The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-19

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 seagraves company, s4533.33 each.
 The only other matter of any impor tance which came up outside of commit | tee reports was a resolution irtroduced b Alderman Graham Perdue, requiring tn Birmingham Railway, Light and Powe company to furnish domestic electricit at 10 cents per kilowat at the present dis count instead of the rate of 12 cents now charged. It was referred to the iu dietary committee.
 Following are the committee reports all of which were adopted:
 Public Buildings Committee
 Present.: Aldermen MetcaIfe, Morgan w. B.. Gibson, Lacey, Huddleston, Mor gan, G. B. Absent: Aldermen Carter am Greener.
 Chairman Metcalfe, chairman of publi buildings committee, submitted the fol lowing report:
 The public buildings committee recon mends that the petition of Sinclair Bennd be granted.
 Parks and Lands Committee
 Present. Aldermen Perdue, Gregg, Hud dleston. McArthur, Ball, Martin, Morgan | w. B., Williams. D. U Absent: Alder men Greener, Mcdonald, Smith, Nc | Laughlin.
 | Alderman Perdue,- chairman of thu parks and lands commits, submitted thu following report
 The parks and lands committee recon mends that report of special committed relative to renting W. 0. Davis certain vacant piece of property in the Fifteenth | ward be concurred in.
 That all other matters go over
 Finance Committee
 Present: Aldermen McDowell. Gregg, Gibson. Hawley, Hogan, Metcalfe, Nor gan (G. B), Morgan (W. B., Morris Rogers Absent: Aldermen Copeland, klotz, Hobson.
 Alderman McDowell, chairman of the finance committee, submitted the follow ing report:
 The finance committee recommends that Mrs Alice Morris be refunded the sum of ST. 40 on account of property er- roneously sold for taxes. 1 That the petition of Mrs. Carrie Stover | for reduction of assessments be dis l allowed
 | That the communications of Tennessee | Coal, Iron and Railroad company and | Ensley Land company be referred to the alderman from the Seventeenth ward for report.
 That the Congregational Emanuel church be allowed the usual 50 per cent reduction on improvement assessment. VI lJOOsc- w llCS IoioSbit company be referred to chairman of mis- celaneous committee and license col lector..
 That the report of city attorney in re to claims of J. H. Finch and William De- Wore be concurred in.
 That J. T. Lovelace. sewer assessment. be vacated upon recommendation of city engineer.
 That resolution ratifying action of Mayor in remitting reconveyance fee be adopted.
 That the following bills be paid J. W. Mitchell, $13; R. Blackburne. $16; Mrs. c. w. Sewall, $50; B. A. Thompson, $500.
 That resolution instructing city clerk to advertise the redemption of certain bonds be adopted
 That petition of E. l.. Higdon be dis allowed.
 That J. c. Marks Liquor company be refunded the amount of $14.79 on account of property sold for taxes.
 That J. G. Pritchard be refunded the sum of $9 30 on account of error of valu- ation of property.
 That communication of H. l.. Bains re- gardng improvement assessment be re- ferred to city engineer
 That communication of 1T. l.. Bains in reference to North Birmingham property SOld Tn error TOT tdNes pc TelerIeu ,o tdA collector.
 That petition of Maddox and Elliott: claim of Hamp Hamilton; petition of Jefferson County Building and Loan as- sociation, and ordinance relieving manu-. featuring plants from taxation be referred to the city attorney for report.
 That improvement ordinances Nos. 572, 575. 5S2, 5s3 and 5s6. new series, be con frmed.
 That improvement ordinances Nos. 5S7 and 5SS go over two weeks.
 That ordinance providing for the pay ment of bills and payrolls be adopted by unanimous consent.
 Judiciary Committee
 Present: Aldermen Gregg, Gibson, Will Hams, Perdue, McArthur, Stern, Huddles- ton Moore, Martin, Rogers. Absent: AL derman Smith.
 Alderman Gregg. chairman of the judi ciary committee, submitted the following report:
 = The judiciary committee recommends that ordinance fatifying agreement with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, regarding certain streets in the Sixteenth ward be adopted
 That ordinance regulating dealers in secondhand clothing be referred to the city attorney for report.
 That ordinance providing for the segre- gation of the races, as amended, be re- ferred to the city attorney for opinion.
 That petition of Miss Hattie Choate be referred to city attorney for report.
 That improvement ordinances Nos. 5so and 592, new series, be adopted.
 That improvement ordinance No. 591 new series, be not adopted. That recommendation of city attorney relative to claim of Eaia simons be con- cured in and said claim be disallowed.
 That claim of Southern Railway com pany be disallOwed.
 That all other matter go over.
 Railways Committee Present: Aldermen Moore. Hogan, Mor- rs, Gibson. Morgan (W. B.), Stern, Will Hams CD. U), Thorpe. Ball, Weiferich, Perdue, Williams q. J) Absent: Alder men Hobson. Houppert. Alderman Moore, chairman of the rail- ways committee, submitted the following report
 The railways committee recommends that ordinance granting Birmingham Belt Railway company right to put in spur track be adopted upon payment of s100 | under usual restrictions and supervision of city engineer Street Committee | Present. Aldermen Gibson, Gregg Copeland, McArthur, McDowel, Moore Smith, Stern, Martin, Metcalfe. Absent; Aldermen Hobson Mclaughlin. Alderman Gibson, chairman of street committee, submitted the following re- port:
 l The street committee recommends that the mayor be requested to use such pow CT that is necessary to open Twenty. eighth avenue, North, across the South ern Railway track.