The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-05
MESSAGESFROMMA MAYOR
COUNCIL WARMED AGAINST
ENCRoACHMENT.
Erection Of Wooden Buildings in
Business District Of Montgomery
May Lead to Confagration.
Vetoes Wire Ordinance.

Mayor E. B. Joseph last night submit
ted to the City Council three ofiicial COM
foundations, one Of them vetoing the or
dinance passed by the Council allowing
the Montgomery Street Railway Company
to erect and maintain feed wires on Co
lumbus Street. a second one informing
the Council of the transfer and rental OF
the F. M. Billing residence. now owned
by the city. the third warning the Coun-
Gil against granting any further suspen-
sion of the fire limit ordinance.
In his veto message to the Council the
Mayor said:
IT return herewith without my approval
an ordinance to allow the Montgomery
Street Railway to erect and maintain a
line Of feed wires on Columbus street
from North Court Street to North Law
renee Street.
my reason for doing so IL that the
reservation and control and regulation
bof said feed wire by the City Council Is
mot preserved by said ordinance.
IT have no objection to the erection OF
said wire by the Montgomery Street Rail-
way Company provided that the control
thereof Is retained by the City Council.
This ordinance should be 50 amended
as to preserve reservations contained In
existing ordinances and made subject to
further ordinances, which may be adopt
ed for regulating overhead feed wires.
When the reading of the veto message
had been complied Alderman Rusntor
said:
II introduced the resolution, at the re
ouest of the officials of the Montgomer,
Street Railway Company, but they are
not greatly interested In the matter
Since the objections to its adoption hav'
been made they have changed their plan'
| and made other arrangements. The ordi
nance may therefore go dead"
The Mayors veto was sustained by th'
| Council without dissenting vote.
The Mayors message on the Billing res
idence was as follows:
.Tn accordance with the resolution
| adopted by you, have had the City At
torney examine the titles to the property
of Mr.. F. NJ. Billing on Clayton Street
who reports them satisfactory. Mr.. Bill
| ing executed a deed thereto. drawn by
the City Attorney 20 the city and has
also paid pro rata State County and city
taxes to July 10, 1902. He has also hao
| insurance policies transferred to the city
and has been allowed rinearned premiums
thereon. He has also agreed TO pay for
the unexpired time of rental year at the
rate of SIS per month. therefor. subject
to your approval.
Il recommend tHdL YOU tdAc dSSoh a.
this meeting in reference to the DISPOSE
ton Of the property for the next rental
year.
The communication Of the Mayor was
received and filed by the Council but nc
action was taken as to the property fol
| the next rental year.
In his third communication the Mayor
drew the attention Of the Council to the
| many permits that had been granted fol-
| the erection and alteration of wooder
| buildings within the fire limits of the city
| This could only be done. he said. by ar
ordinance of the Council changing thu
fire limits. The fire limits had beer
| changed. SO much, said the Mayor. tina
they presented very Jagged appearance
on the city map. The passing Of thes'
ordinances had grown to be nuisance
| but the Mayor said that he admitted tina
| he was partly responsible.
He said he was thoroughly convince'
l that the time had now come to call
halt on this evil practice. He warned tn
Aldermen against any further action o
Ffltkis sort and said that Montgomer
might experience, in the business portion
of the city, a confagration similar t
those which have visited other cities.
The Mayors message was received an
| filed