The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-12

of Birmingham a public officer, inde- pendent of control in the payment of money and authorizing the city comp troller to pay out no money belonging to the city unless it be legally author ized by the laws of the state and within the charter power of the municipality.
 A statute authorizing the city to con- struct bridges. cuIverts and waterways, and to assess the cost thereof in the same manner that storm sewers are assessed.
 A statute authorizing the city to as- sess the cost of maintenance of im- proved streets against abutting prop erty.
 A statute simplifying the manner in which transcripts on appeals in public improvement cases are made out, thereby lessening the labor and expense of such litigation.
 A statute authorizing the city to is- sue negotiable notes for borrowed money, and for the purchase money of real and personal property purchased by the city for municipal purposes.
 A statute giving the city the power to compel railroads to build over or under streets where traffic conditions require 1t.
 ISSUANCE OF BONDS
 A statute authorizing the issuance of bonds for any or all municipal or public purposes, without regard to whether or not such purpose for which such bonds are issued be specially stated in the bonding act, provided that such bonds shall only be issued after a vote of the people in the manner provided in sec tion 223 of the state constitution.
 An act to submit constitutional amendment relating to the taxing powers of the city so that special tax may be applied to payment of principal and in- terest of public debt now existing or hereafter created.
 A bill authorizing the city to build, maintain and operate plants for the man. ufacture of ice for the use of the city in its public schools, fire department. city hall, jails, libraries and other pub lie institutions.
 Giving the city the right to condemn right of way for sewers across pri- vate property to connect with private property.
 Giving the city the power to prohibit all forms of mesmerism, fortune-teiling, clairvoyance. palmistry and phrenology. Enabling the city to abate nuisances injurious to public health, morals, com fort and welfare of the community by equity proceedings in it's own name. Authorizing the city to prohibit horse and COW stables in residence sections. l Providing for the submission by the l city to the supreme court questions as to the construction of any statutes or ordinances affecting tho city, the opinion of the court to be binding
 B. R., L. & F. COMPANY ] MT Ullman refers to q number of ques- tions relative to the legal obligations l of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and the Birmingham | WaterworlSs company, which he says he has investigated, and suggests that his successor go further into the matter. Among these are: The legal duty of the
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power l company to install arc and tungsten flights when ordered to do so by the city; it's duty to install Iand maintain free lights at street intersections crossed by it's tracks; it's duty to make ex- I tensions of gas mains and lighting wires and mains. The duty of the waterworks company to extend water service.
 Other suggestions refer to street im- provemcnt bonds the East Lake drain age canal and extension of telephone lines.
 MT. Ullman stated yesterday that he
 had not decided yet what he would
 do after leaving the city attorneys of | flee. that he had a flattering offer to lconnect himself with a New York law firm of international reputation. and also thad had some correspondence with the 1 war department and the judge advocate general at Washington, with reference to entering the service of the govern ment. He said, however, that he pre- ferred to stay in Birmingham, where he has lived since 1884. and where his peo- pie and his property are, everything be-
 ing equal. and he migist forego thu better opportunities offered in New Yorl
 and Washington, when he shall have
 had time to consider the matter thor
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 MT. Ullman Is one of the best known attorneys in Birmingham, he having nracticed law here for over 25 years. He lis brother-in-1aw of Rabbi Morris New field.