The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-14
ROUTINE BUSINESS ]. OF THE COMMISSION

Numerous minor affairs came before the commission for action yesterday. morning. Following is the summary of the action taken and confirmed:
 Approved vouchers and pay rolls.
 Adopted ordinance No 45S-C, an or dinance to provide for the issuance of bonds of the city of Birmingham in the amount of $5o,5oO for the purpose of paying outstanding contractors esti- mates for public improvements. Adopted ordinance No 45s-C, an or dinance to amend ordinance No. 444-C fixing a license schedule for the year |1917.
 Adopted ordinance No. 46O-C, grant ing a permit to the Western Union Telegraph company to extend its un- derground conduit system. Adopted ordinance No. e, an orr control, expenditure and accounting of iall funds appropriated or contributed to the department of relief and cor lrections of the city of Birmingham. | Adopted resolution authorizing the president to acquire by purchase or condemnation the right of way for sanitary sewer in block 2, R. N. Green
 survey.
 i Adopted resolution cancelling bonds 1 of the Alabama Supply company and
 the Barbour Plumbing, Heating and
 Electric company as plumbers. l Adopted resolution instructing the
 city comptroller to sell lot 30, Will
 banks survey, for public improve
 ments.
 1 Confirmed action of Commissioner
 Barber in releasing certain prisoners
 from the city jail on probation.
 Accepted bid of Premier Printing
 company of $159 for printing certain ordinances and resolutions for carry
 ing out the provisions of ordinance NO. l370-C.
 | Reelected Mrs. R. Dupont Thompson
 and W. H. Manly as members of the
 Birmingham library board. | Authorized the president to execute
 on behalf of the city contract between lthe city of Birmingham and the At llanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail-
 road, covering rights of way at Tus-
 caloosa avenue and Sixth street. | Confirmed improvement ordinances INo. 940-C, an ordinance to provide for lcertain Improvements on Eigth ave- hue, south formerly Avenue H) from
 Twelfth street to Fifteenth street, lsouth.
 Adopted ordinance No. 462-C. an or Idinance to regulate the. taking up of lcattle running at large.
 | Approved for payment the following bills: Stallings & Brazleton, $S.75; James Dodge, $22; James A. Wood, s2; ! M. A. Hines, S2.
 l Authorized the president to execute on behalf of the city of Birmingham la lease covering certain property in lGreen Springs park between the city
 of Birmingham and T. M. Bradley and Julia Brown.
 i Reduced assessment of T. $. Smith under Elyton ordinance No. 6, pro. No. l375, with interest at per cent from
 November 2, 1912.
 1 Instructed the city comptroller to
 sell at public sale lots 21 and 22, block
 2O-E., Ensley, for assessments under
 Ensley ordinance pro. Nos. 597-59S. 1 Reduced assessment of J. R. Carter under Elyton ordinance 6, pro. Nos. 193 ] to 199, inclusive, to $729.17, with inter-
 est at per cent from the day said as- l sessrnent was made final. l Suspended sentence against A. B.
 Lewis, convicted in the recorders court
 on a charge of carrying concealed
 weapons, docket No. 3213-N. 1 Instructed the city attorney to file
 the necessary proceedings for the open- ling up of sBagley street, Titersville.