The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-02


settled for the sum of SO.
That the claim of c. f. Burke for the
sum of 81 be paid.
That the petition of c. S. Petersen lo
attend the meeting of the city eomptrol,
lers and accounting officers be granteu
and the usual amount ($100) be appropri-
ated for same.
That petition of A. F. Wyatt be re-
ferred to the mayor for report
That recommendation of the city ehgl,
neer regarding the claim of Mrs. Etnel
! Davant be concurred in and the Dill iof
(, $S4.s7 be paid.
That the petition of u. Cross be re-
ferred to the city attorney for report
That the petition of George {. keies
be referred to the mayor city engineer
and city attorney for report.
That the attached reductions and can
cellations be ratified.
That Improvement ordinances Nos. o22,
500, 525, 526 and 527, new series be con-
| frmed.
That the bills of E. D. Smith and Maur-
ry Nicholson be ordered paid by unanl-
nous consent
| That the ordinance providing for the
payment of bills and pay rolls be adopted
! by unanimous consent
That Bains Bros. Investment company
be paid the sum of $S41S for quit claim
deed to lot l. block 2. Montgomery and
1dFk survey. D4 uldllililOdS NOiioeiie'
| That all other matters go over.
street Committee
Present: Aldermen Copeland, ]. r.,
Morgan, Copeland, D. r.. O'Neill, Gibson,
Mcdowell. Gregg, Norwood. Absent: Al
dermen Mcdonald, Burnett Mackinaw.
Alderman Copeland, j. R., chairman or
the street committee submitted the FOL
lowing report.
The street committee recommends that
the committee on the petition of the Rev
Dr. Steele be granted further time and
the chairman of the street committee De
added TO said committee.
That the matter of moving sprinkl1ng
wagon stand pipe on Second avenue ana
Seventeenth street be referred to chair
man of street committee, city engineer,
street commissioner and Alderman Met
calfe with power to act.
That the city engineer be instructed to
notify the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company to put their tracks
at Lakeview in proper condition between
the rails.
That the matter of salary of the West
End engineer be referred to the city engi-
neer, city attorney and city auditor for
report.
That the street commissioner be in
structed to do the necessary work to put
in good condition one block running north
on Forty-seventh street between Fifth
and Sixth avenues.
That the petition to improve Avenue l,
Sixteenth ward, be referred to the alder
men from said ward to secure property
owners agreement to necessary sewer
being added to said improvements
That petition of Mrs. A. Nj. stewart LOT
damages to trees be disallowed
That the recommendations of the city
engineer relative TO pavement on Iusca-
loosa avenue be concurred in.
That the following matters be referred
to the city engineer, chairman OF the
street committee and city attorney for
export: Petition of property owners on
Thirty-sixth avenue between twenty
third and Twenty sixth streets relative TO
Improvement assessments; petition OF
Mrs w. p. Anderson relative to street
Improvement assessment, Thirteenth
ward: resolution to cancel contract for
paving Tuscaloosa avenue, F1fteenth
ward: communication of George B. Tar
rant relative to street Improvement as
sessment, Thirteenth ward; communica-
ton of A. B. Mackey relative to West
End improvements and loss of trees;
communication of 7. G. and M. A. Macke
regarding street improvement assessment
in North Birmingham.
That the following petitions be referred
to the city engineer for report, with in
StruCliCDS TO draw II Soio PSsi
lions represent majority of property own
e-s: To put latera, sanitary sewers in
following alleys: Alley between Agnes
and Martha avenues, between Walker
and Joseph streets, alley between Martha
and Ella avenues, between Walker and
Joseph streets. alley between Ella and
Margaret avenues. between Walker and
Joseph streets, alley between Margaret
avenue and Smithers boulevard, between
q11aV he
tween Amy and Lucy avenues, between
Walker and John streets, alley between
Lacy and Emma avenues, between Walk
err ana Joseph streets, alley between EN-
ma and Louise avenues, between Mort1-
mer and Thomas streets, alley between
Louise and Kate avenues, between John
and Thomas streets; improve Thirty
fourth avenue between Twenty-fourth ana
Twonty-ninth streets.
That petition to open First avenue be-
tween Almond and Walnut streets and
resolution to ascertain cost of painting
iron and steel bridges in the city, be re-
ferred to the city engineer for reports.
That city engineer be instructed to
draw ordinances to improve Bradley
street from Seventeenth street west; to
improve Third avenue, north, Woodlawn,
from Fifty-eighth to Union street.
That Improvement ordinances Nos. 534.
to the judiciary committee.
That report of special committee on as
sessment of DR.. John Massey be con-
Cured in.
That petition of Ensley Land company
to close certain country road in Sixteenth
ward he granted by unanimous consent.
That all other matters go over.
judiciary Committee
Present: Aldermen Gregg, Williams.
Perdue, Heidi, Harper. Moore. Martin,
Causey, Burnett, Smith, Mcdowell. Abb
sent none.
Alderman Gregg, chairman of the judi
ciary committee. submitted the following
report:
The judiciary committee recommends
thai report of special committee on con-
tract Of the city of Woodlawn with the
Woman's club to pay the sum of SIS per
month be concurred in. and said sum be
paid for the maintenance Of a Public HI
brary.
That Improvement ordinance No. $50,