The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-07
PETITIONERS WIN
PRoPERTY OWNERS WON, CAP
 IToL SALOON CLOSED.
Council Adopted Report of Police Committee That No License Be Issued to the Capitol
 Saloon.

Saloon.
 The Committe con Police of the City Council in relation to the petition of II. c. Bingham and others for revoking H. cense granted J. Nj. McNeal at corner Of Dexter Avenue and Decatur Street Tor conducting a saloon at said place report cd at last nights meeting that the es- tablishment is run in such manner as to sustain the many objections registered against the pdace by adjoining property owners and others and recommended that no license to carry on the sale of liquor be issued for this location.
 Alderman May moved that MT. McNeal be given until January l to make new arrangements and to move his business, he paying city license for that time.
 Mir. McNeal stated through counsel that ne would suffer a great loss and hard snip to be put out at once as he had already paid State and county license and incurred other liabilities. He prom fsed to submit to the wish of the Coun- ell. but respectfully asked to be allowed to carry on business for which he has already paid privilege for doing.
 1t was most disreputable place and that there being a girls school now lO- catsd near there the business should be allowed to be further carried on at that place.
 Alderman May said he did not see any justice or fairness in putting man intj the street and he insisted on his motion
 Alderman Roder said the payment of license osuld not be changed and must stand as the law fixed 1t.
 Alderman Nays motion was lost and the report of the committe adopted. The petition from Josiah Morris & Co, asking that suit against them now pend ing in the City Court be withdrawn without any prejudice to the city prom ising te use all diligence in realizing on their assets and paying same to deposit ors as rapidly as possible.
 Alderman Hudson favored the granting
 Alderman May seconded the motion and hoped the suit would be withdrawn. Alderman Guntsr did not think it would be wise to take that step and he moved that the suit be continued. which was Lost. ayes 1, nays 2, and the petition was Alderman Kohn presented an ordinance to cover deficepcies in the various de- partmeAts for the past year, which was fssGDssa fsis"s: FIT. ns sSst' % wsss syiasa marksf. sess.7 cemetery. Sss: s:os; printing, etc, ss6s,lS; public works, A,277.3s; streets, S6, ,sse.s7; schoelvs, N.oe1.11 polioa H5- 246.sS; pasks $1si .ss; sanitary, &.s2sSs; city $5.A4u, which was adopted.
 Alderman Rushton presented an ordi- nance to prevent street railroads from running cars within one hundred
 
 Is in session or with one hundred yards of any church while services are being hcd therein at a greater speed than three miles an hour. which went over to the next meeting.
 Alderman Kohn offered a resolution which was adopted setting forth the fact that the paving has been of incalculable benefit to the city and have excited the pride of her people and tn admiration titi1 Of the Commercial Club and other public bodies and especially the press to exert their influence in behalf of the city for the prompt payment of paving taxes with out further litigation by those who at present are retarding the progress of the city and possibly jeopardizing her future, which was adopted 70
 Alderman Gunter presented resolution authorizing the Mayor to arrange for the immsdiate occupancy of Heron Street schol building. the city waving no right agtnst the contractors If they have not performed said work in accordance with contract.
 Alderman Reder saw no need for haste and he moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Public Works.
 Alderman Gunter said he would not object to that. provided the committee was given power to act.
 Alderman May asked that the architect MT. Ausfsldt, be heard from and he stat ed that the building was practically com pleted and he saw no reason why the childrsa could not so into the building Alderman Roder's motion to commit was laid on the table and the resolution then adopted. to grant to Barry l.. Holt, his associates and assigns the right to construct, main tain and operate a street railroad on Montgomery Street from Catoma Street to the intersection of Goldthwaite, Mont gomery, Mobile and Clayton Streets, which was referred to the Committee on Franchises and Privileges,
 Before submitting the estimates for the different departments for the present wear. Alderman Kohn stated that the ex- penditures would greatly. exceed the es- inmates of receipts for the present year and without making any othr approprla- ton than that asked for in the accom- panying figures there would be denclen- cv at the end of the year, hence 1t would be necessary to adopt the strictest econ | osny in the conduct of the affairs of the city. the appropriation of $2e7. .260 for the cur rent year, divided as follows: Interest. s25. 900: light. $1S.OOo; fire, S25,OOO: street,
 Scco; water s.S $500 city oSsrs: fGs sSE nS1G works, 5000; market, H. 2SO: printing. etc. Si, GOO: Judiciary. S2.0OO; miscellaneous, e. .O0O: park 5000. which was adopted.
 An ordinance fixing the fire limits for with those of last year. was presented | and laid over under the rules. The ordinance requiring every appli- cant for street railway, railroad, tele- graph. telephone, gas. electric light or other street franchises in the city to give
 notice of such application at least five | different days in a daily newspaper. to contain description of franchise desired, | which was adopted.
 A petition for removak of three houess of ili-fame from Nos. Il. IS and 15 South Decatur Street, was referred to Commit 1 tee on Police.
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