The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-05

requested to abate nuisance on the
! northeast corner of Avenue f ana
Twelfth street. He said when it rained
water collected and stagnated at this
point. Alderman Jones said the matter
had been taken up by a committee, and
the resolution was withdrawn.
Improvement Ordinances.
The following improvement ordinances
were adopted:
Improvement ordinance No. 156, provid-
ing for the construction of sanitary sew
ers on Huntsville and Lynch avenues
and on Nineteenth street TO Charles ave-
nue..
Improvement ordinance No. las, provid-
ing for sidewalk paving on both sides OF
Twenty-f1rst street from First avenue to
Twelfth avenue. Artificial stone will be
used In the paving and vitrifed brick at
the crossings.
Improvement ordinance No. 154, provid-
ing for paving portions of sidewalks on
First avenue, between Twelfth and
Eighteenth streets, and on the west side
of Eighteenth street from First avenue
100 feet north.
Improvement ordinance No. 153 provid-
ing for sanitary sewers on enth street
and Third alley, east on Third alley to
a point 100 feet east of Twelfth street.
Improvement ordinance No. 152. provid-
ing for sanitary sewers on Alley B, be-
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth streets.
and on Alley to a point Sc feet east;
on Thirteenth street to a point 40 feet
east of Tenth street.
Improvement ordinance No. Isl, provid-
ing for grading, matchmaking and curb
ing. Sidewalks and guttering on
Beach street and Highland avenue to
Fifteenth street.
Improvement ordinance No. 100, provid-
ing for storm sewers on Avenue + and
Nineteenth street, south on Nineteenth
street to Avenue II, east on Avenue II
to the center of Twentieth street.
Improvement ordinance No. 149, provid-
ing for paving sidewalks on both sides of
Avenue F. Eighth street to Twentieth
street; also on Fourteenth street Avenue
A to Avenue X.
Improvement ordinance No. 1853 was In
troduced by Alderman Jones' 1t provides
for grading and macadamizing st.
Charles street to Thirteenth street 1t
was referred to the Judiciary commit
| tee.
Fire Plugs.
Fire plugs were ordered installed at the
following places: Third avenue and
Tenth street, Fourth avenue and Elev-
enth street, Eleventh avenue and Bellevue
avenue, Waboo avenue and Mountain
street. A resolution was adopted that
the chief of the fire department see to
1t that the plugs were properly installed.
An ordinance was introduced providing
for the fixing of the duties of the cleo
trical inspector.
A resolution introduced by Alderman
Wheeler that B. Ware, overseer of West
End park, be given. monthly salary of
$40, was referred to the finance commit
tee.
A petition of Prof. Charles A. Brown to
be granted permission for the Southern
and Alabama Educational associations to
be allowed to use the armory at the city
hall, June 16 and II, was granted.
Concerning Saloon License.
Alderman Waru OF the miscellaneous
committee, introduced resolution provid-
ing that the city license inspector shall
not grant a license for any saloon to oc-
cupy a new location unless it is first au-
thorized by the council, which was car
ried.
Alderman j. r. Copeland presented a
petition from a number of ladies residing
north of Tenth avenue, requesting that
j. II. Hagood be allowed to sell fresh
meat in that vicinity. 1t was referred to
the miscellaneous committee.
Alderman Jones introduced a resou-
ton providing that the council extend to
| the Southern and Alabama Educational
! associations an invitation to hold Its an
nual meeting in Birmingham. It was
| adopted and the clerk was instructed to
| write the president of the action taken.
| Mayor Drennen read the list stating
what fines and for what causes, were
| RENTED last month.
There were present at the meeting
| Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Kerr, d. r.
] and ]. r. Copeland, Ward, Moore, Gum,
| Altman, Jones, Stockmar, Thach, Har-
rington, Linnehan. McNally, HEIDI and
! Wheeler.