The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-29
A Committee Disagrees.

ing call.
 A Committee Disagrees.
 Pending the finding of the call Alder.
 man May presented a report of the ma
 kets and Public Works recommendipe
 that the contract for repairing the city market be awarded to A. J. Shafer 6 O.. whose bid was s1,5S5 and that the
 checks sent by other bidders be returned
 to them. | Alderman Mcintyre presented a minor. | ity report. rejecting all bids. He said he did not think in the first place that the | city could afford to spend the money and 1 in the second place the market was not waste of mones tc improve it. " was On motion of Alderman Kohn the mat ter was laid on the table until the next | regular meeting. the Clerk being instruct. ed edrla-.thnrslneantime to return all checks except mat of A. J. Shafer & Co. Then the Council returned to the dis here for?'
 The Clerk had not found the missing call and Alderman Anderson said that It was well known that the meeting had been called to consider the matter of suing on the bond of the former City Trea surer.
 This Is a matter of mislay or misfor- tune. Mir President said Alderman May. The loss of the call is due to the helter skelter condition of the City Hall Uhe Tfdli lS un0eTEOlnR TeDdlTSD ana l nope none of the Aldermen will think my friend the City Clerk has Intentionally mislaid this call
 Alderman Mcintyre declared rather warmly that the Council was in session and that the gentleman who sent out the call for the meeting understood its pur- pose Under the circumstances he de- ciared 1t was eminently proper to con slider the Anderson resolution.
 All right, all right" said Alderman May. "J m read tp i
 Alderman kohn declared that the Coun- ell should conduct it's business within it's rules. He insisted that it would require a suspension of the rules to consider the resolution.
 What are We Here Forp
 "Mr. President" cried Alderman Ander- son. hotly, You are the one who calls these meetings and it's up to some one to say what we are here for?"
 President Fleming asked the stenog- stance of the call and Stenogra pher Ivey said the meeting was called to consider at report of a committee on the bond mat ter.
 As there is no special committee of that subject" said President Fleming. it will require a suspension of the rules to consider the resolution. The Clerk will call the roll
 The clerk proceeded with the roll President Fleming and Alderman Ander- son voted for a suspension. But Alderman Cheney voted against it and the necessity TOT further calling of the roll was past
 Alderman Anderson--Now I move that a special meeting of the Council be held in one minute to take action on the City Treasurer's bond I make the point of order" said AL derman kohn, that the motion is ont | of order"
 President Fleming sustained the point or order and was declaring the Council | !. adJourned when he was interrupted by | Alderman Mcintyre who made an imnss stoned two minute address to the Coun- |
 he said the question of suing or not sung the bondsmen of the former C,itv IT ' rreasurer should be strengthened ouf lhe Council had instructed the City Al. .orney to sue and had. in executive ses- nom' 'hn. resc1nded this order, He declarcd n nat tne1e was absolutely no record of ,he resolution resembling the order and ne council ought to make it of record 70 make it binding. 'ee'i' "hen Alderman Mcintyre concluded ne Council was, declared by President 'leming to be adjourned.