The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-21

1870 0GCOlnu ave.
with bituminous macadam and vitriled
brick at an estimated cost of s17,5s3. Is.
S70-Providing for the paving of the side
walks on Twentieth street from First al
ley to Second avenue at an estimated cost
of s764 3d.
The following committee reports were
adopted:
Judiciary Committee.
Present: Mayor. Fulghum, oNeill,
Moore, Klotz Absent; Forney, Jones.
The committee recommends that petition
of Bob Galloway for damages ON account
of personal injuries be disallowed.
That the ordinance amending paragraph
957 of the license schedule be adopted.
That the ordinance amending sections
1872 to 1906 inclusive. of the city code Sun
day liquor selling) be adopted.
That the resolution with reference to
hiring out of male convcts be adopted.
That the ordinance amending section sos
of the city code be adopted.
That the ordinance to amend section 81
of city code be adopted.
That the ordinance amending section 6E
OF city code be adopted.
That the ordinance granting to the Tide
water development company certain
rights and franchises be adopted.
That all others matters go over
Miscellaneous Committee.
Present: The Mayor. O'Neill, Copeland,
Copeland D. r.. Absent; Parker, Gray,
Forney.
The committee recommends that petit
ton of Tenouba Mining and Smelling conf
pany for a refund of $25 license be
granted.
That petition of r. A. Smith for to oper-
ate "a grocery store at PIG Twenty fourth
street, north, under confederate license be
allowed.
That petition OF G. l.. Spurlin for re-
| fund of sS5 license be allowed
! That petition of Steve McNeal to oper-
ate pool room at 252S Avenue c be dis
allowed.
THAT petition of Brown Bros. & Co. to
be allowed to have music in cafe under
Brown Marx, building be disalowed.
Street Committee.
Present: The Mayor. stoclmar. Jones'
Moore, Copeland, j. r., Fulghum. Abb
sent: Barbour.
The committee recommends that the en-
gneer take up the matter of paving Ave
nue. A and have same pushed to compile
ton as rapidly as possible.
Petition of l. A. Dexter for reduction
of assessments be dsallowed
THAT tho following resolution be
adopted:
BE 1t resolved by the Mayor and Al
dermen of Birmingham, That the con-
tract for brick paving on Second avenue
from Fourteenth to Seventeenth streets,
under improvement ordinance No. 3I6
heretofore awarded the Crockett Paving
| company, be upon the request of said
Crockett Paving company transferred 10
the Graves Matthews Paving company,
and the city engineer and city attorney
| be instructed to draw all necessary con-
tracts and agreements to carry this reso-
| luton into effect.
That the engineer be instructed to draw
an ordinance for the paving of Twenty
eighth street from Second to Fifth ave-
nues with bituminous macadam.
That permission be granted to j. II.
I Harrison to put in a gasoline tank in
| Fourth alley between Eighteenth and
: Nineteenth streets under the supervision
| of the engineer and under the usual re-
strictions."
That the attached report of the special
committee be adopted:
Excise Committee.
Present-The Mayor. Moore, Cooper,
| Heidi, Coplenad, ID. X. Abbsent-Gray.
The committee recommends that petit
| ton of Pullin & Co. for permission to
| open q saloon at Avenue Il and Fifteenth
street be disallowed.
That petition OF John Lanyon for per-
| mission to open a saloon at 81 South
| Twentieth street be allowed.
That petition of John Lanyon to open
saloon at go North Iwenty-siXth street
be allowed.
| That petition Of p. II. Harris to open
| saloon at Avenue + and Sixteenth street
| be disallowed.
That Mr.. Buchanan he allowed to reopen
his saloon at 261s Second avenue. Cooper
voted no.
That petition OF W. r. Wyatt TO re-
| open saloon at 1904 Fourth avenue be
disallowed
That petition Of Mr.. Chamberlain TO re-
| open saloon at 1Hs Second avenue he
disallowed
That petition Of Hurt & Schoetlein to
| reopen saloon at 2131 First avenue be
disallowed. but that they be allowed to
use same license at any other location
| sa tisfactory to this committee Copeland
voted no.
That petition OF merchants to close ne
/ gro saloon In rear of Osceola bar be-
| tween Second and Third avenues on TWEEN
| tieth street be allowed and that the negro
entrance to alley be closed.
Finance Committee.
Present--Mayor, Heidi. Parker. Klotz,
Cooper. Absent-Jones. Gray.
The committee recommends that thS
| fine of Smith amounting to $50 and 1SJ
days be RENTED.
That petitions of John +. Williams. at
| torney: Garrett Il Urquhart. attorneys.
and Perdue & Miller, attorneys go over.
That sale under pro. No. AIS for 1905
| taxes to ]. w. Farrier on April 26, 1906
| for $31 10 be set aside for the reason that
| under a double assessment pro. 449S the
| taxes upon the same property was paid
| by George A. Davis. the owner. Mr..
Farrier to be refunded the purchase price
upon surrender of the tax deed.
| That Annie Norris assessment pro. sic6
| for slO911 be set aside on account reso-
| luton adopted June 4. 1902.
| That the city auditor be instructed to
issue a warrant for amount OF impt
pro- A 1897. $500 and interest.
That bond ordinance No. IS be adopted.