The age-herald., 1901-09-19

The mScellan6ouS COHhl1llllSt a report to the City Council last night recommending that the street railway company be forced to equip its cars witf lenders. Consideration of the matter was deferred until the next meeting.
 The report of the committee was pre- sented by Chairman George Ward as fol lows:
 "Reporting on the advisability of compelling the Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company to equip all of it's cars with lenders, this com mittee begs leave to state:
 That in view of the replies and tes- timony received from officials of near ly two hundred of the principal cities of the United States regarding the value of lenders as life savers, there can be no doubt as to the duty Of the Council in the premises.
 "This testimony is practically unani- nous as to their necessity for the pro- tection of the public and most of 1t as strongly recommends the use of air brakes as an additional safeguard.
 I've therefore ask that the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power Com- pany be instructed to equip every car on its system with lenders, and we further recommend that an ordinance be drawn making 1t unlawful for street car company of this city to op- crate any car without fender, and furthermore ask that the kind of fem der In all cases be designated and ap- proved by the City Council"
 MT. Ward also introduced a resolution directing the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company to operate with i'm proved and modern service all dead and abandoned track in the city or remove same within thirty days of passage of the resolution. This matter was also deferred till the next meeting.
 Business Rushed Through.
 The board was called to order at o'clock and adjourned before 8. Acting Mayor Altman presided. There were present: Aldermen Wheeler, Greener Ward, Linnehan, Kerr, D. R. Copeland Moore, J. R. Copeland Graham, Gray Jones, Stockmar and Harrington.
 A resolution was passed providing tha the city offices be closed from 10 to o'clock today on account of the funera of the President.
 Several improvement ordinances wer' introduced and referred to the proper committees. gis'. Contracts for improvement work wer' awarded as follows:
 Contracts Awarded.
 For paving Twenty-first street from First to Eighth avenue-Southern Paving and Construction Company, Chattanooga s29,533.
 Under ordinances s5 and S6, providing for grading. macadamizing and curbing- Dunn & Lallande Bros, $7142
 Under ordinances 90 and 92, providing for artificial stone sidewalks -Stamsen 6 Blome of Chicago, s16.o2S
 Under ordinances ST, S9 and 93. provid ing for artificial stone sidewalks-H. p Manville & Co.,, s11 ,9S6.
 Under ordinances SS and 97. providing for sanitary sewers-Dunn & Lalland Bros, $3923.
 Under ordinance 96, providing for grad ing, macadamizing and curbing-C. M Burkhalter & Co.,, $S9O.
 Under ordinance 91, providing for arti ficial stone sidewalks-H. E. Manville 6 Co.,, s90,211.
 Petition About Saloon.
 The petition of citizens to have the sa loon at the corner of Eighth street ant First avenue moved to a point insid, Thirteenth street was referred back tt the miscellaneous committee for further investigation. There was a minority re port, headed by Chairman Ward, declar ing the saloon nuisance and recon mending that the license be refused.
 Improvement ordinances Nos. 101, 10 and 103, involving the paving of Fiftt avenue, were made special crder fol October 16.
 The petition of McMillan. Lee & Co. tc erect a shed in front of their building was referred to the miscellaneous com. mittee.
 Alderman Altman, on behalf of the city officials presented City Treasurer ant Tax Collector Eustis a handsome watci chain and charm. MT. Eustis, who ha. been in the service of the city for man. years, will retire on October l. He i very popular among the occupants of tn, city hall, and they wanted to do some thing to show their esteem for A mn, who has so long and so well served thu city.
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