The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-24
70 RETAIN NAME OF
HIGHLAND AVENUE
CITY Commission Grants Pc
titiOn of Ladies
ROUTINE BUSINESS
Little of Importance Comes Before
Ommission-Protest Against PO-
licemen Being Forced to Wear
Uniforms on Street Cars

IF at first you don't succeed try, try
and try again." was eXemplifed at the
meeting of the board of city commission
ers, held yesterday afternoon when the
petition of the committee of ladies repre-
senting the residents of lower Highland
avenue. protesting against a change of
name. was received and voted upon ia
orably Commissioner James Weatherly
presided in the absence of President
George B. Ward.
1t will be recalled that the ordinance
recently adopted remaining the streets and
avenues of the city. divided Highland
avenue and named the lower section
Clermont avenue. At previous meet
ing of the board Of commissioners a COM
mittee of ladies residing on lower High
land avenue appeared before the board
and protested against the change, ana
proposed the name of Highland Drive,
instead of Clermont avenue. on the
grounds that they did not want to lose
their identity with Highland avenue. The
proposition was turned down but the la
dies again appeared before the board yes
terday and on motion of Commissioners
Lane and concurred in by Mr.. Wealth
erly the name of the famous thorough
fare was left unchanged and will still
be known as Highland avenue.
Protest Against Sewer
Protest against the Dulu1Ts VI sdli-
tary sewers at East Lake were made by
DR. J. A. Ellard and DR.. T. A. Jones,
property owners in that section. The
protest was placed on file and the two
gentlemen were referred to DR.. X. M.
Cunningham city health officer. and Jul
liam Kendrick for information about the
sewer. Mr.. Weatherly stated that the
sewer was built at the request of a
number of citizens living along the line
of the sewer.
Petition was presented by the entire
membership of police precinct No. 2, Ems
ley. asking that the members of the
police force be allowed to ride on the
street cars when in plain clothes by
exhibiting their badge. The petitioners
state that it is a hardship on them
for the street railway company to COM
pei policeman to wear his uniform while
travelling to and from his duty during
the extremely hot weather. The secre-
tary was instructed to forward copy
of the petition to each of the street
railway companies.
Ex-President Culpepper Exum appeared
before the board and requested the paw
ing of an alley adjoining his residence
Mr.. Exum was welcomed by the commits
sioners and given seat on the rostrum
The petition of the Sixteenth Street
Baptist church. colored, to use the Avon
dale park by the congregation OF that
church for picnic was Withdrawn by
the officials of the church. The COM
missioners had granted the use of the
park to the negroes, which action aroused
n protest from the members of the Avon
dale Civic league and others living in
that community. Yesterday officia
of the church appeared before the COM
mssioners and stated that in view of this
protest they had decided to withdraw the
petition In this connection the Birming-
orlx pxtpndaf
an invitation to the colored congrega.
ton to hold it's picnic at Deltaview park
and offered to furnish 1000 tickets free.
Adopted Improvement ordinance No
S13-C, providing for sanitary sewer ex
tension in East Birmingham.
Other matters passed on by the boaro
were:
Approved certain vouchers. pay rolls
and contractors estimates
Confirmed assessments under improve
ment ordinance No. 637-C.
Instructed Assistant City Engineer Mich
olson to. order lights placed in Pratt City
park.
Directed city attorney to institute con
domination proceedings for strip OF lane
necessary for sidewalks on Third ave
nue.. Pratt City.
Authorized the acceptance of deeds fol
right of way for sanitary sewer under
ordinance No. 794-C. from the Jefferson
County Savings bank.
Adopted grade ordinance No. 167-C, es
tablishing the grade of Twelfth street
north from Fountain avenue to Twelfth
avenue north.
Confirmed improvement ordinance No
SOC, providing for sanitary sewer exten
sion in East Lake
Confirmed improvement ordinance No
s99-C for certain improvements on Ems
ley avenue.
Directed Assistant City Engineer Mich
olson to have drinking fountain installed
In West End park.