The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-21
COUNCIL AWARDS
 MANY CONTRACTS Several Streets are to Be
 improved REGULAR MEETINGOF BOARD Alderman A. stoekmar Presided In the Absence of Mayor Drennen-The Highland Avenue Paving
 Matter Goes Over.
REGULAR MEETINGOf BOARD

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 l The c;tv engineer was authorized tC 1 advertise for bids for brick pavement: along a number of streets in the dowr l town section The matter of paving High land avenue from Twentieth street to tho eastern limits of the city was passed ovel until August B. on which date the street committee will meet with the property owners along Highland avenue and dlS cuss the matter.
 In the absence of Mayor Drennen who is in Cincinnati. Alderman A. Stockmar of the Ninth ward presided at last night S meeting. The other members present were: Aldermen Wheeler, Greener, Ward Copeland, D. R., Copeland, J. R., Forney Gum, Altman. Heidt, Thaeh and Gray.
 June Collections.
 The city treasurer reported that the totals collections for the month of June amounted to sS1, ,O63. .97. Of this amount the sum of S2534.3 .31 was paid in for real and personal taxes for 1903, $20O .H for merchants taxes, s551s. 50 for licenses and $2129 for fines and fees in the interior court
 The petition of J. B. Richardson ask ing for damages to the amount of s5ooC was disallowed.
 The use of the national guard armory was rendered the plumbers for their an nual international convention, which will be held in Birmingham next month.
 The city engineer was instructed to ad- vertise for bids for improvements au- thorized under Ordinances Nos. 1S7 and 1S9 The following resolution, offered by Alderman Ward, was tabled, upon mo- ton of Alderman Gray:
 Be it resolved by the mayor and al- dermen of Birmingham, that the board of education be requested to elect the pres ent superintendent of public schools, pr. J. IT. Phillips, as a member of the special committee appointed to select sites plans, etc., for the new school buildings"
 Automobile Ordinance.
 The ordinance regulating the speed of automobiles in the streets of the city was adopted The ordinance provides fur ther that all owners of machines must a permit to operate the machine on the streets. Each automobile is to be given number which must be attached to the car in a conspicuous place.
 The matter of the new sanitary laws was referred to the private secretary to the mayor who shall ascertain the cost of printing the same, and report to the next meeting.
 Assessments were made final on Ordi- nance No. 115, which provided for grading, macadamzing, curbing sidewalk and gut ter paving along Twenty-second street from Avenue H to Magnolia avenue; Syc- amore street from Magnolia avenue to Highland avenue; Palmetto avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty-second streets Ordinances Nos. 216 and PIT were con- firmed. No. 2l6 provides for paving Twenty-second street from Morris tc Third avenue, and First avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty-second streets, with bituminous macadam. No. PIT pro. vides for grading and macadamizing Twenty-first street from Avenue H tc Magnolia avenue: Quinlan avenue iron Twentieth to Twenty-first streets, and Avenue I from Twenty to Twenty. second streets. The city engineer was authorized to advertise for bids for work nder Ordinance No. PIT as soon as tho bonds are guaranteed.
 Alderman John R. Copeland presente ec the report of the street committee, recon mending that the petition of property. owners asking that Highland avenue h, sprinkled be allowed; that the sum of s3 be allowed Richard Teague; that the mat ter of paving Highland avenue go ovel until August 3.
 The city engineer was instructed to ad vertise for bids for paving the followins streets and avenues with vitrif1ed brick:
 Eighteenth street from First avenue tt Fourth avenue; Morris avenue from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets; Morrj,
 
 fourth street; Twenty-second street iron Morris to Second avenue; Second ayenu, from Seventeenth to Eighteenth streets First avenue from Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets; Third alley from Nineteenth t, Twentieth streets.
 Bids and Contracts.
 The following bids were received under improvement ordinance No. S4: Allison S Co.,, s2475, Jordan & Co.,, s2505; Dunn S Lallande Bros, $2540; Wright, Williams ( Wadley, s2600 The contract was awarde. to Allison & Co.,
 The following bids were received fo sidewalk paving under ordinances Nos 206, POT. POS. 211 and 213 Jefferson Contract ing company, s46i0 .0S; Crockett Pavin, company, $4711 70; Richard Blackburne $4740.s; Dunn & Lallande Bros, s5101 75 The contract was awarded to the Jeffer son Contracting company.
 The following bids were received fo improvements under ordinance No. 211 Wright Williams and Wadley, s4056; Duni and Lalande Bros. $401; Allison and Co. $4209; Jordan and company, s4932., Tn contract was awarded to Wright William and Wadley
 Bids were received for improvement under ordinance No. POT as follows Wright Williams and Wadley, SIPS; Ali son anu cohpdny, Sdz4oi Dunn ana Lal lande Bros- $3566; Jordan and company s396s. The contract was awarded t Wright. Williams So Wadley.
 The following bids were received fo Improvements under ordinance No. 20a Crockett Paving company. s1665; wrigh Williams and Wadley. s1674: J. M Me Poland and company, s16S7.50; Dunn an Lallande Bros, s1710; Allison and com pany s1710; Southern Paving and Con struction company, s1746 The contrac was awarded to the Crockett Paving com pany. The bituminous macadam pavin under ordinance No. PIG was awarded t the Nashville Roofing and Paving com pany at their bid of $1S,050. The follow ing bids were received for paving Sec ond avenue between Twenty-second am Twenty-seventh streets: Crockett Paw ing company. with vitrified brick s29, 295 Southern Paving and Construction com pany, with vitrifed brick, $30,070; Nash vlle Roofing and Paving company, witt bituminous macadam, $29 45o. The bid were referred to the property owners <af fected by the improvements.
 NO CONCLUSION REACHED. = ~ H-