The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-12-18

spector. He said the work had hereto fore been performed by an officer detailed from the police or fire departments and he desired that the License Inspector should be independent of these depart ments.
 The veto of the circus license ordinance was unanimously sustained and the rec ommendatlon concerning the License h. spectoT was referred to joint commit tee consisting of the Police and Fire Committees.
 The Judiciary Committee, through Chairman Rushton, reported adversely on the petition of $. H: Yarbrough for pay, ment of SIPS for horse which fell and was killed in a sewer on Sayre Street. The committee said the sewer had been opened by plumber and in the opinion l of the committee the city was not liable. The report was adopted.
 This committee also reported on pe- tition protesting against the location of the city pound on g. vacant lot on Jef- Perry Streets. It was recommended that the matter be referred to the Mayor with | the request that another lot be secured | for pound if possible.
 | The Judiciary Committee, which has had unden consideration a complaint of citizens against the location of a ginnery on Jefferson Street. between Lawrenc@ and McDonough Streets, recommended Mittee consisting of Aldermen Hartley land Roeder who represented the ward in which the ginnerv was to be located.
 The Finance Committee. through tion of the Mcintyre resolution providing that the City Treasurer report once in each month to the Council the amount of money the city has on hand and in what banks it is deposited. Adopted.
 The committee also recommended the | adoption of an ordinance appropriating $49S.79 as a settlement between the city and Mrs Ellsworth. Mrs. Waugh and rfafv, eIaaf,- w-kwy on McDonough Street. This ordinance was adopted later in the session of the Council.
 On motion of Alderman Anderson the ordinance heretofore adopted by the Council increasing the salary of the
 Chief Engineer of the city waterwork' was reconsidered.
 Then Alderman Anderson introduced an ordinance fixing the annual salaries of waterworks employees as follows: Book keeper and cashier. $l,200; chief engineer at pumping station, N, 200; first assistant engineer, S90O second assistant engineer $500; plumber in charge of street work $l ,020; meter reader and stenographer $500; assistant bookkeeper, $9O0; inspector and meter repairer S900.
 This ordinance, Alderman Anderson explained, proivded for three engineers
 instead of two and abolishes a helper al
 $45 month. On his motion the ordi-
 nance was adopted Alderman Mcintyre
 casting the only negative vote.
 The Finance Committee reported an or-
 dinance providing a license of $50 for
 persons negotiating real estate sales anc
 $l00 for abstract companies. The ordi
 nance was referred to the committed
 which reported it.
 Alderman Hudson at this juncture cali ! d attention to the fact that nine car.
 of gravel ordered by the city from E. s
 Carter for use by the good roads demon
 strators on Sayre Street had not beel used. He introduced d resolution aU
 thorizing the Mayor to accept the grave and pay for 1t at the price agreed upon The resolution was adopted. Alderman kohn introduced resolution
 instructng the Street Committee to in vestigate the condition If Lownde. $ Street and report at the next meeting O } the Council what repairs are needed was adopted.
 ] A resolution by Alderman Hudson look . ing to the completion of the paving be 1 gun on Sayre Street by the good road, train. was referred to the Committee or } Streets It authorizes the City Clerk tt
 advertise for bids for the work for ter ! days.
 Bids were opened by the Council fo l publishing it's proceedings the ensuing T year, for horseshoeing and for furnishin |, hay. The bids were referred to the Fl z rance Committee. .-
 The Council at 1l:05 D. m. adjourned.