The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
ROUTINE BUSINESS
OF CITY COMMISSION

at neither the morning conference nor
the official meeting in the afternoon was
there anything out of the ordinary. In
the afternoon Commissioner Arlie Barber
gave his customary talk and was close
competitor with the heat in making his
associate commissioners and the meager
audience bored with life in general.
The official summary of the commits
sional proceedings follows:
Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
Granted permit to the Italian societies
Of Birmingham to hold convention at the
State Fair grounds on Sunday, Septem-
Der 10, 1916
Instructed the city attorney to draw an
ordinance requiring that permit shall
be obtained for keeping cows within the
corporate limits and providing for the in
spection of such COWS.
Instructed the city attorney to draw
an ordinance requiring that operators of
amusement and baseball parks shall pay
one-third of the regular license for selling
soft drinks, cigars, in such parks.
Disallowed petition of E. A. Loveless
for $75 on account of horse being killed
on the First avenue viaduct.
Confirmed Improvement ordinance No.
910-C, an ordinance to provide for the
construction of certain sanitary sewers.
Confirmed improvement ordinance No.
91S-C, an ordinance to provide for the
construction of certain sanitary sewers.
Approved cost bills in the following
cases:
Pernecie Wright VS. city of Birming
ham .......................... S40
j. j. Dunn VS.. city of Birmingham. 1875
Josephine Haynes VS.. city of Biz
mignham OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 500
T. ]. Robertson vs. city of Birming-
ham ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2.10
Denied petition of Security Savings and
Sc osf
on lot 15 block 3, Henry & Copeland sur
vey.
Approved cost bill in the case Of D.
H Marksten VS.. city of Birmingham,
amounting to $3.50.
Disallowed petition of d. p. Knapp for
reduction in street Improvement assess
ment.
Instructed the city engineer to draw an
ordinance for the Improvement of Thirty
third avenue, from Fifteenth to Seven
teenth streets
Instructed the city engineer to draw an
ordinance for the improvement of Tusca-
loosa avenue.
Adopted ordinance No. 410-C. an ordi-
nance to further protect the health OF the
children of the city of Birmingham
Adopted ordinance No. 411-C, an ordi-
nance to provide additional regulations
for the protection of the public health
Adopted ordinance No. 42-C, an ordi-
nance regulating the registration and
keeping of dogs
Adopted ordinance No. 413-C, an ordi-
nance to further protect the public
health.
Adopted ordinance No. 44-C, an ordi.
nance authorizing the president of thu
commission to offer reward OF $50 foi
the conviction of persons guilty of GER
tain offenses.
Approved for payment cost bill in the
case of j. B. Ivey VS.. City of Birming-
ham. amounting to $3.50
Adopted resolution granting revocable
permit to American Bolt Company tol
erect oil tanks in Murphy street, East
Birmingham.
Instructed the City Attorney to institute
condemnation proceedings for acquiring
certain property adjoining the Elyton
school lot
Cancelled assessment Of Mrs. Willie
Goudelock under Improvement ordinance
No. 650-C, Pro. No. B-6975-6, amounting
to $A97, account said property already
being connected with sewer.
RENTED fine of Grady Bib amounting
to 5000.
Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar
Der in releasing certain prisoners from
the city Jail on probation.
Refunded to American Lumber and Ex-
port company $4,000 paid as tax on SOL
vent credits.
The following matters were referred to
the City Attorney:
Communication from the city engineer
relative to repairs on pavement on Forty
seventh street, South.
Claim of o. G. Carmichael for the re-
turn of one overcoat siezed by the po-
lice department
Communication from the county sani-
tary engineer relative to repairs to sew
ers in East Lake.
Communication of P. l.. Holcomb rela-
tive to damage to property in Wood
lawn.
Claim Of Angeles Skiane for $4,000 on
account of alleged personal injuries.
Question of whether or not the city of
Birmingham can conduct an election and
allow absent voters to send in votes by
mail.
To Commissioner Barber:
Communication of w. L. Beasley rela-
tive to dump at Tenth street and Avenue
D, south.