The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-08
BIRMINGHAM WILL HANDLE ITS OWN
 WATER QUESTION
New Ordinance Puts S350 Li- cense on Soft Drink Places
 With Federal License
OLD BOARD OF EDUCATION
 REELECTED BY COUNCIL

uIating Stables as Means of Fight
 ing the Housefly-Third
 Avenue Paving.
 The unanimous adoption of an ordi- nance prohibiting the city of Birmingham from giving any other municipality franchise for the furnishing of it's water supply; the introduction of an ordinance placing a license of $350 upon all locker clubs or soft drink establishments hold ing federal licenses for the selling of liquors; the repeating of the ordinance providing for paving Third avenue from Thirteenth to Eighteenth street and the introduction of ordinance proposing that 1t be paved with vitrified brick, and the election of the members of the Board of Education, were the features of the council meeting last night.
 It required less than a minute to adopt the ordinance preventing the giving of water franchise to another municipality, which was introduced by Alderman Col lins So quietly and quickly was it done that no one seemed to realize just what happened. Being unanimously adopted, it apparently sets at rest any effort which North Birmingham is making to secure Birmingham's franchise for the furnishing of water.
 Cooper Springs Surprise.
 Everybody sat up and took notice when Alderman Cooper introduced the ordi- nance providing for the placing of s350 license upon clubs and places having fed eral liquor licenses. President Harry Jones referred the resolution to the judi ciary and excise committed
 Aldermen Fulghum and Burnett kept up interest on the Third avenue paving ques- ton. Alderman Fulghum read the report of the street committee recommending that ordinance 397, providing for the pay ing with bitulithic be repealed, which was unanimously adopted. Alderman Burnett then presented a resolution asking that the city engineer investigate and see if vitrif1ed brick would not serve as a paving material. It is said that 70 per cent of the property owners have signed a peti- tion for brick.
 
 resulted in the reelection of the old board, John L. Parker being elected to serve until 1913, Sam will John to 1912. pr. 10. P. Hogan to 1911, Ben M. Jacobs to 1910 and John w. Tomlinson for 1909.
 Fight on Housefy.
 Efforts on the part of the health depart ment to prevent the breeding of the house f7xrI !, f,,+,- 11, {. stringent rules regarding the cleaning of stables and covering of manure, after be- ing recommended by all but three of the Judiciary and markets committee, met with hard fight in the council chamber but was finally passed by a vote of 10 to S.
 An ordinance authorizing the purchase of lot on which to erect a fire depart ment building on Thirteenth street, north, favorably reported by special com mittee, of which Alderman Gambill was chairman, was unanimously adopted.
 The resolution to forfeit the Aldrich franchise for the erection of an electric plant was adversely reported upon by the judiciary committee, Alderman Estes who introduced the resolution, having e< pressed desire to withdraw it. This res olution was the cause of considerable dis cussion in the committee meeting, and the adverse report was made only after as- surance was given that definite plans for the construction of the plant were in view. This franchise has been hanging fire for several years, having been continued several times. T. F. Aldrich holds it.
 VII territory which runs along Red mountain to the extreme edge of East Lake, should be placed in the Sixth ward was a sub ject for discussion. No final steps were taken in the matter, however, as part of this territory was In the Tenth ward, which included Avondale As indications pointed toward Avondale again becoming a part of Birmingham within a short while, 1t was decided to hold the matter over until that time. City Attorney Thach was instructed to draw up the as 1t was originally.
 Alderman Collins introduced a resolu- tion, which was unanimously adopted in- structing the city attorney to report on the rights which the city had toward the purchasing or building of a water works system.
 Stockmars Resignation Accepted.
 The resignation of Alderman Stockmar was read by President Jones and accept ed with regrets by the board A resolu- tion was passed instructing the president to appoint committee to draft resolu- tions thanking MT. Stockmar for the ser vices he has rendered the city. A vacancy in the board was then declared by Presi- dent Jones and the election of his suc- cessor set for the next meeting
 An ordinance was unanimously passed adopting the recommendation of the health department providing for the vac cinaton of all persons exposed to small pox. The improvement ordinances. 444. 445 and 4i6 providing for the construction of certain sewers, were also adopted.
 A petition of the Birmingham Water Works company to change their meter reading from '.so many gallons" to 'so many cubic feet of water. was referred to the Judiciary committee, unanimous ap- proval of the resolution having been de- nied.
 Committee Reports.
 Important reports of committees adopted were as follows: