The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-02
Many Matters of Importance
 Are Considered.
THE TAX COLLECTORSHIP
Election for Successor to the Late j. T. Meade. Postponed-6oard Hears Mayors Annual Messaee-Re-
 latng to Theatre Tickets.

The mayor and board of aldermen met last night and heard the message of the mayor. Besides granting a franchise to T. II. Aldrleh and T. H. Aldrich, Jr, as trus- tees for the Birmingham District Coal, Light and Power company, it granted permission to the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to make a double track on First avenue west to the city limits, except between Seventh and Eleventh streets, and then if property is dedicated to widen the street at this point postponed the election of city tax collector. It also changed the license schedule to include a license tax of slO on dry goods and shoes where the stock does not exceed $500 In value, and adopted an ordinance that no hospital be erected or any building be used as a place for the care of the sick, without the consent of the property owners of the block.
 The reading of the minutes of the pre- vlous meeting was postponed until the next session.
 Mayor Drennen stated that he had pre- pared a message and he asked Leon W. Friedman to read it, as the clerk was suf- fering from a throat trouble. The mes sage in full is published elsewhere in this issue.
 The finance committee reported favor ably on pay rolls and number of bills. It was accepted.
 Alderman Ward introduced an ordi- nance to the effect that the license re- quired of merchants having a stock of ny nonda and ehnpc axqppdiOp SAf0 in value shall be S10, and 1t was adopted. Alderman Kerr introduced an ordinance to the effect that it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to be al- lowed to erect a hospital sanitarlum or conduct place for the care of the sick unless such person shall have first re- celved the permission of those who owned property in the block, and it was adopted.
 $75oo for Franchise.
 A franchise was granted the Birming- ham District Coal. Light and Power com pany, the price for the franchise being placed at $75O0.
 The board authorized the issuance and sale of $10OO worth of bonds to cover the cost of Improvements under improve ment ordinance 126, and for $500 worth of bonds under improvement ordinance 123.
 Improvement ordinance 16O was adopt ed It provides for the construction of sanitary sewers on Palmetto avenue Ave nue and Magnolia avenue.
 Improvement ordinance 19O was con- irmed It provides for storm sewers In the vicinity of Avenue and Nineteenth street
 The following ordinances were con- frmed;
 Number 149, providing for paving side walks on both sides of Avenue F and Eighth street to Twentieth street, and on Fourteenth street and Avenue A to Ave ue K.
 Number 15O providing for sidewalk paw ing, grading and curbing on Thirteenth street and Avenue K to the city limits.
 Number 151, providing for sidewalk paw ing, grading and curbing in the vicinity of Beech avenue and Fifteenth street.
 Number 154, providing for sidewalk paw ing grading and curbing on both sizes of First avenue, Twelfth to Eighteenth streets, west on Eighteenth street and north on First avenue.
 Number 156, providing for sanitary sew CTS on Charles street.
 No. 153, providing for sanitary sewers on Third and Fourth alleys, between Tenth and Thirteenth streets.
 Assessments were made final on im- provement ordinance No. 40. providing for grading, macadamizing and paving on Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, from Avenue I to Avenue M, and on Six teenth and Seventeenth streets from Ave nue l. to Avenue K.
 To Regulate Diaries.
 Ordinances were introduced to further regulate the dairies and were referred to the judiciary committee.
 Alderman Wheeler asked that the street committee have the low places at Beh-