The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-07
CITY COUNCIL FAVORS
 GREATER BIRMINGHAM
Committee Will Issue an Ad-
 dress to the Public
WILL HELP ORPHANS, HOME
Alabama Great southern's Petition to Lay Tracks in First Alley Referred
 to Commlttee-Routine
 Business Transacted.

"ResoIved. By the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, That we favor the Greater Birmingham proposition and that the Mayor Is hereby instructed to appoint a committee of three to draft a public address In the interest Of Greater Birmingham"
 The foregoing resolution introduced by Alderman cooper. at last nights meeting of the City Council, was unanimously adopted.
 Mayor Ward will appoint the commit tee today and the address to the public Tn the interest of Greater Birmingham" will be published at the earliest moment practicable,
 The adoption of the resolution was one of the features of last nights meeting of the City Council-a meeting that was devoted almost exclusively to the trans action of routine business. Among other features of the meeting was the presen- tation of the Alabama Great Southern's petition asking for a franchise to run
  First alley to the east side of Eighteenth street. The petition was referred to the railways and judiciary committees
 A resolution. introduced by Mayor Ward was adopted, endorsing the movement for the aid and benefit of the East Lake Orphans Home and pledging the boards ,.4.. ..o,a1 e,,nnar+ to the propOei- ton.
 In response to a protest made by delegation of real estate men against the operation of certain provisions of the building ordinance of the city, com- mittee of five members was appointed to confer with the city attorney and city engineer and report to the board what action should be taken fin the matter. large number of improvement ordi- nances were adopted or confirmed, and assessments on others were ascertained and made final.
 The meeting was attended by the Mayor and Aldermen Moore, Forney, Barbour. O'Neill, Jones. Parker, Cooper, Klotz. Sims, Stockmar, D. R. Copeland, J. R. Copeland, Greener and Wheeler.
 Reports were made by the committees on finance streets. judiciary, miscela- neous matters, cemetery and fire and water.
 Report on Finance.
 Here Is the report of the finance com mttee, which was adopted;
 The special committee to whom was referred the matter of A. B. Oden ct al. herewith report and recommend that on payment of $i200 to the city that re- ceipt in full be issued for such assess ments.
 That the judge of the police court be authorized to satisfy the docket in the case of state vs. Lewis Jones pay ment of $25.
 That petition of George Church to be reimbursed for damages to buggy 10 the amount of S4.75 be allowed.
 That the mayor be authorized to acl. vertise three acts repeating the poiee commission acts.
 That the matter of T. A. Hamilton. which was referred to the mayor and city attorney, be settled in accordance with their recommendation.
 That the matter of petition of J. l.. Fletcher be referred to the mayor.
 That bonds be issued for the work uii- der ordinance No. 145, same having been guaranteed by the Peoples Savings Bank and Trust company.
 That the Newsboys' club be allowed the use of room in city hall until Octo- Der. 1906, and after that time the city will take possession of said room.
 The committee recommends that on payment of all installments due and in- terest to date that the following parties be reinstated on the ten-year plan: Miss Mary Anthony, Hale V. Tarrant Miss Susan B. Boggs, Sanford, R. w. New man. Mrs. M. P. Reynolds, Euna J. Ward. Daisy A. Sims
 Street Committee. The street committee presented this re- port which was adopted:
 We recommend that:
 The petition of R. T. Boatrite for reduc- tion in assessments be disallowed.
 That the matter of the Highland avenue block paving be referred to the mayor, city engineer and city attorney to inves- tigate and report back.
 That the petition of citizens asking to have Avenue I from west line of Four teenth street to the east line of Twelfth street graded, curbed, macadanIzed, gut tered and the sidewalks paved be allowed and that the city engineer be instructed to draw an ordinance for the same
 That the petition of Norman Webb ask ing to be relieved from certain sewer as- sessments go over to next meeting.
 That the petition of J. H. Harrison pro- testing against the charges made by the city for filling pond and cutting weeds