The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-18

The Montgomery City Council held it's tegular semi-monthly meeting last night. e'was in session nearly three hours and much business of routine character was
 The Council met at 7:so o'clock and AL dlfman Johnson was the only absentee.
 The Finance Committee, through Ai- demon k0hn. reported that only one bid TSis Sid rss fr from 0 The The 'isk Montsomery Ras; Journal. It proposed to publish the pro- ceed-ngs of the Council including ordi- ns1sss ,s Tor Sco per apnnm and addi- pH inch. The committee recommended the acceptance of the bid and on mo- ton the report of the committee was
 The Committee on waterwcrks was grented further time report on the rS9olution authorizing the. committee to prepare an ordinance fixing special water rafes for concerns using large quantities ofswater.
 The Judiciary committee, through AL hSn under consideration the petition oi H.sA. Loveless and others repative to an a!Ieged disc rimipation in the enforcement sss t;n;o Gify ora,nascs rsFuatlns hacks at Rusht,n said the committee had ascer-- tatned that the ordinance. was adopted prior to the building of the new Union railway station and the committee rec SAAAAASiuV0 thGt oC ihSGu eo Ri.S pare another ordinance meeting. the new requirements. 1,he report of the commit tee was concurred ip.
 Ghe Judiciary Committee reported ad- verssiy upon the petition. of Mrs. Mary stringfellow for relief from interest ou taxes and the report was concurred in. g
 Xhe Judiciary Committee reported ad. Teesely upon an ordinance prohibiting the checking of horses. The report was con
 The Ccmnittc on Franchises and Privi- le4es reported that as there Is no exclu- siys franchise, for the operation of tele- phoae lines in, Montgomery. the Cit. Dahn of Chicago who made enquiry on this subject. Copcurred in.
 Insurance Claim Settled. =
 The Select committee appointed, to ad- 3ust the claim of the city against the in- srn 4n. M.rO, growing s out of sc,o, the building. rsported- through It's chairman, Alderman Gunter, that the committee had atiast reached arsettlenent with the in- s,rance companies. The claim was set tied for s6.0l65S This action by the conn mtt.ee wss concurred in. n
 h refererce to the communication from the ltayor with regard to improving sthe school building. Alderman Gunter Said his committee disagreed with the Mayor that plans should be drawn by the City En a,.t and salt the committee recom- mended that the plans be drawn bysan architect.
 Alderman Gunter requested that Cit, Engineer Ford appear before the Council and was proceeding to question hin sharply touching apon his recent report to the Mayor of the conditionyof the Her. ron Street school building, when Alder man Rushton interrupted him by mak. ing point of order. Alderman Rushton said tie committee should have gotter it's information before reporting to thu Counct Such irterrogations he declared Aa .,la tr fho d hny
 Pres,oent Fleming sustained the point of order sof .Aiderdman Rushton and the City Eng6seer retired.
 AldsrrD fh Qnnter said he. merely pro posed to lraM out certain facts to vindi. cate the course of his committee. Hs showed that the loss to the building by r2h mad been Jess than $500. when tn Enxine- ha1 estimated this loss at H 200 which tho committe had insisted $500 iiat
 To Remove a Fruit Stand.
 The Street Committee. through Alder. man Hartley reeommehded that the fruit stand operated by F.. Pennacchio or Montgomery: Street near Court Square be removed on petition of T. H. Nab son, who claimed that the stand was objectionable to his business.
 Alderman Kohn objectedto the removal of the stsad on the ground that all per sons who operated fruit stands should be treated alike. tlS.f f..,-4 &
 Mayor Joseph appeared before the Council and reported that the fruit stand on Montgomery Street had not secured a permit to locate there. He said the fruit stand question was one of the greatest buagoboos of the Mayors office. The City Clerk. he sad. had been issuing licenses for fruit stands before la permit was granted by the Mayor and a great many fruit stands in the city have not secured permits. He suggested that the Counci pass a resolution requiFing the City Clerk to resp;3r the standardization adopt. ed Oy the G uEcii
 / Alderman Kohn said the Council should not remove the stand1of Pennacchio 'wh er other men were operating fruit stands with put permission. He declared that the Mayor had full authority to enforce the laws and IL would be- useless. for the Coun il | adopt such resolution as was suggested
 Alderman Roeder said he took the posi- ton that the city had licensed the fruit stand and 1t was purely matter between
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