The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-03
MAKE II HARD ID RENEW LICENSES Council Holds Unusually Quiet
 Meeting TWO VETOES SUSTAINED Vehicles Forbidden to Drive on Left Side of Streets and Must Not
 Cut the Corners.
 Reports.

The meeting of the City Council last night was of but 45 minutes duration and a very uneventful session was held Only matters of the veriest routine nature were brought up and all business winch came before the board was rushed through with all reasonable haste.
 One more step to increase the rigidity of the prohibition law was taken by the council last night. Under the report of the miscellaneous committee recommen- dation was made that no licenses be is- sued by the license inspector without first submitting same to the miscellaneous committee" This portion of the commit. tees report was adopted unanimously. The intention is to cut off the practice of men convicted of violating the pro- hibition law, who, after being convicted, and before the police have time to close their places under orders from the mayor, take out new licenses under new names, as the result of which when officers call to close their places on the face of things the establishment has changed hands and the change is sanctioned by the issuance of the new license. Under the new ordinance the places will have to remain closed for two weeks at least.
 The council overruled the Mayors veto of the ordinance providing for the in crease of the police force by five men. When the Mayors veto was read to the board Alderman Causey of the Eleventh ward made a motion that the ordinance be adopted the Mayors veto notwith- standing The ordinance was adopted unanimously.
 Sustans Williams Veto.
 Under the head of communications from the Mayor, a veto of the resolution passed at the last meeting of the coun- ell, allowing City Detective Tom Will Hams pay for the time lost during his suspension, was read and was unani- mously sustained by the council. The matter is one of several weeks stand ing. Some time ago Mayor Ward un- dertook to break up a socialistic meet ing which was being held on the corner of Third avenue and Twentieth street and upon the Mayor requesting Officer Will Hams to disperse the crowd words fol- lowed and a few days later charges were preferred and MT. Williams was sus- pended. Mir. Williams petitioned the board for pay for the time lost during his suspension, and the board allowed 1t. However, the Mayor vetoed the ac- ton of the board, and his veto was sus- tained last night by unanimous vote.
 The Mayors veto of the ordinance deal ing with the St. Charles street road mat ter was unanimously sustained, but committee was appointed to look into his recommendations with reference to the road across the mountain and report at the next meeting of the council.
 Alderman Moore introduced resolu- tion to prevent vehicles from driving on the left side of the streets and from cutting corners, under penalty of the law" The resolution was unanimously adopted.
 Custodian J. J. Curran was granted leave of absence to attend the conven- tion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen.
 The finance committee recommended that the Mayor be authorized to purchase three lots in the Eleventh ward for school purposes, the same to cost s125O.
 Following are the reports of commit tees as read last night:
 Miscellaneous Committee.
 Present: Aldermen Burnett, Klotz Heidt Fulghum, Martin McDonald Alb. sent: Aldermen Hogan and Copeland. D. R.
 The miscellaneous committee recom- ,mends that the attached ordinance to amend the license schedule be adopted.
 That no license be issued by license in spector without submitting same to the miscellaneous committee.
 Judiciary Committee.
 Present; Aldermen Fulghum, ONeill, Gregg, Heidt, Forney, Martin. Absent: Aldermen Gum and Moore.
 The judiciary committee recommends that improvement ordinance No 42l, new series. be adopted.
 That improvement ordinance No. 427, new series, be adopted
 That the attached resolution to repair certain sidewalks on Eleventh avenue, south be adopted.
 That the attached ordinance to repeal section 6l4 of the city code be adopted
 That the attacned ordinance to amend section SO5 of the city code be adopted.
 That the attached ordinance to regulate delivery of milk to persons on whose premises there are infectious diseases be adopted.
 That all other matters go over.
 Street Committee.
 Present-Aldermen Stockmar, Fulghum O'Neill, Burnett, Mcdonald. Absent-Al- dermen Hogan and Jones.
 The street committee recommends that the bid of c. M. Burkhalter for gradir>, curbing and concrete gutter paving under improvement ordinance No. All for the sum of s1S57, same being lowest bid sub mltted, be accepted.
 That the bid of c. M. Burkhater for sidewalk paving under improvement ordi- nance No. Ill for the sum of $S7S25, same being lowest bid submitted, be adopted.
 That recommendation of city engineer and street commissioner to build bridge cost of same not to exceed S55, at inter section of Avenue II and Thlrty-third street, be concurred in.
 That the recommendation of the city engineer and street commissioner to grade Seventh alley and repair holes on Sixth Seventh and Eighth avenues, between Fourteenth and Twentieth streets, be con- cured in.
 That the attached resolution 'to sur face Thirty-fourth street from Twelfth