The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-06
COUNCIL TRANSACTS
BUSINESS RAPIDLY
DR.. Stage Wants Street Cars
Moved to Another Street
CITY MAY BORROW MONEY
Mayor Authorized to Borrow $4,000
Under Certain condtions-erants
Use of the Armory and
Other Rooms.
CITY MAY BORROW MONEY

In three-quarters of an hour the Mayor
and Aldermen transacted much business
last night. Several important matters
were disposed of in short order, and sew
eral others were referred to committees
for report at the next meeting.
On a resolution offered by Alderman
Heidi, the Mayor was instructed and au-
thorized to borrow $1,000. provided that
the city had not already borrowed In ex-
cess of $4,000
The Rev DIR. John w. Stage, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, petit
toned the council to have the street cars
run on Twenty-first street moved to
Twenty-third street. claiming that it in
terfered with public worship at his church,
the First Baptist church, and the First
Christian church. The matter was re-
ferred to the Mayor city attorney, the al
dermen from the Fifth ward and the
chairman of the street committee, with
Instructions to report at the next session
of the council. II not possible to have the
cars moved DR.. Stage desired that they
be not allowed to run for an hour and
a half on Sunday morning and the same
length of time Sunday night, claiming it
prevented services being held at the
churches.
Alderman Moore introduced an amend
ment to the building laws providing an
ordinance to declare the use of unsafe
buildings as a public nuisance, and to
make 1t unlawful for any person to oc-
cupy a building that had been declared
unsafe. 1t was referred to the judiciary
committee.
Alleged Ice Trust.
Alderman Barbour. chairman of the
committee to investigate the alleged ice
trust, stated that the papers in the In
vestigation had been referred to the city
attorney to secure his legal opinion on
what course could be followed. He asked
for more time on the matter which was
granted. More time was also granted the
committee Investigating the alleged
plumbing trust.
A petition was received from the two
city wardens asking that a third warden
be granted. 1t was referred to the finance
and police and sanitation committees.
A petition from the Mary Catalan Me-
mortal association asking permission to
erect the memorial to the late Miss
Catalan in East Park, was referred to the
park committee.
Large Body Coming.
The council granted the use of the arm
DRY and the rooms on the third floor of
the city hall to the American Society
of Public improvements. which meets In
Birmingham the second week in October.
The reports of the finance committee
were made by Alderman HEIDI and the
report of the judiciary committee was
made by Alderman Fulghum. Alderman
Gum moved that the city engineer be in
structed to prepare an ordinance to pro-
vide for the paving with vitriied brick
of Seventh alley from Twenty-second to
Twenty-fourth streets.
Following is the report of the street
committee:
Street Committee.
The committee recommends that per-
mission be granted the First Baptist
church to move two houses from Eleventh
avenue and Nineteenth street south, pro-
vded the city is held harmless from all
damages arising therefrom,
That permission be granted Mr. Greg
alley, between Avenues and Cottonwood
provided no property owners object, the
work to be done under the supervision
of the city engineer.
That permission be granted Brown and
Marx to erect a pole on First avenue
under the usual restrictions" and SUI
pervision of the city engineer.
That petition of Watkins e Agee to ex-
tend time for completion Of contract on
Virginia avenue be granted.
That petition of Jesse French Piano
and Organ company to erect alleyway
over Second alley be granted. the same
to be built of steel or iron, under the
usual restrictions and supervision of the
city engineer.
Petition of New Gayety theatre to erect
a sign over street be allowed under the
usual restri ctions.
That the engineer be instructed to draw
an ordinance for storm sewer on Fifteenth
avenue, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets.
That the petition of James Oden for
damages to lot be referred to the Mayor
city engineer and attorney for report.
That the petition of Alabama State
Fair association to hang sign over Nine
teenth street near Florence hotel, be
granted under the usual restrictions
That the city engineer be instructed TO
draw an ordinance for paving First ave-
nue. from Twelfth to Fifteenth streets and
Second avenue from Fourteenth to Seven
teenth streets with vitriied brick
That the street commissioner be in
structed to raise the CRATE leading to the
sewer between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets and Thirteenth and Fourteenth
avenues, south.
Communication with reference to speed
ing automobiles referred to chief of po-
lice with instructions to investigate.
That the contract for work under ordi-
nance No. 347 be awarded to the Crockett
Paving company, for $741.5O, they being the
lowest bidders.