The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-21
Humane Society Asks For a
Special Policeman
The LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
Birmingham and Steel Cities Railway
and Power Co.'s Petition for an
Extension of Time In Beginning
Its Work Was Granted.

At the meeting of the board of mayor
and aldermen held in the city hall last
night committee of ladies and gentle
men representing the new Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
through L. S. Hates, asked that spe-
cial policeman be appointed for the serv-
ice of the society. They asked the coun-
Gil to either make a special appropriation
for the purpose or have the chief of po-
lice designate an officer for such duty.
Upon motion of Alderman Altman the
matter was referred to a joint committee
made up of the committees on finance
and police and sanitation.
A proposal from H. B. Gray to pur-
chase all bonds issued uncer Improvement
ordinances 81. 50, SO, "a, So, Sc and sS was
read
A petition from the Birmingham and
Steel Cities Railway and Power company
asking for an extension of time to begin
their work was granted. An ordinance
granting to the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company the right to
lay tracks making connection from
Twenty-first to Twenty-third streets was
adopted with an amendment requiring
the company to remove the track on
Twenty-first street from Magnolia street
to Highland avenue If the same was not
used daily.
A petition from I. A. Sanders asking for
the remittance of fine of 500 imposed
for carrying concealed weapons was
granted with an amendment renting
all but $25.
An ordinance was passed entitled I'm
provement ordinance No. 1884, providing
for the construction of storm sewers in
the neighborhood Of Ninth avenue and
Sixteenth street, North. improvement
ordinance No. 100 was adopted and Sep
TENDER II named as the time for the
hearing Of remonstrances against the
work being done. 1t provides for the
construction of storm sewers in the neigh
borhood of avenues F and II and Nine
tenth and Twentieth streets.
Ordinances providing for the issuance
of bon under Il nutns~: of cd nances
were p,ss.d. The ordl: frces and the
amounts under each are as follows: So,
$500; a. $1,000; sc. $1,000; IS, $500; 50, $1,000;
81, $4,000, and SO, $500.
Assessments were ascertained on ordi-
nance No. 49, On ordinances Nos. SO,
JOG and 1O7 the assessments were made
final Ordinance No. Ja4, providing for
street improvements on Twenty-fourth
street from Thirteenth avenue to Water
street; on Water street from Twenty
fourth street to Seventeenth, and on
Twenty-fifth street from Thirteenth to
Seventeenth avenues. was introduced and
referred to the judiciary committee.
A fire plug was ordered to be placed
at Twelfth avenue and Thirty-hrst street,
the Birmingham Realty company paying
for it two years in advance.
The city engineer was instructed to
estimate the cost of building rock wall
on the north sidee of Oak Hill cemetery.
Complaints were made by citizens on
Rush avenue and Allen and Jasper
streets regarding condition of streets due
to the changing of tracks by the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company. The matter was referred to
the mayor.
The council accepted the invitation to
take part in the Labor Day parade.
Alderman Stockmar made a protest
against the manner in which the Louis
Vile and Nashville is closing Avenue #
near the rolling mills.
An ordinance was introduced making it
the duty of police officers to seize all
O ing devices where such were found
in raids. The disposal of such stuff was
also provided for. The ordinance was
referred to the judiciary committee.