The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-07
Ordinance to Regulate Sanitary
 Conditions of the City
RAILWAY CO. GRANTED TIME
Birmingham and Steel Cities Railway Company Ask for an Extension of Time In Which to Be-
 eln Work.

At the regular meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen last night. much business was transacted. Mayer Dren- nen being absent from the city, Alder mat Harry Jones presided Present at the meeting were Acting Mayor Jones' Aldermen Ward, Linnehan, D. R. Cope land, Kerr. J. R. Copeland. Moore, Gum. Graham, Gray. Harrington and Altman.
 Upon recommendation of tho finance committee the monthly pay roll was or dered paid.
 Assessments on ordinance No. 6. which provides for the grading. macad- amlzng and curbing oe Eighth avenue from Thirteenth to Fourteenth street. and Thirteenth street from Eighth to Kirkland avenue. were made final.
 Upon recommendation of the finance committee, ordinances were introduced providing for the issuance of public im- provement bonds to the amount of $l7 5O0
 Assessments we're ascertained on ordi- nances Nos. 23 and 9l.
 Storm sewers were provided for in or dinance No. g. Ordinance No. 9l pro- vided for certain sidewalk paving.
 Sanitary Conditions.
 Upon recommendation of the judiciary committee, an ordinance was introduced to regulate the sanitary conditions of the city. This committee reported favora- bly on several ordinances introduced at the last meeting by Alderman Ward, and 1 oA of ing to the Birmingham Water Works company. Some of these ordinances date as far back as July, 1o9S
 Public improvement bonds to the amount of S10,OOO were ordered issued to pay for certain improvements upon the recommendations of the judiciary com mittee This committee also reported fa- vorably on ordinance number ISL provid- ing for the construction of storm sewer in Highland alley; also improvement ordi- nance number 1S2 providing for the grad ing, paving and macadamizing of Avenue H from Twelfth to Twentieth streets. Tbs estimated cost of this work is $l6,O00
 The city engineer was instructed to stake off the new addition to Oak Hill cemetery into lots in order that the same might be sold. The price of these lots was raised from forty cents to fifty cents a foot. The work of stalking these lots will be done by the street forces. c. M. Burkhalter & Co., were awarded the contract for paving Second alley between Twenty-first and Twenty-second this work will be Sl44O.
 A resolution providing for the constluc- ton of a sanitary sewer in the vicinity of Ninth avenue and Sixteenth street was introduced and properly referred
 Wood. Dickerson & Go. were granted a permit to construct a trap door or ele vator on the sidewalk in front of their new building on Third avenue, the work l to be done under the supervision of the city engineer.
 Extension Granted. An extension of ninety days was grant ed the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company in which to build it's line | along Third avenue. This action was taken upon a petition of the Guarantee 1 Title and Trust Company. Alderman Ward opposed the granting of the ex- tension.
 The Birmingham and Steel Cities Rail- way company presented q petition for six months extension of time in which to begin the work of construction of its lines | over certain streets and avenues In Bir- mingham. The petition was referred to the proper committee.
 Chairman D. R. Copeland of the rail- road committee introduced an ordinance 1 granting the right to the Birmingham Railway. Light ard Power company to lay single track from its line on Twen- ty-flrst street along Magnolia avenue, making connection with it's lines at Five | Points. The ordinance was referred eu the judiciary and railroad committees.
 Upon motion of Alderman Linnehan the railroad committee was instructed to investigate the matter of securing trans fers from the street railway company and the matter of fve-cent fare to all su- burban towns.
 Permission was granted tho Biiou The atrical company to erect an electric sign in front of the Auditorium.
 The street commissioner, upon motion of Alderman Moore, was instructed to put certain streets on the North High lands in the proper condition. Electric Wires. Complaint that electric wires fastened to trees in the Fifth ward were killing them was referred to the light commit