The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-07
CITY COMMISSION
 SESSIONS DEVOTED
 ID PAVING MATTER
Several Large Contracts Are Awarded - Church 0biec- ton Postpones Work on
 Thirteenth Avenue

Two long sessions were held yes terday by the city commission, paw ing protests occupying the majority of two hours in the morrjag and two and one-half hours in the after noon. Property owners scored in one instance where it seemed they had lost.
 At the morning session, the board voted unanimously for the con firmation O. an improvement or dinance for the paving of Thirteenth avenue, north, from Twelfth to to Sixteenth streets, over the pro- tests of ]. P. McLaney, chairman of the building committee of the Calvary Baptist church. MT. Mc- Loney declared the church needs all it's funds for building a new church and asked deferred action.
 At the afternoon session, which is the legal meeting of the board, following rather warm argument be- tween property owners. Commis- sioner II. F. Burruss and Dr. N. A Barrett, president of the commIss the board voted four to one 10 abandon the paving project for the present. The motion was made by Commissioner J. Ellis Brown, NJ. Burruss making hard fight in op- position to this action and voting against non confirmation.
 Paving Awards
 Paving ordinances amounting to more than $3O,o00 were started tc completion when bids were accepted R1 Dietz Construction company was awarded contract for construction of work on Thirteenth avenue. north, from Fourth street to Twelfth street. The amount was $11 ,906.62.
 Birmingham Paving company was awarded a contract for paving Ave nue s, Ensley, from Ensley avenue to Pike road. The cost was placed at sS,399.75. J. l.. Mullarkey was awarded two contracts. both in Ayondale. The project includes paw ing of Forty fifth street from Fifth avenue, south, to the south line of the Avondale survey, at a cost of s5,09S. The second project bid on was the paving of Forty sixth street from Fifth avenue, south. to the south line of the Avonwood survey. The amount is $5,647.35. The in- tersection of Sixth avenue, south, at Forty sixth street will also be paveds
 Unbenrablc Dust
 Oiling or sprinkling of Pike ave nue in Shadyside was asked by a large delegation from that community. ;. appearing before the commission Dust is unbearable at present. spokesmen declared. The matter was referred to the commission as a com mittee of the whole on motion of Mir. Burruss to investigate conditions and take remedial action.
 B. T. Brock asked that Melchor street, West End. be opened up from Powell avenue to Steiner avenue, ac- cross the Alabama Great Southern tracks. He filed petition signed y 15O citizens. The matter was refer red to the city attorney and the en- gineer to investigate and make a report.
 Plans for grading Hawthorn ave nue, Fairview, from Ann to Gray street and for laying sidewalks will be reported on to the commission by the engineer, according to in- structions given yesterday following the appearance of delegation from that community
 Three street lights were ordered in- stalled, on motion of Commissioner Brown.
 
 Sydney J. Bowie headed delega- tion which appeared to ask that Fifth avenue, south between Twen- tieth and Twenty first streets, be paved all the way across the street Instead of having chert between the tracks of the Birmingham Belt rail road. Commissioner Burruss said IL city wants to do the best under the circumstances. The measure was held up pending investigation Of the easibility of the paving of the entire street from Seventeenth street to Twenty fifth street.
 A resolution was passed directing the election commission to canvas returns of the market house bon1 election at the county courthouse on october II, the day after the election
 The president of the board was authorized to withdraw $200,o00 frofa the sinking fund with which to re- tire s20o,000 worth of public improve meet bonds dated September 10, lSJl which mature September l5, 1921. These bonds bear interest at b per