The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-19


 Power company with said contract or contracts and all other matters to the interest of the citizens in regard to gas and electric lighting and heating"
 Purchase of Hose.
 Alderman Jones, the chairman of the fire and water service committed report ed that the committee had decided un- der instructions, or rather resolution, from the City Council, to purchase 5000 feet of fire hose.
 Twenty-Five hundred feet will be pur- chased from the Eureka Fire Hose com pany and twenty-five hundred feet from the Fabric Fire Hoose company" said Alderman Jones. "We will have to pay committee also decided to purchase two life nets, one from each of the two com panies heretofore named. the price being S1OO apiece"
 Mayor Drennen-"Did we not purchase this class of fire hose for eighty cents a foot heretofore, Alderman Jones?"
 Alderman Jones-'fYes, sir"
 MdJor Dienheh- Oah you account TUT the increase In price?'
 Alderman Jones-"Yes, sir We only received two bids for the hose'
 Alderman J. R. Copeland-"Did you ad- vertise for bids?'
 Alderman Jones-"Yes, sir. We got the lowest price for the quality of hose ob- tainable. Rubber has advanced from 45c to s1.1O per pound. in the crude state recently"
 Alderman J. R. Copeland-"How many bids did you say the committee recelved?" Alderman Jones-"Two.''
 The report of the committee was then adopted unanimously.
 Saloon Licenses.
 A resolution providing that license shall Tot be issued to saloons to do business on the west side of Eighteenth street from Second alley to Third avenue was adopted. Ordinances were adopted with reference to the sale of property where improvement assessments are delinquent and unpaid. The sale will be held at the city hall some time In April. License on vehicles and banners used for adver- tislng purposes on the streets of the city was made $50 per annum instead of s5.
 Ticket Brokers.
 An ordinance was adopted which prac- tically puts railroad ticket brokers or scalpers out of business. The license for this class of business was fxeed at $500 per annnm, and brokers will be required to furnish daily to the municipal author ities list of tickets bought and sold by them. At present there is but one ticket broker in Birmingham.
 An ordinance was adopted regulating the erection of electric signs in Birming- ham. Alderman FulghIm introduced a resolution, which was adopted, instruct ing the city engineer to draw up an ordinance providing for grading and other to Thirty-second streets.
 Ordinance No. 252, providing for improv- ing Twenty-fourth street from Avenues to I was adopted
 Attorney II. C. Bullock was allowed pay for serving as special police judge of the police court for ten days.
 The matter of selecting a plumbing in- spector went over until the next meet ing of the council,
 A petition was read by Alderman D. R. Copeland from the Central Trust com pany of Birmingham, asking that fran chlses be granted for laying tracks along Twenty-fourth and Twenty-hfth streets and Morris avenue. This company desires to build belt railroad in that section of the city. Upon motion of Alderman Gray the petition was referred to the judiciary and railroads committee. In the meantime the company will be advised that it will be necessary under resolution of the council to turn in check for $10Oo before the petition can be consid- cred.
 Vaudeville Saloons.
 Alderman D. R. Copeland introduced 8 resolution which provided that the license of all saloons where a vaudeville per- formance Is carried on shall be revoked. This was unanimously adopted. The chief of police is instructed unde. the terms of the resolution to keep a watch-out and to see that no vaudeville shows go on in the saloons.
 Alderman John R. Copeland offered a resolution which was adopted. providing that hereafter all reports of standing committees shall be in writing before presented to the council. 1Lt resolution requires that no action can be taken by the standing committees unless quorum is present when such matters are taken up. The city clerk will act as secretary of all standing committees temporarily. It was announced that a financial state ment of the city of Birmingham would be made at the next meeting of the city council by the city auditor anu the city clerk.
 Police Court Judges Salary.
 Alderman Forney introduced the fol- lowing resolution, which was referred properly:
 "Whereas, The act of the Legislature