The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-04
THE COUNCIL MEETING
ALDERMEN DISCUSS ANOTHER
 BOND ISSUE.
Dan Packard Wants to Secure Park Pavilion-Hsads of Departmsnts of City Government Invited
 to Meetings.

 Council was held last night.
 A communication from Chief Brow der of the fire department relating 10 fire escapes was transmitted by the Mayor; also a letter from the City At torney. which was received and hied.
 A communication was also received from the Chief of Police notifying the Council of the resignation of Captain John W. Martin as Captain of the Po- lice Department and the appointmens of W. H. Taylor to succeed him; also of the appointment of Hugh M. Cow ling to succeed MT. Taylor as day ser geant. which were filed.
 A communication was also received from Dr. B. J. Baldwin, President of the Board of Education. notifying the Council of the reelection of Prof. c. l.. Floyd as Superintendent of the city schools at salary of $2.ooo. which was confirmed.
 A petition of ths Bell Telephone Com panys to lay underground wires on Washington Street was read ana adopted.
 On motion of Alderman Hartley, the ordinance granting franchises to the new telephone company was laid over. A new ordinance is to be prepared and presented.
 A petition was read from Dan Pack ard for renting the pavilion at Oak Park during the season for conducting some light entertainment of a vaude- vile character and keeping on sale re- treatments for which he proposes to pay s100. He promises to keep the pa- vilion in order and asks to be allowed to build a small platform to be used as . stage. The petition was referred to the Park Committee.
 The Sanitary Committee asked further time on the petition Of Mrs. Bush and Follensbee to connect with dry we'll on their premises. The Com mittee say it was willing to grant the petition but from regard for the rights of adjacent property holders wishes to make further investigation and further time was granted.
 X resolution proposing to sell $loo.ooe worth of city bonds was taken up ana Alderman Finley asked to hear from some member of the Finance Commit tee as to the condition of the city finances, adding that the city was in bad condition if it had to sell bonds to pay running expenses. Alderman Roman said that the city would owe S75,0 900 on October 1st, ins terest and deficit and he was of the opinion that s75.oo0 of bonds might very well be sold to meet this deficit. In the meantime he said the Mayor might be authorized to negotiate with some bank for s25.0oo for current ex- penses.
 Alderman Davis said he had offered | inc resolution and as he would so out in October. he did not think 1t would he right to leave legacy of debt to the new Council. He wished the Council could go out with a clean balance sheet Alderman Kohn favored the issuance | of the bonds as the city would need | that amount to pay the dehcit on octo-
 The Mayor said that city should issue SIS, 900 worth of bonds to meet the deficit. Under the charter only $50. 900 could be borrowed. and more would be needed, and he was afraid to depend on banks for the large accom- modation.
 on motion of Alderman Rushton the
 resolution was referred to the Finance | Committee.
 An ordinance to define the fire limits of the city was adopted. l Alderman Westcott presented an or dinance providing for the issuance of siO0.00O in bonds at per cent. interest l which was laid over until next meet ing. These bonds are for the purpose
 of raising money for general purposes
 to pay the running expenses Of the
 city.
 An ordinance reported from the Com mittees on Franchises and Privileges
 and Streets granting permission to and
 authorizing j. J. Dixon and others to construct and operate and maintain telephone lines upon. along and under the highways of the city, was presented
 and laid over.
 Alderman May offered a resolution
 that the head of each department of the city government and the Mayor
 be required to attend each and every
 meeting of the Council, which was adopted.