The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
CITY ARRANGES
To RESIST FIGHT
lakes Action In Greater Biz
mingham Contest
COMMITTEE Is NAMED
a ld q A
Alderman Moore At Council Meeting
Again Voices His Protest Auainst
Gates on Street Cars-Reports
of Committees.

the Board of Aldermen at its deferred
meeting last night to confer with the
Mayor and city attorney to resist the
fight being made against Greater Bir-
mingham by a number of the suburbs.
This committee will take up its work inn
mediately.
Aldermen Gregg presided in the alb
sence of President Harry Jones, and he
appointed the following aldermen to act
on this committee: Aldermen Heidi, Bur-
nett, Moore, Gambill and Martin. The
committee finds immediate work waiting
it in the filing of an injunction against
Birmingham by Ensley yesterday in the
chancery court, and the filing of an in
junction by Birmingham against North
Birmingham issuing any more bonds.
A resolution was introduced by Alder
| man Barnes Morgan asking that the
United States Wood Preserving company
be required to make a good substantial
bond with the city guaranteeing the
keeping In good condition of the wooden
blocks upon Highland avenue. This conn
pany, il was stated, guaranteed the
blocks for 10 years and had made ar
engagements with a local concern to do
any NECESSARY repair work. This local
company. 1t was charged, had failed to
do its part. however.
Alderman Walter Moore again ex-
pxcssed his opinion regarding the gates
recently placed upon street cars by the
Birmingham Railway Light and Power
company. A letter from City Attorney
Thach stated that in his opinion the city
could force hhe company to take the
gates off of the cars if it wanted to- He
further stated that he had received sew
eral letters from prominent people stat
ing that the gates were good things and
he recommended that the matter be put
off until a reasonable time. The COM
mittee reported favorably on his letter
and the reading of the report brought
forth Mr.. Moores description of the
gates as a nuisance Mr.. Moore asking
that he be recorded as voting mo"
against the report.
The matter of paving Eighteenth street
from the railroad TO Eleventh avenue,
SOUTH was brought up by the introduce
ton of a resolution. 1t went to COM
mittee.
Following are the reports of commit
tees:
Fire and Finance Committee.
Present; Aldermen Copeland, d. r..
Starbuck, Heidi, Gregg, Burnett Nor
gan, O'Neill, Metchalfe. Copeland, J. r..
Gambill.
Absent: Aldermen Jackson, Greener,
Mcdonald, Klotz and Collins.
Alderman Copeland, ID. r., chairman.
submitted the following report:
", f,,o
mends that the matter of fire alarm
cable per communication of chief of
fire department be referred to the May
or with power to act.
That fire plugs be placed at Four
teenth avenue and Seventeenth street,
Clisby avenue and Twenty first street,
Twelfth avenue and Twenty-first street
north, Twelfth avenue and Thirtysec.
ond street north Twelfth avenue and
Ihirty-fourth street north.
Sanitation and Police Committee.
Present. Aldermen Gambill, O'Neill,
Causey. Martin. Gregg.
Absent: Aldermen Collins, Greener,
Jackson, Klotz.
Alderman Gambill, chairman of the
sanitation and police committee, sub
mitted the following report:
The sanitation and police committee
pipe in residence No III North Twenty
third street be referred to chairman of
sanitation and police committee. plumc-
ing inspector and aldermen from the
ward for report. That all other mat
tiers go over
Judiciary Committee.
Present: Aldermen Gregg, Williams,
Perdue. Heidi Moore. Martin Causey,
Burnett.
Absent: Alderman Harper.
Alderman Gregg, chairman of TIE
judiciary committee, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The judiciary committee recommends
that the recommendations of the Mayor
in regard to roadway in Oak Hill GEM
etery be concurred in, and that the
city attorney prepare necessary papers.
That the matter of Ross Bros. he re-
ferred to the city attorney and Alder
men Williams and Perdue for report.
That improvement ordinances Nos.
4S9 and 400, new series, be adopted.
That recommendations of city attor-
ney in reference to resolution to re-
move gates be concurred in.
That the resolution designating w.
C. Cunningham to administer oaths, etc.,
be adopted by unanimous consent.
That all other matters go over.
Street Committee.
The street committee was called to or
der November 3, 1909. al II a. M, but
on account of no quorum said commit
tee adjourned until November 4, 1909
at II a. m.
Present: Aldermen Copeland. J. r.,
Morgan. Starbuck. Burnett, Gregg,
O'Neill, Metcalfe.
Absent: Aldermen Mcdonald, Copeland,
J. r..
Alderman ]. r. Copeland chairman of
the street committee, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
That the matter of opening up Twen-
ty-eighth street and the question of right
of way on First avenue from Twenty
sixth street to Thirty-second street be
referred to the Mayor, city attorney and
city engineer for report.
That the petition of the Birmingham
Paint and Glass company to put bridge
in Third alley be referred to the city
engineer and. aldermen from the ward
with power to act, by unanimous con-
sent.
That the matter of Strengthening First
avenue from Forty-first street be re-
ferred to the city engineer. city attor-
ney and aldermen from the ward for
report.
That tho city engineer be authorized
TO have bitulithic pavement relaid to con-
form with granitoid pavement at the
intersection of Highland avenue and
Twenty-sixth street.
That the sidewalk on North Twenty
sixth street between Tenth alley and
Eleventh avenue be put down In its prop
Or place
That Improvement ordinances Nos. 491.
1872 4gS and 4s4. new series, be referred
to the judiciary committee.
That the following petitions be referred