The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-12-08

curbing on both sides of Nineteenth
street from Avenue to Alley B and on
Avenue C from Eighteenth to Twentieth
streets. the cost of the same being 5000.
The following resolution was adopted:
BE 1t resolved by the mayor and
board of aldermen of Birmingham, that
hereafter the regular payday for all
city employees shall be the first Friday
after the first meeting in said month .
Heretofore the payday has been on the
first Thursday after the first meeting
IN each month.
Improvement Ordinances.
The following ordinances were con-
firmed
No. 2S6. providing for the construction
OF a sanitary sewer in the vicinity of
Elm street and Magnolia avenue.
No. 237, providing for the paving of
Fifth avenue from Nineteenth street to
Twenty-seventh street, with bituminous
macadam.
No. 23S. providing for paving Nineteenth
street from Fourth avenue to Sixth ave-
nue.; Twentieth street from Fourth to
Sixth avenues and Twentieth street from
Sixth to Park avenues with bituminous
macadam.
No. 239 and No. $40 providing for paving
Highland avenue from the east curb line
of Twentieth street to the eastern limits
of the city, or Warsaw street, with ere
soted wooden blocks and bituminous
macadam.
Along Ninete zenith street, Twentieth
street and Highland avenue, where there
are street car tracks, vitrified brick is to
be laid between and on eighteen inches
of each side of the tracks
To Reduce Mayors Salary.
Alderman Ward, mayor-to-be, intro
duced the following resolution which Gre
ated somewhat mild sensation:
BE it resolved. by the mayor and al
dermen of Birmingham, that whereas the
legislature at it's Elst session passed the
following law general acts 1903, page 1922
Section THAT the salary of the mayor
of all cities in the state having over S5,-
coo population, according to the last fed
eral census, shall be $500 per annum, pay
able in monthly installments out of the
treasury of the said city.
BE it, therefore, resolved, that frds1
January /, 1905, the salary be and is here
by fixed at the sum of $500 per annum. >
Alderman Ward said that he present ed
the resolution as a minority report OF the
finance committee, in fixing the salaries
for the coming year. He said there was
a difference of opinion among the mem
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report and moved that his resolution
be referred to the judiciary and finance
committee of the council, to test the
state law with regard to the matter. He
said that if the reduction was made IL
would be more revenue for the city. The
salary of the mayor now is $4,000 per an
mum. The resolution was properly refer
red, unanimously, Mayor Drenen not vot-
ing on the proposition.
Another Retrcnchment Measure.
Alderman Ward also introduced the fol
lowing resolutions, which were referred
to the finance committee:
BE it resolved by the mayor and al
dermen of Birmingham that the posi-
lions of city clerk and auditor be con-
soidated into one office.
Also:
BE 1t resolved by the mayor and al
dermen of Birmingham that the offices
of assistant to city treasurer and assis-
tant to tax collector be abolished, and
that in case of need the board shall en-
ploy temporary help for said depart
ments.''
Upon motion of the judiciary committee
the city engineer was instructed to re-
move distractions along Gregory street,
from Eighteenth to Sixteenth streets.
The following ordinances were reported
in proper form:
No. 247 to provide for sidewalks along
the east side of Twentieth street from
Avenues d to e, and the west side OF
| Twentieth street, from Avenues to e.
| No. 24, to provide for the construction