The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-18
authorizing the sale of bonds for publi improvements amounting to s2000

improvements amounting to s2O0O
 Improvement Ordinances.
 The following improvement ordinance, were pssfed.
 PA. Grading macadamizfng and curb. ing Twenty-sixtn street from First ave nue to Sixth avenue
 22s. For placing a sewer in Alley from enth to Eleventh avenues.
 225. Paving the sidewalks on Twenty. sixth street from First to Eighth ave nues.
 219. Grading. curbing sidewalks on Avenue from Twenty to Twenty third streets.
 220 Curbing sidewalks on Nineteenth street from Avenue A to Avenue IT and gutters f, om Avenue II to Avenue l.
 A resolution was introduced to regulate the purchases and sales by junk dealers. It provides that each junk dealer must wear a badge and must pay a license fec of g for the Issuance of such 0 badge.
 Fire Plugs.
 Chairman Jones of the fire committee introduced resolution urging the necessi- ty of establishing fire plugs in several places This resolution was the result of the investigation made by MT. Jones and Chief Mullin of the fire department. This was referred to the committees on Are and water and finance.
 The resolution recommended that Ire plugs be placed on Powell avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. Nine teenth and Twentieth and Twentieth and Twenty-irst; on Avenue A between Nine teenth and Twentieth and Twentieth and Txenty-first: on Morris avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth. Nineteenth and Twentieth, Twentieth and Twenty first. Twenty-frst and Twenty-seeond; on First avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth. Nineteenth and Twentieth and Twentieth and Twenty-frst; on Sec ond avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth. Eighteenth and Nineteenth. Nineteenth and Twentieth, Twentieth and Twenty Twenty-hrs- and Twenty second; on Third avenue between Eigh- teenth and Nineteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth, Twentieth and Twenty-hrst, Twenty-frst and Twenty-second; on Fourth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth; on the corner Of Fourth and Nineteenth; between Twentieth and Twenty-first on Fourth avenue.
 Alderman Forney. acting city attorney. introduced resolution looking to the fl- Ing of the suit against the waterworks company in a law court instead of chan eery that 1t might be brought before jury is desired.
 Alderman Copeland reported that the Street Railway company had decided hereafter transfers would be given on all connecting lines in the city. whether par allel or not, in compliance with the old agreement with the city. Under this transfers will be granted from the Avon- dale to the East Lake line. as well as other lines that have been deprived of this privilege.
 Local Architects.
 Alderman Barbour introduced resolu- tion to the effect that the local archl- tects be given the first opportunity of off, fering plans and specifications for the new school buildings. and that if these were not satisfactory then try outside architects. This was objected to by sev- eral aldermen on the grounds that this matter was for the board of education to pass upon. It was finally decided to re- fer the resolution to the joint commt- tee of the council and the board of edu- cation which Is to select the sites Alderman Greener introduced resolu- ton to have the sidewalk cleared lead ing to the Jefferson theatre.