The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-24
BARBER HOPES ID
 REDUCE MATERIALLY
 NUMBER OF ARRESTS
Will Be Done By More Sue cessful Enforcement of Prohibition Laws-ROu-
 tine Business Heard

In the opinion of Commissioner Bar Der, Birmingham as a result of more successful enforcement of the prohibit ton statutes and the completed in auguration of his various schemes for prison reformation, will in the future be modern Utopia wherein an arrest will be the exception which proves the rule that local iails are empty.
 The commissioner in effect so de- oiared in the. course of more or less formal discussion of what disposition shall be made of various municipal prisons when the perpetual reign of peace and good will Is under way. Commissioner Weatherly expressed the idea that the jail in the city hall should De abandoned. but Commissioner Bar Der interposed objection that that prison should be kept in its present ca- pacity because of the more sanitary condition of the Southside jail. He de- clared that of the Southside jail. a hospital, library, an orphans home or place of refuge should be created
 The commissioners, however. took no formal action. It was deemed wiser, according to the intimation to await the coming of the time when prohi- bition will be enforced to the letter and the Barber schemes of prison reformation are well under way. TRANSACT ROUTINE BUSINESS
 The session of the commission, save for the above discussion, and the ap- pearance of those with protests against the tolerance by the city of moving picture shows on Sunday was without special feature.
 Routine business transacted follows:
 Approved vouchers, pay rolls and contractors estimates.
 Adopted grade orninance No. 220-C fixing and establishing the grade of Fourth avenue, south (formerly Ave nuo D), from the west property line of Thirty eighth street to point 440 feet west of the west property line Of Thirty- eighth street.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. Ssd-C, providing for certain improve ments on Fourth avenue, south (for- merly Avenue D), from Thirty eighth street to a point 40 feet westward
 Authorized the city comptroller to accept partial payments on certain de- l1nquent suburban assessments.
 Accepted bid of the Alabama Mill and Elevator company of $1S.50 per ton for three cars southern alfalfa hay.
 Accepted bid of w. M Cosby Flour ana Grain company of 44% cents per bushel for three cars No. white oats in bulk
 Accepted bid of the Birmingham Grain company of $17 per ton for three cars clover mixed hay.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in reducing certain fines and forfeitures imposed in the recorders court from October 19, 1915. to No vember 19. 1915.
 Appropriated $50 for certain repairs to the West End library the work to be done under the supervision of the building inspector.
 Adopted resolution authorizing the city comptroller to purchase for ac- count of the sinking fund 5000 san itary sewer bond of Ensley and seven bonds of $500 each of town of Wylam
 Adopted ordinance No. 330-C, an or dinance to amend section of Ordinance No. 243-C.
 Confirmed improvement ordinance Nd. SS2-C. providing for certain im- provements on Avenue (formerly Twentieth avenue). Ensley from Ems ley avenue to the southern terminus of said Avenue T. /
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. S81-C. providing for certain im- provements on Seventeenth street. Ems I6yt NlOTIlcIly ttCu dNcHueJ, lTOIu JHt west line of blocks S6 and s3, Bir- mingham- Ensley survey. to Pike road (formerly Goodwin avenue).
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. SS5-C, providing for the construc- tion of certain sanitary sewers in Nor wood.
 Denied certain petitions for refund of fine.
 The following matters were referred:
 To the city health officer:
 An ordinance to regulate the sale of half and half cream or milk.
 To the city attorney:
 Communication of chief of fire de- partment relative to accident at 1730 Wheeler street and accident at Seventh avenue and Thirtieth street, north.
 All other matters went over.