The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-26
INSPECTION TRIP
 OVER CITY TODAY Commissioners Will Have
 No Session TUESDAYS MEETING
City's Printing Contract Awarded, Levy Made Temporary Auditor,
 Business Colleges Taxed.
 Other Matters Settled

The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Commissioners was held yes- terday afternoon. No further reductions were made in the city pay rolls nor any employees left off the list.
 Today will be a solid off day for the board. Beginning at 10 o'clock this morn ing they will get into an automobile and make a thorough inspection of the en- tire fty. The street and sewer con- struction will be gone over carefully, and in addition the commissioners will under take to get a lime on other work now being performed. The question of per- hitting cattle to graze at large will be among the questions looked into on this trip A great deal of interest Is attached to the inspection by the commissioners by reason of the fact that this is the first one they have made in a body. The com missioners intend to go from East Lake to Vivian during the day. getting chats in with various sub-offcials and outlin- ing some new policies to be determined later
 
 special features. The board adopted a resolution ordering the payment of H. censes by the business colleges of the community. It is the sense of the board that these colleges. which are apparently | large moneymakers, should spend | little of their earnings getting the city | into financial shape. The commissioners will insist upon this tax. There is ex- pected to be warm contest by the col I leges on the payment of the license. l Officials of the Birmingham Water 1 Works company appeared before the com mission and explained the reason for the l complaint of East Lake citizens in the neighborhood of Rugby Highlands rela- | tive to the alleged inadequate water pressure It was explained to the com | missloners that the trouble would perhaps l be remedied satisfactorily when the North Birmingham plant was resumed, which it l is said will be today or tomorrow. The 1 commissioners were of the opinion that relief was all requested, and if the re- sumption cared for the trouble then they | were satisfied.
 | Assistant Auditor Levy, who has been 1 In that office for some time, was placed l in temporary charge yesterday by a reso- | lution of Commissioner Lane. The reso- lution was that until some future time or some further direction MT. Levy be em- powered to sign vouchers of the city when properly approved by the comptroller of the public improvement fund. City Printing Matter The commissioners split yesterday for the first time on the question of awarding the city printing for the current year. By motion of Commissioner Lane the bids of the three papers were opened. Each was accompanied by an affidavit from an empowered officer of the newspaper as required by previous resolutions. The bids | were the same for two papers, while the Ledger bid was lowest. Upon motion of | Commissioner Lane the Ledger was given | the contract.
 | It developed later that the lowest bid | was considerably higher than the city has heretofore been paying. Commission CT Lane wanted to stand by the morning vote, butt Commissioners Exum and Weatherly dssented, and the Ledger was given the contract at the same price which has heretofore been paid. I Twenty-second Street Bridge Safe 1 A report was made by President Exum that the bridge on Twenty-second street | was safe according to the opinion of En- gineer Maury Nicholson. The question arose through a report of the building in | spector to the effect that the Twenty-sec- | ond street bridge was in bad shape, and altogether unsafe in its present condition for traffic.
 President Exum explained that the city engineer reported that the bridge needed perhaps some improvements and patches, | but as far as its bling safe was concerned that was probably mistake. The matter being of such importance was acted upon without delay by the commissioners.
 Certified Check From Tidewater | The petition of the Tidewater company | to substitute a bond for a cash deposit | which is to be made for the safety of Fifth avenue was denied by the commits sioners, who desire cash. At the after noon session this was modified to the ex- l tent of accepting certified check for the | deposit which was not to be presented until the expiration of 90 days. | The session adjourned at o'clock