The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-04
Aldermen Go TO Nashville 10
See Paving,
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES
Ordinance Is Introduced to Require
Hackmen to Post List of Fares
In Their Hacks-Pay
for Prisoners. -

At a meeting Of the city council last
night only matters of a routine nature
were taken up and disposed of. Those
present were: Mayor Drennen and Alder
men Greener. Wheeler. Ward. Linnehan.
D. R. Copeland, Kerr ]. R. Copeland,
Graham. HEIDI Thach and Jones.
The finance committee recommended
that the pay rolls OF the city be paid and
that the sheriff be paid $50 for feeding
prisoners while the city Jail was being
rebuilt. The reports of officers were read
and estimates Of contractors work al
lowed.
Final assessments on Improvement or
dinances Nos. % and 81 were made. While
ordinance No. 90 was being read Caldwell
Bradshaw entered a protest against his
assessments. compromise was made by
instructing the city engineer to construct
an additional sewer. relieving Mr. Brad
shaw.
Fire Committee Report.
In the report of the fire committee,
which was adopted, SIS was allowed for
the repair of engine No. 3 and the chief
was granted a leave of absence and 500
for expenses to attend a meeting Of the
National Association of Fire Chiefs. The
Tri-State Medical society was allowed to
use the police assembly room for a meet
ing place.
An ordinance was passed ascertaining
the assessments of property for work
done under improvement ordinance No.
49, Protests will be heard October 1. A
resolution to correct certain clerical
errors in the Zell water works franchise
was passed. A petition from residents of
avenue e, between Twentieth and Twen-
ty-flrst streets, asking that the Belt rail-
way be prohibited from using the avenue
for loading and unloading freight was re-
ferred to the city attorney, who was In
structed to draw an ordinance conforming
to their wishes. The ordinance referring
to the disposal of gambling outfits was
referred to the city attorney to ascertain
its legality
Improvement ordinance number 1874 for
the macademizing of Twenty-fourth
street near Water street was passed.
The city engineer was instructed to open
bids for work under ordinances 1903 and
Ill on September II at noon. The Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company was allowed the right to con-
struct coal pit and shed in the rear
of their gas plant, the work being done
under the supervision of the city en-
gineer.
Leave for Nashville.
The invitation of the Nashville Roof
ing and Paving company to visit Nash
Vile Friday and see work being done
with the Warren Brothers paving ma
terial was accepted. The mayor and sew
eral members of the street committee
agreed to make the trip, leaving tonight
and returning Saturday morning.
Improvement ordinances number 11s,
131 and 1872 were confirmed The city en-
gineer was instructed to place a light
at First avenue and Twenty-seventh
street, the same being paid for by the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company and the Southern Railway COM
pany. Quite a little talk was had over
some dead track on Third avenue be-
tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets,
but the matter was finally passed over
to allow an investigation. Alderman
Greener introduced a resolution instruct
ing the city attorney to prepare an or
dinance requiring all hacks to have
list of prices in their vehicles.