The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-07
CITY'S CONTRACT
FOR MOTOR FUEL
DRAWS INTEREST
Annual Supply Up For
Award By Commission
At Meeting On Tuesday
$4,000 is TOTAL
VALUE OF TRADE
Two Proposed Bond Is
sues Also To Be Consid-
cred BY City Board

Worth a gross $4,000, the municipal
annual contract for oil and gasoline
will be up for award Tuesday and a
number Of companies are expected to
submit bids
Applications for the business are
looked for from the Standard Oil COM
pany, the wofford Oil company and the
Texas company, besides several other
organizations whose business in Bir-
mirgham has been growing with the de-
relopment of the city.
Arrangements are said to have been
perfected for the city commission to
take the necessary steps to call an cleo
ton on the issue of bonds in the sum
Of $500, 900 for school improvement.
Question has arisen about the legal
ity of the election ON bonds if held
with the democratic primary, May Is,
at which republicans will be excluded
Many expect another date to be chosen
Bond Action Expected
Final action will be taken by the
commission in official vote on. the pro-
posed $3.50, 600 for public library,
also through the issue of bonds.
In preliminary discussion the board
has mustered three favorable votes, so
far, for the library bonds.
Choice of head for the public i'm
proyement bureau of the financial de-
partment is due for consideration Tues
day, s. j. Glenn, now an employee of
the department. being slated for the va
eancy caused by the resignation of w.
II. Glasgow. Two clerkships in the bu-
reau will be filled in the near future,
probably Tuesday.
At the last meeting of the city COM
mission, Commissioner w. b. Cloe was
awarded the $12,j00 profit on recent
sale of municipal property for use in
building fire station in Wylam. Mr..
Cloe stated last week that the entire
sum would not be needed. A report on
the actual financial need for the new
station is expected Tuesday.
lust what the board will do to re-
lieve Thomas Christian, assistant chief
of police, in the matter of a recent
judgment against him while doing city
work, remains to be seen. 1t has been
that, since the city cannot re-
lev him of the damages awarded by
the court, that his salary undergo a
Temporary advance. No decision has vet
been reached. ~
PRAYING 9ssp0ft =
More than unusual interest is. at
tached to the report Commissioner w.
f. Dickson viii make in regard to the
paving of Avenue B from Fourteenth
street to Eighteenth street. Last Tues
day the commission received a petition
in which the abutting property owners
asked that the avenue for the four
blocks designated, be paved with con-
crete foundation and surface. This in
novation would be the first instance of
concrete roadway surface paving from
curb to curb on a much used street in
Birmingham. Most of those directly in
terested have asked that the paving be
concrete throughout. The potion was
referred to Commissioner Dickson, and
he may report on it Tuesday.
Reports that rural roads can be laid
for $4,000 mile cheaper by the use
of concrete. only as against other sur
facings, have intrigued many citizens.
and a very distinct cry has been heard
to give the city jewellers a chance to
save proportionately with the streets,
or at least give concrete trial to see
If it will meet the demands made on city
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