The age-herald., 1901-08-08

committee will hold a meeting at the Morris Hotel this morning at 10 o'clock The first session of he convention will be called to order Monday morning at 9 <->-<<<<<<~-><<<< for hearing objections: No. 67, for grading and macadamizing on Fourteenth avenue, South; No. "A, for same work on Eleventh avenue from Fifteenth street to Nine teenth street; Fifteenth street, from Elev- enth avenue to Park avenue. and Park avenue, from Eleventh street to Four teenth street.
 Chairman Kerr reported In favor of al- lowing the police department ten addi- tional men after October l. Concurred in. Chairman Thach of the judiciary com mittee asked for further time, which was allowed.
 Chairman Harrington of the cemetery committee reported the following resolu- ton in regard to Oak Hill cemetery, which was concurred in:
 During the recent heavy rains num- Der of graves have been so completely washed out in Oak Hill cemetery that 1t Is necessary to remove the remains else where, and we recommend that this re- moval be referred to tn Mayor, with pow CT to act, and under supervision of the city attorney"
 Street Improvements.
 Chairman Graham of the street com mittee introduced ordinance No. 103 to pave the north side of Arlington avenue from Highland avenue to Maiden lane with artificial stone 1M
 Chairman Graham also read the bids for improvements. which were awarded to the lowest bidders as follows:
 Ordinance No. 2s-storm sewer, Twen- ty-third street and Magnolia avenue. Dunn & Lallande Bros, s26, ,452.5o.
 Ordinances Nos. "A, 25, 2S, etc.-Grading and macadamizing Second avenue from Twenty-fifth to Twenty-sixth; Third av- enue from Twenty-fourth to TwerNx- sixth; curbing Third avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twenty sixth, etc. J. H. Donelson.
 Ordinances 35 to 40-Grading and ma cadamizing portions of Avenues H, J and M. Twenty-sixth and Seventeenth streets, etc. B. O. Watkins.
 
 walks on Twenty-second, Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets and Second, Third and Fourth avenues Byrum and Sanders, $7235.
 Ordinance No. 50-Grading and macad- amizing Avenue F from Eighth to Twen- tieth streets. Burikha1tar & Co.,, s1o,245. Ordinance No. 54-Sanitary sewer, Twenty-seyenth and alley G to Pine ave- nue, etc. Dunn 6 Lalland6 Bros, $61250. Ordinances Nos. 56 and 57--Grading and macadamizing Third avenue from Sew enth to Sixteenth; Seventh avenue from Tenth to Fourteenth streets; curbing Third avenue from Seventh to Sixteenth; Second avenue from Tenth to Four teenth; Fifth avenue from Tenth to Four teenth;. Dunn & Lallande Bros, s25,3Se. Ordinances Nos. 70 and n-Grading and macadamizing Thirteenth street from Avenue B to J; Fourteenth street from the railroad to Avenue K. Burkhalter & Co.,, $24,370.
 The following improvement ordinances were confirmed: No. ST, sidewalks; SS sewers S9, sidewalk 90. sidewalk; 91. sidewalk; 92. sidewalk; 93 sidewalk; 94 for the paving of Twenty-frst street from First avenue to Eighth avenue with vitrified brick.
 A resolution introduced by Chairman Graham instructing the city engineer to open Eleventh avenue in front of and on the side of the residence of E. N. Cullom was concurred in.
 Jail Bids Rejected.
 of a1 oftx ho1 r. tee reported that all of the bids for re- pairing the city jail were higher than the amount the committee was authorized to spend. The committee recommended that the architects be asked to prepare plans for less cost. Concurred In.
 On motion of Alderman Stockmar the new fire engine will be named for Alder man Harry Jones.
 Assessments on improvement ordi- nances numbers IA and 30 were made final.
 The miscellaneous committee. reported on the meat and milk ordinances which had been found defective and they will go through again according to the regular order.
 Want New Market House.
 Alderman J. R. Copeland read peti- ton signed by the butchers and hucksters occupying stalls in the market asking that the idea of having market house in the new city hall be abandoned be- cause of the limited space. The petition was referred to the city hall committee Alderman Copeland also introduced an ordinance compelling the Southern Rail- way to build overhead bridges at the crossings on Eleventh and Twelfth ave-