The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-09
CITY COMMISSION
 HAS BUSY SESSION

Birmingham's new traffic code will
 become effective upon publication by
 pr. A. Barrett. president of the city commission, under an amendment adopted at yesterday mornings meet ing of the commission. The effective
 date will probably be around Febru- ary 20, as the code is now in the hands
 of the printer, ready for delivery with in the next 10 days. As originally
 passed, the ordinance called for three
 publications, but this was waived by
 the passage of yesterdays amendment The left-hand turn. provided for in the original ordinance. has been rem dsred unnecessary by the passage of an ordinance to that effect. Inclusion of
 this ordinance in the traffic code as 1t
 will come from the printer, is holding up delivery of the code in printed form.
 The commission referred application for permit to build a spur track across Lucian street to the property of the Southern Steel works. who are
 building fabricating plant in West | End, to Commissioners Burruss and Brown. The plant site is near Rick wood park, and the desired spur will l extend from the Atlanta, Birmine ham i and Atlantic railroad.
 1 A petition asking for the improve 1 ment of Thirteenth place, formerly Phe-
 Ian street, from Thirteenth to Four teenth avenue, south, was presented
 and taken under advisement Paving 1 of the street with asphaltic concrete 1 material was asked.
 Appropriation of $500 to purchase a piece of property 50 by POS feet on
 Enon Ridge was authorized by the com
 mission. This will provide for the
 opening of Third street formerly Ray. from Fourteenth avenue, south. to Fourteenth court. south
 l The application of Sts Josephs church at Ensley for the vacation of an alley
 which passed through property used as
 q playground was passed over to the next regular meeting of the commis, | sion.
 l A resolution cancelling the license of l Rebecca Hammond to operate q room | ing house at 2308h Second avenue,
 north. was adopted by the commission. ] Similar action was taken in regard to l the license of Harvey Myers and Jack Byrd at 220sh Second avenue, north.
 Both resolutions were introduced by Commissioner Taylor, and asked that the licenses be revoked for cause. New street lights were ordered in-
 stalled at the following places: Sixty seventh street and Hillman avenue, East Lake; Third and Vine, Pratt City; Avenue H and twentieth street, Ems 1 ley; Second avenue and Lewis street. Third avenue and Lewis street. Wood lawn; Third avenue and Sixth street: Beverly Station, on the South Bessemer car line Third and St. George street.
 Tittlesville; Avenue B and First street. Tittlesville.
 A resolution was adopted by the city commission at it's meeting yesterday afternoon providing for advertising for bids on 41.o0o.oo0 of school bonds, to be kdate4 April l. 1921 and to expife 30 years hence. This action following the reading at yesterday mornings session by Commissioner John R. Hornady of a resolution adopted by the board of education asking that steps to sell the bonds be taken so that the money would be available by May to take care of the building programme planned.
 | Commissioner Hornady announced that it was desired that the money he made available at once. in sams of $l00,000 per month. 50 that the work could go forward. Present plans sched- ule the completion of the new build ings in time for occupancy when school opens next fall.
 The grammar school at Avondals will
 recttve attention first according to