The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-18
SHORT SESSION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
Union Depot Board of Control
Submits Proposition.
WILL PROVIDE MORE GATES
Alderman oreener Offers New ResoIu-
ton Relative to Alleged Nuisanees
on Second Avenue Between
18th and 18th Streets.
WILL PROVIDE MORE GATES

the city council last night lasted only
few minutes over an hour. With the ex-
ception of the agreement entered into be-
tween the council and the board of con-
troll of the union passenger station rela.
tive to relief, temporary at least, of the
congested condition at the depot, there
was not any business of special interest
transacted at the meeting.
Under the agreement entered into with
ton. three entrance gates and two exit
gates at the depot are provided for, these
to be kept open during the congested
period of each day.
Mayor Drennen called the meeting Of
the city council to order at 7:4O o'clock,
the following members responding to the
roll call by Clerk J. C. Murray:
Those Present.
The mayor, Aldermen Wheeler, Green
er, Ward, Barbour. Copeland. d. r.,
Copeland, ]. r., Cooper, Forney, Thach,
Jones, Sims and Stockmar were present.
The annual message of the mayor for
the year 1908 was read to the members
of the city council by Leon w. Fried
man at the request of Mayor Drennen.
For the past eight years Mr.. Friedman
has read the annual messages of the
mayor to the council.
Alderman Jones reported for the finance
committee, in the absence of Chairman
Gray. The monthly bills and accounts
were audited and ordered paid. Assess
dinances were confirmed:
Ordinance No. 14S, which provided for
sidewalks along both sides of Twenty
first street, from First avenue to Twelfth
avenue, north.
Ordinance No. 1859, which provided for
sidewalks along First avenue from Sew
enth to Twelfth streets, and along Third
avenue from Seventh to Twelfth streets
Ordinance No. 179, whicvh provided for
the paving of Second avenue from Seven
tenth to Eighteenth STREETS with vitrified
brick.
Ordinance No. 1879 providing for grading,
matchmaking curbing and sidewalk and
gutter paving on Twenty-frst street from
Magnolia avenue on Quinlan avenue
from Twentieth to Twenty-first streets,
and on Avenue l from Twenty-first to
Twenty-second streets. was adopted.
Chairman Thach of the judiciary COM
mittee reported that a conference was
held yesterday afternoon in the mayors
office between the members of the judi
ciary and the railroads committee and
railroad officials, at which time the mat !.
ter of the city attorney drawing up an or
dinance to provide for relief of the con-
gested condition of the union passenger
station was discussed. Alderman Thach
presented the following agreement in lieu
"a - i
ton that 1t be accepted, which action was
taken by the city councils
The Agreement.
ITO the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, Birmingham. Ala:
"Gentlemen-In regard to the complaint
which has been filed before your honor
able body with respect to the service at
the union station we beg TO say that we
are anxious to serve the public. as wei
as the railroads which we represent. With
this is view we will agree to the follow
ing:
q. We will put In three gates and two
exit gates, all of the gates to be in use
during the congested hours on every day.
One OF the exit gates to remain where
1t Is now, near the baggage room. and the
other to be placed near Twentieth street
opposite the door Of the gentlemen's walt
ing room.
%. We further agree that during the
day when the union station Is not con-
gested to use sufficient number of en-
trance and exit gates to allow easy pas
sage. back and forth to the trains.
20. We will issue an order through the
stationmaster to the gatemen to the fol-
lowing effect;
Assisting Ladies'.
assisting a lady with children or baggage
or some one is assisting a cripple. or an
old and infirm person and asks to go to
the trains with them. you will allow them
to pass through the entrance gate. to the
train for the purpose of assisting them
aboard"
I'm fact I'VE have already taken steps
towards putting in three entrance gates,
and have issued an order heretofore to
the gatemen practically covering the last
above suggestion.
I'VE hope that this will be satisfactory
Yours truly.
"tSigned) b. M SHARKS,
Chairman Board of Control.
February IT, 1904"
Upon the recommendation of the fire
and water committee, of which Alderman
Jones is the chairman, fire plug was
ordered placed on the 8corner of Tenth
AVENUE anu EiBHteeHtH street, Hoftn
Filtration Plant.
The fire and water committee made the
following report which was received and
ordered filed: ]
1--WE. the fire committee, beg leave to
report as follows:
"The committee with members of the
board OF mayor and aldermen, visited the
filtration plant Of the Birmingham Water
Works company at their Cahaba river
reservoir. on Wednesday. the 10th day of
February. We found the plant almost
completed. and say to the board and the
people of Birmingham, that the plant as
built, WILL in our opinion, give Birming
ham clear and good water, something
that has been needed for years.
1--WE further report that. in our opinion,
nothing has been done for the general
good Of the people of Birmingham In
years. that will approach the future ben
Installing the filtration plants at the two
reservoirs. thereby assuring the users of
hydrant water as good, clean water, as
any city in the country.
Respectfully submitted,
'(Signed) HARRY JONES, Chairman
Upon the recommendation of the city
hall committee, of which Alderman Stock
mar Is the chairman. the use of the par
Tors on the third floor Of the city hall
were tendered the Jeffs7son Medical soci-
ETY. for Its meeting. The chairman Of the
committee will later designate an addi-
tional room in the building for the use of
the society.
Alderman Copeland. J. r.. presented the
report Of the street committee in the abb
sence Of Chairman Moore. The city en-