The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-17

progress and prosperity of our beloved city. In this high endeavor. l beg of you, your hearty sympathy and unwav- ering support. with it l am confident that the city will get the benefits which the framers of the law intended 1t should have. the people the happy re- suits which they expected of it. and then only this Council will grow In honor and the love of our people.
 There Is no inconsistency in or con- flict in the duties of my ofiice and those pertaining to the office of Mayor. Let us always bear in mind that the distinguished gentleman whom our good people have chosen to De the chief executive of this city. is our stendard bearer. and to him We owe cheerful allegiance. He is our leader in law. and SO leng as he engages in honorable struggle for the upbuilding of Selma, he ought and shall be our leader. in fact. let us assure him in some convincing manner. that as the leader of our common cause, he has in the Council a friend who will give him the encouragement of It's sympathy and the assistance its best support. Who doubts, that know him, his ca- pacity to conceive, his zeal to pursue, his courage to prosecute, his integrity to faithfully guard the sacred inter ests which a proud constituency have confided to his care. Let us. when we are gathered for the purpose of trans acting the public business, put aside every selfish thought, forget all the past differences and bickertngs, ob- serve an orderly and decorous conduct in strict conformity with the etiQuette and usases of parliamentary law. in keeping with the dignity, the culture, intelligence and high character of the proud, cultured and intelligent people whom we have the honor to represent. Let us give to the good and common cause of the general welfare and pros- perity of all the people our unfettered love and our hearts. without the reser- vation of throb. May we have no thought, no desire, may we do no act incompatible with the interest, welfare, and veal of our beloved city.
 Gentlemen. I hope you will not ad- judge me oficious or presmuptuous, if 1 submit to you some suggestions rela- tive to matters pertaining to the pub- lie interest. which in my humble Judg- ment. demand the immediate consider attOn of this body. His Honor will soon submit to you a proposition for the construction of 6 City Hall, which carries with 1t the long delayed re- moval of this long offending eye sore and nuisance from the centre ot this otherwise beautiful street conceive 1t to be the duty and believe it is the sense of this council to lend its aid to the Mayor, that this laudable and practically unanimously desired enter prise may be speedily consummated.
 "The construction and operation of the electric street railway involves the stringing and use Of highly charged wires overhead along our streets. The said wires. if improperly put up or carelessly employed, gre Q serious dan ger to the life and property of our cit- izens. l recommend that the commit tee on streets and lights investigate the matter and take steps to throw such safeguards around their use as will protect to the greatest degree our people and their property from such
 danger. In making up the commit tees to the best of ruy ability, I made appointments in subserving to the pub lie good. assigning each to those com- mittees- for which I deemed them best qualified.
 T suggest that all reports from the committees should be made in writing and prepared before the opening of the meeting at which they are submitted. That the chairman of the various com mittees look closely after the affairs of their departments, and not wait for urgent matters to be referred to their committee.
 q suggest that the Finance Com and submit to the council, a report, showing the city's financial condition including an estimate of the probable