The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-22
Council Passes Resolution To Pave Third Avenue With
 Vitrified Brick
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
 PROVES LIVEST TOPIC
Coffee Jackson Is Elected Alderman to Succeed Stockmar-North Haven Invited to Come Into
 the City.

ton as clerk of the health departments the election of Judge N. E. Feagin as recorder, the changing of the Thifd avenue paving ordinance to read With vitrified brick" instead of "bitulithtc, and the unanimous passing of a resolu- tion inviting North Haven to become part of Birmingham were the features of last nights council meeting.
 Matters were handled with their usual speedy rush by the council, the aldermen appearing indifferent except in the health department nominations. The don't care" spirit prevailed to such an extent that President Harry Jones was almost brought to signs. Ever and anon some alderman would rise and want to know what the inn mediate proceedings were about, mak- ing 1t necessary to rehearse matters two and three times. "I don't know what is the matter with my children tonight" said President Jones as three aldermen sprang up and asked about something which had been thoroughly explained several minutes before.
 The health department election is made on nomination furnished by the County Board of Health and Medical association. pr. Hardness and Messrs. Street and Sutton were all three nomi- mated. The reading of the nominations found instant opposition and it was de- cided to vote on each man separately. The final court, however, showed each to have lost out, 13 to 5, 17 to and IA to 8, respectfully.
 A resolution was introduced by AL derman Gregg requesting the County Board of Health to make other nomina- tions, which was unanimously passed
 Judge Feagin was unanimously elected as recorder to serve until De- tober l, 1910. Judge Feagfn is at pres ent handling the city cases through the city division of the inferior court, to which he was elected by the people. When the question of establishing recorders court first came up several months ago there was much talk of the council electing another man as re- corder this talk continuing up to the meeting last night. No other man was even considered by the council, how 
 ever.
 The matter of Alderman Stockmar's successor was also disposed of, Conee Jackson, who was elected to the term commencing May l, being installed In this place unanimously and taking his seat.
 The Third avenue paving proposition took on a slightly interesting air when President Jones read a petition from property owners representing 2l85 lineal feet of the street to be paved, asking that the street be paved with bituhthic. Chairman F'ulghum of the street com mittee read the report recommending that the ordinance for the paving of Third avenue from Twelfth street to Eighteenth street be changed to read with 'vitrifled brick" instead of 'bitulithic.'
 This recommendation only occupied two short lines of a long, general report, and some of the aldermen didn't appear to realize what was going on until the general adoption of the report was being voted on. In the midst of the vote an effort was made to reconsider, which met with defeat, 10 to s. and the report of the street committee was adopted President Jones' however, requested Chairman Fulghum of the committee to eliminate any bids in the report on the general reading and to take them up separately, which was done and each bid accepted No bids were submitted, how ever. or the Third avenue paving propo- sition.
 Alderman Cooper introduced a resolu- ton authorizing the license collector to collect license tax in the recently ae- ouired property comprising the Eleventh ward. It was referred to committee.
 Alderman Burnett introduced resolu- ton placing a license tax of $50 per an- mum on baseball matinee parlors. giving detailed reports of baseball games. He also introduced a petition of the Illinois Central railroad to run tracks up First alley.
 A letter from T. H. Friel of North Birmingham, withdrawing North Bir- minghams proposition to build a water works to furnish Birmingham's water supply was read and received in silence. The action of the council at its last meet ing in passing an ordinance ruling that Birmingham should not enter into con tract with any other municipality killed the proposition.
 Alderman Gambll asked that the law against the blowing of locomotive whistles within the city limits be enforced and by a unanimous vote Chief Bodeker, through the police commission, was in- structed to strictly enforce this law.
 Reports of the various committees were as follows:
 Finance Committee.
 Present-Aldermen Heidt Hogan, O'Neill, Klotz, Burnett, Morgan. Ab- sent-Alderman Estes
 Alderman Heidt, chairman of the finance commitete, submitted the fol- lowing report:
 The finance committee recommends that the attached petition of the Ala bama Trust and Savings company in re- gard to license be referred to the Mayor and city attorney for report.
 That the city auditor be instructed to draw voucher in favor of w. B. Baker for the sum of $15. per at- tached receipt of pound fees paid un- der protest, same being recommended by the city attorney.
 That the petition of May & Heffernan for refund of license be disallowed.
 That the petition of Hill Ferguson for refund of permit be disallowed.