The age-herald., 1902-04-03

vorably an ordinance introduced at the last meeting prohibiting the granting of any liquor license to saloons on the west side of Nineteenth street between Second and Fifth avenues and on the east side of the street between Third and Fourth avenues Considerable discussion follow ed this report, but it was finally post poned till the next meeting and In the meanwhile the license collector was in- structed not to issue any liquor licenses on this part of Nineteenth street.
 An ordinance was offered and referred to the judiciary committee providing for the sale of the following amounts of bonds under the following improvement ordinances: No. 5S 5000; No. 5O $500; No. "A, $500; No. 25 $500; No 6S, $500; No. 36, $500.
 Opening of Twelfth Avenue.
 Alderman Graham. chairman of the street committee introduced an ordi- rance which was passed, providing for opening Twelfth avenue, between Hunts vile avenue and Twentieth street, a uni form width of 80 feet with sidewalks of ' feet, and settling certain disputed boundaries
 Chairman Graham announced that the contract for laying vitrified brick gut ters on Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, South, under ordinance 109 had been awarded to T. o. Watkins for s7sOO.
 This Is at an average cost of about $1.20 a square yard, and a resolution by Alder man Jones was adopted allowing any one affected by the ordinance to lay their own gutters within five days provided the work be done under the direction and satisfaction of the city engineer.
 Alderman Graham also announced that the contract for a storm sewer on Eigh- teenth street and avenue A under ordi- nance 113 had been awarded to Mitchell, Minus & Co. at cost of $6236. This sewer will drain the pond at this corner.
 The contract under ordinance 34 for a storm sewer on Fifteenth street was transferred, and the transfer authorized, from John McPoland & Go. to c. w. Burkhalter & Go.
 A communication from citizens in the neighborhood of Fourteenth street and Woodlawn avenue was read asking that a pond be filled up. The matter was left to the Mayor, with power to act Ordinance 125 was introduced extending the storm sewer on Second avenue An ordinance to allow the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company to erect poles on Second avenue was referred back to the Judiciary committee.
 Fire plugs were ordered put in at the following corners: Tenth avenue and Thirty-first street. North; Twelfth ave- nue and Twelfth street. North; Ninth avenue and Thirteenth street, South. and Tenth avenue and Thirteenth street, South.
 Two Bodies in Council.
 AIderm an Jones introduced resolution which was referred to the Judiciary com mittee and which provided that that com- mittee should prepare a bill to be intro- duced at the next session of the legisla- ture creating two bodies of the city coun- cil of Birmingham and giving the mayor the veto power. This ordinance evoked no discussion but was referred to the committee without comment.
 Alderman Ward of the Miscellaneous Committee reported two amendments to the license schedule. These affect book dealers and haberdashers, and were re- ferred to the judiciary committee
 Alderman Ward also presented . com