The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-05-21

ing and macadamizlng Twenty-fourth street, Southside, to Avenue l, also siue- walks and curbing along the same,
 The city engineer was instructed to draw up an ordinance providing TOT sue walks on First avenue from Fourteen'h to Nineteenth streets.
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids to do work under ordl- nance 154, providing for paving on First avenue in the vicinity of Fifteenth street.
 Phe street committee recommended that the assessments against the Laugh lin and McClendon property, lots l2 ana o' in block 739, at Pine avenue and twenty seventh street, be canceled on account or instructions, and that this cancellation he in the nature of damages claimed for such obstructions. The recommendation was concurred In.
 The mayor was authorized to see that work under improvement ordinance " begin at once
 Improvement ordinance 16S was intro- duced. It provides for grading ana macadamizing on Twenty-fifth street from Avenue E to Avenue H.
 Ordinance 16s was introduced. It pro- vides for grading and macadamizing on Avenue H from Twenty-second to Twen- ty-hfth street.
 Ordinance 167 was introduced. It pro- vides for grading and macadamizing on St. Charles and Montgomery streets, and other streets at Richmond Place.
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 Contracts Awarded.
 The following contracts were awarded:
 Work under ordinance 127, to Byron Sou- ders for $41S0f.
 Work under ordinance 13O, storm sew CTS, to C.. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, for $44O1.
 Sanitary sewers under ordinance 16O to c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, for $7l9.
 That these contracts be awarded was recommended by the street committee. Alderman J. R. Copeland submitted mi- nority report with regard to the items of Burkhalter & Co.,, saying that in each Of the three contracts only one bid had been received, and he was opposed to award ing contracts unless competitive bids were made. He thought there were other firms who would make bids on the work and he moved a substitute to the motion to award the contracts to the effect that bids be readvertised Alderman Moore moved to lay the substitute on the table and it was carried. After that the motion to award the contracts was carried.
 In making his adverse report as a mem- Der of the committee, Alderman Copeland said he desired to wait until more bids had been received. that the prices were above those charged for similar work on other contracts, and that number of property owners had told him they would positively not pay assessments unless con- tract were awarded under competitive bids. He was opposed to letting contracts in this manner.
 Alderman Moore said that the proper advertisements for bids had been made, and Alderman Stockmar said he did not think the contract prices too high.
 Alderman Copeland questioned the city engineer in regard to making contracts when only one bid was received, and he said he preferred that two or more should be presented before awarding contract.
 Alderman Jones for the fire committee reported that two new hose wagons and a new fire engine had been received and were in service in the city fire depart ment. The report was adopted.
 Alderman Barbour presented a petition signed by a large number of the citizens of the Third ward asking that their ward be exempt from the operations of the present pound ordinance. It was referred to the judiciary committee.
 There were present at the meeting Acting Mayor Altman, Aldermen Bar bour, Greener, J. R. and D. R. Copeland, Moore, Forney, Heidt, Jones. Slmms,