The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-02
POLICE AUTHORIZED
TO WITHHOLD NEWS
Resolution Giving Chief
That Power Adopted By
City Commission

The city commission yesterday after
chief of police to withhold matters of
criminal nature or matters of record in
his department from the public whenever
in his discretion he thought that matter
should be withheld
1t is generally thought that that reso-
luton was aimed at newspaper reporters
who have made it custom to publish all
police news including thefts and muir
ders of which record was made at the
department of police.
The summary of the commission meet
ing follows:
Approved certain pay rolls, vouchers and
contractors estimates.
Adopted resolution authorizing chief of
police, in his discretion. to withhold from
the public any criminal matters intrusted
to his keeping or of record In his office.
Confirmed assessments under improve
ment ordinance No TS-C, providing for
certain improvements on Pike avenue,
Ensley, amounting to 1868 SO.
Confirmed assessments under improve
ment ordinance No. s39-C providing for
certain improvements on Thirty-second
street, Ensley. from Fourteenth avenue to
Fifteenth avenue, amounting to s2o14. g.
Confirmed assessments under improve
ment ordinance No. s0S-C, providing for
certain improvements on Thirty-second
avenue, north, from Twenty-sixth street
to Twenty-eighth street, amounting to
$SO64.
Confirmed assessments under improve
fnent ordinance No. S43-C. providing for
construction of certain sanitary sewers
in woodlawn, amounting to sl444 .os.
Confirmed assessments under improve
mept ordinance No. s33-C. providing for
construction of certain sanitary sewers in
Ensley, amounting to $4642. SO.
Confirmed assessments under improve
ment ordinance No. s2o-C. providing for
construction of certain sanitary sewers
in Owenton, amounting to SILL 80.
Allowed Mrs Amanda T. hamilton
credit of 81 on assessment under ordi-
nance No. 647, account of construction of
sanitary sewer extension at own expense.
Authorized purchase of 100 cars ebert
for street repairs.
Adopted grade ordinance No. 1860, es-
tablishing the grade of Fifth Place, for
merly Lawn street, from Eleventh ave-
nue. to Twelfth avenue.
Allowed J. III. Cheney. fire department,
one months pay account of injury in dis
charge of duty.
Allowed family of d. J. Karrh, fireman,
killed while in discharge of duty, one
months salary.
Authorized city attorney to settle case
of city against George johnson, appealed
to the criminal court, upon payment of
500 and all costs.
ordered following street lights Installed:
Arc, Twenty street and Avenue
J. Ensley; Avenue e, Elm street and
Orange avenue; tungsten, Fourth street
and Cotton avenue.
Confirmed Improvement ordinance No.
s54-C. providing for certain improvements
on Fourteenth avenue, north, from Twen-
ty-fourth street to Twenty-sixt hstreet
Approved bill of Birmingham Linotype
Composing company, 1910, for printing
briefs for legal department
Approved expense bill Assistant City
Attorney Ullman, SOIL. expenses to Mont
gomery to attend supreme court
Appropriated the sum of $500 to repair
paving on Sixth avenue from Twentieth
street to Twenty-sixth street.
Authorized the president OF board to
secure by purchase or otherwise prop
erty for right of way to widen Fifth
avenue along the Tidewater right of way
between Thirty-third and Thirty-fifth
streets.
Adopted ordinance No. 272-C, amending
section 773 of the city code. y
Approved cost bill, s13.75, case of Agnes
e. Nicholson vs. city.
Authorized city comptroller to accept
the sum of SAL IS In settlement of assess
mentg for sanitary sewer under ordinance
No 9, against Mrs. s. l.. Strong
Reduced assessment against Mrs. A. ].
Kennedy for sanitary sewer, property No,
1885, 1866 account Of difference in d.
mansions of property.
Directed city attorney to ascertain right
OF city to give Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company crossing over
tracks of Louisville and Nashville rail.
road at Avenue and Seventh street
Denied following petitions: w. J. Clarke
for cancellation of sewer assessments
Mrs. J. r. Logan. for cancellation of as
sessment under ordinance No. SOC; Ton
Allen for pay for time lost account OF
injury.
That petition of c. A. Avant be sub.
mitted to the city attorney to report on