The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-19

missioner Weatherly, "and let's do so at once. If by the introduction of by-product gas the people of Birmingham can secure lower rates, let us have by-product gas. If the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has abandoned the by product proposition let us see if we can not induce this corporation to lower the gas rates anyhow a-s@
 Commissioner Barber is at present in- vestigating the entire question of gas and electric rates in this city. and will soon submit report which is expected to clarify much that has been unclear ill the past.
 OFFICIAL SUMMARY
 A summary of the official action of the commission yesterday follows:
 Approved vouchers, pay rolls and con- tractors estimates.
 Instructed the city clerk to destroy by burning in open meeting certain public improvement bonds.
 Authorized the city comptroller to &C., cept partial payments on certain delin- Quent assessments
 Adopted an ordinance to amend ordi- nance No. 337-C to prescribe and fix li- censes for business, occupations and pro- fessions in the city of Birmingham for the year 1916.
 Authorized the city engineer to have certain repairs made in the city hall Jail to stop leaks in water tanks
 Authorized the city engineer to have plastering repaired in the Hemphill school at a cost not to exceed $250.
 Accepted bid of the Iron City Lumber company of $17.50 per 10O0 feet for heart pine lumber.
 Accepted bid of Spiro Roofing and Heat ing company for $26.50 for repairing vent pipe in the Elyton school.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar Der in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation.
 Appropriated additional $15.SS for work done on ventilation system at the Hemp hill school.
 Refunded Dan Robinson g 50 account fine imposed in the, recorders court
 Authorized chief of fire department to have following fire hydrants connected with high pressure system St. Charles street and Thirteenth avenue; St. Charles street and Fifteenth avenue.
 Ordered fire hydrant at old city stables discontinued and installed at Glen Iris park.
 Authorized president of the board to execute contract with Bert Montgomery to sell refreshments in Avondale park.
 Approved bill of Southern Bitulithic company of $2722.S0 for certain repairs to Third, Fourth and Sixth avenues, between Nineteenth and Twenty-sixth street.
 Adopted ordinance No. 140-C, an ordi- nance to amend ordinance No. 332-C, pro- hbiting the sale of solutions of ginger.
 The following matters were referred
 To President Ward: To confer with board of education relative to purchase of Bruce property in Woodlawn.
 System for the regular inspection of all school buildings.
 IT, <1f f4x t,~ + department.
 To Commissioner Barber: Bill of Alvin M. Douglass, s5 for serving as recorder one day.
 To Commissioner Hornady: Petition from citizens of Ensley relative to con dition of property of the Southern Rail- way company. between Avenues A and B, near Thirty-third street.
 Arrangement for taking care of horse and buggy of the meat and milk depart ment
 To Commissioner Truss: Proposition of the American Cast Iron Pipe company for the improvement of North Fifteenth street.
 Replacement of bridge over Village creek at Twenty-fourth street
 To the city attorney: Amendment to ordinance requiring all flues and chim- neys in buildings damaged over 50 per cent to conform to the building code.
 Claim of Mrs. J. H. Hood for damages to lot on South Forty-seventh street.
 Communication relative to East Lake cemetery.
 To report as to erection of livery stable at First avenue and Twenty fourth street.
 Petition of Mrs. E. B. Glaze with ref erence to damages to her property in Elyton.
 To the city engineer: To report on system of street signs for Gate City.
 All other matters went over.
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