The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-07

Entertainment Committee, here sub- mitted a program which contemplated a two days session of the convention with a trolly excursion Through the city, a baseball game and banquet. This concluded the morning session, the members of the convention, with a few exceptions, deciding to remain over through tomorrow; The afternoon session began at 2:30 o'clock and the first business was the report of the Committee on Permanent Organization. The list of officers given above were reported and elected.
 The Committee on Permanent Organ ization also reported constitution for the League of Alabama Municipalities, which was adopted. The constitution says that the objects of the organiza- ton shall be the general improvement and facilitation of every branch of mu- nicipal administration by the perpetu- ation of the organization as an agency for the cooperation of Alabama cities in the practical study of municipal ad- ministration questions, the holding of annual conventions for the discussion of contemporaneous municipal affairs, and the establishment and maintenance of a central bureau of information for the collection, compilation and dis seminatfon of statistics, reports and all kinds of information relative to muni- ofpal overnment.
 Dues are fixed as follows: Cities un- der 10000 inhabitants. s10; between 10.- 900 and 25.00O, s20: 25,000 and 50,o00, $30. Annual dues of members, $5.
 Annual meetings are to be fixed by the Executive Committee. Delegates to such meetings shall be the Mayor and as many members of the General Council as desire to attend.
 The following new members were then enrolled: Mayor s. J. Nolan of Alex ander City, Mayor D. M White of Goodwater. Mayor A. M. Moore of Huntsville and Aldermen J. J. Altman and R. P. McNally of Birmingham.
 President Weakley announced that the Executive Committee would be ap- pointed later.
 A general discussion of municipal problems then followed, Mayor Vandi- yer of Talladega leading off with the license question. Mayors Howze of Demopolis, Blackwood of Gadsden, Drennen of Birmingham, and others, took part. In this connection, Mayor Cochrane of Tuscaloosa said he thought it was an opportune time now, while the organic law is being changed to correct certain iniquities which operate against the municipalities in Alabama.
 
 be asked to adopt an ordinance against allowing the people in the country to vote on institutions for the city He cited the dispensarv fight in his own county. He also re erred to the opera tions of the road law. Three-fourths of the road tax is raised in the city, and not one cent of the fund spent in the city limits. He thought it would be well to appoint a committee to go to Montgomery and present questions on this line to the convention. He believed that every city of 5000 popula- tion or over should have its own right to take a vote on the questions of pol icy that is to be pursued by 1t. He thought no town should be allowed to go into the mercantile business until voted upon by the citizens thereof. He doubted the moral benefit of the dis pensary and thought such questions should be settled by the town people alone, and not carried over their heads by the country voters.
 Mayor Huey of Bessemer, then of- fered the following resolution which prevailed: Be 1t resolved. That the officers and Executive Committee of this League be instructed to appear before the Committee of the Constitu- tional Convention on Municipal Af- fairs to urge the adoption of such nec- essary provisions in the Constitution as will be to the interest of the mu- nicipalities of Alabama"
 President Weakley said that some troubles will be obviated if certain or dinances which have been introduced are adopted by the Constitutional Con vention. He said that 75 per cent. of the people of Florence are opposed to the dispensary which goes into effect at that place July 1.
 Mayor Cochrane presented the fol- lowing resolution: Resolved, That no laws shall be passed authorizing or requiring any city or town of this State to engage in any mercantile bus mess or business of that nature with out submitting the same to vote of the qualified voters of such muluci- pality."
 It was referred to the Committee to go before the Constitutional Conven- ton.
 MT. Cochrane also presented a res- olution recommending that the valua- tion of property for assessment in mu- nicipalities be the same as the rate for State and county purposes to take ef- feet simultaneously instead of after one year, as is now the case. This resolution went to the same commit tee as the one preceding it.
 After further exchange of views the discussion closed.
 Mayor Howze of Demopolis and Mayor Joseph of Montgomery, each in- vited the next Convention to his chy. but the matter was left in the hands Of the Executive Committee to fix the time and place. 1t will be held be- tween now and next fall.
 Mayor Drennen introduced Mayor S. L. Davis of Hobson City, the negro town near Anniston. He said he lad come to the convention to look on and he had been very much interested in town in an interesting way.
 The Convention finished its work and will not remain over tomorrow as had been contemplated. Tonight a banquet was rendered the visitors at the Met ropolitan Hotel by the local municipal l officers and a delightful occasion it | proved to be. The convention was a | complete success.
 Bank Goes in Bankruptcy.
 William Walker. who has been con- ducting private bank at Blocton, has | filed petition in bankruptcy in the 1 Federal Court in this city, and also | petition for a receiver to take charge | of the bank. J. H. Wallace has been | named as receiver and has gone to i Blocton to take charge of the bank. l The petitioner sets forth liabilities az | gregating $23, 600, and states that the | assets of the bank aggregate on their | face $23,1O1, the real value, however, being only about $10,000. He states | that the books paDers ctr of the |