The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-28
ROUTINE BUSINESS
 0F THE COMMISSION

The commission granted vacation of certain streets, ordered streets paved and attended to the various matters tht arise regularly at the meeting yesterday
 A summary of the action taken follows:
 Reunited balance of fine of D. M. Gris- wold, convicted in the recorders court on charge of carrying concealed weapons.
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Barber in releasing certain prisoners from the city jail on probation.
 Ordered fire hydrant installed at Sarah avenue and College street, Graymont
 Adopted resolution assenting to the va cation of a portion of Thirty-eighth street. Avondale.
 Adopted ordinance No, 472-C, an ordi- nance amending license schedule
 Confirmed action of Commissioner Weatherly in setting water bill against the American Cast Iron Pipe company for months of December' January, Feb ruary and March for the sum of s9o2. ii per month.
 Disallowed petition of Ivy F. Lewis for compensation growing out of redemption Of properties sold for taxes. Adopted resolution extending the time for completion of work under improve l ment ordinance No. s26-C to May 15, 1917. Disallowed petition of N. w. Scott for reouction in assessment under improve. ment ordinance No. S26-C Awarded to Spiro Roofing and Heating company contract for making certain re- ralrs to the city hall roof at actual cost of said work plus 10 per cent profit Ths price of all materials and labor used in by the city engineer.
 Approved vouchers. pay rolls and con. tractors estimates.
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No.
 5o-C, an ordinance to provide for the construction of certain sanitary sewers
 Appropriated not exceeding $26O for the purpose of repairing culvert on Clair mont avenue just east of Highland ave- nue.
 Adopted resolution splitting assessment under improvement ordinance Nos 32 and 35 North Birmingham, Pro. Nos 1894 and 1920.
 Adopted resolution assentng to the vacation of certain streets in the vicinity of Finley yapds, North Birmingham. Adopted resolution authorizing the president to purchase for account sink ing fund certain bonds. lnstrutced the city engineer to draw an ordinance providing for the construc- ton of a concrete gutter on the west side of Sixteenth street, south, from Eff teenth avenue southward about 335 feet. instructed the city engineer to draw an ordinance providing for the pavement of Twentyfourth street from Avenue B to Avenue F.
 Granted petition of citizens of Pratt City to use the Pratt City auditorium on certain nights as a recreation hall Resolved that the contract awarded to Dunn Construction company, under ordi- nance No. 946-C, for paving Nineteenth alley, south, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues. south, be and the same l is hereby cancelled. And that the city engineer be and he is hereby instructed to readvertise for bids for this work. Adopted resolution disallowing petition of Fountain Heights Methodist church for damages to property on account of filling up or drainage caused by the im- provement of street abutting on said property.
 Adopted resolution instructing the city engineer to draw an ordinance providing for sidewalks on the south side of Cot tonwood avenue, between Eighteenth street and Eleventh avenue. south. Adopted resolution assenting to the va cation of a portion of street in block 5,
 Avondale Land company survey.