The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-06
ILLINOIS CENTRAL JAN USE THE ALLEY Permit Granted By Council
 Last Night NEW Al DERMEN SWORN IN Aldermen Present Mayor Ward Hand- some Watch and City EmpIOyes Present Beautiful Ice Tea
 Service.

Granting the Illinois Central railroad a permit to run track up First alley from Sixteenth to Seventeenth street, the in- stallaton of the aldermen elected at the last municipal election, and the presenta- tion to Mayor Ward of a gold watch by the aldermen and handsome tea service by the city employees, were the interest ing features of last nights council meet ing.
 Quite a large crowd was present, a great part of it being composed of city employees, who had gathered for the pur- pose, of presenting Mayor Ward with their token of esteem. Alderman Gregg made the presentation of the watch, while Fire Chief Bennett presented the tea set. Their words were a great tribute to the man who has served as the eity's chief ex- ecutive for the past four years, and to the work he has done while in office.
 Mayor Ward was greatly touched by the presents but after a moment regained his composure and replied in a neat speech of thanks. That he should be happy on such an occasion the speaker admitted, but he confessed to having the blues. ''During my work for the city, he said, '"there has been entwined around my heart love for the men who have aided in the work of the various departments of the city government, and the fact that there Is to be a severance of our rela- tions causes a feeling of sadness to come over me-" He concluded his talk by say ing that nothing would give him greater pleasure than to assist any of the city rff fo information which he had gathered dur ing his term and which, would be of as- sistance to them in fife prosecution of their work.
 New Aldermen Sworn In.
 Nine aldermen were sworn in by Pres ident Harry Jones to serve for a term of four years Of the group six were hold overs while there were but three new faces. These three new ones were Gra- ham Perdue, representing the Fifth; J. D. Williams, representing the Sixth, and l Coffee Jackson, representing the Ninth wards. They succeeded Aldermen Gum, Fulghum and Stockmar. The hold-oyers were Aldermen Greener, Klotz, J. R. Copeland, D. R. Copeland, Gregg and Morgan. Alderman Jackson was in one sense hold-over, having been elected at the last meeting to fill out the term of Alderman Stockmar, who resigned.
 Interest in the Illinois Central permit to run a track up First alley was aroused by Alderman Estes and T. H. Motion, who was granted a few minutes to speak on the matter The railways committee had recommended that the permit be l granted on condition that the railroad company pave the alley and pay the city $1OO Alderman Estes objected very stren- uously, saying that the granting of a permit to run a track from Sixteenth street to Seventeenth would soon be fol- lowed with one extending to Eighteenth, ] then Nineteenth to Twentieth and still further. He also thought that $1O0 was too little for the city to receive, and also objected to it on the ground that 1t would practically close the alley. T. II. Motion stated that the petition was not presented by the railroad com pany but by property owners of $50 out of 800 feet frontage on the alley. He also wanted the council to remove the $10O charge and the proviso that the railroad company pave the alley
 The permit was finally granted. there being but two nay yotes-Estes and Greener.
 Reports of the various committees were as follows:
 Railways and Street Committee. Alderman Hogan submitted the follow 1 ing report:
 The railways and street committee rec | ommends that the petition of the Bir- | mingham Coal and Iron company to lay | track across Vanderbilt road be granted under usual restrictions.
 That the petition of the Illinois Central railroad to lay track in First alley from the west side of Eixteenth street to the west side of Seventeenth street be grant ed, under usual restrictions, payment of S1OO, and provided said alley is paved by 1 the said railroad.
 1 Aldermen Hogan. Morgan and McDon- ald voting no on above.
 Judiciary Committee.
 Alderman Fulghum, chairman of the judiciary committee, submitted the fol- lowing report:
 The Judiciary committee recommends that the improvement ordinance No AL new series, be adopted
 That the city attorney be instructed to draw ordinance to prevent stopping of sanitary sewers.
 That the chief of police be instructed to turn over certain liquor for which de- mand has been made upon proper bond being made. That all other matters go over.
 Finance Committee.
 Alderman Heidt, chairman of the finance