The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-16
COUNCIL GRANTS
THE GAS FRANCHISE
Audience on Hearing the News
Cheered Boisterously
GROVE MAKES ADDRESS
Tbirteentb Avenue Paving Matter Goes
Through After Bitter Fight-New
Fire Building TO Be Con-
structcd-Gates Remain

The granting of a franchise TO the Prov
idenoe oil and Gas company to supply the
pcopte of Birmingham with natural 'ao
was thu feature of last nights session Oh
the Board of Aldermen. II was granted
bv a unanimous vote. Alderman M. j.
Gregg, who cast the only negative vote
in the committee meeting Tuesd'y ai'ei-
noon, not being present.
Ely this franchise the residents OF BIZ
minsham will be supplied with natural
gas for domestic use at rate not his-iei
than 80 cents and for industrial use at
not higher than % cents. The present rate
for artificial gas is 81.
large crowd filled the space OUTSIDE
the railing inclosing the aldermens DESKS
and the announcement that the franchlse
had been granted by unanimous vote
met with great applause. President Harry
Jones then adjourned the meeting Tor TWO
minutes and allowed DR.. G. b. Grove.
and promoter of the Providence
company. to thank the aldermen. Mr.
Jones introduced Dr. Grove in glowing
terms. referring to him in the words, HE
does things
Other important matters were the adop-
ton of an ordinance providing for the
paving of Thirteenth avenue, south, au-
thorizine the construction of new building
for No North Highlands) and NO. b
(Greener station fire departments. ana
tabling the resolution to remove gates
from street cars.
Following are the reports of the various
miscellaneous Committee
Present: Aldermen Burnett. Gambill.
Copeland ID. r., Heidi, Collins, Gregg
Martin. Smith. Absent: Aldermen Nc
Donald. Hogan. Stone.
Alderman Burnett. chairman of the mis-
cellaneous committee. submitted the FOL
lowing report:
The miscellaneous committee recon-
mends that the following licenses be
transferred: j. T. Wright to Leonard d
Robinson: ]. II. Evans to w. L. Hudgins:
Wilton Bros. to Norman & Rutherford; c.
H. Allison to w. ]. Jones.
Lights and Telephone Committee
Present: Aldermen Klotz. Heidi, VIII
liams. Moore, Perdue, Causey, Copeland
Cd. RI Absent: Aldermen O'Neill stone
Alderman Klotz. chairman of the lights
and telephones committee. submitted the
following report:
The lights and telephones committee
recommends that the petitions for lights
be referred to the chairman of the lights
and telephone committee and arc light
inspector.
Fire Committee
Present. Aldermen Copeland Cd. RI.
jackson. Greener Starbuck. Collins,
Smith, Rogers. Absent: Aldermen Nc
Donald, Mackinaw. Allbritton.
Alderman, Copeland ID. RI. chairman of
the fire committees submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The fire committee recommends that pc
tition for fire hydrant on 9th avenue road
between Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth
streets be referred to the chief of the
fire department for report.
That resolution to build new fire sta
lions for Greener station and No station
be referred to finance commmittee with
request that said resolution be adopted.
That recommendation of the chief of the
fire department relative to changing three
fire hydrants be adopted by unanimous
consent.
Finance Committee
Present: Aldermen Heidi, Gregg,
Morgan Klotz. Hawley, Rogers, Gam
bill, Collins, Burnett.
Absent. Aldermen Hogan, ONeill.
Metcalfe. Copeland, J. r.
Alderman Heidi, chairman of the A.
nance committee, submitted the follow
ing report:
The finance committee recommends
that the resolution apppropriating $500
to the Music Study club for free con-
certs be adopted, provided said club
raises $4,000.
The the following resolutions be
adopted Abolishing tuition charges OF
high school; that no interest be paid
on open accounts against recently an
nexed municipalities; that the mayor
be authorized to settle notes against
recently annexed municipalities. au-
thorizing payment of certain bills and
open accounts of recently annexed mu-
inequalities.
That proposition of the Ensley Land
company to sell the city certain tract
of land in the Sixteenth ward, about
II acres, for the sum of 1920, he
accepted and that the mayor be author
lied to close the deal.
That the following bills be paid: w
e. Sphinx. $685. Smiley & Son. $3.50
John H. Edmondson, e1750; Reese Dem
tai Supply Co.. $14.5o.
That w. A. Mattheson be granted hall
pay for time lost on account of sicl.
ness
That the following claims be re-
ferred to the city attorney for re-
ports: w. F. Carter. H. q. Daily, John
w Black, r. c. Deloney. ]. w. Hans
berger.
That the following claims be referred
to the city attorney and auditor for re-
ports: Thomas o. Ellis, Carrie F. Cor
don, Susan Ellis, Ada M. Tucker, Thea
Darden, B. w. Rail, Southe rn Railway
Co.
That the following claims be referred
to the city attorney, and city treas.
urer for reports: j. c. Marks Liquor
Co., Mrs. c. L. May. Mrs. M. p. MIL
ton.