The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
ROUTINE BUSINESS
 !. OF THE COMMISSION

The events that occurred during the
 session of the commission yesterday have been summarized by Secretary Clarence
 B. Lloyd as follows: Adopted resolution authorizing the city comptroller to return to the Bir:nlngham
 Railway, Light and Power company cer-
 tifed check of 5000 deposited by the said company with application for a fran
 chise for street railway on Avenue F.
 Adopted resolution reducing assessment
 of John R. Copeland under improvement
 ordinance No. S13-C to $1165 63
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Bar
 Der in releasing certain prisoners from
 the city jail on probation.
 Approved vouchers pay rolls and con-
 tractors estimates.
 Adopted ordinance No. 464-C, an ordi-
 nance to designate certain city employees
 and to provide for their bonding.
 Authorized the city comptroller to ac-
 cept partial payments on certain delin-
 quent assessments.
 Approved for payment the following
 bills: Stallings and Brazelton. $9; William
 M. Lindsay, $3.75; clerk of the circuit court, $9.S0.
 Accepted bid of Crane company of used in the construction of conduits on
 Avenue F.
 Accepted bid of Underwood Walker company of 90 cents per ton for three cars of sand Accepted bid of the Guarantee Sand and Gravel company of go cents per ton for two cars of sand. Accepted bid of the Carolina Portland Cement company of S1.77 per barrel for one car of cement.
 Accepted bid of the Kirkpa trick Sand
 and Cement company of $1.7 per barrel
 for one car of cement.
 Accepted bid of the Jefferson Brick Supply company of S1.77 per barrel for one car of cement. Adopted resolution instructing the city engineer to draw an ordinance for paving Sixteenth street, south. from Fifteenth avenue, southward as far as practicable approximatng 335 feet. Appropriated not exceeding $120 for making certain repairs to the East Lake city hall.
 Adopted resolution ordering encroach-
 ments on South Twenty-sixth street re- moved.
 Ordered the following fire hydrants in- stalled: Arlington avenue and Fifteenth avenue, south; Smith street and Jasper road.
 Appropriated not exceeding $50 for ex- tension of water main from North Bir- mingham main on Twenty-fourth ave- nue from Eighteenth street to Sixteenth street.
 License amendment. The following matters were referred: To President Ward with power to act: The matter of settlement of assessment of R. L. Bozeman against his property on South Fifty-seventh street The matter of settlement of Judgment in the case of James Rowe vs. city of Birmingham. To the city attorney: The matter of darwing contract covering settlement of assessment against the property of Mrs. Annie E. Holmes The claim of the Southern Express company for charges on one shipment of whisky seized by the police department. The matter of opening up Copeland avenue between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets, north for investigation and report.
 The claim of Mrs. w. R. Bailey for per- sonal injuries | To the chief of the fire department: Communication from Dr. D. F. Talley with reference to the condition of build ing at 1872 Seventh avenue, north 1 To Commissioner Truss: The matter of l improvement of Eighteenth avenue, south, in the vicinity of Twelfth street. | To Commissioner Barber Complaint of citizens of Inglenook with reference to 1 the city dump at Fifth avenue and Thir- | ty-sixth street, north | To Commissioner Weatherly: The mat ter of awarding contract for light globes l to be used by the city in public buildings 1 and street lamps. l To Commissioner Hornady: Complaint with reference to drainage at the foot of seventy-fourth street. south.