The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-20
CITY FRANCHISES
MAY Be TAXABLE
Alderman Forney Introduces
Resolution to That Effect
THE SALE OF FIREWORKS
Hall Reelected Building Inspector,
Charges Against Eckerle Referred.
Numerous Improvement Ordi-
nances-Council Meeting.

nances-Councl Meeting.
one of the most important matters
agreed to by the City Council last night
/ was the adoption of a resolution proposed
! by Alderman John c. Forney whereby
a hill shall be prepared for the legisla-
/ ture providing that franchises held by
corporations in the city of Birmingham
may be judged as property, and become
subject to taxation by the city govern
| ment
In reference to the selling of fireworks
during the Christmas season, the board
adopted resolution proposed by Alder
man O'Neill that fireworks could be sold
or the curbing of sidewalks in front of
stores when the owners of the stores have
nc objections. provided in each case the
permission of the Mayor and the chair
man of the miscellaneous committee is
obtained. Permission was granted TO Ii
censed merchants to use three feet of
the sidewalk in front of their stores for
he display of goods which could not be
shown within the building.
Regarding the matter of selling fire.
works on the sidewalks. Ed Warren and
r. II, Baugh, on the part of the retail
merchants. and C. e. Beck on the part
Of the wholesale merchants entered in a
warm debate Another provision of the
fireworks regulation is that the fireworks
must be shown for sale within glass COW
erS.
Mr.. Hall Elected.
A. J. Hall was unanimously reelected
inspector of weights and measures last
night, the recommendation to this effect
coming from the report of the market
committee. 1t is remembered that Mr..
Hall was not reelected at the last meet
irg. it being thought advisable to hold
up the matter for two weeks.
On a resolution, 1t was unanimously
agreed that no license shall be issued to
the moving picture show in the Brown
Marx building to operate after 1907. The
resolution stated that this show was a
nuisance and that its continued occu-
pancy of the building would result in the
removal of several companies having Of
fees there.
The charges against Plumbing Inspector
Charles EclSerle, alleging partiality and
INSTRUMENTATION in the discharge of his
duties. coming from several plumbers Of
the city. were formerly made last night
and referred to the police and SANTA
ton committee for future investigation
Alderman Cooper introduced for re-
consideration the old ordinance against
the service of spurious. malt and vinous
liquors in pool and billiard rooms. 1t is
remembered that this ordinance was :
feated at the last meeting of the board.
Last night, however. no alderman voted
against it. The Mayor. after its first
presentation and defeat. argued that its
defeat rendered ineffective the kindred or
dinance requiring the saloon and the pool
| room to remain separate
Autos and Motorcycles.
| When the report of the judiciary COM
mittee was read, that section of ii regu-
lating the speed of motorcycles in Bir-
mingham the same as that of automo-
bles was reached, Alderman Jones TOOK
the floor. He stated that the cty's regu-
lation of the speed of automobiles was
not observed by any means. He declared
that on Eleventh avenue, where his home
is, automobiles are driven at the rate of
forty, sixty and a hundred miles, If it
is possible for the machines to obtain that
| speed" He afterwards declared that they
! were driven so fast that it was impossible
| to recognize the people in the cars. Mr.
| Jones insisted that the report should
| include a provision that the city's regula-
| ton of the speed of automobiles shall be
rigidly enforced and strictly observed
| The building inspectors recommendation
| that the following buildings be con-
| demned as unsafe, was adopted A build
| ing on Avenue and Twenty-second
street, on Avenue A and Twenty-second
| street, First avenue and Seventeenth
street, building between the Dude sa-
| loon and the RAINBOW saloon, the RAM
| bow saloon. and one other building on
| Twentieth street, between First and Sec
| ond avenues.
Improvement Ordinances.
Assessments under the following ordi-
nance was ascertained:
| No 321, providing for the paving Of
| Powell avenue from Eighteenth to Twen-
| tieth street with vltrihed brick, estimated
| cost, sl1.624.43.
Assessments under the following were
confirmed: $40. providing for the paving
| of Sylvan avenue from Twelfth to Four
teenth streets; 373 providing for the paw
| ing of Eighth avenue from Walker TO
| Thirteenth streets: 374. providing for the
grading of Maiden Lane from Sycamore
| street to Arlington avenue; 376, providing
for the curbing of Second avenue from
| Fourteenth to Seventeenth streets: 21l.
| providing for the grading of Blackberry
street from Arlington to Fifteenth ave-
nues; 297, providing for the grading of
Avenue | from Twelfth to Fourteenth
streets; s1xeproviding for the paving of
| Avenue y from Twentieth to Twenty
| fourth streets, at an estimated cost of
$23,25A15.
The following new ordinance was in
| troduced: No. 3S3 providing for the paw
ing of Nineteenth alley from Twelfth to
| Thirteenth avenues, south, with vitrflcd
| brick.
The following committee reports were
| adopted:
Market Committee.
resent: Mayor, Copeland, j. r., Green
! err, Heidi, Gum.
/ Absent Wheeler.
The committee recommends that the
| charges against A. j. Hall be dismissed
| on account of charges not being sustained
| by evidence.
That we recommend the election of A.
| j. Hall as inspector of weights and meas
ures for the year 1907, and that his sal
AIRY be fixed at 500 per month, with no
| perquisites.
| Miscellaneous Committee.
Present: Mayor, o'Neill, Parker, For
ney. Copeland. ID. r., Cooper.
| Absent Gray.
The committee recommends that the
| the year 1907
months license to run jewelry store al
! lowed.
| That petition of James Horney and
Alex Morisette to operate pool room at
| 1922 First avenue be allowed. .
That petition of Frank Kreulhause 10
| operate pool room al room next door 20
| 300 Second avenue. be allowed
That petition of A. N. Aikens be
j granted