The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-04

unloaded and before 1t is sent to the
Dimmick Pipe Works. wher it is to be
moulded.
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long distance service in Birmingham.
The recommendation was concurred in.
The Fifth avenue paving ordinance
was then called up by Alderman Moore
chairman of the street committee He
asked, however, that the matter go over
until the next regular meeting of the
city council, making a motion to this eff
feet and stating that he did so at the
request of Alderman j. R. Copeland, who
was unavoidably detained from being
present at the meeting.
Opposed to Fifth Avenue Paving.
Alderman Gray offered as a substitute
a motion that the matter go over indefin-
itely. Alderman Gray said: II think
majority of the property owners along
Fifth avenue are opposed to the paving
of the thoroughfare at this time. The
city of Birmingham has been doing
good deal of public Improvement work re-
Gently, but this was done on a rising
market, and inasmuch as conditions have
changed l think that we should hold up
for awhile"
II will accept the substitute" said AL
derman Moore, land hope the matter will
go over for ever"
Attorney s. d. Weakley was present at
the meeting and stated that he represent
ed number of property owners who were
opposed to the Improvement. G. H. In
gram. president of the Nashville Paving
and Roofing company, the bituminous
macadam contractors, was present at the
meeting also.
The meeting took a recess for five
minutes after dsposing Of the Fifth ave-
nue. paving ordinance. During the recess
$4,000 worth of public Improvement bonds.
which had been cancelled, were destroyed
by the city attorney and the city treas
urer in the council chamber.
The city engineer was instructed to
draw up an ordinance providing for paw
ing First alley from Twenty-first to
Twenty third streets with vitrified brick.
The members of the CITY council will
visit the filtration plant of the Brming-
ham Water Works company, upon invita-
ton of the company. Wednesday. They
will leave the city hall in carriages for
Shades valley at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
grading macadamizing, curbing, paving
of sidewalks and brick cutters on Twenty
first street from Humboldt avenue to
Magnolia avenue; Quinlan avenue from
Twentieth to Twenty first. street, and Ave-
nue. l from Twenty-first to Twenty-secoDd
streets. was placed upon it's first read
ing.
The following report of the railway COM
mittee. made by Alderman d. r. Cope
land, the chairman, was adopted:
Passenger Station.
1.-THE railway committee recommends
that the city attorney be, and Is hereby
instructed. to draw up an ordinance to
equire the proprietors of the union depot
to provide and maintain two exit and
three entrance gates in said depot for
the convenience of passengers, and in ad-
dition thereto
THAT those operating trains in said
depot shall always maintain twenty-foot
opening to all trains, except trains stand
ing on the most southernly track. said
opening to be opposite the west exit gate
as now located"
The mayor reported that he had exc
cuted the contract with the Peoples Home
Telephone company for the rent OF hfty
themes for the use of the police depart
ment in the resident sections OF the city
He also reported that the contract with
the Birmingham Realty company, by
which the city secures ownership of sew
eral small parks in the Sixth and Sew
enth wards has been executed
The following resolution, offered by Al
derman Moore, was adopted without dis
cussion:
"Be it resolved by the mayor and alder
men of Birmingham, That the mayor, the
chairman of the fire department and
water service, the public buildings and
parks, the street and the city hall COM
mittees be and are hereby appointed
committee to inspect. investigate, re-
port and recommended as to the constitute
ton of fire escapes in the city OF Biz
mineham on buildings where fire escapes
are required under the laws, and ordi-
nances of the city"
Nineteenth Street Paving.
The contract for paving Nineteenth
street from Third avenue to Fourth ave-
nue. with bituminous macacam was
awarded 10 the Nashville Paving and
Roofing company at $3.50 per square
yard, upon recommendation Of the street
cvommitsre. There was some discussion