The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-17
Work Must Begin in 50 Days and Cars Must Run
 Within a Year
BITTER PAVING WAR IS
 CAUSE OF MORE DELAY
Paving Ordinances and All Had To Go Over-COOsa Fran
 chise, Deferred

To Go Over-COOsa Fran
 chise, Deferred Over the strenuous protest of Alderman George Huddleston the Tdewater Devel- opment company was last night given a pertetual free franchise to run rail- road over Fifth avenue through Birminr- ham, provided work begins within 50 days, and cars are running within one year.
 It was adopted with the amendment that, if the franchise is only used for q street car line within the limits of the city of Birmingham, and is not extended 10 Tuscaloosa or Gadsden, the franchise shall expire after 30 years. On motion of Alderman George Huddleston 1t was amended providing that no transfer or sale of the franchise should be made without the consent of the city. and AL derman McDowelrs amendment that no more than 5-cent fare shall be charged Tor passengers from any point in the city to any other point, was also adopted.
 There was a question of whether the franchise had been properly advertised and was legally ready for adoption but J. M. Dewberry and his attorneys were ready and willing to accept 1t as passed, and as Alderman M. J. Gregg said, "It is not our funeraL'
 Paving War Prolonged
 The paving war was again prolonged by postponement of final action of the material to be used in the ordinances re- gently drawn and recommended by the steet committee. At the meeting of the street committee Alderman Dan Hogan made a strenuous fight for the people of his ward to keep vitrlfied brick off of Eighteenth street, but Aldermen Mo Dowell and Copeland argued that the council was morally bound" to leave the specifications in brick, and the street committee voted to recommend the adop- Ion of the ordinance.
 However, when the adoption of the or dinance came up before the council President Harry Jones explained that the judiciary committee had referred 1t to the street committee for reconsideration, and, the president recommitted it to the judc- aly committee, which will report on it at the next meeting. Aldermen Purdue, Williams, John Morriss, Hobson and Jackson were all absent last night, and Alderman Hogan believes he has much better opportunity to kill the ordinance at the next meeting.
 He insists that the people have demand hiply hot Sip will have to pay for the pavement they should have some consideration.
 Other Controversies Arise
 Ordinance 573, for asphalt on Eighteenth street from Avenue H to Avenue K was also sent back to the judiciary commit tee. The other ordinance over which a squabble has arisen, providing for the paving of Highland avenue from the Country club to a connection with Ave nue F with bitulithic, was held over by the street committee.
 Manager Beatty of the Birmingham Realty company, owning over 50 per cent of the property concerned, appeared be- fore the committee and asked that the lowest bid be accepted When Donelson of the Barbour Asplant company, whose bid on asphalt was SLIP. and Ingram of the Bitulithic company. whose bid on aspnart was sI.52, began arguing, the committee decided to hold the matter over again.
 Thus it will be seen that no progress whatever was made in the paving con- troversy.
 other Action Taken
 Among the other important actions of the council were the reference of the petition for a franchise by the Coosa River Development company to special committee; the defeat of Alderman Hob sons resolution that city prisoners be not worked on Sunday instructing the Mayor to employ what additional build ing inspectors he deems necessary; order ing a dozen extra fire hydrants installed; ; awarding a contract to the Southern Bitulithic company to pave Highland ave- nue from Warsaw to the Country club at a cost of $l1,19S, and the procedure to annul the recent assessment for the prop erty tax and to advertise giving notice of a new assessment. This new assess ment, which is being prepared by B. A. lnOlupSoii, SoNCiS t'C Niioic ol bftdtei Birmingham with a 1-cent tax
 An ordinance was introduced by Alder man Metcalfe providing for the installa- ton of a telephone exchange in the city hall. and was referred to the lights and telephones committee Following are the committee reports as adopted:
 Judiciary and Railway
 Present: Aldermen Gregg, Ball, Copeland, J. R., Gibson, Hogan, Houp- pert Huddleston, McArthur, Martin, Moore. Morgan, w. B., Rogers, Smith, Stern, Williams, D. U.
 Absent: Aldermen Hobson, Jackson, Morris, Perdue and Williams, J. F.
 Alderman Gregg, chairman of the judiciary and railway committee, sub mltted the following report:
 The judiciary and railway commit tee recommends that the attached or dinance granting the extension of the franchise to the Tidewater Railway company, as amended, be adopted
 That all other matters go over.
 Finance, Lights and Telephone
 Present: Aledmen Mcdowell, Cope land, J. R., Gibson, Gregg. Hawley, Ho- gan, Houppert. Klotz, Lacey, McAr- thur, Mclaughlin, Metcalf, Moore Nor gan, G. B., Morgan, w. B., Rogers, Smith and Stern.
 Absent: Copeland D. R., Hobson, Nc