The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-03
FIFTH AVENUE WILL
Be IMPROVED SOON
Ordinance Placed on Third
Reading by City Council
ALSO HIGHLAND AVENUE
Resolutions Providing for Two New
Fire Stations Are Introduced.
Both to Go on the
Southside.
ALSO HIGHLAND AVENUE

| On Wednesday, December the MEM
bers of the city council will hear remon-
strances and protests why the ordinances
should not be finally adopted. If adopt
ed, the city engineer will be au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the
work, and as shortly afterwards. as the
law allows. the contracts will probably
be let.
Resolutions was offered last night in
| structing the fire and water committee
to inquire into the feasibility of estab-
fishing fire stations in the Sixth and
Ninth wards.
Mayor Drennen was little tardy in
arriving at the meeting. and upon motion
Of Alderman Moore. Alderman Jones pre-
sided at the beginning. The following
members were present: The mayor, AL
| dermen O'Ncill, Barbour, Copeland, ].
R.. Cooper. Gum. Forney, Heidi, Thach.
/ Gray, Jones, stockmar and Sims. The
| city treasurer reported collections for
the month Of October to have reached a
total of $11S, 80. OF this amount, this
sum of $1O4 1913 was derived from real
| and personal taxes for 1904; $1S5925 for
| fines and fees in the police court SIS, 10000
| for license. and $377.75 for city hall rents
Public Improvement Bonds.
| On motion of the finance committee
public improvement bonds were ordered
issued to pay for improvements as fol-
lows: Ordinance No. 49, $1,000 ordinance
No. lis. $65OO; ordinance No. $50, $500; or
dnance No. 1859. $500; ordinance No. 1877,
$500; ordinance No. 16s. sf167; ordinance
No. 173, $500.
The monthly pay rolls were approved
and ordered paid, under instructions from
the finance committee the city engineer
was instructed to draw up an ordinance
providing for paving the sidewalks on
both sides of Twentieth street from Ave
nue. d to I.
The following ordinances were adopted;
No. 231. providing for the construction
Of sidewalks on both sides of Thirteenth
street from Avenue II to /.
No. 232, providing for paving First ave-
nue. from Twenty-second to Twenty-third
streets, with bituminous macadam.
No. 2S3, providing for grading and other
wise improving Twenty-fourth street be-
tween Avenues Fl and I.
in proper form by the judiciary commit
tee, and they were placed on their Sec
ond and third readings
Ordinance No. 2S6, providing for sanitary
sewers in the vicinity of Elm street, the
estimated cost being $500.
Ordinance No. 2s7, providing for paving
Fifth avenue from Nineteenth to Twenty
seventh streets, with bituminous maca-
dam. The estimated cost of the improve
ments is $46,OOO. The curbing to be re-
set in order to make forty-six foot
drive way.
Ordinance No 2SS. providing for paving
Twentieth street from Fourth to Park
avenues with bituminous macadam, the
estimated cost of the improvements being
$21,OO0
Ordinance No 2Ss providing for the paw
ing of Highland avenue from Twentieth
street to the woodward property with
creosoted wooden blocks, at an estimated
cost of $4,000
Ordinance No. $40, providing for the paw
ing of Highland avenue from the Wood
ward property eastward as far as War
saw street, the e5timated cost of the
improvements being $4,000.
These ordinance provide that the curb
ing is to be moved outward for five feet
on both sides.
BY a resolution of the judiciary COM
mittee the license for book auctionerring
concerns was fixed for $500 for the year
1903. Upon payment OF all costs w. I.
Underwood is given tie privilege OF re-
claiming property sold for delinquent pub
lie Improvement assessments.
Seaboard Air Line.
Ordinances were adopted granting to the
Seaboard Air Line railway the right to
build and maintain many side tracks. to
their freight depot, round house and
yards.
| Chairman Barbour of the cemetery COM
, mittee reported that during the month of
! October there were ten burials at Oak Hill
cemetery. The expenses OF the cemetery
were s1S2 and the receipts $31.1O. during
the month.
Upon motion of Chairman HEIDI of the
light committee, new arc lights are to
be installed as follows:
Fifth avenue and Twenty-seventh
street, Twelfth avenue and Twenty-eighth
| street, Eighth avenue and Twenty-frst
street, Avenue and Twenty-fourth
| street; Quinian avenue and Twenty-frst
street, Central avenue and and Tenth
avenue, Twelfth street and Eleventh ave-
rue, Seventeenth street and Sixth avenue,
Highland avenue near Sloss station. Al
derman Thomas Sims was added to the
light committee by Mayor Bremen upon
motion of Mr.. Heidi
Brickmakers' Convention.
The use of the assembly hall and other
rooms on the third floor of the city hall
| were rendered for the annual meeting of
the National Association of Brick Manu-
facturers which will be held In Birning-
ham on February 5. The petition of the
| Society of United Charities for room In
the city hall for headquarters was denied.
inasmuch as such room is not availa BILE.
| the city hall committee reported The
| school teachers of Jefferson county were
| granted the use of the armory or as
| sembly hall enc day in each month, for
| their meetings
| The bonds having been guaranteed by
| the Peoples Savings Bank and Trust
company, the city engineer was instructed
10 advertis. for bids for improvements
under ordinance No. 21
Alderman Stockmar moved that the fire
and water committee be instructed to
take up the matter of locating and equip
ping a fire station In the Ninth ward near
Behrens park. Alderman John g. Forney