The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-22
SOUTHERN SEWER PIPE co.
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Southern Sewer Pipe company will also remain with the concern. but J. H. Minge, who has been treasurer of the company, goes out and will proceed to organize the Sibley- -Minge Pressed Brick company, which will operate a brick plant near Warrior.
 The Southern Sewer Pipe company has one of the most prosperous industries at North Birmingham and when it is en- larged it will be one of the largest con- cerns of its kind in the country.
 
 do this and therefore the matter had passed out of the hands of the commit tee Chairman Thomas F. Parker of the police commission coroborated MT. Heidt's statement
 Highland Avenue Paving.
 Alderman Parker introduced resolu- tion to establish and regulate stands for public hacks in Birmingham, which was referred to the judiciary committee.
 Alderman Parker said that property owners along Highland avenue were complaining about the delay in paving the thoroughfare He said that the contrae-
 
 that the thoroughfare was in a bad fix. City Engineer Kendrick assured Alderman Parker that he had been informed the work would commence within the next few days and would be rushed to com petion.
 Alderman Barbour introduced a resolu tion which was adopted providing that the light and telephone committee shall make an investigation on electric light to11 tt.frA oln n a business section of the city.
 Alderman Moore introduced a resolu- tion which provides that hereafter the contract for all city printing shall be let to the highest and best bidder The resolu- tion sets forth that the contract for the city printing has formerly, and is now being given, to one of the three daily papers for a certain period, in rotation, and that the price paid is the same. The resolution instructs the mayor to appoint special committee to draw up plan by which the sealed bids for the city printing can be secured and the highest and best bidder awarded the contract.
 A motion by Alderman Barbour to au- thorize the city engineer to employ an ex- pert assistant to carefully inspect daily all of the public improvement work being carried on in the city was referred to the street committee. The city engineer was instructed to investigate the matter of putting Highland avenue. rom Twen- tieth street to Maiden Lane, in a good condition.
 Street Paving Contracts.
 The Nashville Roofing and Paving com pany, at a meeting of the street committee yesterday afternoon, secured the contract for paving the following streets and ave nues with bituminous macadam:
 Nineteenth street from Fifth fO Sixth avenues; Second avenue from Twenty second to Twenty-fourth streets; Twen- tleth street from Avenue B to Avenue H. There were two bids for the work The price to be paid Is s72,770.
 The following is the resolution intro- duced by Alderman Moore with reference to the water works franchise:
 Waterworks Resolution.
 Whereas, the Birmingham Water Works company has violated in various and sun dry instances the terms of the franchise contract entered into by and between 1t and the Mayor and Aldermen of Brming- ham on, to-wit, the End day of June, 1888, and,
 Whereas, the citizens of Birmingham and the city, and this board are depen- dent on said Birmingham Water Works company for their water supply until further arrangements can be made Now therefore,
 Be 1t resolved, That this board do here by declare that the said franchise con tract entered into by and between the Birmingham Water W orks company and the Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham on, to-wit, the 2nd day of June, 1888, be and the same is hereby declared to be rescinded and annuled and revoked by this board and the same Is and is here by declared to be null and void in all it's provisions and of no effect.
 Be it further resolved, T,et the said Birmingham Water Works company be and the same Is hereby granted tempo rary permission to do business in the city of Birmingham and to furnish water for fire hydrants and for all domestic and manufacturing purposes. Said temporary permission to do business revokable at the will of this board.
 Be 1t further resolved, That said Bir- mingham Water Wor.-s company be and the same is hereby required to furnish water for the city of Birmingham for fire hydrants and for all domestic and manu- featuring purposes until further resol,,- ton of this board or until such time az other arrangements can be made by this board, and city and citizens for a suit able supply of water TOT such purposes
 Be 1t further resolved. That the rates to be charged by the said Birmingham m Water Works company for it's water f,rn- ished under the terms of this resolution and by virtue of the temporary permis- sion to do business herein granted shall be same as those rates prescribed in the franchise contract above mentioned en- tered into by and between the said B:r- mingham Water Works company and the