The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-17
COUNCIL ENDORSES WATER COMMISSION MT. Van HooSe Addressed A
 dermen Last Night ORDINANCES AO0P I E D Ice Wagons Must Carry Scales. HoneysuckIe Vines and Magnolia
 Trees Cannot Be Planted
 In Cemeteries
ORDINANCES ADOPT D

At the regular meeting of the city coun- ell last night a resolution adopted giving the approval of the board to the measure now pending before the legisla- ture which provides for the formation of county water commissions. Several minor ordinances and routine matters consumed the greater part of the session. The ordi- nance providing for the submission to the voters of the proposition of floating a bond issue to build new high school did not come before the board. There were present at the meeting Mayor Drennen, Aldermen Wheeler, Greener, Ward, Copeland, J. R; Copeland, D. R.; Cooper, Forney. Heidt, Jones, Gray, Simms and Gum. The board was addressed by Capt. Frank S. White and by J. A. VanHoose.
 Ordinances Adopted. The following ordinances were adopted: An ordinance to compel all ice wagons to be provided with scales for the weigh ing of ice and fixing penalty for giving short weight.
 An ordinance prohibiting the erection of brick walls, iron fences or steps ex- l tending into the walks of any cemetery
 in the city of Birmingham
 An ordinance prohibiting the planting
 of honeysuckle vines and magnolia trees in any cemetery in the city of Birming-
 ham.
 An ordinance providing that all cit-
 zens who have resided in the city for ten
 days shall work on the streets five days 1 each year unless a street tax of $2 is paid
 to the tax collector. The penalty for vio- | lation of this ordinance is line or not
 less than s5 nor more than s10o. | Improyement ordinances 121 and 122
 were read and the assessments made fin-
 al. Improvement ordinances 129, 1l6' IT,
 ITS, 17s. and 1SO were adopted.
 The street commissioner was instructed | to notify the owners of large buildings 1 in the city that ashes would no longer De
 removed from the vicinity of buildings
 free of charge.
 The contract for the work under im-
 provement ordiance 174 was awarded to
 c. M. Burkhalter & Co.,, their bid being
 s225e.
 Retail Grocers' Association. | Capt. F. s. White appeareu peloIe Iiie board and asked that the city tax collect- | or be instructed not to collect license l tax from the Retail Grocers' association
 He stated that MT. Gambill had demand
 ed the payment of s15O, chasing the as- l sociation as a mercantile agency. The
 matter was referred to the miscellaneous
 and judiciary committees for investiga- tion.
 1 J. A. Van Hoose addressed the board on the matter of water commission for the county and asked the board to lend it's approval to the measure now before the legislature. The following resolution was adopted;
 Be it resolved by the board of mayor and alderman that this board endorses the act heretofore prepared by joint committee of the citizens of Birmingham to create water commission for this county.
 Be 1t further resolved that the mayor be and Is hereby authorized and instruct ed to forward a copy of this resolution to the senator and representatives from Jefferson county in the legislature assem- bled. with the request that they use their efforts to further the passage of the act" | A resolution was later introduced by AL derman Gray and adopted, Alderman Ward voting nay, which was as follows: "Be 1t resolved by the board of mayor and aldermen of Birmingham that in the | event the water commission bill be enact | ed, that the commission be elected by the | people instead of appointed by the gover- | nor and that the clerk be instructed to | forward a copy of this resolution to the members of the legislature and senator | from Jefferson county" Spur Track. The Heidt-Nelson Lumber company | was given permission to build a spur track from the Birmingham Belt railroad | to the companys yards. A resolution was adopted providing that watchman | should be maintained at the intersection of Third avenue and Thirteenth street. to be paid for jointly by the railways passing that point The following reso- lution was introduced by Alderman Heidt and referred to the judiciary com mittee:
 "Be 1t resolved by the board of mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, That where two or more railroad or street railroad tracks cross on any street or avenue crossing in the city limits. said street or avenue crossing shall be light ed by said railroad and street railroad. Be it further
 Resolved. That said railroad and street railroad In each such case be and the same are herewith ordered to establish within sixty days from date and to main- tain thereafter electric lights sufficient to light such street or avenue crossing. provided. however, nothing in this or dinance shall prohibit railroads and street railroads from establishing at one crossing a sufficient light and prorating the expense thereof
 Alderman Heidt also instroduced a resolution providing that no saloon license should be granted to run saloons on the east side of South Twentieth street in the Seventh ward. The matter was referred to the judiciary committee.
 Marriage License.