The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-21
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to Twenty-thrd street with vitrihed l brick
 Ordinance No. 2O3 to provide for the paving of Third alley from Eighteenth to Ninteenth street with vitrifed brick.
 Ordinance No. 2O4. to provide for the paving of sidewalks on the north side of Avenue from Fifteenth street to point 100 feet east of Sixteenth street. Ordinance No. POS, to provide for grad ing, curbing, macadamzing sidewalk and gutter paving on Twenty-seccnd street from Eleventh to Thirteenth avenues and Twenty third street from Twelth to Thirteenth avenues.
 Ordinance No 206 to provide for the paving of sidewalks on both sides of Twenty-first street from Fifth to Sixth avenue and for repairing the sidewalks on Twenty-hrst street from Sixth to Park avenue.
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids for improvements au- thorized under ordinance No. 190, which provides for the construction of sewers on Twenty-fourth and Water streets, North Highlands
 To Make Test Cases. Chairman Altman of the municipal ownership committee offered the follow ing resolution which was unanimously adopted:
 Be 1t resolved by the mayor and alder men of Birmingham. That the mayor and city attorney be and are hereby instruct ed to make test cases and prosecute the same in all instances where the Birming- ham Water Works company are, in their opinion. making excessive or illegal charges for the use of water'
 In reporting on this matter City At- torney Edward D. Smith said
 
 the city council, with Mayor Drennen. I have taken up the matter of the charges being made by the Water Works com pany Judge Feagln will tomorrow de- eide relative to the case of Foster, the cashier of the Water Works company. who was recently arrested charged with violating the city ordinances in making | charges for water used in lawn sprlnk- ling l have absolute faith, might add in the position taken by the city in thls matter, and think that if the case finally goes to the supreme court that we will win.
 We find through Dr. J. A. Moore that the Water Works company is actually making charges for water used by horses kept on private premises l conferred with Attorney London representing the Water Works company about this mat ter today and from what he said, I judge that he will inform the officials of the Water Works company that such charges are Illegal. If the charges are not dis continued Immediately we will make a test case in the courts in the Dr. Moore matter.
 We are of the opinion that the people of Birmingham, the water consumers should be given all protection possible against any over-charges or irregulari- ties"
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids for improvements au- thorized under ordinance No. 151. provid- ing for grading, maeadamizing. eurbing. sidewalk and gutter paving along Beech street from Highland avenue to Fifteenth avenue.
 The contract for city printing was awarded to the Ledger Publishing com pany for eight months. commencing May 1.
 Petition Not Granted.
 A petition asking for A permit to erect an ice cream stand in Capitol park was disallowed by the Park committee, of which Alderman Thomas Wheeler is the chairman. Several petitions were report ed upon by Chairman Forney of the mis- cellaneaus committee. None were of any general interest
 Alderman Barbour introduced a petition from property owners asking for the im- provement of Fountain avenue and OBrien avenue Fountain Heights. It was referred He also introduced a reso- lution providing for the inhalation of an arc electric light at the intersection of Ninth avenue and Sixteenth street, to be paid for by the railroad company.
 The meeting then adjourned.