The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-21

Dc duOpIeO.
That resolution to compel contractors
to complete work on Thlrty-second street.
North, between Twelfth alley and Fiji
teenth avenue, be adopted,
That matter of purchasing lots to open
up First avenue at Walnut street be re-
ferred to the finance committee.
That the city engineer be instructed to
draw ordinances for following improves
ments: Avenue J from east line of Fiji
teenth street to the west line OF IWen-
tieth street
That recommendations of city engineer
relative to improving Avenue E between
| Thirty sixth and Thirty-seventh streets
be concurred in and petition be referred
TO the Aldermen from the Twelfth ward
for additional signatures
That matter of building concrete Gull
vert at Third avenue and Williams street
be referred to property owners to have
| them agree to work being done at cost OF
property owners interested
That the matter of pond in Mcmillan
street be referred to the mayor, city at
tornev. chairman of street committee, and
city engineer.
That recommendations of city engineer
relative to drainage on Twelfth avenue,
between Forty-third and Forty-hfth
streets be concurred In and work be done
provided Ensley bond fund is sufficient
to do same.
That following matters De icleileu ~
the finance committee: Oning Third ave-
nue. to a point three blocks west of Ella
| street = reduction of assessment of w. ~
Moncrief; recommendation OF city engl-
| neer relative to assessment or Z. H.
| Christie; recommendations OF city engl-
neer relative to assessments of Equitable
| Realty company and Mrs. Della f. Dryer.
That the following Improvement ordt
| nances be referred to the judiciary COM
mittee: Improvement ordinances Nos.
| 542, 543 ga. 545, $40, SAT, 54S and 549, new
series.
That the bid of McCartin Construction
company for paving under Improvement
| ordinance No. 520 new series, for the sum
| of 1852, be accepted, same being the low
est bid submitted.
| That the bid of McCartin Construction
company for paving under Improvements
| ordinance No. 51S, new series, Tor the
sum of s12o1, be accepted, same being the
| lowest bid submitted.
4 That the bid of Paul Richter for side
walk paving under Improvement ordi-
nance No. BIS, new series, for the sum
| of s445 be accepted, same being lowest
| bid submitted.
| That bid of r. S. Blouse g. Co. for WORK
under improvement ordinance NO. olS Ior
sum of s10.620 be accepted.
| That all other matters go over
Judiciary Committee.
Present: Aldermen Gregg, Wllllaulsf
Perdue, Heidi, Moore. Martin, McDoweii.
| Absent. Aldermen Harper, CauSey, Bur
nett Smith. .
Aldedman Gregg, chairman of the judi
ciarv committee. submitted the following
report:
The judiciary committee recommends
that resolution amending dog catchlng
ordinance go over pending report Oh street.
commissioner on net.
rri,o ha matters
tn the city attorney for reports: Claim OF
Charlie Gray. claim of James M. Russeii.
claim of Mrs NJ. E. Bremen, claim OF
Sherman Perrin.
Certificate of primary results be re-
ferred to the mayor and city clerk 90.
That ordinance amending section oo' Oh
the city code be adopted.
That Improvement ordinance NO. 559,
new series, be adopted.
That ordinance regulating connection Oh
sanitary sewers be adopted by unanimous
consent.
That all other matters go over.
Finance Committee.
Present: Aldermen Heidi, Gregg, Nor
gan. Metcalfe, Gambill. Copeland u. h3'
Collins, Hawley, Rogers. Hogan kiotz.
Absent. Aldermen O'Neill and Burnett
Alderman Heidi, chairman OF the
finance committee, submitted the follow
ing report
The finance committee recommends that
tho attached report of the city treasurer
ON destruction of bonds be adopted
That petition of M. U. Maddox be
granted. -.
| That bill of Peter f. Clarke LOT ms
| sum of s4.75 be paid
Tbat recommendation of the mayor and
chief of fire department relative to claim
of A. C. McGehe for pay for time lost
| on account of illness be concurred ln-s4o.
That claim of L. P. Howell for refund
| of pound fee be disallowed.
That resolution to purchase 100 paF~
Ranches for Avondale park be referred to
| Mavor chairman finance committee and
chairman of park and lands committee.
That following matters be referred TO
| CITY treasurer, city attorney and city aud
| itor for reports: Petition OF ID. M. Grls-
void. petition of D. McNance, petition OF
Mrs M. E. Hurst, petition Of Joseph Wat
| ters.
That petition of Mrs. J. r. Caldwell be
| disallowed.
THAT proposition to oil Eliza avenue
| three blocks west of Ella street be not
| adopted
| That one bicycle be purchased for the
meat and milk inspectors department.
That petition for refund of license of
| j. ]. Shaw be referred to mayor and
| license inspector.
Temple Emmanuel be referred to the
mayor and city attorney.
That recommendation of Judge Sugg
| and Aldermen Rogers and Mcdowell to
refund j. o. Plat the sum of 81 be con-
CURED In.
| That petition of John Riley for increase
| in wages be granted on recommendation
| of the mayor
| That the sum of 800 be allowed for the
| construction of a Toulouse in Magnolia
park.
| That recommendation of special COM
mittee on opening up OBrien avenue be
| concurred in and the mayor be authorized
| to consummate sale of necessary amount
of land, IS feet at s25 per foot.
| That petition of Ruhama Baptist church
| for the usual 90 per cent reduction al
| lowed to churches on Improvement as
sessments be granted.
That the following recommendations OF
| city auditor be concurred in: To disal
| low petition of Fl. E. Dalbey, matter OF
| Jefferson Contracting company and town
/ of Pratt city; petition of McGahey and
Gewin refund of Cleveland taxes $25.
That resolution to call an election to au-
| thorize the issuance of sS500O0 school
| bonds be not adopted.
| That following matters be referred to
the city attorney for report: Bill Of
munication of T. e. Bates, petition of
}.Julius Marx.
That recommendation of the city attor-
ney relative to claim of H. F. Rice be
concurred, and said H. F. Rice be paid
the sum of $40 49,
That six push carts be purchased for
| street commissioner for street cleaning