The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-16

street, north ouigley avenue and Four
teenth street, north.
The reports of standing committees
were adopted. The reports follow:
Street Committee.
Present-Mayor Bremen. Aldermen
Moore, Copeland, J. r.. Jones. Greener,
Stockmar.
Absent-Heidt
The following bids were received for
work under ordinance No 24l: W. s.
Aston & Co., s469 20; Allison K Co.. s5341O;
Dunn & Lallande Bros, se95.4O, and
we recommend that the contract be
awarded to W. s. Aston & Co., they be-
ing the lowest and best bidders
Petition of Frisco Coal company for
damages referred to the Mayor, city
engineer, city attorney and Alderman
Stockmar.
Petition of Mrs Dora C. Fell with ref
erenee to sewer assessments that same
be reduced one-half.
That the matter of Seaboard Air Line
contract be ratified and same be sprezd
upon the minutes.
Petition of L. V. Clark referred to the
building commission.
We recommend that the city auditor be
instructed to purchase ebert as needed
| for the proper repair of streets
That the petition of Brown Brothers to
be allowed to use part of alley at the
First National Bank building for the
purpose of drilling a we'll be granted
same to be under the supervision of city
engineer when the proper contracts are
drawn.
The city engineer reported that the
contract for the paving of Highland Az
| enue has been signed.
We further recommend that the con-
tractor be paid for the work as soon as
the assessments for the improvements
against the property are collected or
bonds are sold. The city to be allowed
reasonable time in which to make said
| assessments and collections and to issue
! and sell said bonds and that said inter-
! est collected by the city in all such cases
| be paid to the contractor
That the city engineer be instructed
to advertise for bias for rehooring Tween
ty-first street bridge under the various
methods suggested by him.
Miscellaneous Committee.
Present: Forney, Ward, Fulghum, Coop
| er Moore.
City attorney to draw resolution with
| refernee to clock of Calhoun Jewelry
company
That petition of Nat Williams for a
months time in which to pay pedder's
| license ne granted.
! Petition of Alex Stevens referred to
| Mayor, with power to act.
That no license be charged the Sea-
| board Air Line railroad for the year 1904,
they having signed contract as agreed
Upon.
Police and Sanitation Committee.
Present: Gunn Sims, Moore, Ward and
| Barbour
That the matter of issuing death GER
tifcates oe referred to the Mayor.
Railroad Committee.
| Present: Copeland Cd. RI, Thach.
| ONeill, Copeland O.. R)
| That the petition of the Central Trust
company be granted with the usual con-
tract same to be drawn by the city at
| torney.
Police and Sanitation and Judiciary
Committee.
| Present. Gum, Sims, Moore, Ward, Bar
bour, Thach, Fulghum and Forney.
! We recommend that the petition of GER
| tain citizens with reference to nuisance
on Twenty-third street be disallowed and
that the petitioners be referred to Sec
tion 573 of the city code.
Light Committee.
Present, Heidi, Sims, Cooper, O'Neil.
That the committee begranted further
time on petition OF M. j. Clark.
That a light be placed at intersection of
Twenty-ffth. Water streets and Fifteenth
avenue, north.
That the matter of moving the location