The age-herald., 1902-02-21

= some duulIlOndl ITancnlSe R. Adams and associates were < % also given franchise over certain ' -~streets. ] . Ten thousand dollars was appro- . % priated for salaries and expenses of . < the Board of Education. The latter e . asks appropriation. < % A final settlem ent is made with ' > Steiner Bros. concerning the refund -s ' ing bonds. < Birmingham Is to have a new park or the South Highlands. This was unani- mously decided by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at It's meeting last night The property Is near Five Points just east of Twentieth street fronting on Magnolia avenue and will be bought from the Birmingham Realty Company for $14, 600.
 A franchise was granted J. R. Adams and associates to enter the city with an electric railroad coming in at from the west at Second avenue as far as Eigh- teenth street and then making loop around the block bounded by Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets and First and Second avenues. This franchise was the result of a long discussion, which has Tapped over from several proceeding meetings and was finally granted on the condition that the promoters should build a road from Ensley to Birmingham with in the next five years.
 The Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company was also granted a franchise over Twelfth avenue north and several other streets.
 The council also ratified a settlement made with Steiner Bros, by the finance committee regarding the longstanding dispute about a difference arising out of the refunding of certain coupons with new bonds. Ten thousand dollars was l appropriated to the board of education l for the payment of salaries and other | expenses and the commissions allowed the city tax collector for the present year were agreed on. The changes mad' 1t was statedJ would reduce his commis sion about 5000.
 Various improvement ordinances wer' adopted and when the board finally ad journed after a four hour session it ad |
 The meeting was called to order by th' Mayor and Aldermen Wheeler. Gum Altman, Thach, Jones' Harrington ant Stockmar were absent.
 Favorable Park Report.
 Chairman Kerr of the Finance Com mittee reported favorably the proposition of the Birmingham Realty Company t. sell the city all of block 757 and the east ern half of block 763 for use as a publi, park or such other purpose as the cit! might desire, for the sum of s1400O paya be in ten annual installments of $40 with interest at PIE per cent on the under standing that the offer must be accepted | Finance Committee was unanimousl, adopted provided the city attorney re ported the titles as good.
 The Finance Committee also reported the settlement with Steiner Bros re garding the $269, GOO of refunding bonds 1 They reported that the Steiners had de livered s26S, ,125 of coupons, leaving $127 undelivered, $957 of which they claimed to have paid for and lost before delivery to the city. The city treasurer was au- thorized to pay them this amount or their making affidavit to the facts and giving the city bond of $195O to secure it against loss.
 A resolution introduced by Alderman Gray appropriating s10,oOO to the Board oi Education for salaries was passed and the compensation of the city license in
 
 as follows:
 Commissions of Inspector.
 No commission on collections up to $6o oo0 On the next $40oOO 8 per cent, on tn next $25,O0O per cent and on the nex $200OO and excess 10 per cent. On stree tax psr cent. This will make tota reduction of his commission of about | thousand dollars and a resolution of Al derman Ward to make the commission per cent on the final s2O,0O0 and excess which he stated would reduce it anothe 1 thousand was tabled
 An ordinance was passed ratifying tn, recent transfer of the poll taxes to Count. Tax Collector J. B. Francis and the sec | ton of the city code regarding their col | lection was repealed
 | Mir. A. O. Lane, chairman of the board of education. appeared before the board and stated that a year ago the board ha6 appropriated $5O,0OO for the building oi three public schools. That the specified tions at this price called for common brick to be used in the exterior of tn buildings, and that the board of educa tion had thought 1t inexpedient to us them and had decided to use pressed brick. That he now came before the boar' at their request to ask for an additiona appropriation. The total cost of the thre buildings was $54.s05. and there were out standing bills for $43O5, which was tn, amount they asked for. The matter wal referred to the finance committee to re port Thursday night.
 petition of the Elks to fence in par of Second avenue at Seventeenth stree to be used for their show beginning Marof 20 was allowed. They will not be charged | any license.
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