The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-08-11
DIFFERS ACTION ON
 LANES MOTION ID
 POSTPONE CHANGE
Garbage Question Will Be Settled When Weatherly Returns = Routine Mat
 ters Before Commission

1 Resolutions seeking to defer the pro
 posed change in the system of collect
 ing garbage until October Is were in- troduced by Commissioner A. O. Lane
 at the regular meeting of the board of
 city commissioners held yesterday aft ernoon. Owing to the absence of Com- | missioner Weatherly, who is In Mont gomery in the interest of the Birming
 ham bills, no action was taken on the I re eso1utions. Commissioner George B. l Ward stated that bids would be re-
 ceived for the collection of garbage
 and acted upon by the commission
 the contrct, but seeks to defer putting
 the change in action until the cold | weather sets in.
 | In support of his resolution Judge Lane stated that he was of the opin- ion 1t would not be wise to make the 1 change during the hot weather, as by deferring 1t couple of months the danger from disease would be mini
 mixed.
 | A delegation of the citizens living ! in the neighborhood of Highland ave- | due diiU MOunldlH appeared Dt- l fore the board and urged the paving Of certain streets and avenues in the above locality. This matter has been
 before the board for sometime large
 majority of the adjacent property own
 CTS having petitioned the board to have this work done. Judge Jelks Cabaniss | addressed the board in behalf of the proposition and the commissioners or
 dered the streets to be paved Prellmi-
 nary bids as to the paving material 10 be used will be advertised for at ! once and the contract let to the low
 est bidder when the material has been selected.
 The other matters were routine and
 are summarized as follows:
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Adopted resolution cancelling lease
 of city with Gus Graffus for store i house in North Birmingham park.
 Authorized city attorney to settle case of Eliza Berry. No. 36,6741a, upon payment of $10 and court costs. Ordered discontinued street light at Avenue H and Twenty-seventh street
 Ensley.
 Confirmed action. of city comptroller
 in paying two notes of the city of Bir- mingham for $150,000 each Adopted resolution instructing city clerk to give notice of board to redeem certain public improvement bonds.
 Adopted resolution vacating a DOT ton of Forrest street. in Avondale. Granted revocable permit to Motion Realty company to build stairway to the basement of Motion hotel building, and extend same under the sidewalk on Twentieth street.
 Instructed city engineer to adver- tise for preliminary bids for the im- provement of Clairmont avenue and certain streets in Forest Park addi- tion. Adopted resolution permitting cer- tain property owners to pay delin- quent public improvement assessments on installment plan.
 Denied application of the library board for an increased appropriation for the ensuing fiscal year. The following matters were referred: To President Ward, with power to act. bill of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for installing lamp posts in Capitol park.
 To Commissioner Lane with power to act, petition of George Stin for re- fund of fine. Petition of Sam Ligeon for refund of fine
 All other matters went over
 Upon motion of Commissioner Lane
 the board adjourned.