The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-16
BONDS BURNED AT
 REGULAR MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS

The regular meeting of the city commissioners proved a very prosaic affair yesterday afternoon, the most exciting episode being the burning Of some city bonds by the reporters and Commissioners Barber and Hornady Quite a lively blaze was produced by the bonds and a reporter said:
 Well, MT. Barber, this must please your socia1istic ideas-burning real, genuine bonds"
 Its the greatest indoor sport in the world" laughed MT. Barber as the went on monotonously by Secretary Lloyd. The routine business disposed of follows:
 Adopted grade ordinance No 227-C, fixing and establishing the grade of Twenlfth street, south from Sixteenth avenue to Ninth avenue, south
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 22s-C, fixing and establishing the grade of Eleventh avenue, south, from Eleventh place. south, to Tenth street, south
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 229-C, fixing and establishing the grade of Tenth street. south, from Eleventh place, south, to Eeighth court, south.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. S9S-C, providing for certain improve ments on Twelfth street. south, be- tween the north curb line of Sixteenth avenue, south formerly Glen Iris ave- nue), and the south curb line of Ninth avenue, south.
 Adopted Improvement ordinance No. S99-C. providing for certain improve ments on Eleventh avenue, south (for- merly Avenue K), from the east line of Eleventh place, south (formerly St. Charles street), to Tenth street, south formerly Montgomery street), and on Tenth street south, from the south property line of Eleventh avenue, south, to the north property line of Eighth court, south formerly Wheeless street)
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation
 Adopted ordinance No. 350-C. to amend ordinance No. 1FS. approved Au- gust 24 1908, with regard to Caro- lima poplars.
 Authorized city attorney to settle claim of Dora Meyer for damages for $10.
 Instructed the city attorney and city engineer to report to the board all en- croachments in tho public highways by railroads and other public utilities and corporations.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 209-C. fixing and establishing the grade of Forty-seventh street. south (former- ly Poplar street), from the south curb line of Fifth avenue. south formerly Georgia road. to the north curb line of Seventh avenue. south.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 210-C, fixing and establishing the grade of Seventh avenue, south (formerly Pine street., from the east property line of Forty-seventh place, south formerly Oak street), to a point 40 feet west of the west line of Forty seventh street, south.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. SSs-C, an ordinance to provide for cer- tain improvements on Forty-seventh street south formerly Poplar street,, from Fifth avenue, south (formerly Georgia road, to Seventh avenue. south formerly Pine streeD and on Seventh avenue. south from the east side of Forty-seventh Place, south formerly Oak street to a point 1d0 feet west of the west line of Forty seventh street, south.
 Instructed the city engineer to draw ordinances for the paving of the follow ing streets with permanent pavement: Tenth avenue. south, between Twenty eighth and Twenty-ninth streets. Ave- nue G Seventh avenue, south) from Eighteenth to Twenty-seventh streets, Nineteenth street from Eleventh to Twelfth avenue, south.
 Instructed the city engineer to draw ordinance for sidewalk paving on Eigh- tieth street from end of present side walk, south to Rugby avenue: and north along Rubgy avenue to Eishty-frst street, to connect with Lakewood addi- ton sidewalks.
 Authorized the city comptroller to ac- cept partial payments on certain delin- quent assessments.
 Ordered the following street lights dis continued: Nineteenth street and Eleventh avenue, north; Thirtieth street and Eleventh avenue north; Thirty-ffth street and Eleventh ~yenue. north; Twenty-fourth street and Thirteenth avenue. north
 Adopted ordinance No. 34s-C, an ordi- nance to create the office of pure food inspector.
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Instructed the city clerk to destroy certain public improvement bonds by burning in open meeting.
 The following matters were referred:
 To Commissioner Weatherly: Matter of rewiring the city hall building. Install lation of certain lights in East Lake.
 To Commissioner Hornady: Purchase of law library for the city of Birming- ham.
 All other matters went over.