The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-20

seen yesterday, said:
 T can see no reason why convict labor would not save the county many dollars if it were used in the right way. Birmingham does much of her work with them, and finds they are worth twice as many free laborers The cost to feed and clothe Is eompara- lively small, although we feed our prisoners on the best of everything.n
 A. L. Fulenwider said: T am heartily in favor of working the convicts That to my mind is the practical remedy for the situation. We want and must have good roads, and the roads that were
  ploy an assistant city attorney on the same terms as during the year of 1907. x That contract be prepared by the city attorney between the Alabama orphanage and the city of Birmingham in reference to services to be tended the city.
 Street Committee. Present: President Parker and Alder men stocknar, Fulghum, O'Neill. Bur nett Hogan and Jones. Absent None The committee recommends that: The petition of George Fl. Taylor, ask
 
 ment. be referred to the chairman of the street committee. city engineer, city attorney and the two aldermen from the Seventh ward, this committee to report back to the street committee at the next regular meeting.
 The attached ordinances in regard to< fire limit laws be reported favorably That attached ordinance in the case of H. P. Wilkins be adopted. nff ott nd fha r11ai ir,1a of the street committee be appointed spe- cial committee to take up the complaint of Edley Oden.
 The city engineer take some action to relieve the sanitary sewer condition in the bottoms near Thirteenth street and Tenth avenue, south.
 The street committee recommend favor ably the ordinance calling an election for a bond issue for sewer construction. The attached petition of the Harris Warehouse and Transfer company be al- lowed, the same being allowed by spec cal committee, the report of which Is recommended favorably by the street committee.
 The petition of property owners asking permission to attach with the city sani- tary sewer be referred to the city engi- neer, he to place fair value Of cost that such attachment will cost.
 foiICc ana odnitdtlOn.
 Present: Aldermen Gregg, Klotz, Egg geston and Hogan. Absent: Aldermen Forney and Greener
 The committee recommends that:
 The house at l724 Seventh avenue be condemned. Report of the sanitary in- spector and building inspector attached. That the attached ordinance amending the plumbing ordinance go over.
 Miscellaneous Committee.
 Present-President Paker and Alder men Burnett, Heidt, klotz, Fulghum. Absent-Aldermen Copeland, J. R., Ho- gan and Copeland, D. R.
 The committee recommends that
 The petition of M. l.. Talk to trans fer the location of bix ball alley from Second avenue and Seventeenth street to 1702 First avenue be allowed. The petition of Henry Hoppe to oper- ate a colored pool room in connection with soft drink business at 2601 Sec ond avenue be allowed.
 The petition of w. H. Winters to conduct lunch room at No. [ Twen- tieth street be allowed.
 The petition of E,. D. Dickerson to conduct pool room and restaurant on Second avenue be allowed,
 The petition of Will Drake to operate a restaurant for colored people at 116 North Eighteenth street be allowed.
 The petition of John Townsend 10 operate colored restaurant and lunch stand on the southeast corner Of Egih- teenth street and Fourth avenue be allowed.
 That Feeder 6 Berk be refunded $S5, an amount paid in error for annual license.
 The petition of Costis Jerlikis to conduct a lunch counter and soft drink and ice cream establishment at 316 South Twentieth street be referred to the aldermen from the ward affected and the license collector.
 The petition of K. Hela1 to conduct pool room at 210 South Twentieth street be referred to the aldermen from the ward affected and the license col lector.
 Judiciary Committee. President--Aldermen Fulghum Gregg. O'Neil Heidt, Moore. Absent-Alder- men Gum, Forney. The committee recommends that
 The attached ordinance in refer ence to fortune telling. etc., be reported unfavorably; Alderman Fulghum voting no. The annual report of the building in- spector containing recommendations be referred to the chairman of the judi ciary committee and Alderman Gregg and the building inspector. The attached ordinance in reference to gasoline lighting system be adopted The attached amendment to ordinance in reference to gasoline lighting sys- tenn go over That further time be granted on the ordinance relative to weights and meas ures inspector.
 Finance and Judiciary. Present-Aldermen O'Neill. Heidt.