The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-03
THE CITY FATHERS
A MEETING THAT was FULL OF
 INTEREST.
A Petition from Barkeepers Asking Enforcement of Sunday Laws. The Lower Basin to Be Re-
 moved--ordinances,


 There was regular meeting of the City Council held last night. q quorum being present. ea*t
 The Street Car matter received much attention and was the principal feature of the meeting
 The Finance Committee recommended that both bids for the bonds for general fund of s7SoOO be rejected as not being in conformity with the conditions of tne advertisement which was concurred in. The petition of Wood Bros, to close ur part of Pollard and Lawrence Streets was granted.
 The report of the Fire Committee re- hose wagon fully equipped with ladders for $s00-half cash and balance in twelve months. style zi, recommending the pur
 In relation to the petition against the woodward of H.. A. Loveless on North Perry Street. the Committee on Sanita- charged with the duty shall immedi S.o. ly prescribe such charges as are neces- sary and shall see that they are made without delay and report to the Council The matter of the application for fran chise and right of way aoyer certain streets for passenger and freight rail Say SS.rsy sy 1ss Ss 0sg S1 s aoa Franchises and Privileges as not deem Id advisable, to grant this franchise until petitioners s ,sno snow where their terminus us
 A petition was, received from Marc Vincentelli and twelve other oarkcepers ing l tS the sale of liquors on on Sunday be strictly enforced and all the bar-rooms be closed on Sunday or all be kept a arHaayf and II Etil1AF a frr the petitioners. It was stated by the lat ter that there had, been shown some where by somebody, partiality in the en- rooms to be closed on Sunday
 The petition was referred to the Police Committee. with instructions to report at '' Tt was was ordered that the lower basin on Commerce Street be removed and placed in Highland Park, and that instead of the basin there be erected two ornament al standpipes one on the southwest cor ner of Bibb and Commerce Streets, op- posite Western Union Telegraph Office. and one on the southeast corner of Bibb and Commerce Streets, opposite Tele- The ordinance for fixing the license for conducting the business of furnishing ab- stracts of title in the city of Montgom- cry was postponed until next regular meeting.
 The ordinance to define the fire limits of the city of Montgomery was adopted.
 
 tion cooperating with the Montgomery Street Fair Association and extending privilege of use of streets to said Asso- ferrod rp to a the % committee. 0s on Streets @ Ito to report at once.
 Alderman Holt said that 1t had been the custom In the past to leave obstruc- ticns in the streets sometime. after the Fair was over, and he said steps ought to be taken to prevent that.
 Mir: c. W. Jones said that the Council
 H-Az t.a WwsAw proper. That the resolution was copy of the same adopted last year. The Com-- mittee reported back the resolution and Alderman Kohn presented an ordinance to regulate the granting of franchises by the. City Council of Montgomery: pro viding that notice of such Replication be per. which was referred to Committee on Franchises. @-
 Alderman May introduced resolution right the Plant System I of Railways, or Midland Railway, Is occupying a portion of Whitman Street, and report same to the next meeting of Council, which was Also an ordinance to abolish the otfice of keeper of Cypress Pond, and ffegulate the keeping of said Cypress Pond prop
 Also an ordinance to further regulate the furnishing of water to the citizcns of Montgomery and Suburbs.
 AlSO du OTuiudHCG IO huleHQ 6uDfiNtblOH 16 of Section 1 of ordinance to fix license for certain trades, etc., which went over to the next regular meeting.
 On motion of Alderman Roman 1t was ordered that a regular meeting of the Council be held on third Monday in Sep tember.
 Alderman Ruth presented an ordinance granting to Ignatius PoiIak, his Associ- ates and assigns the right and privilege of laying pipes for conducting gas under the streets. alleys or other public places in the city of Montgomery and furnishing gas to the inhabitants thereof. The charge for gas Is not to exceed $L62 per thousand cubic feet for lighting purposes and $l0s for heating and other purposes, which was referred to the Committee on Franchises and Privileges.
 MT. Roman an ordinance to regulate the movement of street cars in the city of Montgomery upon an alarm of fire. lad over until next meeting.
 Alderman Finley presented reBolu- tion that the chapters of tine Daughters of tho Confederacy shall not he required to pay for the space occupied ny the Confederate tent on Perry Street east of Alexander & Spann's drug store during the Fall Festival.s which was laid on the table. e@ N-
 Alderman Roman introduced an ordi- nance to fix the license for carrying on certain business trade or profession in the city of Montgomery, which was re- ferred to the Committee on Financo.
 The Council then adjourned .
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