The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-07

piling the cemetery records be referred to the Mayor and chairman of the cemetery committee with power to act
 Miscellaneous Committee. This report of the miscellaneous com mittee was adopted:
 That the petition of M. M. Freed for refund of license be dsallowed. Petition for boot black stand at St. Nicholas hotel be referred to the Mayor with power to act.
 We also recommend that In the future that 1t Is the sense of this committee that no license be Issued for saloon at Twen- ty-fourth street and Morris avenue at the place known as the Rabbit Foot. Ordinances Nos. 2S2, 2s3, 2S4, 2S5, 2s6. 2s7. 2Ss. 2Ss, 2so 29l, 292, 29s. 294 were adopted
 Ordinances Nos. sw and 2so were con flrmed.
 Assessments were ascertained under ordinances Nos. 237, 23s and 251. Assessments were levied and made final under ordinances Nos. 132, 172. 227 and 231 The Greater Birmingham report, sub 1 mitted by J. B. Babb, secretary of the Commercial club, was referred to the judiciary committee. Real Estate Mems Protest. J. L. Yancey, T. H. Motion and other representative real estate men protested against features of the building laws, saying that in order to do even the small est repair work required g permit from the building inspector. They wanted the mayor and board to interpret that law so as not to work a hardship on them. After considerable discussion, commit tee of five. consisting of MT. Moore, MT. Barbour. MT. stockmar, MT. Copeland, J. R., and MT. Cooper. was appointed to confer with the city attorney and city engineer on the subject and report to the council.
 Petitions Presented.
 Chairman Parker of the railways com mittee presented a petition from prop erty holders on Highland avenue request ing that the contract between the city and the United States Wood Paving com pany be cancelled The petition was re- ferred to the street committee. Mir. Parker presented also petition from J. T. Beasley asking permission to run a spur track on Avenue B between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. It was referred to the railways commit tee.
 MT. Parker also presented petition from the Alabama Great Southern rail- way requesting permission to run it's tracks across Twelfth street and up First alley to the east side of Eighteenth street. The petition was, on motion of MT. Jones, referred to the committee on railways.
 Orphans Home.
 Pete Houppert appeared before the council in behalf of the Orphans Home at East Lake, asking in it's behalf the councils endorsement of the movement to help the orphans. After Mir Houp- pert's speech, this resolution introduced by the Mayor, was adopted:
 Be 1t resolved by the Mayor and Al dermen of Birmingham, That the move ment inaugurated for the aid and bene- fit of the East Lake Orphans home bo herewith endorsed sand that the board pledge it's hearty moral support.
 Chairman Jones of the fire and water committee asked for an appropriation of $400 to repair fire house No. and for authority to purchase a horse for the department.
 Put Wires Under Ground.
 Mir. Cooper introduced resolution re- quiring that all telephone and telegraph lines within the fire limits be put under laneous committee.
 Mir. Wheeler introduced two petitions protesting against the issuing of licenses to new saloons on Twentieth street be-. tween First and Fourth avenues.