The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
CITY COMMISSION
 HAS BUSY SESSION Two Important Ordinances Are Adopted and Much
 Routine Transacted

Two ordinances of more than ordinary importance were included in the mat ters acted upon by the city commission yesterday. One was to provide for the sale of milk by groceries and similar places which are to be designated milk depots or stations and the other was to provide for bond from all contrac- tors to guarantee compliance with the city building laws.
 The milk ordinance places strict regu- lations in regard to sanitation about any milk depot that is established. annual permits from the city health department. being necessary. The premises must be kept in such condition as to meet with the approval of the health authorities at all times.
 The building law Is to make a con tractor liable by forfeiture Of his bond if he violates any of the city building laws in the construction of building.
 The sTwenty-fifth street paving from Eighth avenue to Sixteenth avenue has been postponed indefinitely on account of objections of property holders. Adver- tisements for bids for the paving of this street from First to Eighth avenue, how ever, were authorized. Other of the more important routine matters acted upon were as follows:
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. s16-C. providing for construction of sani- tary sewers in vicinity of Eighteenth street and Copeland avenue.
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No s17-C providing for construction of sani- tary sewer extension in East Lake Confirmed improvement ordinance No s1S-C, providing for improving Twelfth avenue, north, from a point 30 feet west of Thirty-third street to point 100 feet east of Thirty-third street.
 Paid Edgar Stewster, sheriff. Pine Blun, Ark, reward of $50 offered for apprehen- sion of murderer of T. c. Camp.
 Adopted ordinance fixing annual license on dairy depot milk store where an- nual business does not exceed S250, $lO
 Adopted ordinance fixing an annual li- cense for foreman or superintendent working on commission on building where same Is not let by contract. at s25.
 Adopted improvement ordinance provid- ing for improvements on Fourteenth ave- nue. Ensley. from Twenty-ninth street to Thrty-second street, at an estimated cost of $425O
 Adopted improvement ordinance provid- ing for construction of sanitary sewer ex. tension in Eighteenth alley between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-seventh streets north, at an estimated cost of $700 Adopted improvement ordinance provid ing for construction of sanitary sewer ex tension of Seventh alley between Twenty sixth and Twenty-nnth streets, north, a an estimated cost of $lOO0. | Adopted improvement ordinance pro viding for construction of sanitary sewe extension in vicinity of Thirteenth ave nue and Sixteenth street. north, at al estimated cost of S700. [ Adopted Improvement ordinance pro viding for improvements on Pike avenu, from Byrne street to the Ensley High lands Street railway track, at an esti mated cost of $4SO0
 Ordered following fire hydrants in stalled: Tenth avenue and Thrty-fourtl street, north: Twenty-third street midwa | between Fifteenth avenue and Twenty fifth street, north; Princeton avenue an, Jefferson street, West End. | Directed city engineer to grade Ale
 D between Thirty-eighth and Thirty ninth streets, at cost not exceeding S3C 1 Directed street commissioner to con struct a 12-foot roadway along F'ourtl
 avenue from Eightieth street to Eighty
 third street and along Fifth avenue iron Eightieth to Eighty-second street.
 Directed city engineer to hold up ad vertisements for bids for paving Twenty fifth street from Eighth avenue to Six
 teenth avenue until further orders of thu board.
 | Following matters referred: To President Ward and Commissions ] Lane:
 Matter of appointment of additiona
 desk sergeant at Enslen precinct.
 To city engineer
 Sanitary sewer extension to vicinity O American Cast Iron Pipe company | Application of citizens of Fairview tha
 in street remaining matter will be as ar
 ranged that they can get their mail iron
 Birmingham.
 Directed City Engineer to draw ordl
 nance for paving Twenty-fifth street iron First avenue to Eighth avenue with Cali fornia asphlat.
 Awarded contract for sidewalks on Thir l ty-second avenue from Twenty -secon,
 to Twenty-fourth street for s399.50 Holy Name Society MaefiuU