The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-21
EXPENDITURES BY THE CITY FOR FIRST QUARTER OF YEAR Decrease of $4,346.99 Over Same Period Last Year--COuncil in Session Nearly Three
 Hours Last Night.

g., ,1S0 which should have been paid prior to October 1st, but were held upon ac- count of some question as to their cor rectness.
 is very close economy in the administra- tion of affairs at present
 Respectfully submitted,
 John P. kohn,
 Ray Rushton,
 .4E J. c. Cheney.
 The report of the Finance Committee was received and ordered filed.
 The Waterworks Committee through its chairman, Alderman Anderson reported adversely upon the petition of Gallagher and Diffley for a special water rate. The report of the Committee was concurred in.
 The rules were suspended and bids were opened from B. Wolff of Montgom- cry and J. M. Dewberry of Birmingham for furnishing desks for the Heron Street school. The bids were referred to the School Committee, which retired and in. a few minutes reported recon. mending the award of the contract to J. M Dewberry. The report of the Com mittee was concurred in.
 Police Department.
 An ordinance was then submitted for passage by the Finance Committee fixing the number of men in the police depart ment, including the chief at thirty nine. The ordinance was attacked by Alderman Roeder, Chairman of the Police Com. mittee on the ground that it reduced the force from forty rnen to thirty-nine He said the Police Committee had submitted an ordnance to Council providing for forty men in the department This ordi- nance, he declared had been adopted and If his Committee was to be of no service to Council the body of City Fathers might as well resolve itself into a Com mittee of the Whole for the transaction of city business. More policemen were necessary anC the Police Commit ttec would insist that the force be not re- duced.
 Replying to Alderman Roeder. Alderman Kohn, chairman of the Finance Commit- tee said that the new ordinance was drafted merely to make room for City License Inspector which office was to be created independent of the Police Depart ment. At present he said the license of- ticer was detailed from the Police De partment and it was proposed to make this place an independent one He de- clared that it was seldom that the entire quota of men allowed to the Police De- pertinent we're on the pay roll It was frequently the case he said when the force was short three to four men. | Alderman Kohn said he had been caused | some embarrassment because the police force had been named before the pas | sage of his ordinance, but he had just | been informed that the Mayor had solved the problem by agreeing to appoint ths | man who would be left off the list tc | another position and no one would lose place if the ordinance was adopted He assured Alderman Roeder that his Com. mittee meant no discourtesy to the Police | Committee.
 | Alderman Roeder again appealed to the Council not to reduce the number of mer in the Police Department He admitted 1t had been unsatisfactory to detail g 1 policeman to act as license officer and said he was willing to support an ordl. nance treating License Inspector, but l he insisted that one man should not he cut out of the Police Department. The ordinance fixing the number of police officers at thirty-nine including the chief was then adopted by the followine