The age-herald., 1901-03-16
CITY COUNCIL
 HELD MEETING Mayor Directed to Sign City
 Hall Contract SESSION WAS SHORT ONE Realty Company To Be Paid for School sltes-Bare Quorum Was Pres ent-Busincss of Routine
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SESSION WAS SHORT ONE

The City Council met last night in ad- journed session and directed the Mayor to sign the contract with A. stockmor for the construction of the new city hall as soon as City Attorney Lowe passes upon it's legality. The Mayor was also instructed to pay the Birmingham Realty Company the amount agreed upon for the lots for the new school buildings as soon as the city attorneys examines the titles and certif1es they are perfect.
 The session did not last more than three-ouarters of an hour and but little business was transacted. A bare quorum was present when Mayor Drennen called the Council to order. the following mem- bers answering to their names: Mayor Drennen. Aldermen Lynagh, Mcknight, Kerr, Moore, McNally. Altman, Heldt, Jones and Harrington.
 Improvement ordinance No. 65, provid- ing for paving and curbing avenue D from Eighteenth to Twentieth street and for curbing the south side of avenue E from Nineteenth to Twentieth street was passed.
 Chairman Jones of the fire department and water service committee stated that he and the chief of the fire department had written to manufacturers of fire ap- paratus askirg them to submit bids for furnishing the apparatus provided for ty the Council at a recent meeting.
 The Proceedings.
 The question of street sprinkling was referred to the committee on finance and police and sanitation. Letters from number of dealers stating prices and terms of sprinklers were also referred to the same committees.
 Authority was granted the butchers to build awnings or sheds at their present building provided the owners of the buildings and the property would agree to remove the awnings and sheds when the city requested them to do so.
 The legislative committee, better known as the "rounders,'' was granted further time in which to make it's report respect ing the legislation enacted by the last General Assembly affecting Birmingham
 On motion of Alderman Moore the ques- tion of improving Huntsville avenue was passed until next Wednesday night, when the board meets in regular session. Dr. A. A. Clisby, who had agreed to get the consent of the property owners along that avenue to pay for the improvements, stated that there were two or three that he had been unable to see, but that he would undertake to guarantee the pay ment of the $150 that would be required of each. The matter will come before the miscellaneous committee at its meeting at noon next Wednesday, and will be dis posed of at the meeting of the council that night
 On motion of Alderman Altman the Mayor was authorized to direct that the purchase price of the new school lots be paid to the Birmingham Realty Company as soon as the city attorney certifes that the titles are perfect. The city attorney will make his report to the Mayor and the judiciary committee
 City Hall Contract.
 Alderman Jones stated that he wished to report for the city hall committee. He said the contractors had agreed to ln- demnify the city to the amount of S55 000 and that the security he offered was good and responsible. The committee he said, had approved it. The committee recom- mended that the Mayor sign the contract as soon as the city attorney passes upon its legality. The securities offered by MT. Stockmar are as follows: Life insurance policy $20.o00, accident insurance policy s1O0OO, cash s16,o00, and a certain per cent of the contract price to be held back un- til the work is completed and turned over to the city, amounting to $29,000. The re- port of the committee was concurred in.
 The finance committee was instructed to inquire into the matter of a payment for curbing at the Christian Church, ave- nue F and Twenty-first street, six or sev- en years ago. It was stated that the city received payment for this work, although it had never been done.
 Alderman Harrington made a motion to the effect that the city employ an expert architect to watch the construction of the new city hall, and the motion was re- ferred to the city hall committee, of which he Is a member.
 On motion the board adjourned. tN