The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-21
FIREWORKS ONLY
 IN THE OUTSKIRTS They Must be Kept Out of the
 Fire Limits THE CITY COUNCIL ACTS John p. Lind Elected Building h. speotor-GamblI Is Merchant Tax ollector--Weather Bureau
 on Fountain Heights.

Int 1iAN COuuCil ltid lNp iiiR'itSS Ae'9N night dispatched routine matters with a rush and transacted other business of importance to the city
 At the first or adjourned meeting the council adopted the recommendation of the finance committee regarding that or dinance No. 299 namely. that 1t be not confirmed.
 The regular meeting then opened, the reading of the minutes of the meeting of a week ago being omitted. The council promptly tackled the question as to whether or not fireworks should be set off in the city limits during the Christmas holidays.
 Alderman Forney introduced a resolu- ton providing that, in as much as there was no great risk in setting off fire works in remote sections of the city, cit- izens would be permitted to discharge firecrackers within the city, but outside the fire limits.
 Mayor Ward was inclined to oppose the resolution on the ground that fireworks celebrations would result in more pain than joy to the community. All the happi- ness derived from such a celebration would not compensate for the loss of or injury to human life.
 Alderman Heidt said that Mayor Ward was the most popular man in town when he let the circus come in, but that he'd lost 1t with the boys if he didn't let them celebrate Christmas with fireworks.
 Alderman Parker endorsed the Mayors views in the matter
 Alderman Moore's Views.
 Alderman Moore said that Alderman Parker didn't have any boys and there fore was not competent to form an in- telligent opinion on the subject. No boy less man ought to be permitted to vote on the question, said Alderman Moore. Mayor Ward, who Is a bachelor, smiled dryly at this sally.
 Alderman ONeill favored the Forney proposition.
 Alderman Wheeler said that if they were going to restrict saloons to the fire limits they ought to keep fireworks out too.
 Alderman Jones said that he favored the resolution but the councils agreement with the oBard of Trade required that he vote in the negative.
 The Forney resolution was adopted al- most unanimously.
 Finance Committee.
 The finance committee submitted this report, which was adopted:
 That before considering pr. Parkes proposition to establish a bacteriologist that he be requested to furnish this com mittee with an estimate of the expense of installing and maintaining a bacterio- logical department.
 That the attached list of prisoners be released from prison on Sunday morning. December 23. Crhere have already been printed in The Age-Herald.)
 That the attached list of assessments on personal property be vacated. That the petition of M. l.. Hannahan with reference to sewer assessment be dis allowed.
 That the petition of A. A. Coleman tb be reinstated on ten year plan be dis allowed
 That the account of the Birmingham Water Works company be settled
 That the matter of fixing salaries for the year 1906 go over until the first meet ing in January.
 The board directed that assessments on these ordinance be aseertained: Nos PAT, 262 and 267.
 These ordinances were confirmed: Nos. 3Ol, 24O, 2ss and 27s
 Alderman Jones of the finance commit tee introduced resolutions directing that the city engineer advertise for bids under ordinances 300 and 2s2 and commenting the Mayor for requiring City Clerk Murray and Secretary Pepperman to make bonds for the poundkeepers.
 Alderman Jones read a communication from J. T. Mullen thanking the board for it's confidence and saying he was not candidate for building inspector or as- slstant building inspector.
 Alderman Cooper offered resolution to advertise for bids to improve First avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty-sixth streets.
 License Schedule.
 Alderman Fulghum from the joint com mlttee on judiciary and miscellaneous pre- scented its report, namely, that the sche- dule of licenses agreed upon be adopted for 1906 The changes in the schedule provide that the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company pay s2O,Ooo the
  mingham Southern s2O0Oo instead of s75O, the Bell Telephone company 5000 and fifty phones and the Peoples Telephone com pany $750.
 Ordinances oO5. BOG, BOT and 2s7 were passed
 Alderman O'Neill, chairman of the mis- cellaneous committee, presented this re- port, which was adopted:
 The committee recommends that the petition of R. D. Cronk for a rebate in hotel license for the Birmingham hotel be disallowed
 That the petition of H. K. Wyatt for permit to run saloon at Fourth avenue and Thirteenth street be allowed.
 The proposition to issue a license to A saloon at 2l2O First avenue for the year 1906 was referred to the two aldermen of the Fifth ward, the Mayor and the chair man of the miscellaneous committee. with power to act.
 The bankers petition for a reduction in the license schedule affecting the banking business was referred to the miscellaneous committee.
 Street Committee.
 Here is the report of the street com mitee:
 The committee recommends the adoption of the following resolutions
 Be it resolved by the Mayor and alder men of Birmingham that the city attor- ney be instructed to institute or cause to be instituted the proper legal pro- ceedings to test the claims of the city to the 25-foot strip for street purposes