The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-07
street Committee

That claims of Tom Levert and M.
L. Morgan be referred to the city at
torney for report.
street Committee
Present; Aldermen Copeland, j. r.,
Morgan Starbuek, Metcalfe, Copeland, j.
r, O'Nei'l, Norwood Gregg, Gibson. Abb
sent: Aldermen Mcdonald, Burnett Nc
Dowcll
Alderman Copeland, j. r., chairman of
tile street committee. submitted the fol-
Lowing Ierort.
The street committee recommends that
the matter of paving Thirteenth avenue
south, between Seventeenth and Twen-
tleth streets, be referred to chairman of
the street committee, city engineer and
aldermen from the Eighth ward.
That the matter of paving Thirty-second
street SO over 30 days.
That the following matters be referred
to the city engineer for reports; Petition
u lay Sidewalk on Twelfth avenue, north,
between Eleventh and Twelfth streehs; Pc
tition to grade Thomas street and Lucy
avenue petition of b. T. Moore relative
to sidewalk on Twentieth avenue, north,
between Twenty seventh and Twenty
eighth streets; petition to survey road
across ned mountain at Iroquois street;
petition 10 pave alley south of Highland
avenue on Waucoma street; resolution to
number streets in Fourteenth ward pratt
City,: communication of j. s. Acton rel
alive 10 grade on Browns road; petition
to open alley in block No. $50; commune
cation Of King Land and Improvement
company relative to improving Forty-hrst
street; petition to improve Crescent ave-
nue. from Highland avenue to Highland
avenue resolution to pave Alley B be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-first streets.
That petition of S. p King be referred
to the city attorney for report.
That petition to erect barber poll In
front of Woodward building be disalowed.
That petition of ]. w. Harkins for
special Price for permits be disallowed.
That petition of G. Pettyjohn go over
as Improvement ordinance No. 447 win re-
iicve the trouble.
That communication of James B. Wood
be referred to the mayor, chairman of the
street committee and city engineer for
report.
Tha. communication of Mrs A. NJ. Stew
art be referred to the city engineer and
aldermen from the Twelfth ward for re-
port
That communication of Milligan Adver-
Using company be referred to the mayor
report.
That permission be granted the Birming-
ham Hallway, Light and Power company
10 erect electric arcade on Twentieth
street, north, between Third and Fourth
avenue, under usual restrictions.
That resolution emitting Sixteenth street
between Eighth and Ninth avenues, Sew
enteenth street between Eighth and
Ninth avenues, and Fourth avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
from paving ordinances be adopted.
That the city engineer be authorized to
transfer following contracts: Under or
dinance No. pratt City,, from Cole e.
Harkens to E. W. Jordan Construction
company; under ordinance No. As North
Birmingham, from C. M. Burkhalter to j.
C. Long, Jr.
engineer to construct sanitary sewer in
First slley, Elyton, be concurred in and
that he be instructed to draw ordinance
for same.
That petition of residents of vestal
Heights be referred to street commits
sioner and aldermen from Tenth ward
for report.
That resolution authorizing city engineer
to advertise for bids under ordinances
Nos. 5o5, 5os, 5o7 sos, 500, $40, oil, 512. 51S
and SIX be adopted.
That matter of connecting up Henning-
ton avenue aRd Lucy street be referred
to the mayor, city attorney, city engineer
and charm an of the street committee for
report.
That the recommendations of the city
engineer relative to petition of Messrs.
Wood, Pinchard and London to change
location Of alley in block 614 be concurred
IN. and that the petition be granted.
That the city engineer be instructed to
draw ordinances for Eighteenth street
south, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
avenues, south; to pave alley in block 228.
That Improvement ordinances Nos $40
and 3D. new SERIES be referred to the
judiciary committee
That I. L. Hobart be granted permits
sion, by unanimous consent, to erect
marques over entrance of Paul's cafe,
Nineteenth street between Second and
Third avenues, under usual restrictions.
That all other matters go over.
Parks and Land Committee
Present: Aldermen Morgan. williams,
Gambii, Collins. Lacey Absent: Alder
men Jackson. Greener, Burnett, Martin.
Alderman Morgan, acting chairman of
the parks and lands committee, submitted
the following report:
The parks and lands committee recon-
mends that walks In Oak Hill cemetery
south OF lot 81, block 10, and east of
w. Fl. Hughes and the Rev. DIR. Beard.
Lights and Telephones Committee
Alderman Klotz. chairman of the lights
and telephones committee, submitted the
following report:
The lights and telephones committee
recommends that petition for lights in
Wylam and Ensley be referred to chair
man of the lights and telephone COM
mittee and arc light inspector for report.
That petitions for lights at Hall and
Jersey Streets Sixtieth street and Third
avenue, and Seventy-fifth street and I'm
derwood avenue be referred to the chair
man of the lights and telephones COM
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port.
That the superintendent of the light
and water plant. North Birmingham, be
instructed to make a charge of 80 cents
fol- renewing service for both water and
electric service.
That all otr<r matters go over.
Fire Committee
Alderman Copeland, Sr., chairman of
the fire committee, submitted the follow
ing report:
The fire committee recommends that
the volunteer fire of East Lake be paid
the sum of $40 per month, beginning
April l, 1910, until such time as the city
installs a full crew O. paid men, upon
recommendation of the chief of the fire
department
That the recommendations of the chief
of the fire department to install the fol-
lowing fire plugs be concurred in, and
said plugs be ordered in Twenty-third
street and Avenue G; Twenty-seventh
street and Avenue II; Forty-seventh
street and Fourth avenue; Fifty-fifth
street and Third avenue, and Sixty-fifth
street and Third avenue.
Railways and Street Committee
Present-Adermen Hogan, Morgan,
Moore. O'Neill, Starbuck. Perdue, Will
liams, Gibson. Stone, Mcdowell, Cope
land, Jr.; Metcalfe, Copeland, ST.; Gregfi