The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-05

side of Seventh avenue from Twenty fourth to Twenty-hfth streets; on the south side of Fourth avenue from Twen- ty-ffth to Twenty-sixth streets; on both sides of Sixth avenue from Twenty-fourth to Twenty-sixth streets except in front of lots 15, Is and 19, block % and ex- cept in front of lots and 10 block oS The estimated cost is s160O the material to be used being specified as artificial stone and vitriied brick.
 Improvement ordinance No. 293 provides for sidewalk paving on both sides or fll'h avenue from Nineteenth street to twenty sixth street with artificial stone and at an estimated cost of $250.
 Alderman Jones moved the confirmation of estimates on ordinances numbered 23h 23s, 251, 224 and 266, work on which mas been completed.
 On motion of Alderman Fulghum the city engineer was instructed to auNel eise for bids for improvement ordinances NOS. 2SS and 299 both of which were cohiirhieo last night. It was announced that the money for the execution of ordinances Nos. 2s4. 2s5 and 2S7 had been secured by bonds, and the city engineer was in- structed to advertise for bids. Alderman Klotz asked that bids for the proposed work called for in ordinances NOS. zeo and 290 be advertised for
 The report of the street committee, which met at 3 o'clock In the clty en- gineers office, was submitted py Al derman Stockmar. It made the following recommendations
 Street Committee Report.
 The street commissioner be instructed to clear up and put the necessary slag Tn the alley on Seventeenth street. between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, south.
 That the petition of citizens asking that Eighteenth street from Avenue H to Eleventh avenue. south, be paved with bituminous macadam be allowed. and that the city engineer be instructed to draw an ordinance for the same.
 That improvement ordinance No. 2S3 be revoked
 That the proposition of J. S. Russell to deed a piece of property on Jasper road to the city provided the city will pay half the amount of his Improvements be granted.
 That the city engineer be instructed to make an estimate of the cost of paving with bituminous macadam, bricS gut ters and brick between the strcet car tracks, of Twenty fourth street from First avenue to Twelfth avenue and on Twelfth avenue to Thirty-second street, north.
 That the street commissioner be in- structed to move the dry closets and put in passable condition the alley between Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues and Louisa and Virginia avenues.
 That the city engineer be instructed to advertise for bids for the work under improvement ordinance Mo- 276, and to substitute brick gutters Instead of con- crete.
 That the street commissioned be in- structed to put In good condition alley between Thlrty-first and Thirty-second streets and between Twelfth and Thir- teenth avenues, north.
 That the petition of R. B. Smyer with reference to certain Improvements under improvement ordinance No. PIT be disal- lowed
 That the city engineer be instructed to draw an ordinance for the grading. 'na- cadamizing, curbing, sidewalk ard gutter paving on Central avenue from Eleventh street to Alabama street; Alabama street from Bellevue to Center.
 That improvement ordinance No. 200 be amended as to widen the sidewalk on each side of the street five feet
 That the contract for work under ordl- nance No. 2s1 be granted to Dunn & Lellande Bros. for s527. they being the lowest bidders.
 That the contract for work under inn provement ordinance No. 26i be awarded to the Crockett Paving company for $751; they being the lowest bidders