The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-25
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Resolutions Adopted

Adopted a resolution requiring that all contracts of acquisitions for sup plies and equipment, amounting to $50 and more, shall be awarded and pur- chased upon competitive bids, said bids to be sealed and opened In the pres ence of the Board of commissioners and accompanied by affidavit of bid- der that no one other than himself or firm Is either directly or indirectly in- terested in same.
 Adopted a resolution that all street ma terial to be used by the street depart ment shall not be accepted by the city until first measured and inspected by the street commissioner and approved by him.
 Adopted a resolution that all state cases be tried in the state courts and that the recorders court be relieved of same.
 Established fire district in Wylam.
 Adopted resolution that all persons ex- cavating in or under the streets and sidewalks shall pay fee for same CThe old ordinance did not provide for the pay ment of this fee by corporations).
 Street commissioner given jurisdiction over the parks of the city until other wise provided for.
 Adopted a resolution that all incidental cash expenditures of $10 and less be approved by at least two of the board of commissioners.
 Directed the street commissioner to re- move the shackles from city convicts when they were not at work.
 Reelected Ben M. Jacobs member of the board of education.
 Held up all improvement work not un- der construction and that for which con- tract had not been actually signed and bond given for completion.
 Confirmed assessments under the fol- lowing improvement ordinances:
 No 467, New Series-Providing for walk paving on Seventeenth street from Ninth avenue to Eleventh avenue.
 No 500, New Series-Providing for grad ing, curbing, gutter and sidewalk paving and storm sewer pipes and inlets on War saw street from Mountain avenue to Pawnee avenue.
 No. 529 New Series-Providing for pav- ing with asphalt binder macadam and the necessary storm drains on Crescent avenue, and Twenty street from Juniper avenue to Highland avenue at Pine avenue.
 No. 5O5, New Series-Providing for paw ing and repairing certain sidewalks.
 No. 495, New Series-Provi6ing for paw ing and repairing certain sidewalks
 No 1, raymont-Providing for grad ing and paving Sithers boulevard.
 Mo- AS, New Series-Providing for cer- tain storm sewers and branches thereto.
 Five-Cent Fare Question
 Adopted a resolution requesting the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to establish a 5-cent fare be- tween Birmingham and Pratt City, Ems ley and Wylam. This matter is still un- der consideration by the board of com missioners
 Adopted resolution requesting the Bir- mingham Waterworks company to extend their large water main from Eightieth street and Berney avenue, East Lake, three blocks towards Ruby Highlands, WnlCn request HdS DSCi CoiiPiSN Witii.
 Requested the women of Birmingham to form a civic league for the purpose of preserving and beautifying the public parks.
 Installed bathing facilities in the North side jail.
 Granted the Central of Georgia Rail- road company permission to lay spur tracks connecting with its terminal con- nections at Thirty-f1rst street and Ninth avenue, and Twenty-seventh street and Tenth avenue, under the direction and su- pervision of the city engineer and the payment to the city of the usual block age.
 Accepted bonds for s25,O00 from the Bir- mingham Ensley and Bessemer Railroad ct41 ny in lieu of cash deposit, as a ger htee of the completion of It's line. ss9 .rded the city printing to the Bir-