The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06

committee as follow: Providing for City Sewers. Report of the joint committee of Judi ciary, street and finance:
 We recommend l. That the city en- gineer prepare an outline of all sewers, storm and sanitary, needed In the city of Birmingham, together with estimated cost of same
 2 That the estimate amount he can as- sess against the property benefited under the law.
 j. That bond issue of $5OO,oOO be au- thorized to supplement this assessment,
 the bonds to be issued as work progresses as ordered by the council. He also submitted an ordinance calling for an election to issue the bonds, and when this is carried Birmingham will be in position to put in the finest system of storm sewers in the south. Instead of assessing people for blocks around, the assessments will be moderate, and this bond issue will be used to supplement them. This is a matter In which MI. O'Neill has been long interested, and the : idea is largely due to him. On niotion of Alderman Klotz the ten , der to the city by Congressman Hobson of coming tower of a Spanish ship sunk in Manila bay was referred to the com mittee on parks. Alderman Estes placed the name of J. W. Clay in nomination for park commissioner of the Phean park to succeed s. E. Cowan, resigned, and he was elected unanimously.
 Alderman Parker presented this report
 for the railway committee, which was adopted:
 Railway Committee.
 Present. Mayor. Fulghum, Copeland, D. R., ONeill
 "The committee recommends that the Mayor be instructed to see that the rail-
 road crossing at Avenue A and Twenty
 seventh street be kept open. Alderman Cooper presented petition
 of the East Lake orphanage for an ap- propriation, which was referred to the finance committee. On motion of D. k. Copeland, the Board of Education was
 given permission to use the third floor
 of the city hall for the Jefferson county scAool for teachers and the Alabama state examinations, on July 1, and 5.
 A petition from citizens of the Fourth
 ward that undrained lots be filled up was
 referred to the Mayor and the aldermen from that ward.
 Section 1104 of the city code was so amended as to allow the building inspec- tor to give notice to abate nuisances on the streets without action Of the coun- ell. and Alderman Moore secured the
 adoption of this report.
 Excise Committee. Present. Mayor, Cooper. Heidt, Cope land, D. R., Hogan. The committee recommends that all pending petitions for saloons in the vi- cinity of the new union depot be held up until October 1.
 That petition of w. B. Patton for sa-
 loon at 25OO Second avenue, be granted. That permission heretofore granted for
 saloon at 314 South Twentieth street, be revoked.
 That w. D. McCarty be allowed to re- open his saloon at 2124 Second avenue. That Fritz Carl be allowed to reopen his saloon at BIO South Twentieth street. Alderman Burnett presented a petition and a resolution that the skating rink | license to erect skating rink on Sew | enth street and First avenue for negroes be revoked which was referred to the l judiciary committee The ordinances al- 1 ready mentioned regulating the saloon 1 question were submitted by Alderman Estes and referred to the excise commit tee, after which the board adjourned.