The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-08
ATTACK RENEWED
 ON STANDARD OIL
 BY ARL|E BARBER
Says Gasoline Can Be Manu- factured for 61-4 Cents and That Birmingham
 Prices Are ExOrbitant

commission yesterday CoilLnlssloheI Al Ate Barber launched his usual attack on the Standard oil company, and submitted some figures on what prominent en- gineer" had told him gasoline could be manufactured. MT. Barber said this en- gineer whom he had the honor of furching with' had said that they man ufactured gasoline at 6A cents a gallon and which could be distributed and sold at a tremendous profit for 10 cents gallon Gasoline, averred MT. Baroer' was now selling in Birmingham at 70 gents a gallon.
 Tt merely goes to show" said the so- cialist member of the city comms- sion. that the Standard Oil is superior to the United States government, and that the cost of production of gasoline bears no relation to the selling price,"
 ''Who is this engineer" questloned Commissioner Weatherly.
 ..I cannot make his name public" re- piled MT. Barber, you understand he IS g man in very responsible position, and such men always shrink from publicity.
 Following is a summary of what was officially acted on by the commissioners yesterday afternoon:
 Instructed the city engineer to draw an ordinance for the construction of storm sewer in the vicinity of A2 Cotton avenue, West End.
 Grante petition of B. L. Higgins for one-ha' 1aV sL-.5G, For tne time during whicf e as sick
 fCo lsoed action oa ecm missioner Bar hey u a lucfre csrtai nes and forfeit 1r a af fA. recorder 5urt as shown in A-s rlpe-f tc rhis dated April 4.
 5n+ed srlizrH No. 364-C, an ordi-
 s fo nrsverf srsons from crossing r tsflrtlns o 3ss a railroad or street --- er sr' -a.tr / to warning or signal
 Keen .ea esd of the Odum- Elliott Lum- s,sr co1Drt1 for s17.50 for one of leaTf aine 1mber.
 f1strlssf the city clerk to destroy cer-
 1 improvement bonds by burning si. otsn meeting.
 sas ed ordinance No. 362-C. an ordi- nau., to amend ordinance Mo- 224-C, mak- ing it unlawful to take and use without consent of the owner any automobile or other vehicle.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Weatherly bid of the Webber Iron Works of $233 for constructing two smoke stacks at the North Birmingham plant.
 Ordered arc light installed in Avondale park pavilion.
 Approved for payment the following bills: w. B. Grant $2, w. H. Basin s2, Jack T. Stallings $1O
 Appointed President Ward and Commits sioner Weatherly a committee to confer with and assist Confederate Veterans reunion committee.
 Authorized commissioner of public util- ities to confer with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company with reference to the purchase of said com pany's street lighting equipment.
 ota Steiner Bros. to erect stairway into the base ment of building on the northeast cor ner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.
 Instructed the city attorney to draw an ordinance calling for the election to be held oa June 5. submitting to the quail fled voters of the city the question of whether or not the city of Birmingham shall issue bonds to the amount of $500.- 600 for the purpose of constructing a municipal light and power plant.
 Instructed the city attorney to draw an ordinance calling for an election to be held on June submitting to the qualified voters the question of whether or not the city of Birmingham shall issue bonds to the amount of s2, 2,00O000 for the pur- pose of constructing and repairing school buildings in the city of Birmingham.
 J. o. Wolff appointed food inspector. The following matters were referred: To the city engineer: Petition of citi- Eens of North Birmingham to have cer- tain streets opened up.
 To Commissioner Truss: Offer of J. D. Scruggs to sell certain property in West End to the city.
 Petition for the construction of sani- tary sewers in block 52 Ensley High lands.
 Petition to have certain work done on Clara avenue, Forty-sixth street. Wood lawn.
 To Commissioner Weatherly: The mat ter of opening up Sixteenth street across the railroad tracks,
 " The matter of opening up Twenty-sixth street across the railroad tracks.
 To Commissioner Barber. with power to act: Petition of J. J. Hughes for refund of fine.