The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-20
Waterworks Contract.

mingham, Alabama.
conference.-the attention of the board
is called to the contract between the city
of Birmingham and the Birmingham Wa
terworks company.
This contract made seventeen years
ago, was probably the best that could
have been obtained at that time. The
growth and expansion of this district,
however, has caused It's terms and lirni-
ations to result In unreasonable bur-
, dens on the city.
ITO the end that the city of Brming-
ham may obtain relief in the matter
of rates and a further extension of the
fire plug system also to the end that
the waterworks company may know
whether or not to go on extending mains
and other public Improvements affect
ing the city
II herewith ask the board to authorize
the Mayor to raise the following COM
mittee for the purpose of comforting with
the waterworks company as to revising
their contract, said committee to report
its findings and recommendations back to
this board.
Alderman Harry Jones, charman AL
derman Walter Moore, City Attorney e..
ID. Smith, city.
]. l.. Parker, S. Klotz, Board of Trade.
T. H. Motion, James Bowron, CONNER
cial club.
Respectfully,
GEORGE b. WARD, Mayor.
The Mayor was authorized to appoint
the committee named in the letter.
Rabbit Foot Saloon.
Alderman Gray introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas. complaints have reached this
board of disorderly condiDt allowed in
the Rabbit Foot saloon, corner oe Nor
ris avenue and Twenty-fourth street: and,
Whereas, II Is said vag ants ID large
numbers rendezvous there; and,
"Whereas, numerous Violations of the
law at that place have beer reported, and
it Is complained that officers nave been
interfered with; and,
whereas, the person 10 whom permit
was granted to open said saloon cid lot
use the permit but saloo was opened
by persons unknown to the board with
out any permit; therefore,
BE 1t resolved by the Mayor end AL
dermen Of Birmingham, Thas the Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen hold an invest-
cation to see II said charges are correct,
in order to determine wiethcr or pot
license Of this saloon shall be revoked.
"Be Il further resolved That this reso-
luton be referred to the miscellaneous
and judiciary committees. with instruc.
lions to investigate and report back TO
the board"
Without remark or disoussfcn the resc-
buttons were unanimously 60 1cu,red In.
The following resoluti u introduced by
Alderman oNell was agreed to:
"Be 1t resolved. That the miscellaneous
and judiciary committees hnir It's 'nvesti-
cations Thursday night, June %, n the
council chamber in oIen session..
"Be It further resolved That the fol-
lowing witnesses be summoned:
George Wade. Otto Marks. J. s. John
son. Officer Bennett, Officer Walker, Of
ficer Cornett, Officer Hurry, Julian Ken
drick, George B. Ward, w. E. Weir. Lieu
tenant Eagan. Officer Cole, Officer Thomp-
son. Officer Parker, Officer veitch No. g.
The following members of the City
Council were present at the meeting las.
night:
Mayor George 3. Ward. Aldermen John
G. Greener. Thomas Wheeler, John w.
O'Neill. Simon Klotz. Ben r. Barbour
d. r. Copeland. Walter Moore. John r.
Copeland, b. H. Cooper. John c. Forney,
Fred A. Fulghum, Harry Jones, Henry
B. Gray and II. A. Stockmar.