The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-03
COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR
 VOTE ON SCHOOL BONDS
contInusd from FIfth Paael

1 were applications on file for more than 100 lights.
 He also introduced resolution, which
 was carried, as follows:
 Be 1t resolved, That on account of the 1 poor quality of the gas furnished the 1 citizens of Birmingham, the mayor and 1 the chairman of the lights committee be and Is hereby authorized to employ an ex- pert or experts to test thoroughly said gas and report to the board the results or said tests.''
 petition was granted allowing the Orphans Home to close Second avenue between Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets from May to May for the purpose of holding a street fair, and also to make no charges or licenses. The peti- tion was offered by Alderman Wheeler, and was signed by c. s. Simmons, John Leedy. Louis schillnger, J T. Glover, P. L. Houppert, Ben S. Theiss, A. E. l Campbell and Father P. A. O'Reilly
 Police Relief. Alderman Greener introduced peti- I ton from the Police Relief association that a sale of all the confiscated property and unclaimed property at police head quarters be allowed, and that the money l from the sale be given the association, l as the mayor and board of aldermen no longer allowed half time for sick mem bers of the department. It was referred to the police and sanitation and the 1 finance committees
 1 John O'Neill offered a resolution that the streets in the business portion of the city, specially where ladies had to pass at night. not be swept until after II p. m. This was referred to the street com mittee.
 l The street and sanitation committee re- ported the purchase of one saddle horse 1 for s150 for the police department. Chair 1 man Altman of the municipal ownership committee stated that he would call meeting of the committee today or to- morrow. Finance Committee Chairman Heidt moved that no interest be charged the Birmingham Water Works company on the back taxes it owes from October l 1, 1903. It was carried.
 l Improvement Ordinances. l Improvement ordinance No 200, provid- l ing for a storm sewer in Ninth alley from l Sixteenth to Eighteenth streets, referred to Judiciary committee. Improvement or dinance providing for assessments for im- provements on North Highlands, amount ing to s6425 1o which was introduced oc- tober 2, 1903 was made final. | Assessments for storm sewer provided | for in improvement ordinance 1SO were made final. It amounts to s4S35S9, and the sewer Is in the neighborhood of Ave nue F and Nineteenth street, and Ave nue H and Twentieth street. Improvement ordinance No. 195 provid- ing for a sanitary sewer on Seventeenth street and Eleventh avenue, South, was confirmed. Ordinance 196 providing for the pavements and sidewalks on Third avenue between Twenty-first and Twen- 1 ty-second streets, was confirmed I'm provement ordinance No. 197 providing for improvements near Avenue K and St. Charles street, was confirmed. | Improvement ordinance No. 19S for i'm provements on Avenue K near Montgom- cry street, South, was made final. Reso- lution was passed to advertise for bids for sanitary sewer as provided for In or dinance 146. Resolution offered to ad- vertise for bids for bituminous macadam | for Third avenue between Twenty-first | and Twenty-second streets was referred l to finance committee. City Engineer Ken | drick was instructed to advertise for
 bids under improveemnt ordinance No. 195. A petition was referred to the street committee asking for street Improvements on Ridgeway avenue.
 | The city engineer was instructed to advertise for bids for sanitary sewer on Morris avenue from Nineteenth street to Twenty-fifth street as provided for in or dinance 146, as soon as bonds are guaran-
 teed in writing. Fisher x Co were grant
 ed permission to open saloon on north
 western corner of Fourth avenue and | Twentieth street.