The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-20

providing for storm sewers along Four
tenth and Fifteenth streets, south.
The finance and fire committees were
granted further time in which TO consider
and report on the resolution for the city
to purchase additional nre apparatus.
Alderman Jones of the fire committee
asked the committeeman to meet Friday
at noon.
Alderman Thach reported favorable for
the Judiciary committee on the ordinance
providing for changing the names of the
following streets: JOY street to Twelfth
street, Lawn street TO Thirteenth street,
o'Brien avenue to Twelfth avenue. These
streets are on Fountain Heights The
ordinance was adopted.
Alderman Thaeh offered a resolution
providing that the city attorney be in
structed to appeal to the supreme court
the cases of the Birmingham water works
and Georgia Durham against the mayor
and board of aldermen or birmingham,
and it was adopted.
Livery Stables.
Alderman Thach introduced the follow
ing ordinance, in regard to the location of
livery stables In the city.
THAT it shall be unlawful for any party
or parties to build and conduct q livery
stable within fifty feet of any church,
school house or theatre in the city OF
Birmingham, and that any one violating
the provisions of this ordinance be fined
not less than $25 or more than $780," 1t
was referred to the judiciary committee.
Alderman Ward wanted to know what
had become of the petition of the Peoples
Home Telephone company asking to be
allowed to raise its rates. Alderman
Thach replied that it was in the hands of
the judiciary committee, and would be re-
ported on as soon as the committee was
able to make a full investigation. Alder
man Ward wanted 1t taken out of the
hands of the committee and placed upon
the table. He said he meant no reflection
upon the judiciary committee, but the
board was ready to act on 1t, and the
matter might as well be settled at the
meeting then in session as at any other
time. Alderman Thach said the petition
had been placed with the committee
through the regular channels, that he,
for one, wanted to ascertain all of the
facts in regard to the rates and the
question before making a report. He
stated that he had no figures as yet and
could not conscienuously act without re-
ceiving some evidence in reference to
the matter. He said:
It would be discourteous for the petit
ton to be taken out of the hands of the
committee The committee is not in the
habit of pigeon-holeing matters referred
to it.
When the committee secures the evil
dence and facts it desires before report
ing, the report will be made. I am not
willing to take snap judgment on the
! matter"
Says Committee Is Discourteous.
Alderman Ward said that he means no
reflections, but 'it strikes me that the
committee is discourteous to the board
in not asking its consent for the matter
m aa Cd
Alderman Ward introduced the follow
ing resolution:
THAT in the future the mayor be and
Is hereby instructed to make reports In
writing of all fines RENTED or committed,
as required by the charter of the city,"
The resolution was referred to the Ju-
dietary committee.
Alderman d. r. Copeland read a COM
munication from the Frisco railroad sys-
tenn saying that the road had placed
watchmen at Twenty-fourth street and
Ninth avenue and Twenty-f1rst street
and Ninth avenue, and that they would
be on duty day and night
Alderman Gum of the sanitation COM
mittee said that the formaldehyde gene
rator now in use was out of repair and
that new one was needed. The matter
was referred to the finance and police
and sanitation committees.
A petition from the Alabama Federal
ing to be allowed to use the armory I'm
the city hall for a reception to be ten
dered Mr.. Gompers upon the occasion of
his visit to Birmingham was granted.
Improvement Ordinances.
Improvement ordinance 15s, providing
for the paving of sidewalks on Nine
tenth street, west side, and on Thir-
teenth street. south, Alley j to Alley X.
was confirmed.
The ordinance providing for sidewalks
and curbing on Avenue B from
Eighteenth to Twentieth street, and on
Nineteenth street, east side, was con-
| firmed.
Improvement ordinance 40, providings
for macadamizing and curbing on Fiji
tenth street from Avenue c to Avenue
e was confirmed.
A petition from a number of citizens
praying that the street at Eighteenth
street and First avenue be repaired was
referred to the street committee.
Alderman Graham of the street COM
mittee recommended that the city en-
gineer be instructed to prepare ordi-
nances providing for the use of asphalt
on the following thoroughfares.
Third avenue from Eighteenth to Twen-
ty-first street, Fourth avenue from
Eighteenth to Twenty-flrst street, Nine
teenth street from Third to Sixth avenue
Twentieth street from Fourth to Park
avenue.
The motion was adopted and council
then adjourned. At the next meeting
the election of city officers will be held
and the session promises to be an unus-
noI1 Ifxra into