The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-16
Mayor Joseph Replies That
 Money is Scarce.
City Council Makes an Appropria- ton for Montgomery Inhrmary and Discusses . Regulation
 of City Schools.

Members of ths City Council at its res ular meeting last night wanted to know why certain public improvements of a minor nature directed by the Council. had not. been accomplished by the city administration.
 Mayor Joseph, who was asked to give the informat ton, said that the work had been delayed by the city's financial con- dition.
 Present at the meeting were President Fleming. Aldermen Anderson. Gunter. Johnson. Hudson. Haygood, May, Cheney, Rushton. Roeder, Hartley. Kohn. Toole and Farley.
 Chief John F. Browder of the Fire De- partment, in a communication to the Mayor, and which was submitted to the Council, called attention to the fact that there were in the business district num- Der of old buildings which were dangerous fire risks. buildings which were erected before the present regulation in regard to the erection of buildings were adopted. The Chief also said that in some of the buildings business was conducted. which CT rdangered the structure from fire. Chief Browder recommended that a spe- cia; ordinance be enacted to lessen the danger of fire from these conditions. His
 recommendations embodied the appoint nenL or q rTe InSpcCtUf. WHUSc uuty
 should be to inspect all buildings and their arrangements The inspector. the Chief suggested. need not cost the city any additional salary rs the duties of the inspector could be performed by the Chief CT some member of the Fire De- partment.
 Stables are Not Unsanitary.
 The Sanitation Committee reported to the Cornell that the stables of H. A. Lovelcss on North Perry Street, against which complaint had been made. were not a menace to public health. and that they were kept in good sanitary condition.
 The complaint against the premises of LoveIess was made by a number of white residents of that section of the city. The committee inspected the premises and heard statements concerning 1t, including one from the City Physician.
 The report which was signed by all the members of the committee. said: 'It has been proved to the entire sat- isfaction of the committee that the sani-
 tary condition of the premises occupied by H. A. Loveless is not such as to war
 rant intervention by the City Council A number of citizens of the western
 part of the city petitioned the Council to have a light placed on the corner of Scott | and Union Streets, and une on the corner | of Ripley and Union Streets. The peti- ton was referred to the Light Commits | tee which immediately held a meeting. The committee, later fin the evening, re- | ported favorably upon the petition. The Council. in adopting the report of the
 committee, directed the establishment of | the two lights.
 Appropriation for Infrrnary. A communication was read from the | I~0R of h~ aAi VnAe A sociation asking that-the Council appro- priate to the Montgomery Infirmary for the coming year the same amount 1t gave tile Inflrmary last year. that is, $50 .
 month. It was pointed out in the com. | munication of the ladies that the charity
 ward cf the Inhsmary was run at con-
 siderable expense. an expense which the