The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-08
THE CITY COUNCIL
THE MAYOR vEToEs A STREET
 CAR oRDINANCE.
He Thinks It Useless Expense and Will Not Do What It Intends. A Gas Franchise to Pollak and Associates for 50 Years.

last night. a quorum being present. On motion of Alderman May the cour- tesies of the Council wero extended to Alderman-elect Haygood and Roder. A communication was received from the Mayor vetoing the ordinance in regard to regulating the movement of street cars upon an alarm of fire. The objections of the Mayor are to the expense being borne by the city for the gong, being of the opinion that the franchise contracts held by the Street Railway do not prevent the city government from requiring said com pany to do whatever can be done in Il reasonable way to pr5tect life. The main objection is that the operation of the or the danger of collision with street cars, ! taking out of hands of the railway the
 movement of its cars, and if an accident should occur by reason of the motorman being unable to control the motion of his car, it would appear to be more the fault of the city than of the Street Railway. He suggests that semaphone arrange ment at the intersection of Scott lnd Hull Streets be put in which would avert the greatest danger from collision with l sustained.
 Also a communication was received from the Mayor asking tllat a credit in | the water department for $20o0 for water
 used by the Sanitary Department for three years amounting to Si.d0o. be charg- | be repealed.
 Also communication asking that ap- propriation be mace to pay Talbot & Co. l on street paving contracts out of avail able funds, which was adopted and the I appropriation made
 The Committee on Police reported the petition ef Merk Vince ntelli asking that | the Sunday laws with the reference to the sale of liqpors be enforced, that it is shown by the records of tho police court that when they get the necessary hesitate to enforce the law; this is evil denced lv the trial and conviction of sa- loon keepers caug!,t violating the Sun
 bsy. fn uS report that that win substantiate any of the allega- tions made in the retition. They find that the executive officers of the city are ready and willing at all times to en- | force the laws without psrtiality. and do | so on every occasion when they can | pi ocure evidt nee that the laws are vio- lated The report was received and con The Mayer recommended that the &C., 1 tion of 'he Council granting tho right of Wood Bros. to enclose part of Lawrence | Street just west of Pollard Street be re- scinded, which was done. and the peti- | tion withdrawn
 Petitions were received and referred | to appropriate committees as follows: From j. W. Terry, to impose on Marine insurance comr anies the s4OO license im- posed on fire insurance companies: | finance.
 From J. II. Morris, for license on lunch
 From j. II. Mccall, for extension of lot In cemetery: cemetery.
 shop i' at I7 Washington W $ Street; e streets. r %
 From Ben Greene, for some appropri- ation for his support. having lost a log in service of the city; sanitary. | A . fn property sold for taxes; finance. From Benson Drug Company, to re- l place sigh; streets.
 l Alderman Westeott introduced an ordi- rance to authorize the construction of a storm water sewer on Decatur Street from Monroe Street to Jefferson Street and on the west side of Bainb.idse Street | from Monroe Street to Madison Avenue, | which was adopted.
 The ordinance to regulate the opening | of paved streets and relaying the pave | ment thereon was adopted -.
 The ordinance to appropriate N,SzS A for settlement with D. w. Ford for paw ing was adopted. 't '
 Tihe ortiinanc. gIsntirg gas franchise to l. Pollak and associates was reported | from the Committee on Franchises and Privileges witl. a substitute. The substi- ute fixed the maximum price at I40 for chiee Is given for fifty years.
 Alderman Finley moved to strike out of
 Section g. five years and insert three years, as time Tor completing plant ana | laying mains. which was adopted. The
 ordinance was then adopted. Ayes. IL; nags, 0.
 Alderman Finley said he was opposed
 to many of the provisions of the ordi- nance, but he believed in competition and would vote for the ordinance as similar
 privileges had been granted to other cor porations.
 Alderman Roman introduced an ordi- nance to mako appropriations for carry ing on the city government for the year | beginning October l. 1901. aggregating s233, 25O which was laid over.
 Alderman Roman introduced resolu- ton to make final settl dement, with Talbot
 & Co. and to appropriate s2,745.53 out of any funds in the treasury not otherwise ] appropriated, which V ao passed. 1 Also an ordinance to require a license | of persons, firms and corporations who engage in the business of selling goods in the city, though the places of business of such persons, firms and corporations may be outside the city, but fin. the State of Alabama which was adopted,
 Also an ordinance to fix license on circus parades and performances and per formances In the nature thereof at S2oO
 for each parade, was adopted.
 Alderman Ruth offered. resolution 1 that the City Engineer and City Electri- elan be required to furnish to the Coun-
 ell at an adjourned meeting an estimate of the cost of erecting an electric plant | of sufficient capacity to light the streets l was adopted.
 Alderman May introduced an ordinance to provide for the payment of water used | by the city which was adopted This ordinance Is in accordance with the mes sage of Mayor recommending the credit of said charge as an asset by Water De- partmcnt.
 The Council then adjourned until next | Tuesday night. when the business before l them will be disposed of and the new Council then be organized