The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-16
COUNCIL PROVIDES
 FUR MUCH PAVING
Adopts Ordinance to Pave Por-
 tion of Highland Avenue
TO PAVE FIRST AVENUE
First Avenue Paving to Cost $3o,ooo and Highland Avenue Work to Cost $2e,745-Comnnit-
 tee Report.

The City Council last night confirmed an ordinance for the improvement of First avenue from Twenty-second to Iwenty-sixth streets A petition of pro- test signed by citizens said to represent 125O feet out of S20O feet, which the ordi- nance calls for was presented
 The protest, which was presented by John F. Williams. through Alderman Full ghum' precipitated considerable discus sion. Alderman FuIghum was of the opin- ion that as a number of the aldermen favored ignoring the petition, it should at least be referred back to the street committed
 Alderman Jones said that under the law the council had either to adjourn and take up the ordinance at a subsequent meeting or act on 1t last night. Alder man Cooper after looking over the petl- he recognized, and that he understood w. B. Leedy, the renting agent, repre- sented over half of the property holders
 What the city wants' said MT. Coop CT, Ifs paved streets At present when person leaves First avenue at Twenty second street he is forced to drive over a dirt road and I think we are growing too fast to have such a condition al- most in the heart of the city. I protest against deferring the confirmation
 Alderman Moore backed up Alderman Cooper by seconding his motion to con- firm the ordinance, and Alderman Bar bour took the position that inasmuch as fraction over one-third of the property holders only had protested against the ordinance 1t stood to reason that the others wanted the street paved. After the Mayor had suggested that MT. Williams be allowed to state his objections, and after Mir Williams said he had nothing to say, the matter was put to a vote and the ordinance confirmed in the reg ular manner.
 The ordinance in question provides for the paving and otherwise improving of First avenue from Twenty-second street to Twenty-sixth street with bituminous macadam, win the exception of the gut ters which are to be paved two feet on each side of the street with vitrified brick at cost estimated at sS0,0OO. Improvement ordinance No. 296 was con l firmed and the contract for the work let to the Southern Bitulithic company | for s29. 745. This ordinance provides for the
 paving of Highland avenue from Twen-
 tieth street to a point where the north
 west line of lot No. in block S46, If extended, would cross Highland avenue l This is the Woodward residence The ma- terial to be used will be bitulithic, which will be laid at all intersecting streets. l The space between the car line and eigh- | teen inches on each side, will be vitrfied brick, and the ordinance was so amended last night, upon motion of Alderman Jones, that the gutters on each side for two feet will be paved with vitrifed
 brick.
 | The formal acceptance of a number of ordinances, In compliance with which work has been completed, was made and the report of the street committee, which
 met in the engineers office at noon, was | adopted. It follows:
 1 The committee recommends that the | contract for paving Highland avenue with | bituminous macadam be awarded to the | Southern Bitulthic company, for $29,- 1 745.
 That the petition of Elem Jordan asking | for a rebate on the Twenty-first street paving be referred to the finance com mittee.
 l That the petition of Evans Bros, to close Twenty-second street sidewalk from 1 First avenue to First alley and about
 nine feet of the street be allowed. That the city engineer be instructed
 to draw an ordinance for paving First
 alley from Sixteenth to Eighteenth streets with brick. Petition of T. H. Motion to have trees l cut down around Watts building allowed 1 and that the street commissioner be in- | structed to cut same down. Also that the dead trees around the First Methodist l church be cut down.
 That Walter Moore be granted permis- | sion to- move trees from Tenth avenue
 between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets.
 That the petition of DuBose Brothers
 Iron company asking for spur track l to run into their yard at Eleventh street and Tenth avenue, be granted on payment | to the city of s1O0; work to be done under l supervision of the city engineer.