The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-21
'CITY'S FISCAL
YEAR CLOSES
Council Receives Reports
from Officials.
MAYOR SENDS in A VETO
Opposed to Increase Expense
of Police Department
Chairman Kohn introduced ordin-
ance Carrying Yearly Budget
of Expenses Which Was
Adopted.
MAYOR SENDS in A VETO

The second October meeting of the
Montgomery City Council, perhaps the
most important meeting of the city
fathers during the entire year. was held
last night
The meeting was of SPECIAL Importance
because Of the filing of the annual mes
sage of Mayor Joseph and the annAal re-
ports Of the heads Of departments OF the
city government. showing the receipts
and disbursements of the city Tor the
fiscal year closing September 80. The city
government, as 1t were, at last nights
meeting, stopped and took stock. In city
affairs the past year was reviewed ana
the outlook for the future was discussed.
The following Aldermen were present.
last night, President Fleming, Messrs
Kohn, Toole, Roeder, Anderson. Mcintyre.
Rushton May. Haygood, Hudson, Farley
and Gunter.
The annual message of the Mayor was
read and was ordered to be filed.
Alderman Toole moved that the clerk
be instructed to have 500 copies OF the
Mayors message and reports of the city
officials printed. The motion was adopt
ed.
A veto message from Mayor Joseph was
read. 1t disapproved of the resolution
passed at the last meeting of the Council
authorizing feed for four additional horses
for four additional mounted men of the
police department. In his message the
Mayor declared that the resolution would
increase the annual expenditure $3.50 in ad-
dition to a present outlay of probably
S4OO for equipment. The Mayors princi-
pal reason for objecting to the resolution
was that 1t incurred expenses while the
citys income was much less than its ex-
penses. He therefore withheld his APP
prevail.
The Mayors veto was sustained by
vote of 6 to 1.
On the petition of w. w. Seidle, asking
that three alleged houses of ill-fame at
Nos. II. 10 and Is South Decatur Street
be abolished. which had been referred to
the Committee on Police, that Commit
tee reported as follows:
I'VE recommend that this petition be
referred to the Mayor for action in the
premises There are a number OF ordt-
nances in the code which with the assist
ance of the Chief of Police and Mayor,
will successfully terminate this evil
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting of the City Council appropriatlng
$500 for improving the park on Goldth-
waite Street came up for final passage 1t
was adopted by vote OF to and the
park will be improved.
Alderman Roeder's resolution instruct
ing the Police Committee to enquire and
report on the cost of a patrol wagon for
the police department was adopted.
An ordinance appropriating $S4S,47 to
Ausfeld & Chapman for experimenting
the construction of the Heron Street
school building was introduced by Alder
man Roeder. Mr.. Roeder said that Her
ron Street school building was now com
pleted and the architects should have
their money.
Alderman Gunter, Chairman of the
School Committee said that he was not
sure that the ordinance should now be
passed. There remained few details
that should he attended to- he said,
Alderman Roeder In reply said that it