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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Ordinance No. 24l
To create a Thirteenth ward OF the
city of Birmingham and provide for
the Government thereof.

To create a Thirteenth ward OF the
city of Birmingham and provide for
the government thereof.
Be it ordained by the City Council or
Birmingham as follows:
Section /. That on account OF annex
alton to the city of Birmingham of GER
tain territory Thirteenth ward OF said
city is hereby created; that the boun-
daries of said Thirteenth ward shall be
as follows and taht the territory In
Guided in said boundaries shall be in and
become said Thirteenth ward, said boun-
daries being as follows:
Thirteenth Notwithstanding at point
on the northern city limits of Greater Bir-
mingham as set out in house bill No. ITO.
state legislature of Alabama, session of
1909, at the southwest corner of the
northwest quarter of section %. township
II south, range west: thence northeriy
and easterly with the boundary limo
line of said Greater Birmingham city
limits as set out in said house bill No.
10. to the center line of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad; thence south
along said center line OF the Louisville
and Nashville railroad to the center of
Village Creek; thence westwardly with
the meanders of said Village Creek to
the extended center line of street shown
on the Meade and Huey map of Greater
Birmingham, running from the Southern
railroad In the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section %, township
II, range 3 west, into the southwest CORN
er of the northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of section "a. township II,
range west; thence norfherly along
said extended center line and along the
center line of said street to the South
ern railroad; thence westerly along said
Southern railroad to the west line of sec
ton %, township II, range 3 west; thence
north along said west line Of section q,
township II, range west, to the point
OF beginning.
Sec Q. That the Thirteenth ward OF the
city of Birmingham shall be governed in
all respects as other wards. and that
the same shall have two aldermen whose
terms of office shall be as other aldermen
of the city of Birmingham.
Sec. 9. That this ordinance go into eff
feet upon its approval by the Mayor.
Adopted January 8, 1910
II. e. SHROPSHIRE. JR., City Clerk.
Approved January g. 1910.
FRANK p. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald. January s, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
HOBSON AT CUBA.
Talks to Farmers on Value of the
Dairy Business.

Cuba. January 7.--(special.) Draw
ing the storm of snow, sleet and rain
Congressman Hobson drove In from
Cokes chapel yesterday to meet his en-
gagement and address the people along
lines looking to the material better
ment of the community. His address
was of considerable length and dealt
with subjects of pertinent interest. His
showing as to the profits in the dairy
Industry was the best feature of the
speech and will undoubtedly lead to
its being taken up here since this com
munity is so near to the growing city
Of Birmingham, where a good market
for dairy products can always be
found. The captains advocacy of the
amendment does not appear to have
hurt him In this section, it appearing
that the people admire any man that
has the courage to say where he stands.
Captain Hobson stated that he was not
certain to the wisdom of the amend
ment move. but felt that he should
take stand one way or the other.
Judging by the comments made after
his address it is clear that to defeat
him will be difficult task He left
on the early evening train to meet
other engagements stating as he board
ed the train that after his trip today
through the sleet he could more fully
appreciate the work of rural carriers.
The town council at recent meet
ing made reductions on the privilege
tax and reduced the town debt in
Cured for school property by good
ly sum. The town clerk was instructed
to notify the holders of the school
bonds that two OF them, and possibly
three would be called for redemption
within the next so days. These sch DOL
bonds carry the high rate of per cent
and 1t is the intention of the town au-
tn critics to take them UP this year IL
possible in order to reduce interest
charges and make the tax rate lower.
Construction work will begin next
week on another farmers telephone
line out to Sloan church to take in
seven progressive farmers. This was
projected some months ago, but on &C
count of having to wait for road TO
be declared public by the county COM
missioners work could not be started
early. This road has been allowed ahe
the line will soon be working.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Ordinance No. 244
To create Sixteenth ward of the city
of Birmingham and provide for the
government thereof.

o create oi<tccHti Wd'o VI e'S cry
of BIRMINGHAM and provide for the
oovernment thereof,
Pa a. ordained hv the CITY Council of
birmingham as follows:
Section 1. That on account of annexation
TO the CITY of birmingham of certain ter
ritorv a Sixteenth ward of said city is
hereby created that the boundaries of
said sixteenth ward shall be as follows,
and that the territory included in said
boundaries shall be In and become said
Sixteenth ward. said boundaries being as
follows:
Sixteenth Ward: Beginning at a. point
on the southern city limits of Greater Biz
,,ingban, u,bara tho sauna croases the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Ordinance No. 235
To fix the boundaries of the Third
Ward of the City of Birmingham.


Ward of the City of Birmingham.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
Birmingham as follows
Section 1. That the following shall be
the boundaries of the Third ward of tn e
city of Birmingham upon approval of
this ordinance by the Mayor, aud the
territory therein shall from said time
be the Third ward.
Third Notwithstanding at the inter-
section of the center OF Ninth avenue
and Twentiety street; thence north
along the center of Twentieth street to
the center of Huntsville road; thence
northely along the center of said
Huntsville road to the intersection of
Twenty-fourth street and SHUTS road;
thence northely along the center of
Stouts road to its intersection with
Twenty-second street: thence continu-
ing northwesterly in the same straight
line to the center of Village creek at
a point near where the east line of
Twenty-f1rst street. IL extended. would
fntersect said creek; thence westwardly
with the meanders OF Village creek to a
point wher the center of Woodson
street, extended northward. will inter-
sect the same: thence south along said
center of Woodson street extended to
the north track of the North Ensley
car line. of the Birmin CHAM Railway,
Light and Power company; thence
westwardly and south wardly along
said track to the center line of ;, alker
street, extended; thence southeriy
along the center line of Walker street
to the center line of Ninth avnue;
thence east along the center line of
Ninth avenue to the point of begin
ming.
Adopted January 8, 1910.
H. e. SHROPSHIRE. JR.. City Clerk.
Approved January 6, 1910.
FRANK p. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
f. Age-Herald, January 8, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Ordinance No. 239

To fix boundaries of the Eleventh
ward of the city of Birmingham.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
Birmingham as follows:
Section 1. That the following shall be
the boundaries of the Eleventh ward of
the city of Birmingham upon approval
Of this ordinance by the Mayor, and that
the territory therein contained shall from
said time be the Eleventh ward.
Eleventh Ward:
Beginning at the intersection of the
center of First avenue and the center of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad;
thence northerly along the center of said
railroad to the northern line of Greater
Birmingham, as set out by house bill
No. lilo. state legislature of Alabama,
session of 1909; thence eastwardly along
said northern boundary of Greater Bir-
niingham to the point where the same
crosses q branch of Village creek, in
the northwest quarter of the northwest
quarter OF section 16, township IL, range
2 west; thence southerly with the mean
ders of said branch to point where
said branch of said creek crosses the
road leading east along the north boun-
Diary of Woodlawn cemetery, in the south
east quarter of the southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter of section 49,,
township II, range west; thence south
wardly and westwardly along said road,
winch 1OllOWS along the HoTlHein pouh-
diary of Woodlawn cemetery to the north
west corner of said cemetery thence
continuing westwardly along the county
road to where the same turns south
along the west boundary of section q.
township II, range west; thence con-
tinuing south along the center OF same
to where the east and west north quar-
ter line of section 20, township II, range
2 west intersects said road, being about
one block north of the Gate City car line:
thence westwardly with said east and
west north quarter section line to the
north and southeast quarter section line
of section 20. township II. range west
thence south along the same to where
the center of Second avenue extended
east would intersect said quarter section
line; thence westwardly along said CEN
ter line of Second avenue extended to
the west boundary of section 20, town
ship II, range west; thence south along
same to the center of First avenue; thence
west along the center of First avenue to
the point of beginning.
Adopted January 8, 1910.
Fl. e. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
Approved January s, 1910.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, MAYOR.
Age-Hereld, January 8, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Ordinance No. 243
To create Fifteenth ward of the city
of Birmingham and provide for the
Government thereof

To create Fifteenth ward of the city
of Birmingham and provide for the
government thereof.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council of
Birmingham as follows:
Section !. That on account OF annexa-
ton to the city of Birmingham of GER
tain territory a Fifteenth ward of said
city Is hereby created; that the boun-
daries of said Fifteenth ward shall be
as follows and that the territory in
cluded in said boundaries shall be In
and become said Fifteenth ward. said
boundaries being as follows:
Fifteenth Ward-Beginning at a point
on the southern boundary line OF the
Greater Birmingham city limits. where
the road through Walkers Gap crosses
said line and being on the south line
of section II, township Is south, range
west; thence westerly along said Great
err Birmingham city limits to the center
of Valley creek; thence enthusiastically
with the meanders of said creek to the
west boundary line of section 4, town
ship Is south, range west; thence north
ward along said west line OF section 1.
township IS south, range west and along
the west line of section 49, township II
south. range 3 west. to the center OF
Village creek: thence northeasterly with
the meanders of said Village creek TO
the center OF Woodson street extended
northward; thence south along the CEN
ter of said Woodson street, extended, to
the north track of the North Ensley
car line Of the Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company's track; thence
eastwardly and southwardly along said
track to the center line of Walker street.
extended: thence southwardly along the
center line OF said Walker street extend
ed and along the center line of said
Walker street to the center OF Fifth
avenue, extended; thence eastward along
Fifth avenue. extended. to the center
Of Seventh street: thence southwark along
Seventh street and Seventh street ex-
tended to the center of the Alabama.
Great Southern railroad right-of-way;
thence with the center of the said right
of-way to the mort hand south center
line of section 2, township Is south. range
3 west; thence south along said line to
the center of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad right-of-way; thence along
sal dright-of-way to the center of Sam
Jones street. extended; thence southwark
along the center OF said street. extend
ed, and along Sam Jones street and the
public road leading through Walkers
Gap to the point Of beginning.
Section 2. That tho Fifteenth ward of
the city of Birmingham shall be gov
erned in all respects as other wards,
and that tho same shall have two alder
men, whose terms of OFFICE shall be as
other aldermen OF the city of Birming-
ham.
Section 3. That this ordinance go into
effect upon its approval by the Mayor.
Adopted January 5, 1910.
II. e. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk
Approved January 6. 1910.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald. January ., 1910
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 5o1-"NEW SERIES"
To provide for the construction oil
Certain sanitary sewers,


Certain sanitary sewers.
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the City
Council of Birmingham as follows: That
sanitary sewers be constructed az fol-
lows: Beginning at the end of the san
itary sewer in Warsaw street near
Mountain avenue; thence south along
Warsaw street to a point 40 feet north
of Pawnee avenue.
Sec. 2. That said sewers shall be con-
structed with all proper and necessary
manholes ana connections, and in ac-
cordance with the details drawings
plans and specifications and estimates
now on file in the office OF the city
engineer of the city of Birmingham.
where property owners who may be af-
fected by said improvements may see
and examine the same, to which refer.
ence is hereby made and which are
hereby adopted.
Said sewers are to be constructed Of
brick masonry, terra Gotta pipe and
metal as shown or described in said
details, drawings, plans and speciflca-
tons.
Sec. 3.--That said sewers are con-
tructed for the puspose OF draining the
territory of area bounded as follows:
Beginning at the south east corner of
Mountain avenue and Warsaw street;
thence east along the north line OF
section 5, township IS, range west,
distance Of ITO feet; thence south along
tho east line OF lots 90, "a and 25 of
the replating of r. E. Kinds survey;
thence to the northeast corner of lot IS
Of said survey; thence south along the
east line Of lots is, Is. IA, IL and &c,
and along said east line prolonged
south to Pawnee avenue; thence west
erly along Pawnee avenue to the north
west corner of Pawnee avenue aid
Warsaw street: thence northerly along
the west line of Warsaw street to tho
north limo of Mountain alley; thence
westerly along said Mountain allied 55
feet; thence northerly parallel to War
saw street to Mountain avenue; thence
easterly along Mountain avenue to
warsaw street; thence to the point Of
beginning.
Sec. 4. That the cost Of constructing
the sewers authorized by this ordinance
shall be assessed and levied upon and
against all the lots or parcels of land
lying within the district drained by
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
CITY ORDINANCES.
Improvement Ordinance
NO. 496-"NEW SERIES"
To Provide for the construction of
certain sanitary sewers.

certain sanitary sewers.
Section l. Be it ordained by the City
Council Of Birmingham, as follows: Tha
sanitary sewers be constructed as fol-
lows:
Beginning at O point on the sanitary
sewer In Alley B, about 20 feet east OF
the line between lots 10 and II of the
B. s. Moody subdivisions; thence west
erly along Alley B about 450 feet to
an alley; thence southerly along said
alley to Avenue c. thence easterly along
Avenue c to Forty-fft street; thence
southerly along Forty-fifth street to a
point about 200 feet south of Avenue C.
Beginning at point on the above sewer
at Avenue c and the alley on the north
side of Avenue c first west of Forty
fifth street; thence westerly along Ave-
nue. g about $50 feet.
Beginning at point on the above
named sewer in Avenue G on the line
OF the alley on the north side of Ave-
nue. C first west Of Forty-fifth street;
thence westwardly along an alley to n
point about 40 feet west OF the east
line of lot 10 in the #. 8. Moody sub
division.
Section 2. That said sewers shall be
constructed with all proper and neces-
sary manholes and connections, and In
accordance with the details, drawings,
plans and specifications and estimates
now On file in the Office of the city en-
glneer of the city of Birmingham, where
property owners who may be affected by
said improvements may see and exam
Inc the same, to which reference is here
by made and which are hereby adopted.
Said sewers are to be constructed Of
brick masonry. terra Gotta pipe and
metal as shown or described in said de-
tails, drawings, plans and Specifications.
Sec. 8. That said sewers are con-
structed for the purpose OF draining the
territory of area bounded as follows:
Beginning at the southeast corner of
lot II in the f. S. Moody subdivision;
thence nOrtherly along the east line of
lot II to Avenue B; thence westerly along
Avenue B to the west line of lot is of
the b. s. Moody subdivision; thence
southerly along the said west line OF
lot Is and a prolongation OF same to a
ten-fOot alley running east into Avenue
C; thence east along said alley to Ave-
nue. c.; thence east along Avenue C
to the southeast corner of Forty-fifth
street and Avenue G.: thence south along
the east line of Forty-hfth street about
240 feet to a street: thence easterly along
the north line OF said street to the east
line of lot 10 of the j. F.. Newman SUBJ
division; thence northerly along said east
line of lot 16 and prolongation of same
to Avenue C.; thence to the southeast
corner of lot 16 in the F. S. Moody sub
division: thence northerly along said east
line of lot 16 to Alley B; thence along
Alley B to the point Of beginning.
Sec. 1. That the cost OF constructing
the sewers authorized by this ordinance
shall be assessed and levied upon and
against all the lots or parcels Of land
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
RESOLUTION

Be it resolved by the City Council Of
Birmingham, as follows: That 1t shall
be unlawful for any person to engage
in the pursuit Of telling fortunes within
the city of Birmingham. That any per-
son found guilty Of violating the provi-
sions of this ordinance shall be fined not
les than $40 nor more than 800 and SEN
fenced to work on the streets for not
less than one nor more than three
months, one or both.
Adopted January s, 1909.
II. e. SHROPSHIRE. JR-.
City Clerk.
Approved January 8. 1910.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
Age-Herald, January 8, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Vessel Is Abandoned.

Honolulu, January THE captain
and crew Of the British bark Alexan-
der Black have reached here after
abandoning their ship, which went
ashore Tuesday as it was entering tho
harbor Of Kahului, on the Island Of
Maui The vessel is now breaking up,
and the cargo, valued at s114,000, viii
be a total loss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08

to be not les than two weeks prior 10
the date set herein at which the city
council of Birmingham win meet to hear
objections or circumstances that may be
made to said improvements, the manner
fmaking the same or the character OF
material to be used.
Adopted January 5, 1910.
II. z. SHROPSHIRE. JR., City Clerk.
Approved January 8, 1910.
FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor
Age-Herald. January S-15, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08
Turks Do Not Mean War.

Tunis, January THE Turkish au-
thorities in Tripoli have given assur-
ance to the French government of the
pacific intention of the Turkish troops
operating near Dehiba, on the frontier
OF Tripoli. and the incident arising
from the collision between French and
Turkish troops in that district is con-
sidered closed
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-08

Even those who are willing to con-
cede that the supreme court may sus-
tain such federal incorporation are in
clined to oppose 1t on the ground of Its
tendency to the enlargement Of the fed
eral power at the expense Of the power
of the states.
1t is a sufficient answer to this argu-
ment to say that no other method can
be suggested which offers federal pro-
lection on the one hand and close fed
eral supervision on the other of these
great organizations that are in fact fed
eral because they are as wide as the
country and are entirely unlimited In
their business by state lines nor is the
Capitalization Of federal power under this
act likely to be excessive. Only the
largest corporations would avail them
selves of such law, because the bur-
den of complete federal supervision and
control that must certainly be imposed
to accomplish the purpose of inoorpor-
alton would not be accepted by an or
binary business concern.
The third objection, that the Offend
ers will not accept federal incorpora-
,tion, is easily answered. The DEGREES OF
Injunction freely adopted in prosecution
under the antitrust law, are Sd thorough
and sweeping that the corporations af-
fected by them have but three causes
before them:
Causes for lnjunctIons.
First, they must resolve themselves
New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
COLONEL WILSON PAROLED
Case Awaits Decision of U. S. Supreme
Court in Certain Issues.

Until the Supreme Court of the United
States in Washington can pass upon the
constitutional issues involved. Judge La
con1be. in the Federal Court. yesterday dis
missed the writ of habeas corpus, obtained
on Friday by Colonel Christopher c. VIII
son. president of the United Wireless Tele-
graph Company, and paroled him in the
custody of his counsel, John p. Stanchfield
The Federal Grand Jury. through a pre-
sentiment demanded that Colonel Wilson
furnish the government with a letterpress
copy book of his concern. but before he
would turn the book in question over TO the
government. he submitted 10 being com
mitted to the Tombs prison for contempt
by Judge Lacombe, but was later released
through habeas corpus proceedings Later
it came out that the question had already
been raised and was even then the subject
matter of an appeal to the Supreme Court
OF the United States
New-York tribune., 1910-11-08
YARD SINGING NUISANCE
Health Department Finds Itself
Unable to Afford Relief.

What is said to be new form Of black
mail in this city has been brought to the
attention Of the Health Department. The
Complainants say that on the upper West
Side Of the city backyard singers have re
sorted to singing until they are paid money
70 90 away.
As the Health Department noise ordi-
nance does not apply 10 health menacing
noises EXCEPT when made during the hours
between i p. N. and a m, small solace
was given the oomplainants by the de-
part1nent officials.
One specific case mentioned was that of
Two bovs. who made no other pretension
than that OF yelling popular songs by the
dozen until they We're finally bought off
by distracted citizens. This was in West
124th street.
Complaints have also been made by Of
fCers Of the Board OF Education protest
ing against The noises around schools. It
has been suggested that Health Depart
rnent ordinance broad enough 10 protect
the schools from unnecessary street noises
should he passed Some Of the Health
I,epartnent officers voice the same opin-
ion. and they also advocate the amendment
Of the ordinance with q clause that would
regulate or do away with the backyard
singing nuisance.