The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-18


The regular semi-monthly meeting OF the
Montgomery City Council last night was
short but busy. The City Fathers were
not In session long, but action rather
than discussion was the order Of the
evening.
At the meeting there were present
President Fleming. Aldermen Toole. Hart
ley. Cheney, May. Mcintyre, Johnson,
Roeder Haygood and Gunter.
Under the rules the veto by Mayor Jo-
seph Of the ordinance compelling all street
cars to slow down to three miles an hour
when within 100 yards Of a church dur
ing services or a court room while court
was in session came up for consideration.
The Mayors veto was favorab bly, reported
upon by the Franchise Committee.
The veto was submitted at the previ-
GUS meeting, and came up last night for
final action. The veto was sustained by
a unanimous vote.
The Committee on Public Works re-
ported favorably upon suggestion made
by City Engineer d. w. Ford, that 800
be expended on repairs OF the tower and
roof of the City Building. The report
was adopted by the City Council.
A petition from the Merchants Light
and Power Company asking that 1t be
granted q franchise and right of way to
enable II to build a railroad across Column
bus Street between Perry and Lawrence
Streets. so as to connect the track of the
Seaboard Air Line to Its property with
q track to be built upon the company's
property, the Nelson" or Pollard
place, was read. 1t was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
Later IN the evening an ordinance grant,
ing such franchise to the Merchants
Light and Power Company was intro
duced and referred to the Committee on
Franchises.
Alderman Roeder introduced an omni-
bus resolution. 1t instructs the Mayor to
carry out resolution previously adopted
for the erection of two drinking foun-
tains on the corner of Bfbb and Com
merce Streets; instruots him to carry out
the provisions of a resolution autheriz-
ing the Mayor to have built q stone
crossing oil north side OF Columbus Street
to the east side of North Lawrence Street
to the west side of North Lawrence
Street. and -instructs him to have the
drinking fountain at the entrance OF
lakewood Cemetery put In good condition.
The resolution. further provided that thu
Mayor be requested to report at the next
meeting OF the Council when the worR
would be completed.
After some discussion the resolution was
defeated.
Alderman Koeder also introduced res
olution instructing the Committee on
Public Works and Streets to investigate
the condition of the city wharf and to
prepare with the assistance of the City
Engineer statement setting forth the
needed repairs and their cost. The reso-
luton was adopted. <sVT't"6 aFs~
Mr.. Roeder declared that the wharf was
In an unsightly and unsafe condition and
1t should be repaired at once.
Alderman Gunter introduced a resolu-
tion instructing the Committee on. Fran
chises to investigate the cost and prac-
tica'bilty of requiring street cars in the
city to be equipped with aig brakes. The
resolution went to the. Committee on
Franchises.
Alderman Gunter presented another res
olution instructing the Mayor and City
Treasurer to advertise for bids for the
paving of the sidewalks about the Cap
ital Hill School, work which had been
previously decided upon by the Council.