The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-05

56s. 57s and 5S1, new series, be con f1rmed.
 That ordinance provided for the pay ment for bills and pay rolls be adopted by unanimous consent.
 Judiciary Committee
 Present: Aldermen Gregg, Smith, Per due, Stern, Huddleston, Gibson, Moore Martin, Rogers. Absent: Aldermen McArthur and VII Hams, J. F.
 Alderman Gregg, chairman of the ju dietary committee, submitted the fol lowing report:
 The judiciary committee that the fol lowing matters be referred to the cit, attorney for report:
 That the claim of J. D. Hall; resolu tion relative to redemption of certain property sold for taxes to Baines Broth CTS company; claim of Ella Simons.
 That improvement ordinance No. 5S4 new series, be adopted
 That improvement ordinance No. 590 new series, go over.
 That city attorney be granted furthei time to report on the resolution in quiring into the right of the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power com pany to operate freight cars in the cit. of Birmingham.
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 Legislative Committee
 Present: Aldermen Rogers, Gregg Copeland, D. R., Mcdowell.
 Absent: Alderman Williams, J. F.
 Alderman Rogers. chairman of th' legislative committee, submitted th' following report:
 The legislative committee recon mends that the resolution authorizing the expenditure of $500 to further in vestigate the Birmingham water suppl! be not adopted. Water and Lights and Telephone Present. Aldermen Martin, Moore Hobson Thorpe, Klotz, Hawley, Rogers Perdue, Stern, Copeland, D. R., Nor gan, G. B.
 Absent: Alderman McArthur. Will Hams, J. F., Huddleston, Houppert, Per due, Smith.
 Alderman Martin, chairman of ths water and lights and telephones com mittee, submitted the following re. port:
 The water anI lights and telephoDs, committee recommends that consider alton of the report of Morris Knowles water expert, go over for specia meeting.
 That the Mayor, chairman of the wa ter committee, chairman of the light' and telephones committee and Alder man Thorpe be authorized to have in stalled at once necessary equipment tt increase the efficiency of the Nortl Birmingham light plant.
 That arc lights be installed at fol lowing locations: Philadelphia road and Illinois Central railroad crossin g to be paid for by Illinois Central rail orad.
 That resolution to install arc ligh at intersection of road crossing anc Birmingham Railway, Light and Powe company at Thomas station be referred to arc light inspector for report.
 Finance and Parks and Lands
 Present. Aldermen McDowell, Gregg Gibson Morgan, w. B., K1otz, Hogan Metcalfe. Hawley, Rogers, Hobson, Cope land, D. R., Morgan, G. B., Perdue, Mar tin, Huddleston, Smith. Ball, Williams D. T.. Absent. Aldermen Morris. Green CT. McArthur, Mclaughlin.
 Alderman Mcdowell chairman of tn finance. parks and lands committee sub mitted the following report:
 The finance, parks and lands committe recommends that the mayor and chair man of the parks and lands commtte confer with Dr. Gewin relative to pur chase of his property, located in Nort Birmingham park. and report back to tn City Council with their recommendations
 Miscellaneous, Committee
 Present. Aldermen Hogan, Gregg. Cope land, D. R., Martin. Smith, McDowel Klotz, Hawley Absent: Aldermen Nor ris, Houppert Mcdonald.
 Alderman Hogan, chairman of the mis cellaneous committee, submitted the fol lowing report:
 mends that the license collector be in structed to collect the minimum furnitur license from w. G. Parker
 That all other matters go over.
 Street Committee
 Present: Gibson, Gregg, Metcalfe Moore. Hobson, Copeland, D. R.. Hawley Stern, Smith, Morgan. G. B. Absent: Al dermen Mcdowell, Mclaughlin, McAr thur.
 Alderman Gibson. chairman of tn street committee, submitted the follow ing report:
 The street committee recommends tha the following matters be referred to tn city engineer for reports: Petition to open crossing at Louisvill and Nashville Railroad company at en of Afford street: ersolution to chert Tent avenue from Eighteenth street to Twen tieth; petition of George E. Lum fo damages to property. That action on awarding bids for North l side sewers go over two weeks. | That the following recommendations ( | the city engineer be concurred in: | The petition of Mrs. M. B. Flynn. | The petition to improve Thirty-secon avenue, North Birmingham, from Sixt to Twenty eighth streets. I The petition to improve Thirty-thir street from Walker street to First ave | nue.
 | The petition of Mrs. F. F.. Mattison. The complaint of R. E. Stacey. l The petition to improve Poplar stree | in Avondale
 Claims of property owners represente l by D. J. Nesbitt.
 The petition to improve Avenue A fror Twenty fourth to Thirty-second streets.
 The petition to improve Thirty-flft street between Avondale car line and Wi | low avenue, and Avenue G between Thil | ty-fifth and Thirty-sixth streets. l The petition of D. l.. Johnston to hay l South Sixteenth street improved froi l Avenue F to Avenue H.
 That the petition for sidewalks on Mi