The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-08
COUNCIL STIRRED
 TO DECLARE ITSELF
 ON WHISKY MATTER
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5) Moore. klotz, Jones, Fulghum. Absent: Forney.
 The committee recommends that peti- ton of D. K. Middleton with references to damages on account of dumping ground be disallowed.
 That improvement ordinance No 4OS be reported favorably for adoption.
 Street Committee.
 Alderman j. R. Copeland reported for the street committee as follows:
 Present: Cooper, Jones, Fulghum' Ao- sent Eggleston. Moore. Copeland. J. k.
 The committee recommends that the city engineer be instructed to advertise for bids for the paving of Twenty-siXth street from Second to Fifth avenues
 That the engineer be instructed to pre- pare the necessary ordinances for pay ing TWenty-frst street from Masnoha avenue to Highland avenue; Twenty-i1rst street from Avenue F to Avenue H' Avenues C. D. F, G and II. from IWen- tieth street to Twenty-first street with bithulithic and Avenue b from Twentieth to Twenty-second street; Twenty-second street from Avenue F to Avenue B with vitrified brick; also to pave Avenues C md D from Twenty-hrst to Twenty ond streets with bitulithie Doctors Report On Jail.
 Doctors E. II. Sholl and Thomas D. parke were presented to the council by Alderman Hogan, stating that they came in the interest of the health commttece Q. the Jefferson County Medical society Doctors Sholl and Parke reported on con dltions as they found them in the south side stoekade and the Northslde Jall'
 af q They condemned the matter of the pr1s- oners at the ias having to sleep in their sbackles all night after working with them on ten hours during the day time They also condemned the nth or the places stating that when the prlson- CTS come in at night they are covered with Vermin and recommended that some process be introduced by whlch thelr clothing might be steamed and steriilzed' Attention was also called to the made ouate nature of the hunks on which the prisoners were forced to sleep. pr. Parke stated that shower baths had been in- stalled at the Southside jail and this was a great improvement
 Attention was called to the fact that at the Northside prison the white men had to work on the streets ten hours during he day and then lay in the jail on iron slats with only one blanket dur ing tie night The statement was made that most of the men slept on the ce- ment floors in preference to the beds provided for them. The air in the jails was reported to be very foul
 Dr. Parke stated that it was within the power of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to better these conditions ana urged them to do so
 Alderman Jones made a motion that the matter be referred to the police and sani- tation committee and this action was taken
 The report of the miscellaneous commit tee followed, The committee reported;
 Miscellaneous Committee.
 Present: Estes. Hogan. Cooper O'Neill. Absent: Forney, copeland, D. R., Par ker.
 The committee recommends that pc tition of Will Dee, colored, to open lunch counter at No 9526 Fourth avenue, be disallowed.
 That petition of Fred Wallace to oper- ate restaurant in Fourth alley, between Twenty-hfth and Twenty sixth streets, be disallowed.
 That the license for lunch stand now being operated at No. 1920 First avenue be revoked and that the unused part of salu license be refunded.
 Through Alderman Heidt the police and sanitation committee recommended that the proposed pluhpihS oi"i"''
 ferred to the judiciary committee Tor a report as to the legality of the ordi- nance The committee reported as fol- lows:
 Present-Cooper, Klotz, Estes and Egg gleston Ahsent-Heidt
 The committee recommends that the pro posed plumbing ordinance be referred to the judiciary committee, and they are asked to report the legality of said ordi- nance. and whether or not it is reasonable and if present and proposed new plumb ing system can be used.
 letter from Mayor Ward to the city clerk was read, bearing the information that Alderman Jones. Estes and Cooper had been appointed as committee to take charge and look into the new sys- tenn of bookkeeping now being installed