The age-herald., 1901-03-21
MuchImportant Business Trans
 Iacted Last Night.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Contracts To the Amount of $75,ooo Awarded-Fire Station for North Highlands-A New Sprinkler
 and Sweeper-Proceedines.

for street improvements to cost nearly 75,0O0 ordered a fire station located at Thirteenth avenue and Nineteenth street, passed an ordinance requiring the pay ment of per cent interest on delinquent | taxes, purchased a fire engine, hose wagon and 4oOO feet of hose; a street | sprinkler and sweeper, and transacted other business of minor importance. There were present in the temporary city hall when Mayor Drennen called the board to order Aldermen Lynagh, Wheel CT, Rainbow, Mcknight, Kerr, Moore, Altman, Graham. Eeidt, Gray, Jones and Harrington. Alderman Thach arrived a few minutes later. The finance committee, through Chair man Kerr, submitted the following re- port:
 "The committee recommends that the salary of George Eustis, city treasurer, be fixed at $20O per month: also the pur- chase of one street sprinkler and one street sweeper for use at night, the pur- | chase of the sprinkler and the sweeper | to be left to the Mayor and the street commissioner"
 
 Also the following resolution: Resolved, That the city treasurer be authorized, at an expense to the city of not over s2O,0OO, to have all the assess ments upon the improvement book just completed block abstracted In a suitable and satisfactory manner, said block ab- stract to be attached to said improve ment assessment book. The following ordinance recommended by the finance committee was adopted:
 Be it ordained That from and after the passage of this ordinance any taxes which may become due and delinquent to the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham shall bear interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum, such interest b be col lected at the same time and in the same manner that the taxes are collected" Street Improvement Work. Chairman Graham of the street commit tee reported the following awards for street improvement work:
 Under ordinance No. S2: B. o. Watkins. $13,525; c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, $13,5S5; Dunn & Lallande Bros, s1S,6s5; Donel- son & Colvin, s13,935.
 Under ordinance No. 34.-John McPoland & Co.,, s22,499; J. M. Minnis & Co.,, s25,- S20.5o; Donelson & Colvin, 25,9S2.5O; Dunn & Lallaude Bros, s27. .922.5O; c. NJ. Burk- halter & Co.,, s2S,6f2.50. Under ordinance No. 63-Doneison & Colvin. $11,Ss0; c. M. Burkhalter & O., $12,615; Dunn & Lallaude Bros, s12,e15; B. O. Watkins, s12,64s. | Under ordinances Nos 61, 62, 67 and 72- c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, $6, ,762.5O; B. o. Watkins, s7196.50; Donelson 6 Colvin, $7Os:.
 Under ordinances Nos. 62, 6S and 73- Kankakee Artificial Stone Company of Kankakee, Ills, $12,531: Sanders & Jami- son, Atlanta, $12,6O9.75 Stamson & Blome, Chicago, sl4271; Dunn and Lallaude Bros, $14,322; c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, s14,- 355; Donelson & Colvin, ,$14,670. Under ordinence No. 63-Dunn & Lal- laude Bros. $6S95; c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,. $7o0750; Donelson 6 Colvin, s7O15; B. O. Watkins, s707S.
 The contract in each instance was awarded to the firm whose name appears first.
 The report was concurred in and the awards confirmed.
 All improvement ordinances introduced but not adopted before the present im- provement law became effective were re- introduced and referred to the Judiciary committee. These are numbered 23 24, 25, 2s, 29 36 54. 3S, 70, Il, 79, 35, 40, fl, AZ, 45, 47, 4s, 50. 57, 60, 7e, T. 7s.
 Improveemnt ordinances numbered so, S1, 82 and S3 were reported favorably by the judiciary committee and adopted.
 North Highlands Fire Station.
 The fire committee was authorized to advertise for bids for the North High lands fire station. The North Highlands station will be located at Thirteenth avenue and Nineteenth street.
 The fire committee, through Chairman Jones. submitted the following report:
 Bids were received on 4OOO feet of fire hose
 The committee recommends that 2000 feet be given to the Fabric Fire Hose Company and 200 feet be given to the Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company at 80 cents per foot.
 Bids were received on first class fire engines.
 The committee recommends that the contract be given to the American Fire Engine Company for one Metropolitan epgine of 900 gallons per minute at s50o0
 ''Bids were received for one double CO., gallon copper tank chemical engine.
 'The committee recommends that the contract be given to the Fire Extinguish- CT Company of Chicago, complete at s225O f. o. b. Birmingham.
 Bids were received for one hose wag- on.
 "The committee recommends that the contract be given to the Fire Extinguish- CT Company of Chicago, for s750, f. O. b. Birmingham"
 The report was concurred in.
 Granted Use of Poles. On the recommendation of the police and sanitation committee the Peoples Home Telephone Company was permitted to use the old poles put in for the Game well police call system, the telephone company to pay the city $5 per thousand feet for the poles.
 resolution resembling the license is- sued for a saloon in the Ninth ward near Our Lady of Sorrows school was adopt ed.
 Improvement ordinance No. 76 was re- introduced and adopted.
 The butchers presented a petition re- questing reduction in the license re- quired of them for doing business inside the fire limits. The license required of A butcher inside the fire limits Is sso, and