The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-16
TRANSACTS MUCH
 ROUTINE BUSINESS
CITY COUNCIL HAD A BUSY SES- SION LAST NlGHT-MANY RESO- BUTTONS WERE INTRODUCED AND ACTED ON.

The city council met last night at 7:S0 clock in regular semi-monthly session. A volume of business was transacted, much of which was routine. Besides report from the fire department for the month of October, showing the number of fires and losses, the report of Dr. R. B. Hardness, the health officer, was sub mitted.
 The petition of the firemen for an in- crease in salary was referred to the finance and fire and water committees.
 Aldermah Stockmar introduced three new street improvement ordinances, one of which is to pave Linden street from Highland avenue to a point beyond the new fire station. Another calls for the paving of Avenue 1 from Eighteenth to Twentieth street, and the third provides for the construction of sanitary sewers on streets yet to be named.
 A protest was read from H. F. sBehrens against the establishment of fire sta ton near the park bearing his name. He sets forth certain conditions under which the park was sold to the city. It was ordered received and filed.
 Alderman Cooper introduced resei6- tion at the resquest of the board of rev enue which provides for the city cooper ating with the county in cutting and grading Twentieth street to connect with the road the county proposes to cut through Red mountain. It was referred to the street committee.
 Alderman Klotz introduced a resolution asking that the Seaboard Air Line keep light at the intersection of Avenue and Eighteenth street, and at Avenue A and Twenty-first street.
 Alderman J. R. Copeland asked that the cavalry troop be permitted to use the armory and the elevator on the night or November 29 for ball. This was granted.
 Alderman D. R. Copeland read peti- tion from Wesley chapel which wants tax assessments reduced This was re- ferred to the proper committee. MT. Copeland also introduced a resolution asking for the construction of gutters ana sidewalks on Fourteenth street from Henry street to Huntsville street. It went to the street committee.
 Alderman Jones renewed his request that the city jail on the South Side be removed.
 An invitation was extended all ot the aldermen to attend the police ball to bc held in the armory at the city hall to- night.
 The finance committee made the fol- lowing report:
 The committee recommends that the bill of the water works company be passed until the next meeting of this committee.
 That the attached list of personal pfop- erty tax be vacated and ordered charged off the books.
 That the assessment of c. w. Ratlff on ninety feet of lot 1. block 443 under ordinance No. 8, pro No. 25, amounting to $47.79. be vacated.
 That F. A. Grider be rebated the sum of $26.96 under pro No. A 2440
 That the committee confirm the pur- chase of a lot in the Sixth ward on which is to be built a fire department for the sum of $2250.
 That the petition of P. P. Sunnall & Co. for permit to open saloon on north west corner of Fourteenth avenue be granted
 That the mayor be authorized to settle with Trinity church for s170 and interest on S340 from June 22, 1904. if paid at once.
 Be 1t resolved that $6o00 be and is here with appropriated to the board of edu- cation for school pay rolls.
 Be 1t resolved that the city engineer be instructed to make a new plat book and map of the city of Birmingham and that the mayor place whatever assistance and material that may be needed at his com mand.
 The report of the judiciary committee was:
 The committee recommends that the city attorney be instructed to draw an ordinance creating the office of fire n- spector and that the mayor request the police commission to clothe said inspec- tor with police powers.
 That the electric ordinance be adopted.
 That improvement ordinance No. S01 be adopted.
 That bond ordinance No. 145 be adopted.
 That the matter of amending the first two sections of weights and measures or- dinance be referred to the city attorney. Both of the above reports were adopted