The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-12-18


 -& Christmas. % < The issue of s4o.OOO of improve . ' ment bonds is authorized, % % Ordinance adopted regulating the % : wiring of buildings. Y < An ordinance Is passed making 1t e D unlawful to give or sell transfers. t -9 A new milk ordinance is intro 2 z duced % % Contractors of new steel building e- . corner of Third avenue and Twen- ' -A ty-first street required to put < < board walk around it % A Further time is granted the com < Q mttees having in charge the pro- ~ < posed stockade for female prison %- < CTS Y %#A-%a-A-A-@-1-A.~-%% &-S-e-~-s-%.
 At the meeting of the city council last night the ordinance containing a schedule of licenses for next year was presented and read by Alderman Ward of the mis- eellaneous committed. and was referred to the judiciary committee. A special meet ing of the council to pass the ordinance, after its reference, has been called by the mayor for tomorrow night at 7:3O o'clock
 The license schedule for 1903 will remain practically as at present, the most impor- tant changes being the following:
 Railroads. license increased from $500 to s75O.
 Street railway, license increased from SiOO to SGo0
 Telephone companies charging a rate of s1 50 or less, s75O; no change; telephone companies charging over a $1.50 rate, license increased from S75O to s1oO0 Long distance telephone companies, license increased from s200 to s250
 Express company, license $500, un- changed; and electric power companies $500, unchanged. It is said trouble has been experienced in collecting these licenses, and efforts were made to strengthen the ordinance.
 The license of the Birmingham Water Works company was placed at $1000. AL derman Ward stated that the license was unchanged, but heretofore the company had refused to pay it.
 Telegraph companies, license increased from S200 to $500.
 A resolution introduced by Alderman Gum to the effect that the chief of police be given authority to employ not more than twenty policemen during three days next week was adopted.
 There were present at the meeting Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Greener, Wheeler, Ward, Linnehan, Copeland, D. R., Kerr, Copeland, J. R., Gunn McNally, Altman, Graham, Heidt Thach. Jones, Harrington and Stockmar.
 Mayor Makes Report.
 Mayor Drennen made a report of the fines remitted and his reasons in each case for doing so. Alderman Ward want ed the report spread upon the minutes. A substitute that the report be filed. of fered by Alderman Kerr, was adopted.
 Assessments were made final on ordi- nances 20, 109. 117 and 131. Ordinance 25 provides for storm sewers on Twenty second street and alley G, north to Ave nue G, and on E to Twenty-third street, and on Elm Highland and Sycamore avenues The cost of the work will be $27 292 .JO.
 Ordinance 1c9 provides for brick gutter paving on Seventeenth street, Avenue II to Avenue l.; Sixteenth street, from Ave nue I to Avenue M; Fifteenth street, Avenue J to Avenue M; AveNlie J, Thir. teenth street to Fifteenth street; Thir- teenth street, Avenue E to Avenue C.; Fourteenth street, Avenue D to Avenue K The work will cost s9CO0.
 Ordinance IT provides for brick paving on Second alley from Twenty-irst street to Twenty cond street, the work to cost sl6OO.
 Ordinance 131 provides for storm sewers, beginning at the southwest corner of Highland avenue. along Highland avenue, also on Bush street and E street, the work to cost $500.
 New Paving.
 The judiciary committee, through the chairman, Alderman Thach. reported fa- vorably on the following ordinances. which were adopted
 Ordnance 142, providing Tor sdewai K paving along Thirteenth street, west side, Eighth avenue to Kirkland avenue; Alta avenue, north side, Thirteenth to Joy street; Joy street, Alta avenue to High land avenue
 Ordinance 143, providing for vitrifed brick paving on EighteenSA street, Ave- nue A to Fourth avenue; Morris avenue, Eighteenth to Nineteenth street; Morris avenue, Twenty-second to Twenty-rourtn street; Twenty-second street, Morris to Second avenue; Second avenue, Seven teenth to Eighteenth street.
 Ordinance IA. providing for asphalt paving on Nineteenth street, between Third and Sixth avenues; Twentieth street, between Fourth and Park ave- nues.
 Ordinance 145, providing for paving on First avenue, from Fifteenth to Eigh- teenth street; on Third alley, from Eighteenth to Nineteenth street.
 Ordinance 146. providing for sanitary sewers along Morris avenue from Nine- teenth to Twenty-fifth street; on Twen- ty-fifth street. from Morris avenue to First avenue; on First avenue, from Twenty-ffth street to Twenty-sixth street; on Twenty-sixth street, from First avenue to First alley.
 Ordinance 147. providing for bituminous macadam on Third avenue from Eigh-