The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-16
KNELL ID
 ALL POOL SELLING
City Council Passes Ordinance
 Which Makes Clean Sweep
NOT IN EFFECT AT ONCE
Alderman ereener Voted Against Put ting Measure on It's Second Read- ing Because He Thought Council
 Without Jurisdiction.

The anti-pool selling ordinance which practically sounds the death-knell to all attempts to publicly call the results of races by telegraph in Birmingham, was favorably reported by the judiciary com mittee, and passed by the city council last night by a vote of 1s to 3.
 This ordinance prohibits the conducting of any pool room for the purpose of re- ceiving bets on races, whether such races be within or outside of the state of Ala bama It also prohibits receiving tele- graph accounts of the progress of such races or the posting or calling of the pro- gross of such races.
 The measure has been attracting much attention since It's introduction before the council. At a recent meeting of the Min- isters' union of the city resolution was adopted recommending the passage of the ordinance. and several members of the union were present at the meeting last night to do what they could to procure its passage.
 Not In Effect at Once.
 It was provided in the measure that 1t shall no become effective until 1t shall have been published on the 17th 18th and 21st of this month. Alderman Greener vot- ed against the placing of the ordinance on it's second reading, giving as his req son for so doing that he did not believe the city had Jurisdiction in the matter, and that he thought 1t ought to be re- ferred to the legislature.
 An adjourned session of the council was held last night before the regular session for the purpose of considering certain amendments to improvement ordinance 168, but as the amendments were not ready the adjourned session was ad- journed until 7:30 D. m. August 5.
 At the regular meeting there were pres ent Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Greener, Wheeler, Ward, o'Neill Copeland, D. R., Barbour. Copeland, J. R., Gum, Altman, Forney, Heidt, Thach, Gray and Stock mar.
 Improvement ordinances 133, 13e and 1S7 were read in order to make the assess ments final
 An ordinance was adopted granting to 
 Power company a franchise to build tracks and operate cars from It's tracks on Avenue B along Nineteenth street to the southern boundary of the railroad rights of way, the distance being about three blocks and the consideration being $100 block.
 Following this resolution was adopt ed instructing the city attorney to sue the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to recover damages TOT recently running into and breaking up a wagon belonging to the city. The res oiution set forth that the accident occur red on avenue A between 18th and 18th streets.
 The Regular Meeting.
 A contract was awarded to the Birming- ham Contracting company for building sidewalks provided for under improve ment ordinance 166 the amount of that company's bid being $s22. The contract for doing the grading and curbing provid- ed for in the same ordinance was awarded to c. M. Burckhalter and company, their bid being sl,657.5O.
 Improvement ordinance ITO, III, 172 and IFS were confirmed and 174 was introduced and referred to the judiciary committee
 A petition from the residents along 12th avenue north was read which asked that the council require the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company to lay tracks and operate cars along 18th avenue from 26th street to the city limits accord ing to the franchise that has been grant, ed them or to revoke the franchise. The matter was referred to the railway and judiciary committees.
 Sidewalk Contract Awarded.
 Alderman Altman made an extensive re- port on the action that has so far been taken by the municipal ownership com mfttee regarding the attempts to get the water works company to set price at which they would be willing to sell their plant to the city and the answer of the company that they did not wish to sell to anyone at the present time. He also re | ported the further steps the committee has taken in the investigation of plans by which the city can build and operate a plant of its own.
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids for doing the work pro- vided for in improvement ordinance 167. This ordinance relates to Improvements to be made on Richmond place. ----.e.--------