The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-10-28
MAYOR SENDS MESSAGE
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
Improvement Of Billing Property and
Chiffon School Building Under
Discussion, But No Ao-
ton Was Taken.

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At special meeting fthe Montgom-
cry City Council held at o'clock yes
terday evening, message was received
from Mayor Joseph relative to the Bill
ing property on Clayton Street and the
Chiffon School building on Sayre Street.
but no action was taken.
The Mayors message was referred to a
joint committee with instructions to re-
port at the next meeting of. the Council.
Those present at the meeting were
President Fleming and Aldermen Gum
ter, Hartley, Hudson, Kohn. Mcintyre.
Roeder. Rushton and Toole.
President Fleming announced that the
special meeting had been called to con-
slider matters pertaining to the, Billing
property recently acquired by the city.
The Clerk then read the following mes
sage from Mayor Joseph:
"Offioe of the Mayor,
Montgomery, Ala. Oct. q, 1902.
ITO the City Council:
"Gentlemen-Before executing contract
awarded by you to the Riverside Brick
Company. for remodelling and altering
the Billing property, with a view of same
being used for school purposes, I thought
1t proper, after consulting the Chairman
of your School Committee and the Super
the Board of Education for the purpose
of having their official views as to the
practicability OF using this property at
this time for primary and grammar grade
purposes, and now beg to transmit reso-
tuition adopted by the Board in reference
to the matter.
THE City Engineer reports to me that
after an investigation OF the building In
| company with Mr.. Floyd. in his opinion
| the cost for making it suitable for a
Boys High School will be nominal.
HE further advises that the Chiffon
| School building can be put in safe condi-
ton at small cost, but repeat my rec
ommendaton that on account OF bad in
| terror arrangements this building should
| be abandoned as soon as conditions will
| permit.
81 therefore submit the matter for your
| further consideration, and recommend
that no material alterations be made on
| the Billing property for the present, and
that the Chiffon School building be put
In safe condition under supervision of
the City Engineer.
Respectfully,
''E. B. Joseph. Mayor"
The message of the Mayor was accom-
panied by the following resolutions
adopted by the Board of Education:
Whereas, the Mayor has asked the adj
vice of the Board of Education whether
the Billing property on Clayton Street can
be used for school purposes.
BE 1t resolved, That the Board OF
Education reiterates its resolution of June
n. 1902 to the effect that said building is
not suitable for school purposes;
Resolved further. That in order to re-
lieve the present urgent need for space
in the schools. the Board will advise and
rnakf rt ~ a, nf tha in0S ~
during the current year for the Boys
High School without the extensive repairs
indicated by the Mayors communication,
but with the addition only of blackboards,
water closets, and heating stoves;
Resolved further, That that such re-
pairs ought to be Immediately made on
the Chiffon school building as will render
it safe;
Resolved further, the arrangement
above suggested will suffice to carry the
schools through the present year;
Resolved further. 1t Is the opinion Of
the Board of Education that there Is
urgent need for an additional modern
school building;
Resolved further, That the clerk be
directed to transmit to the Mayor and
City Council a copy of these resolutions"
Alderman Roeder moved that the mes
sage and resolutions be referred to joint
committee consisting of the standing
committees on Public Works and Schools
with instructions to report at the next
meeting of the Council. In doing so
Alderman ROeder said the Council had
already accepted a bid for remodeling
the Billing property and he did not see
any necessity for re-opening the matter.
The resolution accepting the bid had rot
been vetoed by the Mayor, he said and
he saw no necessity for going into it
again.
Alderman Kohn asked why Alderman
Roeder wanted the matter referred to a
joint committee. He said ne was opposed
to the recommendation of the Mayor con-
corning abandonment of the Chiffon
school building. AS member Of the
Joint committee he gave notice that he
would vote against the Mayors recon-
me ndation, With new wall he said
he WAS assured the Chiffon building cou'd
he made safe The committee. Re said
had already acted largely upon the advice
of the Board of Education and he was
opposed top recinding what had been done
Ho wanted to see the work go forward
without any further delay.
Alderman Roeder agreed with Alderman
Kohn but said there could be no harm
in referring the matter to the joint COM
mittee
The motion of Alderman Roedar was
tbereupon adopted without descent and
the Mayors message was referred to the
joint committee.
A resolution by Alderman Gunter au-
thorizing Mayor Joseph to enter INTO a
contract with the Riverside Bricl; Com
pany to build toilet rooms in the Capitol
Hill school building was unanimously
adopted.
A petition was read from the Farley
National Bank asking for permission to
construct heating apparatus under the
sidewalk on the Court Square side of
it's building The petition was referred
To the Committees On Fire and Streets