The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Clerk Shropshire Calls Roll 116
Times
LIGHT CONTRACT MADE
Station Is Provided for-Bclgian
Blocks to BE Removed-0th-
er Paving Ordinances


shires voice in the 'art of repeating the
new ROLL. he was forced to call 1t 116
times. In fact, the meeting was little
else than roll calling. More than % ordi-
nances had to be voted on separately,
the committee reports adopted In sec
tons. salaries set and officers elected.
Alderman George Huddleston OF the
Third ward made his maiden speech when
he appealed to the board to allow the
resolution instructing the Mayor to sign
the contract with the light company for
arc lights at $40. to go over, to give the
new aldermen time to look into it. BY
vote of Is to u it was not deferred
and the following report was adopted:
Report of the Finance, Judiciary, and
Lights and Telephones Committees:
Present: Aldermen Gregg Morgan. Ho-
gan, Metca1f, Copeland, ]. R.; Klotz,
Hawley. Rogers. Williams. Perdue Moore,
Martin Smith. Mcdowell, Copeland, D. R.
No absentees.
Chairman Gregg submitted the follow
ing report:
THE following resolution was adopted
by the joint committee: BE 1t resolved
the Mayor be and he is hereby directed.
to sign contract with the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company re-
newng the contract of 1900 for arc lights.
except that the price per arc light shall
be $40 per arc per annum. instead of SIS
per arc per annum and that the city
reserves the right to put In use their own
lights at any place in the city of Birming-
ham, ;"
This allows Birmingham to furnish her
own lights at any place in the city. and
Birmingham plant.
The ordinance providing for the con-
struction of a boulevard from Fairyiew
to Palmer station on the Ensley car line.
to cost $4,000. was adopted. The ordi-
nances providing for the removal of the
Belgian blocks from downtown streets
and paving with bitulthic were con-
frmed, as were the ordinances to pave
Eighth avenue from Thirteenth to Eigh-
tcenth streets, and from West TWEEN
tieth street to Twenty-sixfh street, and
Seventh avenue from Fourteenth to Nine
teenth streets. Ordinances were also con-
frmed providing for the paving of Cliff
Road, the streets surrounding Rhodes
park, and other streets near Highland
avenue.
an investigation of the delay in street
improvements in the Second ward was
unanimously adopted.
Alderman Walter Moore introduced a
resolution establishing the office of keep
err of the Rhodes park Following are
the other committee reports which were
adopted:
Street Committee
Present-Aldermen Copeland. J. r.,
Morgan, Metcalfe, Copeland, D. r., Glib
son, Mcdowell.
Acknowledgement Gregg. Mcdowell
Alderman J. r. Copeland, chairman of
the street committee, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The street committee recommends that
the attached resolution granting Furt-
wanger & Smith Construction company
permit to erect temporary bridge be
adopted.
That the report of the special commit
tee relative to opening up certain streets
be adopted and the city engineer be in
structed to secure definite proposition as
to cost of same.
That the following reports of the city
engineer be concurred In: Complaint of
IT, H. Montgomery, relative to improving
rwenty-third street from Pike avenue to
Lime street: complaint of w. A. Lester
petition to improve Ninth avenue from
Forty-firth to Sixty-fourth streets Wy
LAM complaint of Mrs. tiara Moss;
complaint of DIR. Lewis Whaley; COM
plant of property owners on Cotton ave-
nue. between Almond and Cleveland
streets; complaint of property owners on
Tuscaloosa avenue between Charles and
Vines streets; recommendation relative
vacating certain portion Of Sixty-second
street; claims of r. w. Beck, Mr.. III.
and Mrs. Jessie Brooks, and Yancey L.
Semi matter of sewer assessment against
A. ]. Odom, same be cancelled amounting
to $53.04; resolution to pave Fifteenth
avenue: complaint of condition of street,
corner Church street and First avenue,
complaint Nof A. J. Cummings. relative to
sewerage conditions at East Birmingham
school, and that he be Instructed to draw
ordinance for said sewer; complaint of
II. p. Chenoweth; complaint Of P. z.
Cheek
That the question of grading Magnolia
alley be referred back to the engineer
to ascertain If property owners Interested
desire to have said work done and
charged TO abuttlng property
| That the matter Of drainage ditch ad-
joining city property in Sixteenth ward
| be referred to the Mayor. city engineer,
chairman of street committee and Alder
man Mcdowell for recommendations.
| That the following matters be referred
| to the city attorney for reports: Petition
| to improve Forty-ninth street from Mari
eta avenue to Eleventh avenue; petition
| to Improve Thirteenth avenue from
Twenty third to Twenfy-sixth streets,
north; petition to improve Oakland ave-
nue. from Ann to Delta streets: petition to
improve Rose avenue from Twenty-first
street to Sycamore street. Eleventh ave.
Inue from Twentieth to Twenty-first
streets. Ridge Park avenue from Rose
avenue to Sycamore street; complaint OF
r. e. Gale petition to improve Huntsville
lavenue from Nineteenth avenue to the
north line of A II. Benners' property.
That the communications of E. N. Ham,
mill, W. X Saulsberry and James Wal
ker be referred to the city attorney and
| city engineer for reports.
That the report of the city engineer
relative to J. p. Hays proposition for
dumping ground be received and filed
That the recommendation of the city
engineer relative to purchasing right-of-
way for storm sewer in Pratt City be re-
ferred to the Mayor and chairman of the
finance committee, with power to act
That communication of b. H. Cooper
| relative to assessment of FirGt Presby-
terrain church be referred to the Mayor,
chairman of the street committee and
city engineer for recommendation.
That resolution 70 open certain alley In
Eleventh ward be referred to chairman of
street committee, city engineer, city at
tnr-Hv end alderman from Eleventh
word for report.