The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-08

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 Routine work engaged the attention of the Montgomery City Council for two hours last night. The petitions and re- ports which have accumulated within the past twG weeks were disposed of with quick dispatch and the Council adjourned shortly after 10 o'clock. .E.
 There @as some discussion of water rates and an effort on the part of Alder man Toole to reduce the rates to con- sumers was lost. The Waterworks Coni- mittee also declined to recommend a re- duction to. large consumers. ''
 The Council appropriated $500 for re- pairing the. City Hall and workmen will begin within few days to repair the interior of the building and put it in fine condition The contract specifies that the work. must be completed before the meeting here in May of the Alabama League of Municipalities. Indeed so anxious were sthe aldermen to improve the building before the visiting Mayor and Aldermen come here that a special meeting of the Council was held yester- day morning in order that the ordinance appropriating the money might be in troduced.
 Just before adjournment of the Council three bids for furnishing electric lights to the city were opened. They were from the Montgomery Light and Power Company, Bernard Frank and c. G. Abercrombie. The bids were referred to select committee.
 Alderman Johnson was the only absent member from the meeting last night.
 There were no communications from the Mayor and the first business taken up by the Council was reports of standing committees Mony of these reports were upon minor petitions and were of little general interest.
 For the Committee on Public Works Alderman May reported recommending that ground on the river bank owned by the city be leased to F. J. Crampton who month snr one yeas'. tho city rsserviny the right to have him vacate the property on ninety days notice. The report of ths committee was concurred in.
 For the Committee on Finance, Alder an Kohn recommended that the contract for furnishing city supplies for the quar- ter ending July 1 be awarded to Jones & Ray The report of the committee was ccncurred in.
 For the Committee on Streets, Alderman H1..,ey recommended that the City En. gineer be authorized to rebuild bridge cross Cooke Stret near the Montgomery Bts~ery. The report of the committee was concurfed in.
 This committee also recommended the cutting down of the sidewalk on Pol lard Street between Hull and Decatur Streets and the report was concurred in.
 The first discussion was precipitated by a recommendation from the Committee on Streets that a sidewalk be built on North Perry Street from the railroad to Prince Street.
 Alderman Anderson said he was oppos. ed to building this sidewalk when side walks were needed so badly within the fire limits of the city.
 Alderman Kohn replied that since he could recollect there had been a sidewalk at the place designated and that it was mainly to serve the workingmen in the railroad shops There was much travel of the street at this point and the sidewall; he thought was a necessity.
 Anderson said he would vote against au- thorizng the building of the sidewalk as there were too many sidewalks within the fire limits that neded repairs
 Aldermen Kohn and Hartley explained that the curbing was to be paid for by the abutting property owners and the rec ommendation of the Street Committee was cencurred in. Aldermen Anderson
 Alderman Farley, for the Committee on Markets, returned to the council the recent message of Mayor Joseph deahng with improvements on the City Market with statement that the committee en- dorsed the views of the Mayor
 The Committe on Water%orks through Alderman Anderson. its chairman, TO- turned to the Council a resolution in structing the committee to prepare an ordinance reducing water rates for large consumers with 2 rccommendathn Il that the present nr finance was sufficient to cover the gfoun1.
 There was considerable discussion of water rates and Alderman Toole made an earnest appeal for a red?"ucn Of water rates to consumers ht residences. He said there were complaints from all classes of citizens agai'sst excessive charges and he was willing he said. to go on record as opposed to high water rates. He said he thought the people should only De charged for watsr they actually used.
 Alderman Mcintyre sair that in glanc- rig over the report of the Superintendent of Waterworks he had reached the con- clusion that the city had not made a. good bargain when 1t acquired the water works From the figures furnished by the Superintendent of Waterworks Alderman Mcintyre declareda 1t was plain to him that the property would have to earn great deal more money than 1t was now earning before 1t would he self sustaining. He said he could not see very much mar gin for a reduction of water rates. There fore from his view point. he thought the report of the committee was reason- able
 Alderman Hartley expressed himself as unalterably opposed to reducing the wa ter rates. He said it was matter that was constantly bobbing np in the Gouncii and 1t ought to be settled for all tune.
 Alderman May. former chairman ot the Committee on WaterWorks said II cost the city II IS cents a thousand to pump tlre water to each consumer and he could not see any room for a reduction or the rates. .. - .,
 The report of the committee was then adopted. Alderman Tooie voting aBalns' it and requesting that his vote DC so re- corded .,- A,
 The Judiciary Committee, through AL derman Rushton. recommended the re- lection of all bids for printing the city code and fnstructing the City Treasurer to advertiFc for new bids for printing 70 conjcs of the code. He said the bidders had made estimates on 500 copies wRen only 275 were needed. The report Of the committee was concurred in.
 The Select Committee to which was re- ferred the Kohn resolution relating to Park. reported the resolution favorably and recommended that Grove Street be repaired by use only of the street hands The report of the committee was adopted.
 Numerous petitions of minor importance were then read to the Counell and were referred to appropriate committees.
 The Council then took up ordtnances on their third reading and an ordinance ap- proprlating $ll.2 9 for refunding to Mrs. J.