The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-25
BARBER SUGGESTS
 !. THAT CITY OPERATE {. TELEPHONE SYSTEM
Routine Matters Disposed of at Meeting of City Com missiOn-SOcial Evil
 Is Discussed

According to Commissioner Barber the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company should have no objection to turning it's properties over to the city of Birmingham as it is losing money on it's investment.
 In accordance with this thought the socialist member of the city commis- sion made a motion yesterday morn ing that it be the sense of the board that the commissioner of public util- ities take up the matter with the tele- phone company. MT. Barbers motion did not get a second and on President public safety will tell Commissioner Weatherly all about it at a later date. Other than the above and a long ar gument between Mir Barber and w. A. Thompson on the social evil' at the afternoon session there was very little doing at the city hall yesterday The summary of the proceedings follows: Instructed the city attorney to pre- pare report and submit same to this board relative to status of the city S legal rights as regards the Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer Railroad company.
 Instructed the city engineer to draw an ordinance for the paving of Thirty fourth street from Avenue F Ensley to the Birmingham Southern railroad and on Ninth avenue from the Birmingham Southern Railroad to Forty-first street, Wylam, and on Forty first street from Ninth avenue to Seventh avenue, Wy Tor, first street to Forty seventh street
 Authorized the street commissioner to have Seventh avenue in Wylam sprinkled for a period of 60 days from date.
 Instructed the city attorney to draw an ordinance making it unlawful to maintain open wells within the corpo- rate limits of the city of Birmingham
 Authorized the president of the board to execute a contract between the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company rel ative to dedica tion of certain streets in the EnsleyPratt Highland company sur vey and the maintaining of parking space on said streets
 Adopted resolution authorizing the city comptroller to pay to J. H and Mrs Mary Hood the sum of 1925 covering the charge of grade South Forty seventh street.
 Approved for payment the following bills:
 J. Cary Thompson, s6; James Dodge, $; Kenneth c. Charlton, $15; H. S. Meade, $2.
 Authorized the city comptroller to set tie claim of H. B. Myers for the sum of $10.
 Reduced assessment of Mrs. w. E. Nabers, North Birmingham, ordinance 45 Pro. No. 1850 to $1647 and reduction in interest of $Z51.
 Denied petition of D. c. Hudson for refund of fine.
 The following matters were referred
 To Commissioner Barber:
 Trimming of trees on property of Miss street.
 skating carnival in West Twentieth street
 Petition of George Surtees for refund of fine.
 Petition of Phil Whitacher for refund of fine
 To Commissioner Weatherly:
 Communication from R. c. Middleton relative to sale of coal to be used at North Birmingham plant.
 To city attorney:
 Communication relative to prices charged by the Birmingham Ice Factory company of ice peddlers.
 To the city engineer:
 Petition for sidewalk, gutter and curb on rty-eighth street, Wylam, from Chester to Oak street
 All other matters went over.