The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-08
CITY COUNCIL HAS
A BUSY SESSION
Resolution Calling for Increase
in Hospital Appropriation
SOME COMPARATIVE FACTS
Ordinance Granting Franchises to the
Illinois Central Will Be Drawn
and VIII Be Reported Back
to Next Meeting.
SOME COMPARATIVE FACTS

At the regular meeting of the City
Council last night several new ordinances
we're lntroduced-one granting the Illinois
Central railroad certain franchises and
privileges and others for the Improvement
of streets and sidewalks in the south side
of the city.
The Illinois Cnetral matter came up IN
the form of report from the joint COM
mittee, announcement of which, in detail,
was printed in The Age-Herald yesterday.
The ordinance will be drawn by the joint
committees on railroad and judiciary and
the special committee consisting of the
Mayor the city attorney and the city
engineer, and will report it back to the
council for adoption.
The first annual message of Mayor
Ward was submitted, but WAS not read.
Printed copies were placed on the desks
of the aldermen. The message will be
found in full in another column
An ordinance was adopted directing the
city treasurer to issue bonds to the
amount of $500 to pay for the paving of
the unpaved portion of Eighteenth street.
The following sanitary ordinances were
repealed on the recommendation of the
committee on finance: Ill, 116, rs, 10
al. IA, 157, 1874 and 1s4.
Upon the recommendation of the finance
committee, the city treasurer was direct
ed to purchase at set price of S1.0S ON
the 81 as many of the outstanding inn
provement bonds issued under the origi-
nal charter as may be compatible with
existing conditions.
An amendment was offered and adopted
to the ordinance relative to the inspector
Of weights and measures, making the or
dinance constitutional by removing those
sections which call for the destruction OF
incorrect scales and balances.
Ordinance 800. providing for the paving
of Nolan street from Thirteenth to Four
teenth avenues, was confirmed
Ordinance 257, providing for the paving
of Avenue G from Thirtieth to Thirty
second streets, was confirmed as to the
assessments.
Ordinance Isl, providing for the paving
Twelfth avenue to Fifth avenue was
confirmed as to the assessments.
The Hospital Allowance.
Alderman O'Neill offered a resolution
increasing the monthly allowance to the
Hilman hospital and to st. Vincent $
hospital from 800 per month to $3.50 for
each institution.
Alderman NELL spoke briefly upon his
ordinance. but quoted comparative figures
obtained from other cities.
The city of Mobile, he pointed out
spent $50, 600 for the erection of hospital
building The maintenance of that insti-
tuition cost the city $7SS5O4 annually. The
hospital cared for 11,7sO patients year.
making the per diem cost per patient
S1.O5. Mobile county contributed $685.. sc
annually to assist in supporting the insti-
tuition.
The city of Nashville expended $73, 90,
in erecting it's hospital building, and
spent $2S.993. % annually maintaining it
The per diem cost per patient was 81. 49,
The city Of Birmingham is now spending
$24OO per annum in aid of the two hos.
pitfalls, the county is appropriating ths
same amount, and the number of patients
treated at the institutions is 9349.
Mr. O'Neill stated that the county
Board of Revenue will be asked to in.
crease their appropriation to $3.50 pen
month for each hospital, the same as ths
increased appropriation proposed for the
city. He said it was neither just MOI
right to impose upon the institutions II
the manner which was now being done.
The ordinance was referred to the
finance committee.
New Fire Plugs.
An ordinance was introduced directing
the Birmingham Water Works company
to place fire plugs at the following loca.
tons: Central avenue and Alabama
street, Thirteenth avenue and Louisa
street, Twelfth avenue and Montgomery
street, and at the Lindell street fire sta.
ton.