The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-12
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CONTINUED FROM PAGE D terest in the contract for work or ma terial. and that no other person Is To share in the profits of such contract for work ar material Be it further re- solved that all bids for work or ma terial shall be opened in the presence of the board. and that all bidders for such work or material shall be invited to be present at the opening of the bids" Commissioner Weatherly seconded the resolution,
 Those voting aye: President ENum Commissioners Lane and Neatherly. Nays, none.
 Upon the announcing of the Vote' President EXum declared the resolution carried.
 Investigation First
 Commissioner Neatherly introduced sne following resolution, which was secoiaeu by Commissioner Lane:
 "Resolved. That it is the sense of this hoard that no work be let or contracts De made for street improvements or other like work pending an investigation by the hoard into the whole matter of public lm- movements involving assessments upon private property: and that all such char acter of work be and is hereby indefinitely nostnoned This resolution not to aHect valid subsisting contracts heretofore eA- ecuted. or work under such contracts III process of execution.
 I-non the resolution being put to vote the following voted aye; President EAuli' Commissioners Lane and Weatherly. Nay, none.
 President Exum thereupon declared the resolution carried.
 Assistant Attorneys Deposed Commissioner Lane introduced the fol- lowing resolution:
 Be it resolved by the Board of Com missioners of Birmingham, That the or flee of assistant city attorney be, and the same is hereby. abolished and that the services of the attorneys heretofore oc- cupying said positions be. and the same are hereby, dispensed with
 Commissioner Weatherly seconded the resolution and the following voted aye: President Exum, Commissioners Lane and Wcatherly.
 Nays none.
 President Exum thereupon declared the passage of the resolution.
 Recorders Topped Off
 Commissioner Lane introduced the fol- lowing resolution:
 Be it resolved by the Board Of Com- missioners of Birmingham, That the of fee of recorder No tat Woodlawn) be and the same is hereby, abolished. Be 1t further resolved, that tf1c services of all officers and employees connected with said recorder'S court be- and the same are hereby, dispensed with from this date" Commissioner Weatherly seconded the resolution and the result of the vote was as follows:
 Ayes: President Exum, Commissioners Lane and Weatherly.
 Nays, none.
 President Exum declared the motion carried.
 Commissioner Lane introduced the fol- lowing resolution:
 Be it resolved, That the recorder s court, No. ?, be, and the same is hereby, abolished. Be it further resolved that the services of all officers and employees con- nected with recorders court No. be, and the same are hereby, dispensed with from this date.'
 Resolution seconded by Commissioner Weatherly
 Those voting aye: President Exum Commissioners Lane and Weatherly. Nays, none.
 President Exum thereupon declared the resolution carried and 1t was so or dered.
 Miscellaneous
 It was moved by Commissioner Weath. erly, seconded by Commissioner Lane that the petition of residents of the Four. teenth ward, Pratt City, asking that cows be permitted to run at large ir that ward during the daytime, be taker up at a later meeting. and that the pres ident of the board notify the poundkeep CTS to suspend the enforcement of tho pound laws in Ward IA. Pratt City, un til the next meeting of the board.
 Those voting aye: President Exum Commissioners Lane and Weatherly. President Exum declared the motio- carried
 It was moved by Commissioner Lam that President Exum instruct Chief Ben nett not to carry Captain Teeter's nam, on the payroll for a time in excess O that actually served. Seconded by Com missioner eWatherly and the following voted aye President Exum, Commission CTS Lane and Weatherly. President Exun thereupon declared the motion carried. It was moved by Commissioner Weath erly that expressions of sympathy of tn Board of Commissioners to Mrs. Teets on the death of her husband, Captail Teeter. be conveyed to her. This motio was duly seconded and the following vo. ed aye President Exum. Commissioner Lane and Weatherly. President EXun