The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-19
Public Buildings Committee

stall better lighting along the center
of the subway at once.
Public Buildings Committee
Alderman Jackson. chairman of the
public buildings committee, submitted
the following report:
The committee recommends that the
Zamora temple Arab patrol be grant
ed the use of the armory on Mon
day nights from 8 to $3.50 o'clock for
the purpose of drilling.
Greater birmingham Committee
Present: Aldermen Morgan, Causey,
Jackson, Harper, Perdue, Gregg, Cope
land. ]. R., Hawley, Lacey
Absent: Alderman Starbuck.
Alderman Morgan, oh airman of the
Greater Birmingham committee, sub
mitted the following report:
The committee recommends that the
resolution relative to cheapening the
cost of sch oof books be referred to
the Board of Education with request
to investigate plan and report back to
| this committee as soon as possible, and
that the following committee be APP
pointed to confer with said Board of
Education TO discuss plan: Aldermen
Morgan. Copeland, J. R., Gregg and
Heidi
Miscellaneous Committee
Present: Aldermen Burnett, Gambill,
Copeland, D. r., Heidi. Hogan, Collins,
Gregg, Klotz, stone, Smith.
Absent: Alderman Mcdonald
Alderman Burnett, chairman of tn
miscellaneous committee, submitted the
following report:
The committee recommends that
license inspector be instructed not to
| collect license from Alabama Demur-
rage and Storage bureau.
That petition of T. NJ. Harrison be
disallowed.
That following licenses be trans
ferred: W. d. Washington to Glenn
Brothers, Kemp & Hargraves to H. T.
| Hargraves Southern Electric Con. COM
pany to D. ]. McSham.
That all other matters go over.
! Street Committee
Present: Aldermen Copeland, ]. r.,
Morgan. Metcalfe. Copeland, D. r., Bur-
nett, Gibson, Mcdowell and Norwood.
Acknowledgement Mcdonald, Starbuck
Gregg. Mackinaw and ONeill.
Alderman Copeland. ]. R., chairman OF
the street committee, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The street committee recommends thai
the resolution to have certain streets ano
avenues sprinkled in the Thirteenth ware
be referred to the street commissioner
for report.
That petition to open the north end OF
Fourteenth street. north, be referred tc
: the city engineer, chairman of street com
J mittee city attorney, and aldermen from
the Third ward for report.
That the matter of storm sewer or
property of Felix l. Tarranr be referred tC
| the city engineer and street commissions
with power to act.
, That petition to repair street on Enor
Ridge be referred to street commissioner
That petition of the Birmingham Rail
way Light and Power company to extend
gas mains and electric wires from Ensie,
to Corey be granted.
That recommendation of the specia
committee to pay claim Of James B. Woo
, be CONQUERED in, and said claim be set
tied in full for the sum of $3.50
That the street commissioner be in
structed to remove fences of Messrs
Cooley and Patrick out Of street at Comp
: ton station.
That resolution authorizing city engi
neer to advertise for bids under improve
| ment ordinances Nos. BIB, 615, SIT, 518 AM
3d. new series, be adopted.
That the city engineer be instructed t.
draw ordinances for following street i'm
provements: Underwood avenue, between
Seventy-seventh and Eighty-sfxth streets
Cherry street from Tenth avenue to Ba,
street. and Bay street from Highland
avenue to Twenty-sixth streets Secon'
avenue between Forty-eighth and Forty
ninth streets; Orange avenue from Syca
more street to Thirtieth street; Sixteenth
street, north. between Thirteenth an
Fourteenth avenues.
That the following petitions for strse
improvements be referred TO the city engi
neer for report: Avenue l, betwee
Nineteenth and Twenty-third streets, Six
teenth ward; Bradley street. north, be
tween Seventeenth street and the ives
line of the Hewitt and Bradley survey
That the resolution authorizing the al
dermen from the Third ward to secur
terms from w. e. Martin for propert
nee essary to open Sixteenth street b
adopted. and that the city engineer &C
for the city in appraising value of prop
erty.
That the special committee on oilin
streets be requested 10 make report 6
next meeting.
That contract for vitri1ed brick pawn
under improvement ordinance No. 81
new series, for the sum OF 81 ,52650 be 81
cepted, same being lowest bid submitte'
That the chairman of the street con
mittee and city engineer take up the ma
ter of an overhead crossing at Twent,
eighth street. North Birmingham, wit
the Louisville and Nashville railroad an
Southern railway.
That improvement ordinances Nos. 5;
and 500, new series, be referred to the il
dietary committee.
That petition of the City Delivery com
pany to put in spur track on Popla
street between Cotton and TVte avenues