The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-06
COUNCIL HAS VERY
 STORMY SESSION School Bond Election Is Called
 for September 21 NORWOOD PAVING MATTER  Railroads Ordered To Open Twenty eighth street-AIderme From
 Two New Wards Are
 Duly Installed.
N0RW00D PAVING MATTER

Duly Installed.
 The meeting of the City Council last night was one of the busiest and most important, and at the same time per haps the stormiest session held since the night Mayor Ward almost by force as- stunned the reins of the Board of Alder men upon his return from abroad, after, during his vacation and while he was away from the city, the council seated John L. Parker as It's presiding officer.
 The body adopted the report of the finance committee in reference to the $35O,- 600 school bond issue and called the elec- ton for the third Monday in September; accepted the resignation of Alderman R. H. Eggleston of the Third ward and insisted on its right to elect Mir Eggles- toms successor despite the petition signed by 325 voters asking that a primary be held; reinstated Ed s. Blacks license to conduct a soft drink establishment after the Mayor had revoked it; duly in stalled the aldermen from the Tenth and Eleventh wards; accepted the resignation of City Engineer Kendrick; ordered the railroads to open up Twenty eighth street between First avenue and Avenue and instructed the city engineer to draw plans for a viaduct or subway under the railroad tracks; and granted Chief Bennett of the fire department leave of absence to attend the meeting of the l Association of Fire Chiefs.
 The matter of the resignation of Alder man Eggleston and the reinstatement oi the license of Ed S. Black were the ques- i tions which aroused the dander of cer- tain members of the council. Accounts of these two fights are contained in other columns.
 Norwood Paving Assessments.
 When communications from the Mayor were called for two letters were read. One dealt with the Norwood paving as sessments, which stirred much protest some time ago. It seems that certain property holders in Norwood have again taken up the matter with Attorneys Hinds Peevey and l.. c. Ledbetter. The city compromised the assessments some time ago at loss of something like $40,- 900 and Mayor Ward has written the at torneys that If the property owners in Norwood are not willing to take advan- tage of the city's offer there is nothing left for the city to do but to proceed to collect the whole assessment" The council concurred In this action of the Mayor.
 The other communication stated that complaint had been made to the Mayor by the hack drivers of the city charging discrimination by the authorities in favor of the Birmingham Transfer-Traffc com pany. He suggested that committee be appointed with instructions to report facts and recommendations at the next meeting of the council Aldermen Heidt, Klotz and Cooper were appointed by the chair to investigate the complaints.
 New Aldermen Installed.
 Alderman Jones, after the communi- cations had been heard, moved that the rules be suspended in order that the new aldermen might be installed. His motion carried and W. R. Starbuck and H. L. Martin of the Tenth ward and J. w. Mcdonald and R. R. Causey of the Eleventh ward were duly installed as members of the City Council
 Under the head of the report of the finance committee Alderman ONeill made a moton asking for unanimous consent for the adoption of the committees re- port in regard to the school bond issue. Unanimous consent was granted. The minutes of the meeting of the finance committee were read and adopted as fol- lows
 School Board Election.
 Present-Aldermen Burnett, Hogan, Klotz, Estes and Jones.
 Absent-Aldermen O'Neill and Heidt.
 Communication from the board of education recommending the issue Of $S5O 900 worth of bonds for providing or constructing schoolh ouses, read to the committee, Alderman Hogan pre- siding.
 After discussion, Alderman K1otz moved that the committee recommend to the City Council that an election be held on the third Monday in Septem- Der, 1908, for the purpose of the quali fled voters of the city of Birmingham voting upon and determining whether or not $350,000 worth of bonds of tho city of Birmingham shall be issued for the purpose of providing or construct ing schoolhouses.
 This motion was duly seconded and the clerk called the roll. the vote being as follows: Ayes-A1dermen Hogan. Burnett. Jones and Estes; nays-none.
 Open Twenty-eighth Street.
 The report of the finance committee also contained recommendation that the railroads be instructed to open up Twenty eighth street from the north side of First avenue to the south side of Avenue B; that the city engineer be instructed to draw plans and specifica- tions for subway or viaduct under the railroad tracks, and that the rail- roads crossing Twenty-eighth street be instructed to pave the street between their tracks and IS inches outside of the rails with brick. It was also rec commended that the Frisco railroad be instructed to pave the street between its tracks and IS inches on the outside of the rails at the crossing at Ninth avenue and. Eighteenth street. north Both items of the committees report were adopted.
 Alderman Gregg presented petition from the police commission asking fors five additional officers and for money