The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19

T have been around the county, ne said, and as far as l can see the situa- tion is all right. I am leaving for Perry county tomorrow and will spend four or five days in the lower part of the district.
 l will come back to Birmingham and then 
 district. This resolution was referred to
 he police and sanitary committee.
 Alderman Hogan presented a petition
 from the citizens of the Fourth ward re- cuesting that night watchman be placed at Tenth avenue and Twenty-fourth
 street, North where the Belt railroad crosses the Norwood car line. This mat ter was referred to the proper committee.
 Alderman Tulghum introduced reso-
 lution which called attention to the fact
 that the city of birmingham has no con-
 tract with the Birmingham Railway,
 Light and Power company for price at
 which electricity is furnished private in-
 divduals, and called for the appointment
 of a committee to investigate and report
 as to whether or not the charge here is
 reasonable as compared with other cities
 of like size. He also offered a resolution
 calling for a careful inspection of the
 1wenty-second street bridge, the commit
 tee appointed to report as to it's safety,
 what repairs are needed, or whether or
 not a new bridge is needed.
 Both resolutions were referred to the
 proper committees.
 Committee reports made and adopted
 were as follows:
 Finance Committee.
 Present: President Parker and Alder
 men O'Neil Heidt, Klotz, Burnett, Jones and Estes.
 Absent: Alderman Hogan. The committee recommends that the re- ba rff
 city to the Boys Industrial school be taken under advisement and be taken up at a subsequent meeting of the finance committee and that the ladies interested in the matter be notified of the action
 of the committee the subject. That the attached ordinance making ap- propriation for the payment of Judgment
 and costs in certain cases be adopted. That attached ordinance appropriating $250 for preparing the preliminaries for the sewer and bond election be adopted That attached ordinances authorizing the mayor to borrow for the use of the general fund of the city be adopted That attached ordinance confirming | the action of the mayor In purchasing | city public improvement bonds be adopted. That petition of Hogan & Hogan that | the city pay a. plumbing bill be referred l to the city attorney.
 That the petition of J. D. Dougherty for
 refund of license be disallowed. That petition of w. s. Lane for al- l legged damages be referred to the city at l torney.
 That petition of Sibley & Sibey asking | a refund of license be referred to the H. 1 eense collector.
 Judiciary Committee. Present: President Parker and Alder
 men Frlghum, O'Neill, Gregg, Forney. l Absent: Aldermen Gum, Heidt, Moore That committee recommends that the l attached ordinance in regard to weights | and measures be adopted. | That the attached ordinance to further 1 regulate building in the city of Birming- 1 ham be adopted.
 That attached ordinance creating board of appeals in reference to con 1 struction of buildings be adopted l That attached resolution seeking to re- l yoke certain licenses be referred 10 the aldermen from the ward affected, they to l report back to this committee at It's next l regular meeting.
 1 That petition of William c. Ward In ref
 erence to solvent credits be referred to l the chairmen of the finance and Judiciary | committees and the city attorney. That the petition of Harry Houghton, in 1 reference to solvent credits be referred 1 to the chairmen of the finance commit | tees and the city attorney. Street Committee. Present: Aldermen Stockmar, Fulghum. Hogan, Jones.
 1 Absent Aldermen O'Neill and Burnett The committee recommends that the pc l tition of Richard W. Massey to put a
 pole on Twelfth avenue between Nine l teenth and Twentieth streets, south, be 1 referred to the city engineer he 10 see i MT. Massey about the matter.
 That the action of the building inspector
 in granting a permit to W. s. Lowell to
 move a single story cottage be confirmed. l That the request of T. c. Bush pro- ] tessin. against assessments for street
 grading near Eleventh avenue and High l land avenue be referred to the city at
 torney, city engineer and chairman ot 1 the street committee, they to report back l to the street committee. 1 That the petition of F. l.. Tsewis for q l refund for the alleged destruction or 1 fence by the city be referred to the city engineer
 That the street commissioner be m l structed to replace bridge across the
 branch that crosses Orange avenue, near 1 the Twenty-sixth street road.
 That the petition of A. C. birch ask. | ing for reduction of street Improvement ] assessment be disallowed. That petition of M. W. Bagwell request | ing to be allowed to place a barber pole l at 1928 First avenue be disallowed 1 That the petition of Mrs. J. R. Alrd' ] asking that certain streets and avenues be opened up for easier route to the Bar ker school, be referred to the city engi- neer and the street commissioner, they 1 to report back to the street committee That the report of the subcommittee | appointed to investigate and make recom- | mendations on the assessments charged for street improvements on North Nine | teenth street be concurred in, the same being as follows: That settlement be
 made with property holders where prop erty abutts on Nineteenth street, making
 a reduction of 50 per cent on the east side of Nineteenth street. and a reduc- ton of N per cent on the west side of Nineteenth street
 That the report of the special commit | tee to investigate and make recommenda- | tions on the petition of M. E. Barnes l be concurred in. the same being that the | petition be disallowed- The petition asked | for alleged damages to property. That J. H. Mclaughlin be relieved of @ha ooet nf allo cros aiu irpprovement on