The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-08

streets; on the southside Of block 1853
from Twentieth street to Magnolia ave-
nue..
Ordinance s2S providing for the paving
OF sidewalks on the west side of Twenty
fourth street from Avenue to Alley -
and both sides of Twenty-fourth street
from Alley b to Avenue E.
Ordinance ga providing for the paving
of Avenue A from Sixteenth to Twen-
tieth strets
The city engineer was directed to adver-
tise for bids for the work contemplated
in Improvement ordinances $40, 1913 and
1908.
New Code Goes Into Effect.
A resolution was adopted to the eff
feet that the new city code would go
into effect February is.
Another resolution was adopted calling
attention to the fact that in the new
city code wherever the words 'city court
appear they should be understood as
meaning police court"
An ordinance was adopted at the re-
quest of the committee on police and
sanitation making IL compulsory that
monthly reports of all cases OF childbirth
or midwifery be reported, the ordinances
having been presented at the request OK
the Jefferson County Board of Health.
Attention, Police.
resolution was adopted calling the
attention of the chief of police to tine
fact that cane and knife racks and slot
machines are being operated and direct
ing him to abate those nuisances. One
alderman told of a game which he
said. was 80 crooked that the people
handed back to one victim $7S which they
had obtained, preferring to do this rather
than have the police summoned.
A resolution was adopted instructins
the street commissioner to Investigate the
violations of the ordinance relative to the
hauling of Stag over the paved streets.
Fifth avenue especially was mentioned.
The chief of police was instructed to put
an end to the practice.
Garbage Plant Project.
A communication was received from A.
O. Wright Of jack ;onville. Fla, ask
ing if the city woulu entertain PROPOSE
ton to have his company establish a
plant in this city for the destruction of all
garbage and trash, the remuneration to be
only about half what it now costs the
city to have this stuff removed. The
communication was referred to the COM
mlttee on police and sanitation.
Committee Reports Received.
These reports of committees we're re-
| ceiyed by the council and were adopted:
The Judiciary committee recommends
| the adoption of the following ordinances;
An ordinance granting to the Birming-
ham Terminal company certain rights
and franchises.
An ordinance granting to and confirm
ing in the Southern Railway company GER
tain franchises and rights in Twenty
seventh street.
Street Committee.
We reccnmend that the petition of
property owners asking for street Inn
provements on Twelfth avenue and Six
teenth street, north, be granted and that
the city engineer be instructed to prepare
ordinance for same.
That the petition of property owners
protesting the paving of Avenue from
Sixteenth to Twentieth streets be re-
ferred to judiciary committee
That the city engineer be instructed to
| draw an ordinance iOl paving Win u
luminous macadam TWenty-tirst street
from the bridge to Avenue IL, ON Avenue
II from Twenty-frst to Twenty-second
street.
That the assessment against south half
of lot 10, block 4s, amounting to $500 be
cancelled the same having been errone-
ousy assessed
That the city attorney be instructed to
take legal proceedings against j. L.
Worthington to have houses and fences
moved out of street
That the contract for artificial stone
and vitrhed brick under ordinances Nos
27S and 3O5 be awarded to Richard Black
burn for $3.50, he being the lowest bid
der.
That the contract for grading, macad-
amizlng, curbing and cutters under ordi-