The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-21
SEEKS LEGISLATION FUR THEATRE GOERS Alderman 0'NeiII Introduces Resolution in City Council. AGAINST STANDING ROOM Birmingham Waterworks Company Want City Authorities to Inspect It's
 system--J. M. Harrell Park
 Commissioner.
AGAINST STANDING ROOM

AlueTndn JOHH W. V Nell ui iIle Sttonu ward, introduced resolution in the city council at it's semi-monthly meeting last night calling upon the city attorney to draw up an ordinance to prohibit mana gers of theatres from selling tickets of ad- mission to their houses, in excess of the seating capacity. After a brief discussion the resolution was referred to the judici. ary committee for a report thereon at the next regular meeting of the city coun- ci
 After the meeting last night Alderman O'Neill stated that the advisability of the city adopting such an ordinance has been commented upon favurably recently at the meetings of the Retail Grocers' assocla- ton and other commercial organizations If the ordinance is adopted it will be the first step taken by the city council look ing towards and legislation governing the. atres of Birmingham since the Iroquois theatre fire in Chicago.
 The meeting of the city council last night lasted few minutes over an hour The members present were Mayor Dren. nen Aldermen Greener Wheeler, O'Neill Copeland, J. R., Moore. Gum, Cooper Altman, Heidt, Jones, Gray and Sims The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read by City Clerk J. C. Mur- ray.
 Engineers Report.
 The following report of the city engineer l for the year 1903 was presented: q have the honor of submitting the following report of the engineering de. partment for the year 1903: The estimated cost of improvements au- thorized by improvement ordinances Nos | 1 to 194 Q75 prior to 1903) under your pres ent charter amounts to.........$ $l, ,OS1,l419 Cost of work completed
 prior to 1903. .......... $696,32 Cost of work completed ] in 1903 ...... ..... 139344.56 Estimated cost of com
 pleting work under
 construction. .. 51 1,s9s.s1 | Estimated cost of work under contract not be- | gun.... ........ ...... H,9oo.O0 | Estimated cost of work
 authorized but not
 contracted for.... .... 1b2,72o.o0 Total ,... ..... =. .$1, ,OS1,747.9 .9i For detailed statements of the cost, To- | cation, etc, of the improvements complet ed during the year you are referred te the following tables; The expenditures were made under the following general heads: l Curbing ...... .....$zfozo.so canitarv sewers .. s730.95 | Storm Sewers.... 4oo9z2 Grading and Macadam- l izing .... ...... ...... 421s4of I Brick gutter paving and concrete gutter. 15049.S3 l Combined curb and
 gutter paving ......... 1,334,46
 -- s139 S44.5l The estimated cost of work authorized by ordinances but not contracted for Is proportioned as follows: Sidewalks -. ........ .s3O 275.oo Grading and macadam- izing .......... dS,ooo.W | curbing ........ S34000 | Sanitary seWers. .. 5,400.00 | storm sewers ...... l5,sooOV | Cutters ...... ...... z,foo.p 1 Bituminous macadam.. 53,0O0.O0 l Combined curb and
 gutter paving 6Oo.oO
 s152, ,725.O The estimated cost of completing worl l under construction and contract is pro portioned as follows: | Curbng =. ............S 4.S246S Grading and macadam-
 izing .... ....... 2l, l,49S3o l Sidewalks ...... z5'efcot | Cutters 4,b4S5l Bituminous macadam. 28,50000 | Vitrifed brick .......... 6,20O00 Combined curb and
 gutter paving ........ 4,30000
 S93, ,349. 9 The following statement shows ta' number of permits issued and plumbing inspections made during the year: Sewer permits. ........... 5S3 os8U of ...J. II | M i Street permits.... ......,.. 496 496.V 1 Building permits for re- | pairs .... .... .............. 212 1lS.5 Building permits for new
 buidings... .... .......... 519 Sel.5 Permits issued to corpora
 tons whose franchises
 give them certain rights
 in the streets ............. S97 .....
 Totals...... .,..........3 ,S36 S2, 6SS0 During the year permits were issue' for buildings estimated to cost as fol lows
 Number. Cost New buildings .........-..5 .519 s1, 697 SS3. c Repairs :. ................. PIP 9O963.O c otals................ 731 $1, 1S8 346. c Respectfully submitted by Gsigned) JULIAN KENDRICK,
 City Engineer.
 Collects $108050 on Forfeitures. J. J. Curran, baliff of the inferior crim inal court reported that during the yea 1903 he collected the sum of $fOS0.J0 o forfeitures taken against bonds in the in ferior criminal court He reported tha he has in hand several other on which. 1