The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-21
ICITY PLANNING TO
SELL WATER WORKS
Steps Taken to Remove Bel
gian Blocks.
NO BOND ISSUE CALLED.
Council Has Quiet Session, Enlivened
BY Few Incidents. But One SUI
burban Alderman Sleeps
Through Ii All.
NO BOND ISSUE CALLED

| Birmingham water works plant to tn
Birmingham Water Works company
were the features of last nights Cit.
Council meeting.
Mayor OBrien was authorized L
purchase six push carts. to be used b.
white WINGS" who will be kept bus!
day and night on the business streets
| Mayor O'Brien, who Is still at hi
home, was granted a leave of absence
during the month of August. Mayor
O'Brien will leave August l for As
bury Park. A committee was author
lied to purchase one automobile fol
the street department and one for tn,
engineer.
An amusing feature was the intro
duction of a resolution by Alderman
Copeland repeating ordinance No. 297
Mr.. Copeland explained that he wanted
the ordinance repealed In order to al
low the heads OF fowls to protrude from
coops. He stated that under the pres
ent law the chickens were prohibited
from sticking their heads outside theil
coops when waiting to be sold on the
market and M thought 1t an injustice
to them that they should not be allowed
to eat out of troughs which hang or
the outside.
| A moment later President Jones was
forced to delegate a committee Z to
wake a suburban alderman who had
fallen asleep. He opened his eyes
| looked around and Immediately re-
tired again to slumber. L don't blame
him" said the chairman.
| Practically all of the meeting was
taken up with the adoption of the
committee reports, except that occu-
pied by Alderman Perdue In protest
ing against the purchase of automo-
biles for street and engineering de-
partments, and paying the salary OF
DR.. ]. E. seay, assistant physician for
Pratt City and Ensley, both of which
resolutions were adopted.
! Citizens of North Birmingham reg
istered a strenuous kick against the
erection of refinery by Hhe Texas
Oil company at Twenty thtd avenue
and Twenty-fifth street, which was re-
ferred to the judiciary committee. Al
derman K1otz announced the appoint
ment of Mr.. Morse as assistant city
electrician and introduced a resolu-
| ton charging foreign advertising ano
soliciting companies $3.50 license, which
was adopted by unanimous consent. The
use of the armory for the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers convention IL
october was granted. Alderman Star
buck introduced resolution for 6
storm sewer in the Spring street area
In Avondale.
| The following committee reports were
adopted unanimously:
street Committee.
| Present: Aldermen Copeland q. RI,
Morgan, Starbuck, Copeland ID. r.,
O'Neill. Gibson, Gregg, Norwood Nc
Dowel Absent: Aldermen Mcdonald,
Metcalfe, Burnett, Mackinaw.
Alderman Copeland q. RI, chairman
of the street committee, submitted the
following report:
| The street committee recommends that
the chairman of street committee, city
engineer and street commissioner meet a
committee of three from st. Charles
street property owners to investigate
street paving on st. Charles street. be-
tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets,
and report back to this committee.
That protests of Frank Leonard and
L. H. Spencer be received and filed.
That the Mayor be requested to put in
necessary partitions and instrument case
in city engineers office.
That the recommendations of the city
engineer relative to street improvements
on Twenty-sixth street, between Twenty
fifth and Thirty-seventh avenues, North
birmingham, be concurred in and the
contractor be instructed to hold up work;
that the following committee ascertain
Iif contract cannot be changed: The
Mayor, city attorney, city engineer, chair
man of the street committee.
THAT the recommendations of the city
engineer in following matters be coN-
CURED in: Paving alley from Niazuma
avenue to Caldwell avenue; complaint
of j. E. borough; petition of A. j.
Payne; complaint of John Kennedy.
That report of special committee on as
sessment of Rev. l. d. Steele be con-
Cured in and referred to finance COM
mittee.
That report of special committee on
rights of way through Bush estate be con-
Cured in and that city attorney be in
structed to proceed with condemnation
proceedings.
That recommendations of the city en-
glneer relative to sewer In fourth alley
between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets
be concurred in, and he be instructed tc
have necessary sanitary sewer con
structed.
That recommendations of the city en-
lgineer relative to petition of property
lowners on Forty-fourth street, between
Seventh and Twelfth avenues. be con
Cured in and said petition be referred tt
aldermen from Sixteenth ward for add
tional signatures.
That following matters be referred tt
the city engineer for reports Petition o.
property owners between Hawkins ant
\ Elyton and Tuscaloosa and Cotton ave
nues: communication of Bessie Jost rela
tive to assessment, communication rela
tive to pond between Seventy-fifth ant
Seventy-sixth streets and Hillman ant
Underwood avenues; petition to improve
Avenue o, between Twelfth and Phelar
streets; resolution that ditch on Thirty
second avenue, between Twenty-seventl
and Twenty-eighth Streets that Birming
ham Railway, Light and Power compan.
put in large pipe at Twenty-seventl
street and Twehty-eighth avenue; com
lmunication of o. A. Clark relative to as
sessment; petition of Twelfth ward resi-
dents relative to drainage; petition I
improve Fountain and OBrien avenues
that the following matters be referred t
the chairman of the street committee
street commissioner and city engineer TO
reports: Petition Of North Birmingham
property owners against assessments un
der Improvement ordinances Nos. 2, 4.
l1s. IA. Is, is, II, 10. 20. % and 30; comrunl
cation of H. s. Meade relative to assess
ment.
That report of city engineer relative I
filling Alley be referred to the chair