The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-19
PROPERTY OWNERS
 OBJECT ID STREET
 IMPROVEMENTS
Bids for New Machinery for Street Work Authorized. Street Improvement
 Ordinances Repealed

Commissioner Truss was authorized yesterday to go ahead and secure pids for additional machinery in the street de- partment at a cost of not exceeding $1O,- 900, which is about a third of what the actual needs of the department are. In making his request to the board for more machinery, MT. Truss stated that he could do more work had he the equipment. and that at the present time the demands by the public were very great for free work by the city.
 A few minutes after MT. Truss made his statement, ordinance No. 905-C, pro- viding for certain improvements on Tenth avenue, south, formerly Juniper avenue, from Twenty-eighth street to Twenty ninth street, was repealed upon the petition of 90 per cent of the abutting owners that the pro rata cost of paving that street would not only work hard ship, but would cause financial embar- rassment. Although none of the commits sioners would say anything about it, ordi- nance after ordinance calling for street improvements on the South Highlands have been repealed on the petition of abutting property owners, who alleged that they were not in position flnan- cially to pay for the needed repairs.
 They want the streets repaired, said Commissioner Truss ''but are lukewarm about paying for it. Now, I am telling these people that the city will do it's duty, but they must do theirs. However we are doing better and more work on the streets every day and the improvement will continue
 Following is the routine matters that came up before the board yesterday:
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. 9OS-C, providing for certain improvements or Twenty-siXth street, Ensley. formerly Jefferson avenue, from the west prop erty line of Ensley avenue to the east curb line of Avenue Q, Ensley. formerly Lester street.
 Repeal improvement ordinance No. s05-C, providing for certain Improvements on Tenth avenue, south, formerly Juni- per avenue, from east property line of Twenty eighth street. south, to the west property line of Twenty-ninth street, south.
 Adopted ordinance No 57a-C. an ordi- nance to levy taxes for the city of Bir- mingham for the city tax year commence ing October i, 19l6
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Authorized the city comptroller to accept partial payments on certain delinquent assessments.
 Accepted bid of w M Cosby Flour and Grain company of 53ss cents per bushel for one car No. 1 white oats delivered at Ensley City stables.
 Accepted bid of Birmingham Grain company of SIS per ton for one car Of brown alfalfa hay delivered at the Ensley City stables.
 Instructed the street commissioner to cut down and remove certain Caro- lima poplar trees on Thirteenth street, north, between Eighth and Ninth ave- nues.
 Adopted resolution relieving the In terstate Casualty company from fur ther liability on the bond of Mason & Dulion as plumbers.
 Instructed the purchasing agent to purchase for the use of the North Bir- mingham plant 25 electric meters at a cost of $6.17 each.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. S68-C supplemental.
 Revoked license No. 5367 issued to the Industrial Employment company.
 Refunded Joe Conkle $5 on account Of fine imposed in recorders court.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in releasing certain prisoners from city jail on probation.
 Granted the Southern Railroad com pany permission to park sleeping cars on Powell avenue between Eighteenth and Twentieth streets during the Con- federate Veterans reunion.
 Ordered tungsten light installed in the rear of the Northside city jail
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