Ut which time a meeting of the board will be held to consider this and other matters.
 Improvement ordinance No. 73 was adopt ed. It provides for paving with artificial stone the sidewalks along Twenty-fourhh street from Fifth avenue to Thirteenth ave nue, Eleventh avenue from Twenty-first street to Twenty-fourth street, Twenty-first street from Seventh avenue to Twelfth ave- nue, at cost of $2500
 Improvement ordinances numbered 76 IT. IS and 79 were introduced and referred to the judiciary committee. No. 7S provides  First avenue to Seventh avenue with vitri- fled brick and for the widening of the side walks, that the driveway would be mar rowed to 60 feet from curbstene to curb stone. No. H provides for the construction of a storm sewer along Nineteenth street from Ninth alley to Huntsville avenue. No 7s provides for grading Nineteenth street to Huntsville avenue. No 79 provides for curb ing, grading and macadamizing East Twen- tieth street from Park avenue to Eighth avenue.
 Bids for street improvements which had been opened by the street committee were reported as follows:
 Under improvement ordinance No. 66 to grade, macadamfze and curb Huntsville avenue, bids were submitted as follows: Donelson &r Colvins s665S; c. M Burkhalter & Co.,, $6S50; Birmingham Paving Company Se7S2 The contract was awarded to Donel- son 6 Colvin.
 Under improvement ordinance No. 64 to pave with artificial stone the sidewalks in the vicinity of Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets and Second avenue, bids were sub mitted as follows: Stamsen & Blome, $65S1; Birmingham Paving Company, sSS40; Dunn & Lallande, $S514 c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, $e41S.50.
 Offered to Secure the City.
 The disparity between the bids gave rise to considerable discussion, Aldermen Heidt and Altman contending that the price named by Stamsen & Blome was less than the cost of the material they would have to use, and that if the contract be award- ed to that firm, which was foreign firm, would possibly result in their failure to pay laborers and material men.
 w. J. Sinek, representing Stamsen & Blome, by permission, addressed the board, stating that his firm would furnish what ever references were necessary, and that 1T the committed after a thorough inyestiga- ton, believed him unable to live up to the contract he would deposit with the First National Bank sum of money sufficient to cover the cost of all material used ana to pay the board required for the faithful performance of the contract. Under, the bid of Stamsen & Blome the concrete used is estimated at s1.O2 per square yard. The next lowest bidder estimated 1t at about 30 cents more. On motion of Alderman Jones the bid was accepted but the Mayor was instructed to investigate the, financial standing of the firm before signing the contract. Alderman Altman moved as substitute that the matter be referred back to the committee with instructions to make a full investigation of the cost of the work and the reliability of the firm making the lowest bid. f- ass4 ssa}.l -s=
 Alderman Graham moved to table. the 4 substitute. The vote on this motion stood as follows:
 To table-The Mayor, Aldermen Linagh Rainbow. Camp Mcknight, Kerr, Will jams, Graham and Jones. Total 9.
 Against tabling the substitute-Alder- men Meighan, Moore, McNany, Altman Heidt Thach, Gray and Harrington. To- tai 8.
 The Jones motion was then adopted.
 Other Business.
 Bids for grading and macadamizing in the vicinity of Second avenue and Four teenth street. and Twenty-eighth street, from Second avenue to Ninth avenue, were reported by the street committee as fol- lows: c. M Burkhater & Co.,. $1S,14O; Don- elson & Colvin, s13S454. The contract>was awarded to Burkhalter & Co.
 The exchange of certain property be- tween the city and the Birmingham Realty Company in the vicinity of Eleventh ave- nue, south, and Eighth and Ninth streets, was reported favorably by the street conn., mii.ee and the matter referred to the ju- dietary committee.
 Chairman Graham reported that the com- mittee had purchased for the use of the street commission six mules and a wagon at a cost of $475 The report was referred to the finance committee as under the rules no appropriation could be authorized at the meeting when first reported.
 The city engineer was instructed to re- quire property owners with abutting prop erty to repair the west side of Twentieth street between Morris avenue and First avenue.
 The Jones Resolution.
 Alderman Jones submitted the following resolution as a substitute for a resolution introduced by him at former meeting:
 Be it resolved by the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham Thas the committee on legislation be instructed to prepare an act to amend the city of Birmingham's charter, as follows:
 That the Board of Aldermen elect it's presiding officer; that the Mayor be not allowed to preside or vote in said Board of Aldermen.
 That the power of veto be given the lAIa yor, said power of veto to be based on Scode of Alabama as to veto power of Gov ernor.
 That the committee legislation be in- structed to advocate the passage by the Legislature of above amendment and that this board hereby request the members of the Legislature from Jefferson County to pass same. ts aa
 Asked Reduction of License.
 The butchers conducting business inside the fire limits filed petition asking for a reduction in the licenses. This was passed