The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-02
COMMITTEE STILL IN WORKING ORDER City Council Has Lively Time Over Cemetery Matter MUCH BUSINESS TAKEN UP Attempt to LesIslate the Committee Out of Office Met With Failure.
 Alderman Says Cemetery
 Is Disgrace.
MUCH BUSINESS TAKEN UP

'He ei'y council last night to leglslate l the cemetery committee out of offica and to place the entire charge of the two cltv 1 cemeteries in the hands of a committee composed of Mayor Drennen. City Attor- hey Edward D. Smith and City Engi,oa. Julian Kendrick, except as to expenditura of funds was defeated. after A rather lively discussion of the proposed leeis- lation. The members of the committee an- peared to be indifferent as to what the city council should do in the matter. leav- ing the entire matter to the discretion of the other members of the council. In fact Chairman B. F. Barbour of the Third ward introduced the resolution provid- ing for striking off his committee from the list of standing committees of the city council. He said that if the officials thought best he would be willing to re- sign from the ehalrmanship and step down and out.
 On Account of Improvements.
 Mayor Drennen, who was the father of the resolution abolishing the committee, stated that 1t was done because of certain improvements that are to be made at Oak Hill and Red mountain cemeteries. Alder man John R. Copeland of tho Fourth ward was opposed to the plan, saying that 1t would be a bad idea, he thought, for any committee as whole to resign. He thought that the committee should have full control of the cemeteries, and that 1t should be allowed funds to improve the burial grounds of the city. He said that the unnearapca of OalF IIi11 oa,,,otar.r been disgrace to the city of Birming- ham for many years past, but he did not assign this as the fault of the cemetery committee. The matter was finally re- ferred back to the cemetery committee for a report thereon at a later date.
 Those Present.
 Present at the meeting last night were Mayor lDrennen. Aldermen Greener, Wheeler, O'Nell. Barbour. Copeland, D. R., Copeland, J. R.. Gum. Cooper For ney, Altman, Heldt, Thach. Gray, Jones and Stockmar
 Upon the recommendation of the finance committee the monthly pay rolls and &C., counts were ordered paid. The sum of SIooo vas appropriated to the board of eeqtstion to meet pay rolls and other bills Assessments were ascertained on ordinance No. 1892 which provided for the construction of sewers in the vicinity of Alley c and Thirtieth street. July was the time set for making the assessments final.
 Assessments were made final on the fol- lowing ordinances:
 Assessments Made Final.
 No. 15o. providing for grading, macad- amizing and curbing of Thirteenth street from Avenue K to the south line of Ham, ilton's addition, the cost being $5s2431.
 No. 167, providing for Improvements in Richmond Place, the cost being SIS, 3,62o56
 The petition of the Labor Temple asso- ciation asking for $50, for rent of the labor temple for the meeting of the Uni ted Mine Workers of America, held here last December. was referred to the mayor with power to- act. The petition of the local lodge of 1;lks to be exempted from taxation was refused.
 The city attorney was instructed to file bill In the chancery court seeking to de- termine the rights of the Birmingham Water Works company in it's contract with the city of Birmingham.
 Assessments were ascertained on the
 
 following improvement ordinances:
 No. 142, providing for grading, macad- amizing and curbing on Ash street from Highland to Fifteenth avenue, the cost being s19935O
 No. lS5, providing for sidewalks along certain portions of Twenty-third street from First to sixth avenues, at a cost of $70S. .63.
 No. 192, providing for sidewalks along portion of Second avenue between Sev- enteenth and Eighteenth streets, and on the west side of Twentieth street from Fourth alley to Sixth avenue, at cost of sS04.O
 Improvements. l The judiciary committee reported that ordinance No 214, providing for grading, maeadamizing and eurbing along Twen- ty-sxth street from First to Sixth ave- nues, and for ordinance No. 23. providing for sidewalks along portions of Twenty sixth street from First to Sixth avenues to be in a proper form.
 An amendment to the city code was adopted which provides that street cars, trains, dummies etc, cannot be operated in the fire limits of the city at speed exceeding eight miles per hour. The or dinance providing for Improvements along TWenty-hrst street. south. Quinlan and Humboldt avenues, was referred to the judiciary committee
 The sum of $100 was appropriated to pay the expenses of Chief of Police Wier to the annual convention of the chiefs of police to be held in st. Louis early in July. The invitation to attend the fifth annual barbecue of the Birmingham po- lice department to be held at Germania park on June 23 was accepted.
 Electric lights were ordered placed by railroads as follows:
 Ninth avenue and Nineteenth street by the Frisco system and Birmingham Railway Light and Power Company jointly; Fifth Avenue and Twenty y-ninth street by the Central of Georgia Rail- road; Fifth avenue and Twenty-seventh street by the Southern Railway.
 Can't Give Way Chances.
 A license of s1000 was fixed for giving away chances on automobiles, etc
 Bids will be asked for for paving Sec ond avenue from Twenty-fourth street to Twenty-seventh street
 The street committee reported as hay- ing received two bids for paving High land avenue from Twentieth street 10 the eastern limits of the city.
 The Nashville Paving and Roofing company bid s1.e5 per yard for bituni- nous macadam provided the present foundation can be used, while Dunn and Lallande Brothers bid g. per square yard for creosoted wooden block pavement. The bids will be submitted to property owners interested and the city engineer will report on the same to the street committee at it's meeting on June 13.
 The ordinance providing for paving First avenue from Twenty-first street to