The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-03
SERENE MEETING
 HELD BY COUNCIL Fight on Paving Question Is
 Again Delayed f TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TraiIers Ordered on Powderly Line Dur- Ing Rush Hours-Three Street Flushing Carts VIII He
 Purchased
TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS

Quiet and serene was last nights coun- ell meeting. Not an alderman made a speech. Nothing was heard but the drone of the clerks voice calling the roll. in- terrupted occasionally by the orders of President Harry Jones, and the reading of committee reports by chairmen
 The expected fight on the southside street contracts did not develop, due to the fact that the matter was postponed until the next meeting. All committee re- but there were number of interesting actions
 Some of the Things Done
 Contracts for s19.0OO in improvements were let. The city engineer was instruct ed that In future when wooden bridges are worn out they must be replaced with concrete. The street commissioner was ordered to put the city force to work to complete Improvements on Cliff road im- mediately. The building inspector was in- structed to advertise for bids to improve the city building at Ensey. An ordinance requiring all dairymen selling milk in Birmingham to use a sanitary milk pail was adopted. A resolution instructing the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company to put trailers on cars operating between Birmingham and Ger mania park in the morning and evening rush hours was passed. Two hundred dollars per month were appropriated to the Anti-Tuberculosis association, pro- vde6 Mayor Exum is member of the boa1d of control and the Jefferson Coun- ty Board of Revenue subscrbes a like amount. The purchase of three modern flushing carts for cleaning the city streets was approved. It was decided to build a stable and dumping station in Ensley at cost not exceeding $500. The Jemi- Son Real Estate and Insurance company was granted permission to remove the frame building on Fourth avenue and Seventeenth street to another lot to- al- low the construction of a modern two story brick building on that corner
 Chief Clerk for Recorder
 Among the ordinances introduced was one drawn by Judge Feagin creating the offlce of city probation officer to have charge of all probation cases, and an other making Judge Feagin's clerk, chief clerk of all the recorders courts, and as- signing him the duty of compiling all statistics of arrests and convictions. at an increased salary of s15 per month. Alderman D. U. Williams introduced a resolution making it imperative that po- licemen examine permits of all gangs found excavating in the streets
 The meeting began with the reading of Mayor Exum's message, which was sim ply a report of his action on those mat ters referred to him at the last meet ing. All of his recommendations were concurred in. Here is his communication, followed by the committee reports:
 Mayor Exum's Communications
 November 2, 1910. To the Honorable the City Council of Birmingham.
 Gentlemen-I beg to advise that have secured the services of MT. Morris Knowles, who Is regarded as one of the greatest engineers of this country, to make a report on the North Birmingham water supply, and I hand you herewith letter lrOln NIT. hHOWleS confirming the agreement with him. Yours very truly,
 CULPEPPER EXUM, Mayor.
 November 2, 1910. ''To the Honorable, the City Council of Birmingham.
 "Gentlemen: At the last meeting of your honorable body. you authorized an expenditure of something like s4OOO on our North Birmingham waterworks plant to insure its uninterrupted operation until an expert could make a definite report on same.
 'I beg to report to your honorable body that l have made arrangements with the Birmingham Waterworks company to connect the North Birmingham main with the main of the Birmingham Water works company. and in the event of any breakdown at the North Birmingham plant. the city will pay to the Birmng- ham Waterworks company. at a specified meter rate, for the water furnished by
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