The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-16
Police Authorities to Wage Vigorous War on Blind Tiger Keepers and
 Migrants
CORPORATIONS TO FILE WITH COMPTROLLER LIST OF LABOR AGENTS
Appropriation for Wagons and Teams to Haul Coal Is Held Up-Parking
 Ordinance Passed

After various conferences, open, closed and ventilated, Birmingham city commits sioners have reached conclusion on the Tidewater franchise matter, and accord ingly announced. after official action by the commission in sessions yesterday that they would hear the case on Feb ruary 2.
 At this meeting representatives of the Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer rail way, the Tidewater line, and the Bir- min gham Railway, Light and Power com pany will be heard, and it is antci- pated that a final adjustment of the franchise matter will be made, and issue set at rest once and for all, if possible.
 The real question at issue Is whether the franchise of the companies involved should be revoked or not, and since the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has taken over both Of the former companies, it resolves itself into fight by that company to retaln us franchise according to those citizens who assume to have this done, and who have raised the issue.
 POSTAL TELEGRAPH
 The Postal Telegraph company is taxed S250, according to a compromise with the city, their schedule calling for $500 They had formerly been licensed on commission basis, which had netted the city only $S9.75 or ? per cent on all in trastate business.
 Commissioner Taylor will name an in spector of junk from the detective de- partment he stated to the commission yesterday.
 The new parking ordinance proposed by Commissioner Taylor was passed. MT. Taylor also stated to the commission that he was going to make concerted effort to drive vagrants out of the city. and that every bit of force in his de- partment would be concentrated upon this evil, as well as disorderly houses, owners and inmates. Evidence is also being gathered against blind tiger keep CTS, and the department of public safety anticipates drive on the above stated vices that will wipe them out of the city.
 Harry H. Horner. superintendent of the waterworks plant, asked two weeks more with which to investigate water conditions at Vivian, Ensley and Pratt City and the time was granted
 LABOR AGENTS
 The city commission will ask every corporation in the city that is employ ing labor agents to file with the city comptroller the names of the agents
 
 the city might avoid frauds and fakers who would purport themselves to be rep resentatives of the corporations, when they would, in reality, be representing themselves in the interest of some for eign concern.
 The commission was also asked to make a ruling upon local fire limits, or routes, and the matter was taken under con sideration. The fact was brought out that the fire department was making runs to places outside of the city limits
 The Keyser Manufacturing company vas allowed the right to have laid g spur track to their plant, crossing First avenue at Thirty-seventh street.
 At the afternoon session the matter of appropriating s100 for the expense of taking care of the teams and wagons of the city to have coal hauled to char ity cases or people able to pay for it.. but unable to get the teams. was intro duced by Commissioner Brown, but in view of the objection of some of the commissioners, the request was held up fo. investigation. The fear of the city getting into municipal coal yard propo- sition baked Commissioners Hornady and Burruss.