The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-29
ACCESSORY DEALERS WOULD CLOSE ALL GARAGES ON SUNDAY Are Forced to Keep Open to Meet Competition, They
 Tell Commission
MATTER IS PASSED
 UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY
Ward Authorized to Borrow Money Enough to Buy in West End Prop erty to Be Sold for Failure to
 Pay Improvement Assessment

A request for the closing of all garages and gasoline stations on Sunday, the pas sage of the license schedule for 1916, the authorization of President George B. Ward to buy West End property on sale for delinquent payments of assessments, and the statement from President Ward that the city improvement fund is $49o, 900 shy were among the features of the meeting of the board of city commits sioners held yesterday.
 The proposition to close the garages and gasoline stations was made by party of tire and automobile assessories dealers, headed by H. J. Possner. of the BlaclSock- -Possner Tire Repair com pany, who stated that because the garages and gasoline stations are allowed to operate on Sunday, many of which sell tires it compels the accessories dealers to remain open also in order to meet this competition. The commission CTS discussed the matter and on motion of Commissioner Truss it went over un- til next Tuesday in order that the other side might be heard from.
 NOT RELATED TO MOVIES
 It is stated that this matter has no reference whatever to the Sunday nov ing picture proposition, as it has been brought before the city commissioners several times before the agitation for Sunday movies started
 The license schedule was adopted as recommended by President Ward, who prepared the schedule with the assistance of Commissioners Weatherly and Bar Der, and was ready before the new mem- bers of the board came into office. There are few changes in the figures of last year except that a graduated scale is provided by which the amount of license will be governed by the amount of stock carried.
 A resolution introduced by Commis- sioner Truss to cancel an improvement assessment against the Presbyterian church was opposed by President Ward, who stated that the city had. by reduc- tions and cancellations of suburban prop erty assessments, caused deficit in the public improvement fund of $490,O00. The bulk of these reductions and cancella- tions, MT. Ward stated, were for im-
  coming into Greater Birmingham, and he considered the city had been liberal enough in this matter. Weatherly, Truss and Hornady voted for the recommends tion and it was declared carried. The amount cancelled was about $4O0. President Ward was instructed to bor- row a sum sufficient to purchase all the West End property that is to be sold today under court decree, for fail ure to pay the property improvement assessments which is estimated at about S3O. OOO He was authorized to secure this amount at the Traders National bank at per cent To redeem the property after the city has bought it in the owners twill have to pay 15 per cent penalty.
 SUMMARY OF BOARD
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Authorized the city comptroller to ac- cept partial payments on certain delin- auent suburban assessments.
 Adopted an ordinance to prescribe and fix license for the businesses occupat|ns and professions in the city of Birming- ham for the year 19l6
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. SS7-C, an ordinance to provide for cer- tain improvements on Fifteenth avenue, Second avenue, Twentyfourth street, Twenty fifth street, Twenty ninth street. Thirtieth street, Eleventh avenue and Eleventh Place Qormerly St. Charles street..
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No, 8S9-C, an ordinance to provide for the construction of certain storm sewers in Norwood.
 Repealed improvement ordinance No. SSS-C, an ordinance to provide for cer- tain improvements on Twenty sixth street, south, between Sixth avenue and Eighth avenue, south
 I1A, ,n1 ntlir irl,nr nance No. S90-C, an ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Fourth ave- nue, south, from Thirty-eighth street to point 40 feet westward.
 Refunded E. D. H. Spiva $S on account double payment of city taxes
 Adopted ordinance No. 33S-C. an ordi- nance to amend section 453 of the city code.
 Authorized president to execute con- tract for sewer right of way across prop erty of R. s. Munger in Elyton.
 Appropriated $3o0 for certain repairs to the Hemphill school.
 Authorized president to execute contract for storm sewer right of way across property of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company, North Birmingham.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar Der in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation.
 Denied petition of C. G. Davis for re- fund of fine.
 Appointed David M. Lewis and J. w. Donnelly as members of the Birmingham library board
 Adopted resolution authorizing the president to borrow s30,0OO to finance sale of West End property for street inn provement assessments.
 To Commissioner Barber with power to act: Petitions for refund of fine.
 To President Ward with power to act Contract for paving Third avenue
 All other matters went over