The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-29
ROUTINE BUSINESS .OF CITY COMMISSION
Ordinances of Long Stand ing Brought Before Regu-
 lar Meeting of Body

It was day of postponements yester- day for Commissioner Arlie Barber. He was suffering from such bad cold that he could not speak on the vari- ous complaints in his file, and on vari- ous ordinances that would come up he invariably offered the excuse that he that it go over until the next meeting.
 Following are some of the ordinances and resolutions that Commissioner Barr Der is not thoroughly familiar with and which went over to another meeting:
 An ordinance to further regulate the junk dealers, known as the junk ordi- nance.
 The livery stable ordinance.
 The service pipe ordinance.
 The tree trimming ordinance.
 The dry closet ordinance.
 The plumbing ordinance.
 The ordinance to submit bond issue of S5OOOOO for municipal light plant.
 The ordinance for the abatement of )open ditches.
 The majority of these ordinances are so cid that they have whiskers. according to Secretary Lloyd, whose duties require him to recall to the commission their ex- istence at every meeting.
 Following is the routine business or the list of yesterdays accomplishments as compiled by Secretary Lloyd;
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Authorized the city comptroller to ac- cept partial payments in certain delin- Quent improvement assessments.
 1fI, 1n1 fI,< of Fixyn- passenger Ford automobile to be used by the police department.
 Refunded w. l.. McNeal $15 on account of fine imposed in the recorders court.
 Adopted resolution authorizing the com missioner of public utilities to 1nvesti- gate and report the advisability and prac- ticability of the city of Birmingham operating street cars over the lines of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, and the Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer Railroad company.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 2S3-C fix ing and establishing grade on Tenth avenue, south, from Twenty eighth to Twenty-ninth street.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 234-C, fix ing and establishing grade on Tenth avenue, north, from Twenty-first to Twenty fourth street.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 235-C, fix ing and establishing a grade on Twenty sixth street, Ensley, from Ensley avenue to Avenue 0.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. 906-C, providing for certain improve ments on Seventh avenue from the east property line of Twenty-first street to the west property line of Twenty-fourth street.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. 90S-C, providing for certain improve ments on Twenty-sixth street, Ensley
 formerly Jefferson avenue), from the west property line of Ensley avenue to the east curb line of Avenue o, Ensiey (formerly Lester street.. Adopted improvement ordinance No. 905-C, providing for certain Improvements on Tenth avenue, south (formerly Juniper avenue) from the east property line of Twenty eighth street to the west prop erty line of Twenty ninth street, south. Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar Der in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation. 2, Adopted resolution vacating portion of alley in block 779,, city of Birmingham. Adopted resolution authorizing the presi- dent to execute contract with MacGovern & Go. for the purchase of one S00-kw. unit generator and engine. $S5O0 Adopted resolution relative to the va cation and rededication of certain streets in the Ensley-Pratt company Highland survey.
 Denied petition of w. A. Finley that the city compensate Gibson & Davis for serv- ices rendered in case of Gayle vs. Finley. Appointed Mrs. Mary Willis, assistant food inspector, to serve at the pleasure of the board.
 Instructed the city attorney to report to the board what power the city has to make appropriation to charitable or other institutions.
 Confirmed assessments under improve ment ordinance No. S82-C, to provide for certain improvements on Avenue T. Ens- ley formerly Twentieth avenue), from Ensley avenue to the southern terminus of said Avenue T.
 Confirmed assessments under improve ment ordinance No. S87-C, providing for certain improvements on Fifteenth ave- nue, Second avenue, Twenty-fourth street, Twenty-fifth street, Twenty-ninth street. Thirtieth street. Eleventh avenue and Eleventh Place. south Qormerly St. Charles street..
 Adopted resolution designating April 15, 1916, as button day in the city of Birming- ham.
 The following matters were referred: To the city attorney: Bills of the Standard Oil company for gasoline with instructions to report as to whether or not the city is getting gasoline at % under the market price as per contract.
 Petition of Mrs. Nellie w. Edwards for