The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-26
COMMISSION HAS
 LENGTHY SESSION
 ON ROUTINE WORK
Meeting Yesterday Featured by Mild Clash Between "Jitney Jim' and J. H.
 DeWindt

searchlight on a new sign board to the falling of a mule into manhole was considered by the city commission in one of the longest weekly conferences held by the board in sometime yes terday.
 The conference was featured by a brush of mild hostilitles between Com missioner Weatherly and Manager J. H. P. DeWindt of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company. Manager DeWindt. in plaintive tones. asked the commission for an extension of time in the proposed paving of First avenue east of the new viaduct on the grounds that his company could not afford its share of the expense. Dur
 ing the course of his remarks he re city commission"
 For man who has secured as much pavement held up as you have" re- torted MT. Weatherly, it does not lie in your mouth very we'll to call this com mission arbitrarym
 Mir. DeWindt explained he meant nothing personal but "Jitney Jime had his ire aroused and the commission re- fused to consider at all MT. DeWindt's S plea for time, ordering that the pro- Losed paving proceed with all dispatch
 To Try New Paving
 A new kind of chemically prepared paving is to be tried out by the city on an offer of the Grasselli Chemical company, its manufacturers, who offer to furnish the material to put down a block or two in order to demonstrate its qualities. It is stated the paving is very low in price but it's manutac- turers make big claims for it's service ability.
 The proposed ordinances as have been explained previously in The Age Herald to take the shackles off all city convicts and pay convicts working out fines $1 per day instead of 50 cents as in the past. were also adopted
 On complaint of the owner of the cid Crittenden stores, which had been
 condemned at North Birmingham the Commissioners offered to tear the build ings down for the material, which offer was accepted.
 Regarding the searchlight and the
 mule, the light inspector was in- structed to see that the light ,hone
 on the sign board and not over 1t onto
 the porch of houses along Fifth ave- nue, whose owners strenuously pro | tested against such undue publicity The owner of the mule was awarded $50 damages. Other routine business was as follows:
 Routine Business Directed street commissioner under su.
 pervision of city engineer to do certain repairs on Fountain avenue. l Authorized city attorney to settle ciain
 of Drennen & Go, for damages for the l sum of $50. |. l Directed city engineer to close Twenty. l first street bridge to travel until furthe. | orders of the board
 l Authorized purchase of material for re- pairing Third avenue west at cost of not l exceeding $170.
 | Directed street commissioner to reliev- drainage conditions on Fifth avenue be- tween Thirtleth and Thirty second street and north along Thirty second street tc | Gate City car line, then east to the Louis | vile and Nashville railroad, and along Sixth avenue from Thirtieth street tc 1 Thrty-second street.
 | Directed street commissioner to repei | Niazuma and Iroquos streets. 1 Directed street commissioner to make l certain repairs on Avenue c from 1 Southern shops eastward to Thirty ninth street. under supervision of city engineer. l Adopted ordinance to provide for the l allowance to be made for services per l formed under a sentence for hard labor in 1 lieu of fine and costs.
 1 Accepted offer of Mary c. Parsons to I settle improvement assessment under ord l nance No. 577 Woodlawn, at rate of sl5 cash and balance So per month l Accepted offer of Mrs. M B. Suther 10 settle improvement assessment at rate of 1 $2.50 every two weeks.
 l Adopted ordinance to provide for the punishment of persons convicted of vio- 1 latng the laws and ordinances of the city of Birmingham.
 | Accepted offer of B. w. Taylor, Jr., to
 settle improvement assessment under Or dinance No. 1, East Lake, at rate of SIG cash and balance $ per month
 Reduced assessment of Mrs w. E. Jones under ordinance 570, 15 per cent. 1 Reunited interest on assessment of A
 F. Elliott under Ordinance 533 l Reduced assessment of o. G. Denson under ordinance 570' 15 per cent. l Approved following bills: J. A. Kyle, 1 $11 for copy of Senate bill 23S; w. A. Les ter, $4 appraisng No. S15 Tuscaloosa ave. nue; costs bill city court $2335: Carl Roee- ner administrator, ys. city. costs md l judgment city court. s90.05: s. O. Smith vs. l city; costs bill city court s4.S5. city of Birmingham vs. w. G. Lunsford. | Reduced assessment of Mrs. Hattie | Shepherd against lot in block 795 to $4O9. .G5,
 and against lot A, in block 794, to $lSS Sl.