The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-02

rens park filled and further recommend ed that an old house standing in the park be sold.
 Alderman Harrington introdueed res- olution that the city attorney be instruct ed to notify the owners of property in the vicinity of Twelfth and Thirteenth streets and Avenue E and Avenue F to l have the low places filled in. The resolu- tion was adopted. Alderman Harrington stated that when 1t rained water collect ed at this point and he considered it was a nuisance.
 Alderman Jones introduced a resolution that the pound limits of the city be the corporate limits It was referred to the Judiciary committee.
 Street Car Transfers. Alderman Linnehan called for a report on an ordinance he introduced some time ago to the effect that it shall be unlaw- ful for any street car conductor to re- fuse to give a transfer to anyone riding in the 5-eent limit who pays a cash fare. The committee did not report on it. and the alderman said, T want to say that l has been pigeon holed, and I have never been able to get a report on any of them" Later he introduced another or dinance with similar provisions. It went to the Judiciary committee.
 Alderman Jones reported that the new fire station at West End had been opened and was now in operation. He said: We have decided that this be known as the Greener station and so report The re- port was adopted.
 petition from citizens near Twenty sixth street and Third avenue, asking l that a saloon license be not granted for a bar on that corner was referred to the aldermen of the Fifth ward. The board had already granted petition for sa- 1 loon to be operated at this corner, but it was decided to hold 1t up until a report by the two aldermen.
 The petition of w c. Gardner to be allowed to store military paraphernalia in the garret of the city hall was granted
 The petition of the fremen to hold ball in the armory on May 22 was granted.
 Theatre Tickets.
 | Alderman Linnehan introduced an ordi- nance providing that any person who sells tickets to amusements, buying them for speculation and selling them at higher prices, be fined not less than $2O0 or more than $500, and that one sale shall con- stitute an offense. It was referred to the Judiciary committee Alderman Lin nehan said he knew the license schedule provided a license for ticket speculation, | Q GlF f1of ba committee anu be reported on.
 The election of a city tax collector to succeed the late Capt. James T. Meade was postponed until the next regular meeting of the board.
 Mayor Drennen appointed Alderman Forney as a member of the committees on which ex-Alderman Graham formerly served This makes the new alderman chairman of the street committee.
 A resolution was introduced by Alder man Moore to the effect that the stock law be extended from Ninth avenue to Thirteenth avenue and from Twentieth to Twenty-seventh street, North, and 1t was adopted.
 The street committee recommended that c. M. Burkhalter & Go. be awarded con- tract for constructing sanitary sewers in the vicinity of Avenue c and Thir- teenth street, the bid for the work being s1391. The report was adopted. The oth- CT bids were as follows: J. R. Carter. $1797 50; Dunn & Lallande Bros, s1504.50.
 Permission Granted.
 Permission was given the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to lay a double track on First avenue west to the city limits, except between Seventh and Eleventh streets. At this point the street is narrow and a protest was en- tered by the citizens in that vicinity. The granting of the permission has provso In reference to this point that the track can be put down if the property owners will dedicate the land to widen the street.
 There were present Mayor Drennen, AL dermen Wheeler, Greener Ward. J. R. and D. R. Copeland, Moore, McNally, Gum. Forney, Altman. Heidt, Kerr. Lin nehan, Harrington, Stockmar and Jones.