The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-17

tee of the Birmingham public schools
recommend that the following improve
ments be made in East park, to make It
suitable for a public Playground
First-The construction of sixth OF
mile running track with 100-yard
straight away.
seeond-The construction of three ten
mis- courts.
Thlrd-The placing in the park OF the
necessary playground apparatus such as
sand beds, swings see-saws, etc.
Items one and two are outlined in de-
tail in the accompanying plan.
Fire Committee.
The fire committee recommends that
the following resolution be adopted
Resolution:
BE 1t Resolved by the Mayor and AL
dermen of Birmingham, That the Biz
mingham Water Works company. pur-
suant to its obligations under its con-
tract. be required to install fire hy-
drants. at the following points in the
city, and to notify the Mayor and chief
of the fire department soon as same
are ready for service:
Eleventh avenue and Twentyfifth
street north
Eleventh avenue and Twenty-nlnth
street, north
Twelfth avenue and Twenty-sixth
street, north.
Thirteenth avenue and Twenty-ifth
Park avenue and West Twentieth street.
north.
Magnolia avenue and Twenty-thlrd
street. south.
Twelfth avenue and Thirteenth street.
| south
| Humboldt avenue ana Twenty-hrst
street, south.
Light Committee.
The special committee to whom was
refprrad 10 p1 of 1ipb in b0
Fifth ward beg to report that same be
placed at Eighth avenue and Thirtieth
street and to be paid for by the Blr-
mlngham Railway Light and Power
company and the Frisco railroad
The light committee further recon-
mends that lights be placed as follows:
One light at Twenty fourth street and
alley A, at the edge of sidewalk; one
light at Twenty-fourth street ap2 Ave
nue. c. center of street; one fight at
Twenty-thlrd street and alley A. center
! of street; move light now located at
Twenty third street and Avenue A, twen-
! ty feet towards sidewalk and one light
at Sixteenth street and Avenue A.
Miscellaneous Committee.
Present: Mayor, O'Nelll, Forney. Cope
land, d. r.. Cooper. Parker. Absent:
| Gray.
! The committee recommends that the Pc
F., tition of A. D. Walstrom for permission
! II operate a pool room at JOS North Four
| teenth street be allowed.
| That petition of Mrs. G.. b. Johnson for
reduction of license for chiropodist be dis
] allowed.
That petition of E. II. Hickman for
pool room on South Twentieth street. be-
| tween Powell avenue and Avenue A, on
west side of street be allowed.
That petition of Vulcan Loan and Trad
| ing company for refund of license for
1906 be granted. and that they be re-
/ funded three months license.
That petition of N. A. O'Nelll manager,
for refund of six months license be al
| lowed
That petition of Arthur o'Hear for pool
| room at 2lS Thirteenth street, south, be
| disallowed.
That the following resolutions be adopt
| ed:
BE 1t resolved by the Mayor and Alder
men of Birmingham, That the resolution
| adopted by this board on the 18th day
| of December, 1906. refusing license for
! the moving picture show In the Brown
| Marx building for the year 1907 be and
the same Is hereby rescinded.
Petition of q. A. Howard & Co. for
pool room at No. "a South street be al
| lowed
Street Committee.
Present. Mayor, Stockmar, Jones, Bar
hour. Copeland, J. r. Absent: Moore, Full
ghum.
The committee recommends that tia
city engineer be instructed to re-adver-
tise for bids for the work under improve
ment ordinances 374 and $50 tsidewalks).
and that the one bid received be returned
unopened
That the engineer be instructed to re-
| advertise for bids for the work under i'm
proyement ordinance No. $40, no bids hay-
ing been received.
That the matter of paving Seventh alley,
between Twenty-second and Twenty
fourth streets be postponed indefinitely.
That the matter of opening street IN
Third ward on petition of Mr. Coleman be
referred to Mayor, engineer. attorney and
the two aldermen from Third ward for
report and recommends ton.
That the petition OF Inez Il. Jones for
damages on account of broken water
pipes be referred TO Mayor, engineer and
attorney for report and recommendation.
That the engineer be instructed to adj
vertise for bids for the work under inl-
provement ordinance No. 3s2.
That the contract for grading and COM
bined curb and gutter paving under i'm
provement ordinance No ga be awarded
to Jefferson Contracting company for SCH,
they being the lowest Bidders.
That the contract for work under i'm
provement ordinance No. 375 be awarded
to C. M Burkhalter for s1s4. he being the
lowest bidder.
That the contract for work under i'm
provement ordinance No. 1862 be awarded
to the Southern Bitullthc company for
$l93
Present. Mayor. Moore, Cooper. Cope
land j. r.. Hcidt. Absent: Gray.
Excise Committee.
The committee recommends that license
be granted 3. Wertheimer TO conduct
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