The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-22

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 vltrlfied Brick Paving. 1 Ordinance No. 230 was reported upon fa- vorably, this being adopted in lieu of or 1 dinance No. 149 which was repealed at l the last meeting of the city council. The new ordinance provides for paving with | vitrifed brick Eighteenth street from I Avenue A to Fourth avenue; Morris ave- nue from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets; Second avenue from Twenty-sec- 1 ond to Twenty-fourth streets. The esti- mated cost of the Improvements Is $45, GOO.
 Ordinance No 2S4 providing for grading. macadamizing and curbing along Avenue l G from Seventeenth to Twentieth streets was adopted, the estimated cost of the im- provements being 5000. The following improvement ordinances were confirmed;
 No. 21S, providing for improvemtnts on south Twenty-fourth street.
 No. 219, providing for grading, curb ing, sidewalk and gutter paving and ma cadamizing on avenue from Twenty second to Twenty-third streets.
 No. 22o, providing for curbing and side walk paving along Nineteenth street from avenue A to H.
 No 221. providing for sidewalk paving along the east side of Twenty-second street from Fifth to Sixth avenues; south l side of Sixth avenue east of Twenty second street 100 feet.
 Sanitary Sewers. No. 222, providing for sanitary sewer along avenue H from Thirty-first to Thirty-second streets.
 No. 223 providing for sanitary sewer in Alley D from Tenth to Eleventh streets No. PA, providing for grading, macad- amizing. curbing and gutter paving along Twenty-sixth street from First to Sixth avenues.
 No. 225, providing for sidewalks along Twenty-sixth street from First to Eighth avenues.
 The following ordinances were intro- duced and referred to the judiciary com mittee
 No. 233. providing for grading and other wise improving Twenty-fourth street from avenue H to at an estimated cost of $45O0.
 No. 2s2, providing for paving First ave nue from Twenty-second to Twenty third streets with btuminous macadam.
 No. 231, providing for paving the side- walks on both sides of Thirteenth street from avenues H to I. Want Electrical Signs. A petition was received from the mer- chants of Birmingham asking that an ordinance be adopted by the city council authorizing the erection of electrical signs along the streets and avenues of the city. It was referred to the judi ciary and street committees for report at the next meeting.
 An extension of two weeks time was granted the woodward Construction com pany for completing the work of sink ing a well at First avenue and Twenti- eth street.
 Washstands and ventilators are to be placed in the city hall stores.
 The ordinances of the city regulating public carriages are to be rigidly en- forced. The owner of each carriage must post in his vehicle a card giving the legal rate for hire. A petition from the Seaboard Air Line railway asking for the right to erect additional sidetracks was introduced by Chairman D. R. Copeland of the railroad committee and properly referred. Alderman Cooper introduced an ordi- nance instructing the city engineer to draw up ordinances providing for paving Fifth avenue from Twenty-sixth to Nineteenth street; Twentieth street from Fourth avenue to Capitol park, and Nineteenth street from Fourth to Fifth avenues with bituminous Macadam was instructed and referred to the street com mittee.
 Alderman Barbour offered resolution providing that in the future no license shall be charged for circus parades ir the city of Birmingham. It was referred to the miscellaneous and finance commit tees.
 Before adjourning Mayor Drennen in structed the members of the board that beginning with first meeting in Oc tober the council will be called to ordei at 7:s0 o'clock instead of 8, as required by the city charter.
 Street Committees Report. The following report of the stree committee was adopted: The street committee beg leaves to make the following report: The following bids were received fol the sanitary severe under improvement ordinance No. 146: Dunn & Lallande Bros.-1500 linieal foo pipe sewer 10 inches diameter to 12 fee deep, s2.50; 800 lineal foot pipe sewer. 1, inches diameter, to 12 feet deep, s1 80 $50 lineal ft ot pipe sewer 10 inches diam 1 eter, g to 10 feet deep, s1; manholes complete, sio: 200 cubic yards solid rock 1 8; 120 yves. q.
 J. E. Done.son-1500 lneal foot pipe sewer 10 inches diameter, g to 12 feet deep