The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
CAREFUL K|DD|ES,
 ABOUT SKATING!! Commission Will Get You If You Don't Watch Out ORDINANCE IS PASSED No More Skating in Business Section Or Before School Buildings. Three Important Steps Taken
 By Commission
ORDINANCE IS PASSED

HUI Shdit llot.
 Thus spoke the staid city commission yesterday afternoon to the little children of Birmingham.
 Hereafter, therefore. children will not be permitted to skate on the streets in the business section of the city, and what is more, in front of public buildings.
 The commission when so legislating, did not overlook the fact that q schoolhouse is public building. For Mr. weatherly suggested that school houses be excepted He even inferred that unless that excep- tion be made. the ordinance would become a dead letter. But Judge Lane and MT. Ward were obdurate, more or less. and hereafter if school children skate in front of school houses, they will be guilty of having violated a law of the city of Bir- mingham.
 The meeting of the commission was epochal solely for the passage of the anti-skating ordinance.
 Important Steps
 However, other steps were taken. Syd- ney J. Bowie, the well known attorney. was elected president of the board of education for four years, vice the late John L. Parker. Glenn E. Presser, Hamii- ton Hines and Charles II. Eckerle were named members of the board of ex- aminers of plumbers for term of one year. Hereafter, therefore, before a mar is granted permission to do plumbing in Birmingham, he will have to mea sure up to specification to be laid down by this board.
 A new coal weighing ordinance was con sidered and then passed over awaiting another meeting. This ordinance is des- tined, it is believed. to stir up some op- position. According to a statement of the commission. following it's session, the ordinance will require that all coal shipped into Birmingham for delivery to consumers, be weighed on local scales It is now and has been the custom for sometime, for several heads of families to unite in the purchase of car of coal The coal was brought to Birmingham. and sent direct to the purchasers. In this way, certain dealers. according to the l commission, evaded that statute which provides that every individual doing busi- ness in Birmingham shall pay a license into the treasury of the city. The Routine Work The summary of the proceedings of the board of commissioners follows: Approved certain vouchers, pay rolls and contractors estimated
 Notified the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to repair all crossings son Sixteenth street from viI- lage creek cut to the end of the Acipco car line and to macadamize It's track be- tween the pike road and Twenty-first avenue.
 Approved bill of W. A. Finley, 50. for Il drawings of various designs for plumb ing department.
 Adopted ordinance No. 265-C, amending section 126 of the city code, fixing fees for interment in Oak Hill cemetery. Reduced assessment of J. F. Wilson, lot Il. block p. West End. 50 per cent, said assessment as reduced to bear in- terest at 4 per cent to December 20. 1913, and per cent thereafter, settlement of said assessment to be made within five oays.
 l Elected s. J. Bowie member of the board of education to fill unexpired term Of John l.. Parker, deceased. said term expiring April 1. 1919.
 l Granted city bacteriologist leave of ab- sence to attend meeting of American Public Health association in Jacksonville. Fla, November 30 to December l. l Appointed Glenn F. Presser, Hamilton Hines and Charles E. Eckerle members of board of examiners of plumbers for d | term of one year each. | Iat t.I ,Sft n norf ta rI.c 20 electric meters for North Birmingham rlant at cost not exceeding s6.17h each. l Approved estimates of Wittichen Coal and Transfer company, $227.s2 account of digging ditch and lowering water main on Thirty- second avenue between Twenty sixth and Twenty-eighth streets.
 To Redeem Bonds
 Directed city clerk to advertise inten- ] ton of board to redeem certain public 1 Improvement, bonds at the December l. | 1914 interest period.
 | Received communication from city comptroller advising of delivery to pur- chasers. American Trust and Savings | bank, $19,JV0 public improvement bonds 1 end receiving therefor credit for the pub | lie improvement bond fund the sum of l si9.559.60. being face of bonds at par and l accrued interest.
 1 Approved bill of Warren H. Manning. SAA. for clerical and office expense for month of October. 1914.
 Ordered lights at intersection of Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and lvwenty-sixth street, north. furnished by | Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, discontinued. these lights now being furnished from the city's plant at North Blrminghanl
 Ordered street lights installed at Fifth