The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-02
TO CLOSE
HOUSE ON 23RD ST,
Council Hears Prayer of Fifteen
Representative Citizens
JUDGE FEAGINS SALARY
Action In Reducing Salary of Police
Court Judge Postponed-Gambill's
Collections Show Increase-Gas
and Electric Light Bills.

acted at last nights meeting of the City
Council the most interesting feature was
tire presentation. by Alderman ard
Mayor-elect Ward, of a petition signed by
fifteen representative citizens and prop
erty holders of Birmingham. asking that
the house at No. 113 North Twenty-third
street be Immediately and utterly abol-
ished.
The petition was based upon 1.-THE re-
cent horrible tragedies" that have oc-
CURED in the house-tragedies, the petit
ton says, that emphasize the dreadful
evils of the place and cry aloud for its
immediate and utter adjustment in the
interest of public morals and the business
interests of Birmingham"
The petition was referred to the police
and sanitation and judiciary committees.
1t was freely predicted by councilmen
last night that the petition to close this
place would be granted at the next
meeting of the council and that the
closing of the house in question will be
the beginning of an anti-vice crusade in
Birmingham that will drive all houses
like that at No. 113 North Twenty-third
street that are situated between Nine
teenth and Twenty-fourth streets and
First and Fourth avenues, out of business.
Judge Feaein's Salary.
A second feature of the meeting was the
pestponing of action for two weeks upon
Alderman Forney's resolution to reduce
the salary of the judge of the inferior
criminal court from $2400 to $500 The
Iostponement was made, it is understood,
in order to enable the city attorney to
examine carefully the law in the case
The third feature of the meeting was
the fact that City Street Tax and License
Collector Gambill collected in January
1905, $4,000 more than in Jal-uary, 1904
Last nights meeting was attended by
the mayor, and these aldermen: Wheeler
Forney. Wood, Barbour, VINO has recent
ly returned from a trip to Hot Springs;
j. r. Copeland, Cooper Fdlghum, Heidi,
Greener, Thach and Gum.
After the minutes had been read and
approved, the regular report of the Mayor
regarding the remission of fines and fees
was heard and adopted.
Reports from the city street tax and
license collector, the city auditor and the
city treasurer for the year 1904 were or
dered to be printed.
Finance Committees Report.
The report of the finance committee was
submitted and adopted. 1t was as fol-
lows:
4I,,t tI.a If Ind
say Floral Co, amounting to 5000, be
allowed.
THAT further time be granted the COM
mittee on Salvation Army.
1--WE recommend the adoption of the fol-
lowing resolution:
BE 1t Resolved, That the bills of The
Age Herald and News for printing the
license schedule be disallowed and that
the bill of the Ledger be referred to the
finanace committee.
Mayor Drennen and Alderman Thach
voted no on above resolution
I'VE report favorably ON resolution to
purchase certain bonds.
1--WE recommend the following resolu-
ton be adopted:
BE it Resolved, That in view of the
frequent demands made upon the city Of
Birmingham for donations for conven-
lions that in the future no appropriations
be made for the securing of or entertain
ing the members of any convention or
society meeting in the city of Birming-
ham,"
On motion of Alderman Heidi of the
finance committee, an appropriation of
money requisite for the city pay roll
was made.
The street Improvement bonds were
purchased at 103.
Ascertained assessments for grading,
matchmaking, curbing and laying side
walks on Twenty-seventh street from
Avenue e to Avenue under improve
ment ordinance 1879 and at the expense
of S4,05s were adopted.
Ascertained assessments for the sani-
tary sewer on South Highlands at an
expense of $270O under Improvement or
dinanee 1874 were adopted.
Aseertained assessments under inn
provement ordinance 165 for grading,
matchmaking and curbing Avenue D.,
from Eleventh to Fourteenth and from
Fifteenth to Eighteenth streets and
garding and matchmaking Ayeue d
from Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets
were adopted
Assessments under Improvement ordi-
ance 1871 were made final for grading,
matchmaking and curbing Avenue C
from Twenty-third street to Twenty
fifth street and Twenty-fifth street from
Avenues to E, and Avenue d from