The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL PRESENTS PETITION Asks Permission to Build a
 Depot and Lay Tracks REFERRED TO COMMITTEE City Council Transacts Large Amount of Business-Firemen's Salaries
 lncreased-city Treasurers
 Report-Phone Service.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

l ports, the introducing or fesuiuuol7 @ii" the receiving of statements from various officers of the city
 The meeting was the briefest regular session yet held in the Ward administra- ton. lasting only exactly one hour
 The features of the meeting. in addi- ton to the routine business, was the peti- ton of the Illinois Central railway, under the local name of the Alabama Western Railroad company, for a franchise to con struct a freight depot on blocks 93, 94 and 95 of the city, to close Fifteenth street at Second avenue, to run its tracks along Twelfth street from Ninth avenue south ward with the view of utilizing the First avenue and First alley property pur- chased several months ago by the com pany at an expenditure of $550,000.
 The petition was, on motion of Alder man Moore, referred to the committee on railways.
 Another feature was the introduction of a resolution by Alderman Forney citing alleged unsatisfactory service rendered by the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph company and providing for an in- vestigation of the complaints by city au- thorities. The resolution was referred to the committee on lights and telephones
 Alderman Fulghum introduced a resolu- ton providing that names of some streets on the southside be changed for the sake of uniformity,
 Petitions for two saloon licenses were. upon the recommendations of specially appointed committees, refused.
 The salaries of firemen were increased.
 The salary of Court Officer Curran of the police court was increased from sso to S7.50 a month, Alderman Moore mak- ing the motion.
 W. c. Burson was nominated in com munication from pr. Talley of the Jeffer- son County Medical society as assistant sanitary inspector.
 Cracker Factories Tax.
 Alderman Cooper introduced a resolution fixing tax of $50 on all cracker factories and agencies of cracker factories doing business in Birmingham. Ascertaining assessment ordinances 309, 257 and 2S1 were adopted.
 Assessments under ordinance 302 were conferred
 1 license on cast side of Twenty-fourth street was denied, as was also one on First avenue between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets.
 Forfeiture bonds of the inferior crimi- nal court were reported by Officer Cur ran to amount to s13SO .25-a substantial increase.
 City Treasurer Eustis submitted his re- port for the month of December 1905
 Here are the reports of the various com mittees, which the aldermen adopted;
 Finance Committee. We recommend that the petition of Sam Will John representing J. Hudson Miles ct als be granted, provided that costs fees interest and charges of all dnds except the 100 per cent penalty due the city of Birmingham be paid immediately l in cash.
 That the petition of the Christian church 1 be granted with reference to settlement of street improvements on Twenty-first street and Fifth avenue on basis of S5 per cent.
 Petition of J. L. Drennen asking for a refund of S16.15 on account of certain as- easements made in error, allowed.
 Petition of Hugh Pulley to be allowed half pay for time lost on account of in- juries while in discharge of his duties 1 from November 1 to December 12, 1905, be allowed.
 Finance and Fire Committees.
 We recommend that the salaries of the hremen be increased as follows: Captains that now receive $75 per month to receive 800. engineers that now receive S90 and men that receive S60, $65 and $0 per month, according to number of years of service fin the department, to be granted 8 per month increase. That the matter of finding a location for fire department in the Fourth ward be referred to the Mayor and the two all dermen from said ward. The committee unanimously agrees 10 establish a fire station in the Fourth ward as soon as possible and that the fire committed be instructed to make arr engagements for the purchase of the nec- essary equipment
 That the matter of repairing station No. be referred to Mayor, city engi- neer and chief of fire department with power to act.
 That the following fire plugs be placed One at Central avenue and Alabama street; one at Thirteenth avenue and Louisa street; one at Twelfth avenue and Montgomery street.
 Miscellaneous Committee.
 We recommend that the license sched- ule be amended as follows: That para graph IS be amended to read $50; para graph 19, $200; paragraph 20. s250; para graph 21 $350 paragraph 22 S400
 That the resolution of Alderman Moore with reference to saloons go over. That the petition of Nose Levy for re- fund of street tax g allowed. Petition of T. M. Dyer for refund of license allowed to the amount of S19.75.
 Petition of J. F. c. Stateson for refund of license be allowed to the extent of $12. 50.
 The committee hereby ratifes the ac- tion of A. A. Gambill. license collector, in accepting s26 as license from Sam Iseman | as ticket broker for the year 1905 | That a saloon license be granted B. Motlow for the year 1906 at Avenue B and