The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Plans Made for Extention of City Limits Officers Chosen
 for Coming Election
GRADE CROSSINGS WILL
 SOON BE INVESTIGATED
Proposed Extension of Limits Will Take In Elyton, Smithfield, North Haven, Green Springs, Lake
 view, East Birmingham.

The City Council ground out routine work for an hour last night, but managed to uncover several little morsels of more than ordinary interest The first of these was a resolution increasing the Mayor s salary to $500O which was passed with AL derman D. R. Copeland and Gum voting in the negative.
 The action amounts to doubling the salary as up to this time it has been s2SOo, The increase was the natural outcome of the legislation passed by the recent legislature allowing towns of Birmins- hams size a wider scope than heretofore.
 By resolution, introduced by Alder man Cooper the city attorney was in- structed to draw up all necessary papers providing for an election to be held Tor the purpose of extending the corporate limits of the city of Birmingham.
 The boundaries were so rearranged as to include all the outlying land that is not incorporated, under the provisions of the Milelr bill, which was passed by the legislature without the non-taxing fea- ture Should all the territory which the council proposes to absorb vote itself will ing Birmingham would be at least twice as large as at present. with an addition of wide and thickly settled area, in- cluding Elyton, Smithfleld, North Haven, Green Springs, which is the city's newly acquired park, Lakeview and around the Country club, as well as the whole of East Birmingham.
 Another matter of great importance was a resolution of Alderman O'Neill instruct ing the committee to make close in- vestigation of conditions at all the street and grade crossings, looking to the con- struction of viaducts or subways to pre- vent the loss of life and other accidents. The resolution was passed
 The session was occupied almost en- tirely with the reading of reports and long ordinances. Under the reports of officers the Mayor stated that he had signed the contract with the oss-Sheffleld Steel and Iron company for leasing the city's prisoners.
 Alderman Fulghum read the report of the judiciary committee and petition of the citizens on Fourteenth and Fifteenth avenues for sidewalk Improvements, which were referred to the street committee.
 Provided for Coming Election.
 The following resolution, appointing managers and clerks for the election to be held in May. was recommended and adopted:
 Be it resolved by the Mayor and Alder men of Birmingham, That an election be held by the qualified voters of Birming- tion of a mayor and nine aldermen and four police commissioners, as provided by the city charter and according to the .aws of this state.
 Be it further ordained, That the fol- lowing places be designated as the voting places and the following gentlemen are hereby elected as inspectors and clerks for the respective wards as indicated below
 First Ward-Judges, NJ. T. Stratford, J. A. Clifford s. D. Cherry; clerks. Lee Bit- ins Mudd Martin. Place, city hall
 Second Ward-Judges, B. M. Brazeal, Abe Shugarman, r. H. Gafford. Clerks, w. K. Terry, G. G. Nelson. Place. Bum steam Nelson Candy Co.,, 17l2 Fourth ave- nue,
 Third Ward-Judges, r H. Moore, George Ryan. William Byrd. Jr.; clerks, F. A. Hewitt, Albert stratford. Place, Sanburn & Co. s store.
 Fourth Ward-Judges, J. F. Davis, w. B. Atkins, K. A. Porter; clerks, A. Delt- lein, B. B. Martin. Place, Samuels store.
 "Fifth Ward-Judges. Steve Wiggins, Charles Whelan, Charles Weaver; clerks, R. F. Middleton, J. T. Mullin. Place, court house.
 sixth ward-Judges, George C. What ley, Dan Donahue. W. l.. Klien; clerks s. T. Jones, R. T. Boatrite. Place, Faulk- ner's store.
 Seventh Ward-Judges. J. II. Mccary l.. L. Martin, Owen Gillespie; clerks, Thomas Bowron, II. NJ. Beck. Place, Tucks store.
 Eighth Ward-Judges, s. F. Thompson, A. C. Branberg, John S. Lecdy; clerks, J. A. Rountree, G. B. Forbes. Place, South side fire department
 Ninth Ward--Judges, T. H. Simms, J. V. Aileii, M. c. NihiN n eieihS' ! IT, ii"' ris, Coffee Jackson. Place, Gunn's store.
 Regulates Ticket Brokers.
 An ordinance regulating the business of ticket brokers was adopted. It provides for the protection of the railroads from scalpers and dealers in tickets, describing them as those who sell or buy any kind of transportation, and that they must be licensed as well as make a daily report of all sales to the chief of police It also makes it unlawful to sell free transporta- tion under any circumstances. This pro-