The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-06
.ENSLEY COUNCIL ID PAVE CROSSINGS City Stock Law to be Enforced
 After April b TUXEDO IMPROVEMENTS Extra Force of Hands Will Be Put On Streets and Sidewalks In This
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IMPROVEMENTS

Ensley, April 5.-(Special 1.-The city council had a very busy session tonight and transacted considerable business of importance to the city.
 A contract was awarded to Contractor Lyons of this city for the paving of the crossings on Avenue E at Seventeenth street, Eighteenth street, Nineteenth street and Twentieth street. Vitrihed brick will be used and the work is to begin at once. The matter of paving Avenue E and Nineteenth street was continued with the special committee appointed some time ago to investigate the matter
 An ordinance granting the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company a franchise for the operation of gas mains in the city of Ensley was referred to the street and light committee.
 A resolution was adopted providing for the enforcement of the city stock law after April 15. The city clerk was instruct ed to publish due notice that the ordi- nance would be strictly enforced after that date and the chief was ordered to see that the ordinance was enforced to the letter. The ordinance prohibits any stock, cattle, hogs and dogs from run ming at large on the streets.
 Work In Tuxedo.
 A resolution was adopted providing for an extra force of men to work in Tuxedo park until the streets. sidewalks and sew CTS are put in first-class sanitary con dition.
 A resolution was adopted instructing the chief of police to enforce the ordinance against driving vehicles across sidewalks of the city.
 The city attorney was instructed to pro- ceed with the collection of delinquent sidewalk improvement taxes due from certain corporations in the city
 A petition from a number of citizens asking that an election be held on the question of holding an election for a bond issue for the extension of the storm sewer system was referred to the finance committee. the mayor and the city at torney for investigation and a report.
 Every member of the council was pres ent except Alderman Owen
 Notes and Personals.
 MT. G. W. Young, vice president of the anti-saloon league of America, will lec- ture al the opera house in this city next Sunday night, and all the services of the local churches have been suspended for | the occasion. The local ministers will | assist in the meeting, and it is expected | that most of the members of the various | churches will attend. Dr. Young lectured | here some weeks ago on the anti-saloen movement and local club was organ l ized.
 The Rev. J. ". Orr. pastor of the First | Presbyterian church of this city, preached at the revival meeting that is being held at the First Methodist church last night. | The attendance at the meetings is very | good and much interest in manifested. | The Junior Order of American Mechan- 1 ics of Ensley met in regular session at | their hall on Nineteenth street tonight | The local Masonic lodge met in regular | session tonight and had work in the de- | grees.
 The Thread of the Story club was en- | tertained by Mrs George E. Mohns at her | residence in this city this afternoon l R. c. Beck. chief electrician at the steel mill, has gone to Pittsburg on short 1 business trip.