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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Ordinance No. 4OO-C

An ordinance to confer additional pow
 CTS upon the health officer of the
 city of Birmingham.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham. as follows:
 Section l. That it shall be the duty of the city health officer to make an examination of every employe working for any person, firm or corporation who operates. maintains or keeps any res taurant. lunch stand. cafe. dining room, ice cream parlor. public or private market, stall. shop, store. storehouse, cold storage plant,-eart. wagon or any other place in and from which meat, fish, oysters. bird, fowl. vegetables, fruit, milk ices. Ice cream. beverages, or any other provisions or food pro- duct intended for consumption by hu- man beings is manufactured. held, kept, stored or offered for sale, dis tribution or other disposition as food for human beings. whenever such ex- animation shall be necessary or ex- pedient for the protection of the pub lie health; provided. however, that the examination herein provided for may be had in addition to the certificate of health required to be furnished un der the provisions of ordinance 341-C
 Sec. 2. That the examination herein above provided shall be made for the purpose of determining whether or not such employe is in a healthful condi tion, or has any communicable, infec- tious or contagious disease. such as to render any such food product handled by such employe subject to contamina- : tion.
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained that the health officer shall have authority to require any such employe to sub init to blood tests and to the taking If ri tA examinations and to examinations for all communicable or infectious or spe- cific diseases and to tests of urine and feces.
 Sec. f. Be it further ordained that when. upon such examination, the health officer shall find that such em- ploye is afflicted with or is a carrier of any disease of such a nature as to render his employment in such place dangerous to the public health, in whole or in part. it shall be the duty of the health officer to exclude such person from such employment until he shall have regained his health and un- til the danger to the public health shall have been removed
 Sec. g. Be it further ordained; that whenever the health officer shall find any such employe suffering from any such disease. or finds any person to De CdTIlcT VI tttc ihACGtiOH lHcIcOA as hereinabove referred to. he shall issue an order to the proprietor, owner manager or governing head of sucn ! business, as the case may be, orderine and directing such manager not to per | init such employe to work therein in- til such employe shall have been cured of such disease. or rendered free from the infection thereof. and he shall like wise furnish to such employe a copy Is ployer, and from and after the serv- ice of such notice upon the employer 1 it shall be unlawful for such employer to permit such employe to work at such service without a written certificate from the health officer certifying such employe has regained his health and
 is free from any communicable, infec.
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An ordinance to provide for the bond
 ing of certain city employees.

An ordinance to provide for the bond ing of certain city employees.
 Be 1t ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham as follows: Section l. That the following named officers and employees. and their re- spective successors in office, shall be bonded in some responsible bonding company for the faithful performance of their duties, respectively, and against loss on account of any act Ci larceny or embezzlement or errors or the part of such employe in the per fofmance of the duties of their re- spective employments. viz:
 Name. Position. Amout of bond J. B. Wood. collector of sanitary
 tax S1VUU.UU R. c. Hewes. collector of sanitary
 tdA ....... @lVUV.Uu G. M. Atkins. collector of sani-
 tary tax ................. $1,000.00 J. D. Sanders. collector of sani
 tary tax $lOOO.00 W. R. Mitchell. assistant license
 collector S5U0UOC Approved July 12. 1916.
 GEORGE B. WARD,
 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy:
 c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 Herald July 13. 1916
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
CITY ORDINANCES


 southwest corner of lot Il. block ?. Avor-
 wood subdivision; thence northward
 along the west line of said lot II, and
 the same produced to the southwest cor
 ner of lot 10. said block ?, Avonwood
 subdivision; thence westward along the
 north line of Fifth alley. south. extende
 north line of Fifth avenue al- ley, south, extended westward to
 Forty-fourth Place, south; thence
 northward along the east line of Forty
 fourth Place, south, to Fifth avenue,
 south: thence eastward along Fifth ave
 nue, south, to the center of the Birming-
 ham, Ensley and Bessemer railroad at the
 west line of Forty-hfth street, south;
 thence westward along the center of said
 Birmingham Ensley and Bessemer rail- road to the east line of Forty-fourth
 Place. south; thence northward along said
 east line to the point of beginning.
 Sec. f. That the cost of constructing the improvements authorized by this ord-
 nance shall be assessed and levied upon and against all the lots or parcels of
 land lying within the district drained by said sewers, and said assessments shall not exceed the total cost of said im- provements.
 Provided. however, that no charge as- l sessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land drained by said sewers, or any of | them. shall be greater than the increased value of such property by reason of the l special benefits derived from such inn ! provements.
 1 Sec. 5. That the estimated cost of such | improvements is $500 and that the com
 mission of the city of Birmingham will
 meet on the 1st day of August, 1916. at | the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham, at o'clock, D. m. to hear | any objections, remonstrances or pro- | tests that may be filed to such improve | ments, the manner of making the same or the character of materials to be used. | Approved July F. 1916. | GEORGE B. WARD, 1 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy:
 l c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk. | A on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
NO SUNDAY BASEBALL FOR LooKouTs

Chattanooga July Especial -Hope of obtaining Sun day baseball in Chattanooga shattered today when At toney General Whitaker handed down opinion to the eff feet that the Sunday pastme conced with the hui law and stated that any attempt stage games the Sabbath would be squelched at
 It is understood that syndicate of local business had closed deal for the purchase of the franchise from Messrs Andrews and Patten conditional Sunday ball being held ega the attorney generals order cancels this deal and the club will continue under the ownership
 The against Kid Eberfed who put game last fa the day after the closed had been taken out of court condtonally repetition of the oense being made in accordance with the attorney generals decision
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To be entitled an ordinance authorizing the president of the commission to offer q reward for the conviction of persons violating certain ordinances of the city.
 Be it ordained by the commission of the city of Birmingham, as follows: Section 1. That the president of the commission is hereby authorized and em- powered to offer and pay for and in be- half of the city reward of not exceed ing twenty-five ($25.o0) dollars to any per son who shall furnish evidence leading to conviction for destroying plumbing, electric fixtures, or any other thing of value in any building while vacant or while being constructed; provided, how ever, that this ordinance shall not apply to prosecutions or convictions for the vio- lation of state laws, nor shall it apply when defendant appeals from con- viction in the recorders court to the criminal court or court of like jurisdiction and is there acquitted.
 Approved July F, 1916.
 GEORGE B. WARD,
 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy:
 c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 Age-Herald, July 13, 1916
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Indians Again in Lead

New York. July 12.-Cleveland busted the New York Americans from the lead today when the Yankees were de- feated in both sections of a double header, the scores being 1 to and 6 to 3. The first game was a pitchers battle between Caldwell and Bagby In the second game Gould, a recruit from Davenport. held New York to two hits until the eighth inning when he allowed four and Coveleskie relieved him. Speaker hit Fisher for triple and three singles: Scores:
 First game: R.H. E. Cleveland ......> 010 900 0O0-1 z 0 New York ...... 900 900 000--O 6 0
 Batteries: Bagby and Daily; Caldwell and Alexander.
 Second game: RH E. Cleveland ....... 900 200 040--6 12 4 New York ...... 200 900 010--3 2
 Batteries: Gould. Coveleskie and Daily; Fisher and Walters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
CITES TAX RATE
 IN COLUMBUS, O.
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Herald
 I note in the morning paper a com- parison of tax rates in Birmingham and other cities by Mayor Ward. The city tax rate of Columbus, O., is given at s13.44 per 5000. The tax rate in said pity is S13.60, but this includes state, bounty and city. Tn Birmingham we pay $23.50, nearly double. In Columbus he city pays 12 per cent of improve Enent taxes. My authority for this state Enent is the mayor of Columbus. I am also informed the constitution of Ohio prohibits greater tax rate than $14 per thousand. I think we should be fair In discussing tax rates. By giving this Epace in your valuable columns you Twill greatly oblige yours truly.
 H J. H. STILLMAN. \ Birmingham, July 12, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Ordinance No. 4O1-C

An ordtrauce to further protect the
 public health of the city of BirminE-
 ham and to prohibit the mixing of
 laundry, clothing. bed linens ar
 washable articles which have been
 used by persons suffering with ty-
 uhoid fever. scarlet fever and all
 other infectious or contagious dis
 eases with other washable articles.
 Be it ordained by the commission or the city of Birmingham as follows:
 Section i. That it shall be unlawful for any person to deliver to any laun- dry or to any driver of any laundry wagon, or to any other person in the city of Birmingham any washable ar ticles such as sheets, pillow slips. night gowns, night dresses. blankets, comforts. handkerchiefs. underwear, or any other articles of personal wear ing apparel which have been used upon a bed upon which a person suffering from typhoid. scarlet fever or other infectious or contagious disease is con- fined unless before delivering such articles to such laundry. laundry driver or other person. such sheets, pillow slips, night gowns. blankets, comforts or other articles or personal wearing apparel shall have been thoroughly disinfected as hereinafter provided.
 Sec ?. Be it further ordained that before the delivery of any of the articles named in section 1 to any per- son to be delivered or transported to any laundry. the person in charge of such typhoid fever. scarlet fever or other infectious or contagious disease patient shall disinfect the articles so delivered by immersing the same in a solution composed of the following in- gradients, to-wit: Compound cresol so- lution. two ounces to one gallon, or oth- CT disinfectant solution of equal po- tency. Or for larger quantity of such disinfectant the ingredients of the same shall be in the proportions here- inabove set forth. Such ingredients shall be thoroughly mixed by stirring with a wooden instrument and at the time of immersion a sufficient quan- tity of such disinfectant shall be used to cover entirely and wet thoroughly all of the articles to be delivered to such laundry or other person.
 Sec. 3. Be it further ordained that after said articles have been so disin- fected and immediately before deliv- cry of the same to such laundry or other person. each of said articles shall be wrung out and delivered to the laun- dry or the other person still moist with the disinfectant solution.
 Sec. 4. Be it further ordained that the articles so placed in the disin- fectant solution shall be permitted to remain there for a period of time not less than 30 minutes.
 Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained that any person violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished within the limits and as provided by section 121e of the code of Alabama.
 Approved July 12. 1916.
 GEORGE B. WARD. President Board of Commissioners. true copy:
 c. E. LLOYD, City Clerk
 Age Herald. July 13. 1s1s
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CITY ORDINANCES Ordinance No. 402-C
An ordinance to amend subsection
 200. POI and 2O6 of ordinance No

An ordinance 10 aInCnO BuWSCStAOhs 200. POI and 2O8 of ordinance No. 337-C.
 Be it ordained, by the commission of the city of Birmingham, that subsection 200 of ordinance No. 337-C be and the same Is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 2OO-Labor agent. Each member of firm or solicitor for labor agent or persons employed for contracting with laborers or inducing or try ing to induce laborers to leave the city ......................... .$2OO .0] Be it further ordained, that subsection POI of ordinance No. 3S7-C, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
 201-Labor agent. Each member of firm or solicitor for labor agent or persons employed for contracting or inducing or trying to induce la borers to leave the city for the purpose of seeking employment outside of the state ................ $500 % Be it further ordained, that subsection 2O6 of ordinance No. 337-C, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: NAeiA 2O6-I.awyers, dentad tehysteopaths or chiropractics. EaGll Yrson, firm or corporation and Stere doing business as firm, each member of firm whose gross business does not exceed 5000 .......................s1 $ 15. .oo Whose gross business is 5000 and less than ssooo ....................... 25.oo Whose gross business is $3O00 and less than S5C0o ...................... 50. .J1 Whose gross business is 5000 and less than s75oo ...................... 75.oJ Whose gross business is $7500 and less than sloooo ,.....H.............. 100 .oc Whose gross business is $10,000 and over .,......................... 125 co Approved July F. 19l6
 GEORGE R. WARD,
 President Board of Commissioners. A true copy: c. B. LLOYD, City Clerk re- Herald July 1S 1q16
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|SWELTERING HEAT
 IN MANY SECTIONS
Many Cities Reported Prostrations Southwest and Atlantic Seaboard
 Were Cool

r Washington, July 12.-Nearly every sec ton of the country suffered today in the hottest weather of the summer and the weather bureau could offer no hope of re- lief for several days to come.
 Only aefew localities, in the southwest and along the Atlantic coast, report.d temperatures of less than 80. The east and middle west sweltered under a hot sun which kept the mercury at official observation points above 90 and made street level temperatures 100 degrees or more. Many heat prostrations were report ed. California, northern Nevada and southern Idaho had official temperatures of above 100. At Fresno, Cal 1t was los
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13

zn ordinance to grant right. privilege
 and easement to the United States of
 America to construct, maintain and operate an 1s-inch storm sewer in the city of Birmingham, Ala. Be it ordained by the commission Of
 the city of Birmingham as follows: Section 1. That the right and privi- lege is hereby granted to the United States of America to construct, man.
 tain and operate in perpetuity an eighteen l G5) inch terra cotta storm sewer from the south prperty line of Fifth alley, north, in a southerly direction along Nineteenth street parallel with and ap- proximately thirty -four (S4) feet from the west line of Nineteenth street to connect with the city storm sewer located in | Nineteenth street, north, approximately | twenty-five (25) feet south of the south 1 property line of Fourth avenue as shown l on plan No. 9-s in the office of the city engineer of the dity of Birmingham, Ala.
 1 Sec. ?. Be it further ordained. that the
 right and privilege hereinabove granted | shall be upon the following terms and conditions, to-wit:
 1 l. That the United States of Afneri- | ca shall have the exclusive use of the said 1 storm water sewer so constructed by 1t
 under this ordinance after the same shall
 have been constructed, and shall maintain 1 the same without expense to the city | of Birmingham.
 ?. The United States of America shall also defray the entire expense of re- moving the pavement and excavating for said sewer and also for relaying and re- placing the pavement covering Salo | sewer
 1 B. The United States of America shall require the contractor engaged In the installation of said sewer to give bond payable to the city of Birmingham, in 1 the sum of five thousand &500O dollars, | %z i+ l~or 1Acc frayf q nv or liability arising from injury to per | sons or property incident to the installa- | ton of said sewer and in like manner. whenever any repairs to said sewer shall l become necessary in the future. the con i tractor making such repairs shall give l additional bond, conditioned to indemnify l the city of Birmingham from any loss, damage or liability on account of injury to persons or property resulting from the making of said sewer or in the prog | ress of the work.
 Sec 3. That the rights hereby granted 1 shall be used and enjoyed exclusively py | the United States of America and no | connections with the line of sewer to
 be constructed shall be permitted by any | other person. firm or corporation.
 Sec f. That the granting of this right | is necessary and expedient for the drain
 age of the new federal postoffice building
 which it is proposed to erect by the Uni ted States of America on certain property | situated in the city of Birmingham at the | corner of Fifth avenue and Nineteenth
 street in said city.
 l Sec 5. This ordinance goes into effect from and after its publication.
 Approved, July 12, 1916 l GEORGE B. WARD, President of Board of Commissioners. | A true copy:
 | C. B. LLOYD, City Clerk.
 e-Herald July B, 1S16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
OUTFIELDER KELLY
 GOES TO OCHICAGO CUBS
Indianapolis Club Will Receive Be- tween Twelve and Fifteen Thou
 sand Dollars and Two Players

Chicago July 12.-The Chicago Nationals today purchased Joe Kelly, Indianapolis outfielder. In exchange the Indianapolis club will receive cash sum of between $12Oo0 and $15,000 and two players yet to be named. Kelly is expected to join the Cubs tomorrow.
 Kelly is a right handed batter, who hit 300 last year and led the American association in base stealing with 61 thefts. So far this season he is hitting about 300
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
PERSONAL

Mrs. F. B. Pennington has as her guests her, daughter, Mrs. H. Gait Braxton 1f Kinston, N. C., and Miss Sallie Sparks of Chattanooga
 Two daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ped Hickman Dorothy and Marie, aged and 12 years, after several weeks of typhoid, are out of danger and doing nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Bank Secures Judgment

St. Louis. July 12.--,Judgment for s7eo,0ot was given the National Bank of Com merce against H. Clay Pierce. chairman of the board of the Pierce Oil corpora tion. in decision by Judge Kinsey, ir the circuit court today.
 The case involved a controversy of tn, entire issue of stock of the Nashvill, Terminal company of Nashville, Tenn. the par value of which is $l.0G0,00o.
 The bank sued Pierce for $l, ,525, 600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Red Sox Win Another Pair

Boston, July 12.-The Red Sox won another double header from Chicago today, 2 to 1 and 3 to 1. Iii the eighth inning of the opening game errors by Terry, who went to short when Wea- yer was put off the field by Umpire Evans. gave Boston the winning run. The locals took the lead in the fifth in- ming of the second contest when Barry singled, Lewis doubled and McMullen threw badly to first on Gamers ground CT. The suspension of Catcher Agnew was lifted today. Scores:
 First game: 5RH E. Chicago ....... 010 900 0O0-1 3 Boston . 100 900 O1 -2 S 2
 Batteries: Russell and Lapp; Shore and Cady
 Second game: RHE Chfcago 900 100 000-1 6 ? Boston ......... 100 020 00*-3 0
 Batteries: Williams Cicotte and Schalk; Leonard and Carrigan, Agnew.
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On fn the Front

New York, July 11.-Major General Wood, commander of the department of
 he east, announced Monday that after 'hree weeks and a day since President Wilson's orders for the mobilization of he National Guard only 43,000 men have been sent to the front out of a possible 130.000 in his command of 22 Itates and the District of Columbia. This means. he declared, that there are 0,000 men yet to be sent to the border.
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Southern Publishers
 IndOrse Muscle Shoals

Asheville, N C., July 12.-Adoption of a resolution asking Congress to locate the proposed s20,ooo,oOO government nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, featured the clos ing session today of the Southern News paper Publishers association. The reso- lution was offered by J. H. Allison of the Nashville Tennessean and American. Copies will be forwarded to President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker.
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Improvement Ordinance N,
 918-C

To provide Tor the constructiOn of ccr-
 tain sanitary sewers. Ike it ordained by the citX commission of the city of Birmingham as follows:
 That sanitary sewers be constructed as follows:
 Beginning at point on the sanitary sewer in Avenue N. EAsley. (formerly Fourteenth avenue) 20 feet north of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
g Heat Prostrations

New York. July 12-More than 25 pros trations. some of them serious. occurred here today, the hottest day of the year in New York city. The weather bureau s kiosk registered S91z degrees at 3:3o o'clock this afternoon and even higher tempera- ture was promised for tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
M'DoNALD RELEASED

Manager Carlton Molesworth, of the Barons announced to The Age Herald in a telegram from Mobile at an early hour this morning that he had released Charles (Tex) Me- Donald to the Atlanta club by out right sale. No details as to the price paid by Atlanta are given. Mcdonald had been playing right field for the Barons and was bat ting around 300. He was regarded as a good player locally, and was a favorite With the fans. McDon- aid was bought outright from At lanta little more than a month ago. His purchase by the Frank aggre- gation is regarded as a forerunner of general shake-up of the At lanta club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Promotions on c. of Ga.

\ Savannah, Ga, July 12.-At a meeting of the directors of the Centre
 gia railway today, J. c. Halle. was elected passenger traffic manager, and Fred J. Robinson. general passenger agent. Mr. Halle has been general pas .seileer agent and MT. Robinson. assistant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-13
Athletics Lose Two

Philadelphia, July 12.-St. Louis won both games here today. the first 8 to and the other in 10 innings, to 1. The visitors hit the deliveries of Has, se1backer and Williams hard in the first game, while Plank kept PhiladeI- phla's hits scattered. In the second contest Johnson tied the score in the ninth on his triple and Sisters sacri- flee fly and the visitors won in the tenth on Marsan's safe bunt, Myers wild throw and a wild throw by Witt on Severeid's grounder. Scores
 First game: R.H.E Philadelphia .... 900 oo1 1o1-3 10 4 St. Louis ....... BIO 040 0oO-S 13 3
 Batteries: Plank and Hartley; Has selbacker, Williams and Meyer
 Second game: RH. E. St. Louis .... 900 900 001 1-2 s 1 Philadelphia ...100 900 O0o o-1 6 ?
 Batteries Davenport, Hamilton and Severeid; Myers and Meyer.
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American Association

At Columbus: Columbus s, Milwaukee }. At Indianapolis: Indianapolis ?, Mime apolis l.
 At Louisville: Louisville-St. Paul-rain.