The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-02

 the lodge to hold the carnival near Capitol quested that permission be granted to make the change.
 Alderman M. J. Gregg of the judiciary committee requested that all matters in the hands of the judiciary committee go over until the next meeting.
 Immediately after the reading ol the commmittee reports President Harry Jones stated that motion to adjourn was in order and without further delay the council adjourned. Mayor Exum was present.
 The committee reports were as follow
 Street Committee
 Present: Aldermen Mcdowell, Gregg, Copeland, Brown. McArthur. McLaugh- lin, Martin, Metcalfe, Morgan, G. B., Stern. Smith.
 Absent: Aldermen Hobson. Gibson, Moore
 Alderman Gibson. chairman of the street committee. submitted the fol- lowing report:
 The street committee recommends that the city engineer be instructed to advertise for competitive bids for pay ing Twenty-fourth street from First to 1WelIln avenue.
 That all bids under improvement or dinance No. 492. new series, be re- jected and resolution repeating said ordinance and instructing city engineer to advertise for competitive bids for paving Twenty-sixth street from Ave nue r to Highland avenue. south, be adopted.
 That the following matters be re- ferred to the city engineer for re- ,lof,, nF lot ( to open and improve Berry street Pro- test of Mrs. r. E. Belsher. Protest of James Meager, ST. Petition to improve Sixteenth street from Twenty eighth to Thirty-siXth streets. Petition to inn prove Oakland avenue.
 That recommendations of the city engineer relative to following matters be concurred in: Claim of H. L. Rains. Petition to improve Third avenue, Pratt City.
 That the finance committee be re- quested to auth orize the purchase Of 800 feet of regulation fire hose for cleaning sewers.
 That petition of E. J. Knowlton ct als to improve Fiftieth street be referred to city attorney and city engineer.
 That claim of F. N Wood be referre | to street commissioner for report
 That petition to grade Emma avenue be dsallowed
 That communication of A. D. Smi!h be received and filed.
 That improvement ordinances Nos. 599, 600, Col, 602 and 603 new series, be re- ferred to the judiciary committee.
 That the bid of Burkhalter Contracting company for work under improvement or dinance No 563 new series, for the sum of s4,SS7.50 be accepted, same being the lowest bid submitted.
 That the bid of the Southern Bitulithic company for paving under improvement ordinance No. 572, new series. for the sum of s45.000 be accepted, same being lowest bid submitted.
 That all other matters go over.
 Parks and Lands Committee
 Present: Aldermen Perdue, Huddleston Mcdonald, smith, Ball. Mclaughlin. Ab- sent: Aldermen Greener, Gregg, McDon- aid. Martin Williams, D. |.
 Alderman Perdue. chairman of the parks and lands committee submitted the following report:
 The parks and lands committee recom- mends that matter of arranging play ground in Avondale park ye referred to ckairmen of parks and lands committee and aldermen from the Tenth ward with power to act
 That all other matters go over.
 Special Committee
 Present. The mayor chairman of mis- cclleaneous committee and license inspec- tor Absent: None.
 The committee recommends that the H. cense inspector be instructed to collect li- censes from oil dealers as provided for in 1911 license schedule.
 Finance Committee
 Present: Aldermen McDowell. Brown, Gregg, Hawley. Klotz, Metcalfe, Morgan e. B), Morgan (W. B.), Copeland. Ab- sent: Aldermen Hogan, Gibson, Morris. Rogers, Hobson.
 Alderman McDcti iell, chairman of the finance committee, Submitted the follow ing report:
 That the following matters be referred to the city engineer for report: Petition of pr. w. L, Turk; petition of J. T. Col lins: claim of Yanoey L. Senn; claim If c. NJ. Houppert.
 That the following matters be referred to the city attorney for report: Bills of Southern Bitulithc company; Miss Mabe Mutt: claim of Mrs. E. J. Lampkin; claim of Nathon Crockett.
 That R. F. McEvor for refund the sum Of s2. 60 taxes corrected in error.
 That the recommendation of the city at torney relative to following costs and sheriff fees be concurred and said
 
 mons, s2o. 15: Mrs. J. H. Nunnelly vs. city of Birmingham, s99.so; J. H. Nunnelly $3O90.
 That the recommendation of the city attorney relative to the case of Mrs. H. T. M. Pool vs. city and E. W. Jor- dan Contracting company he concurred in.
 That the recommendation of the city engineer relative to replacing bridge across Elyton branch be concurred in and said work be done at an estimated cost of 1644.5O, said amount to be paid out of Elyton special bond fund. the present bridge to be put away by street commissioner for future use.
 That the following recommendations nf the city engineer be concurred in: Claim of J. w. Donald, claim of Mrs. Katie Clark.
 That Mrs. Paul Simon Kaufman be re- funded the sum of $15.40 upon execution of quit claim deed 10 Bishop Allen for the Catholic church.
 That upon recommendation of the city attorney the following claims be disal- lowed: George A. McAllister. J. M. Na'-