The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-09
WESTERN SECTION OF CITY SUFFERS
 FROM LACK OF
 WATER PRESSURE Commission Cites Water works Go. to Show Why Adequate Reservoir
 Should Not Be Built
LABOR LICENSE TAX
 DISCUSSED BY BURR
 BEFORE COMMISSION
Taylor Denotes Captain Hawkins to Patrolman-Junk Ordinance Is passed-Gas Franchise Re- ferred to Brown for
 Report

q sked to demand or the birAhih6 neliA' waterworks company that it erect ana maintain standpipe or other saus- factory arrangement to supply water measure sufficient to take care or the situation in Wylam. Ensley Highlands and Pratt City, where the hills and elevated sections of these sections of Birmingham are not taken care of in case of fire by thespresent water pres sure.
 The city cited the Birmingham waterworks plant to show reason why 1t should not concur in this request, in view of the annual hydrant rent or s61e5 now being paid that company by the city on TIT hydrants in that vicinity. The commission will hear from the warterworks company as soon as possible.
 permanent flagman will have to be installed at Seventh street at Owen ton, formerly Owenton street. by the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company. according to the adoption of an ordinance to this, ef- feet by the commission yesterday. The commission has also about con- cluded the purchase of one acre or ground from Benjamin Davis, local at torney, adjoining the Gibson school in Woodlawn, The consideration is given at $444o.
 The commission took up the matter Of labor agents license schedule. where the agents are employed by the cor porations, and the matter was pre- sented to the commission by Borden Burr, representing the Tennessee Coal 1 Iron and Railroad company. The com mission agreed with MT. Burr that agents soliciting labor for local cor porations should not be taxed, and | took the matter under advisement, pending further investigation by the city attorney.
 l The city commission yesterday awarded the contract for the paving Of Fourth street, southwest from Tusca- l loosa avenue to Princeton avenue, to 1 H. N. Bowdry. MT. Bowdry's bid was | for s2577.50 and he will proceed with the work at once.
 GAS FRANCHISE The matter of the franchise for the Dixie Gas company was referred to Commissioner of Public Utilities J. Ellis Brown, and he was ordered to in yestigate and report to the commission at once
 l This company proposes to pipe nat ural gas to the city and suburbs, and sell to consumers and manufacturers, and asked for conference with the commissioners, wherein they might get together and make arrangements for | the early consummation of their de- sires. Commissioner Brown will handle the details of the conference, and It
 is very likely that the city fathers and President Aldrich will hold 2 meeting at an early date.
 JUNK CONTRACT | A contract was entered into by the city with the Tiilman-Safer company for l the sale of junk, such as bottles, scrap | iron, rags, paper and such cast-on mate rials and rubbish as 1t to be collected l from the city dump piles, and the com l pany agrees to pay the city for the priv ilege of the same $S3.33 per month in ad- vance.
 TAYLOR WIELDS AK l Commissioner John H. Taylor has again swung the axe and the head Of Capt. k l H. Hawkins was almost severed, he De- | ing denoted to the position of patrolmar from captaincy.
 | The shift of the two remaining cap | tains, D. c. Simmons and George Devine has been increased in hours from eigh' | to F, and the two captains will no" 1 man the local police force instead ol three. Their salaries were increased $li per month.
 l T. C. Williams will succeed R. n. Cart wright as a city detective, following the resignation of MT. Cartwright.
 COAL SITUATION
 The city commission yesterday adopted resolutions that will aid in the handling of the coal shortage in this city, if theil appeals are adhered to by those to whom they have addressed themselves
 The resolution pledges support to thu fuel board in the administration or en forcement of any orders of that board and appeals to the coal operators of th' district to do all in their power. and tc the coal miners to put in full time ant
 also to work on Sundays where possible and aid in this way in increasing the
 output of coal
 The resolution in part is as follows ..Be it resolved by the commission of thu city of Birmingham. That this boarc hereby voice an appeal to the coal oper . ators of this district to exert every ef fort to increase their output to the larg est quantity possible, and also make pa atriotic appeal to the miners of the dis trict that they work regularly and or
 Sundays. if need be, and thereby coop crate in relieving the distress on ac count of the coal shortage.
 "Rc it further resolved. That this com
 mission hereby offers it's assistance t
 the fuel board of Jefferson county Tn en forcing any orders of said board or an.
 other assistance which it can render tha
 will tend to relieve the present condi
 tions."
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