The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-22

structing the city engineer to determine the cost and manner of paving the side walks on the west side of Twenty-second street from Fourth avenue to Seventh avenue.
 MT. Cooper introduced a resolution ap- propriating S10O0 to complete the work of improvement now under way at Oak Hill cemetery. In accordance with the code, the resolution went over for two weeks, although MT. Cooper tried to have 1t passed at once, under suspension Of the rules, inasmuch as the money is needed at once.
 MT. Moore introduced a resolution laud- atory of the work of building a new union passenger station, which was needed badly in Birmingham, and show ing the necessity for the closing of Twen- ty-sixth street and other to and includ- ing Twenty-nlnth street, as well as the building of part of the structure over Fifth avenue.
 Alderman Barbour introduced a resolu- ton to so change the police rules that the men will work in eight-hour shifts. This resolution brought up some little dis cussion, 1t being said that the police com mission is supreme in such matters but at the request of MT. Barbour the matter was referred to the committee on police and sanitation.
 MT. GdfkeE introduced TeSOlullOH 10 draw up an ordinance granting the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com- pany the right of making track connee- tions on several streets not specified.
 A petition from the same company for certain franchises was handed in without reading, and will take the form of an ordi- nance at the next session of the council.
 The council passed to it's second read ing an ordinance authorizing the Mayor and city clerk to issue bonds to the amount of $145OO to pay for certain street Improvements already completed.
 Fire Department.
 The fire department question came up in the shape of a report from the joint com mittee which has been in charge of the matter. This report Is printed in full else where. After it's reading, and in accord ance with it's recommendations. Alder man Jones moved that the Mayor and Aldermen create the office of assistant chief of the fire department. The motion passed.
 Alderman Jones then moved that A. V. Bennett be elected chief of the fire de- partment and this motion was agreed to. Mayor Ward announced that Chief Ben nett would take charge today.
 More Street Improvements.
 The following street improvement mat ters were introduced:
 Ordinance BIO, for paving Nineteenth street north to the city limits, and Eff teenth avenue from Nineteenth street to Allen street. A J. O'Keefe entered a protest against the proposed pavement of Fifteenth avenue, unless the street was filled in and the grade raised about six feet. The ordinance was confirmed.
 Ordinance 311, for paving Eleventh ave- nue from Nineteenth street to Twenty first street, confirmed.
 Ordinance 229, for paving Lynch ave- nue from Nineteenth street to Huntsville avenue, confirmed as to the assessmnets
 Assessments were also confirmed on the following street improvement ordlnances
 Ordinance 22S for paving sidewalks on the east side of Twenty-fourth street from Avenue A to Avenue B, and also on the east side of Twenty-seventh street from Avenue E to Highland avenue
 Ordinance 191, providing for the paving Of sidewalks on the south side of Third avenue from Twenty-frst street to Twen- ty-second street
 Ordinance 270, providing for the pave ment of Eighth avenue from Twenty fourth to Twenty-sixth street and of Twenty-fourth street from Seventh to
 Oruinance 2S5. providing for paving the sidewalks in Fifteenth street between Avenues F and K
 Ordinance PIP, providing for the paving of sidewalks on Fourteenth avenue from twentieth street to Ash, and on Twentv- fourth street from Fourteenth to Eff teenth avenue.
 Ordinance 293, for paving the sidewalks on Fifth avenue from Nineteenth street to Twenty-sixth street
 Ordinance 26S' for paving First alley from TwentY-second to Twenty-third streets with vitrfied brick
 ordnance 264, for paving Fourth alley from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth streets with vitrified brick
 Ordinance 275 for grading and paving sidewalks on Avenue from Twenty-fifth street to Twenty-eighth street
 The following new improvement ordi- nances were introduced by the street committee:
 Ordinance S26, for paving Kirkland ave- nue from Thirteenth street to the city limits.
 Ordinance S25 for paving Twelfth street from Eighth avenue to Kirkland ave- nue.
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