The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-07-06

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| cials upon request of the mayor. This
! was adopted by unanimous vote.
Miscellaneous Committee.
| The miscellaneous report, which was
adopted, recommended
| That petition of H. l.. Thomas for
| charity license for barber shop be dis
allowed.
That petition of w. c. White for charity
| license to retail ice be disallowed.
That petition of Harris Transfer com.
pany to charge hotel license for hand
| truck be disalowed.
Application of w. l.. Simms & Co,
| requesting license not be charged for
remainder of year on account discon-
tinuing business after one month In 1905
| and paying three months license be al
] lowed
Report of Street Committee.
! We recommends
| That the special committee be given
! further time on petition of w. b. Grant
| for reduction of assessments.
! That the petition of DIR. Riggs be re-
! ferred to city engineer and chairman or
street for investigation and report
That Bailey. & Howard, agents be al
lowed to paNItne aSSeSSHlent VI VI. W.
Simpson against lots is, 10 and 20, block
/ 1877 without interest
| That the petition of Guy Cooper be
| filed with Improvement ordinance NO ziz
as a protest against said Improvements
| That the petition of j. L. Yaneey be
referred to the mayor. city engineer, city
attorney and chairman OF street commit
| tee to investigate and report.
| That further time be grantsd with fef-
ere,ce to Improvement ord'naace PA
| That whenever any additional mel be
neeoed in the engineering departner. Tor
! the proper inspection of wcik, ina the
city engineer be allowed SAID additional
mpn.
That an ordinance be drawn by the city
@, gineer to pave Eighteenth stree. frcm
| Fcu. In to Ninth avenues in accordance
with resolution of Alderman klotz
That the mayor and the two aldermen
| from Second ward be appointed COM
mittee to ascertain as to what KIND OF
pavement is desired ~ the property own
ers living and owning property On
Eighteenth street from Fourth to Ninth
avenues. and to make a report TO this
| committee.
| That the petition to pave Second avenue
be referred to the two aldermen from the
| Fifth ward and the mayor 70 get an ex-
preston from the property owners as TO
| whether or not they desire said avenue
paved and report TO tniS cohihlit'ce'
| That the contractor doing the work OF
having First alley between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third streets be given an ex-
| tension of time on said contract as recon-
mended by the city engineer.
That the contract for curbing Morris ave-
| nue. between Nineteenth and Twenueth
streets under Improvement ordinance NO.
1853 be awarded to Crockett Paving COM
pany at 44la cents foot.
/ u-,,, all
of street committee be recorded by the
clerk on the minutes.
| That the committee be given further
time on matter of opening Avenue IL ana
that the mayor and city attorney be add
| ed to said committee
That the petition of citizens from Third
ward asking for street improvements be
referred to city engineer to investigate
and report, and that the two aldermen
| from said ward be added to said COM
mttee.
1 That the city engineer notify all par
| ties on both sides Interested In the W. II.
Jones petition for damages to water pipe
| to appear before this committee on July
10. at ~ o'clock noon.
| That the city engineer be instructed
to draw an ordinance for paving Avenue
| A from Sixteenth to Twentieth street with
yitrified brick.
That the city attorney be given power
to institute proceedings against the Frisco
| railway company to open Fifteenth, Six
| teenth and Seventeenth streets between
Powell avenue and Avenue A.
That the contract for work under ordi"
nance No 266 be awarded to the Jefferson
Contracting company for $3.50. they being
the lowest bidders.
Ask Extension of Time.
| The Nashville Roofing and Paving com
pany's request for an extension of time
| to supply building materials was re-
ferred to the joint committee on finance
and fire and water.
| The parks and cemetery committee re-
ported that the Birmingham Realty COM
pany had waived all rights in West Park
| for the construction Of a weather obser-
walton bureau there.
| Ordinance 26s, advertising for bids for
street improvements was adopted.
resolution providing for a watering
trough on Twenty first street and Second
avenue was referred to the chairman OF
| the street committe, the city engineer
and the aldermen from the Second ward
| Mr.. Barbour introduced a resolution TO
repair Seventeenth street from Eleventh
avenue to Thirteenth avenue. Referred to
| street committee.
| Mr.. Barbour also introduced resolution
| that the city have printed the revised
| plumbing ordinance in pamphlet form.
Referred to the Mayor.
| Mr.. Moore introduced a resolution d.
recting the street to repair Twelfth ave-
] nue. near Twenty sixth street.
The resignation OF John T.. Lane. in
spector of public buildings. was accepted