The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18
 CITY COUNCIL TRANSACTED
 1 MUCH ROUTINE BUSINESS
Mayor Instructed to Have Fruit Stand Removed.
 Anti-Peddler Ordinance Adopted and Int :: !, surance Claim is Settled.

the property owner and the tenant. He was of the opinion that the City Councii had nothing to dorswith the matter.
 Alderman May said he was an advo- cate of fruit stands but he thought this particular fruit stand was obJectlonaple and should be removed.
 Alderman. Toole moved that the matter be postponed until the next meeting Of the Council but the motion was lost by a vote of g to 5.
 On motion of Alderman Cheney the re- port of the Street Committee was adopt. ed and the Mayor will order the fruit
 The Council then took up unfinished bus ifess and an ordinance was adopted re- 'lieving the bopd company from surety phone and Telegraph Company made to guarantee the proper construction of itA underground system in Montgomery.
 Peddlers are Frphtbtted. . The, ordinance prohibiting the peddIing of fl uits and candies from wagons, bas- cept In front of residences was then read to the Council This ordinance had been reported favorably by the Street Commit tee. It is the yet measure of the Retail Committee of the Commercial and lndus- trial Association and a number of retail merchants were in, the Council Chamber to listen to the .debate. ! The ordinance. exetnpts farmers ped ding their own products from the pro visions 4and Alderman Kohn moved to strike this clause from the ordinance. He said he saw no difference in the farmer competing. with retail merchants and any one else. The Council. he said. was here to look after the interests of city tax
 Alderman Hudson declared 1t was the duty of all good citizens to protect the fruit industries of the County, He did not think the retail merchants were op- posed to farmers disposing of their pro- amendment on the table. His motion pre- vailed. Alderman Kohn alone voting against it.
 Alderman Kohn then moved to strike out the word baskets" but his, motion
 Then Alderman Kohn moved to strike out the word ''candies.' Still there was no second and Alderman Kohn asked leave to explain his motion. Alderman Alderman Anderson spoke against the ordinance. He said 1t was for, the bere- Ct of few and was opposed to the con- venience of all of the people.
 There was considerable further discus- sion of the subject and the ordinance was fpally adopted as originally reported as follows:
 ley. Haygood. Hudson. May, Mcintyre. Roeder, Rushton, Toole-11. 50,
 Nays-A nderson, Cheney, Kohn-3.
 An. ordinance to appropriate $15.12 for relief of Miss Magie Ryan on account of refunding payment of a tax, penalty was unanimously adopted.
 The Street. Committee reported favor ably upon a petition from C.. W. Buck ley, custodian of the United States build ing, for placing iron hitcning posts about the building on Lawrence Street and Dexter Avenue. The report of the Com mittee was adopted.
 Numerous Resolutions Adopted.
 A resolution by Alderman Kohn au- thprizing the Finance Committee to in- vestigate the matter Of licensing persons to deal in County scrip was adopted.
 An ordinance was introduced by Al derman Kohn regulating the sale of the atre tickets and referred to the Judi ciary Committee.
 Resolutions were introduced and acted upon as follows.
 By Alderman Notwithstanding the Mayor to investigate the present condi- ton in regard to the market and green groceries and report to the Council what would in his opinion, afford more com petition and convenience for the public. Adopted '' |,
 By Alderman Kohn-Directing the May or to instruct the City Engineer to pre- paro and report to the Council a plan for a suitable sidewalk on Perry or an adjacent street north of Pollard to the railway shops and that portion of the city. Adopted.
 1, :, By Alderman McIntyre-DirectinE the City Treasurer to advertise in the local morning and evening newspapers for sealed bids to be received for lighting the public buildings. parks aid streets of the city after the expiration of the present contract. Adopted.
 By Alderman Gunter-Directing the Mayor to pay the expenses incurred by the Select Committee appointed to adjust the loss on the Heron Street School building. Adopted.
 By Alderman Gunter--DirectinE the specifications for the improvement of the Heron Street School building Adopted.
 By Alderman Gunter-Dlrecting the Committee on Streets with the City En- gineer to visit and inspect Whitman Street between Heron and Martha Streets and to ascertain and report to the Mayor some remedy for the present condition of sanitation and sewers of that street and instructing the Mayor to make such remedy as is deemed necessary by the Committee. Adopted. -,
 Bids from J. B. Warrington and J. NJ. Gallaspy & Son for altering and re- pairing the city market were opened and referred to the Committees on Public Works and Market.
 Bids for printing 800 copies of the new city code from A. Roemer. the Brown Printing Company and the Armstrong | Printing Company were opened and re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
 On motion of Alderman Cheney the Council at 10 o'clock went into executive session and at l0:10 o'clock adjourned.
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