The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-19
ALDERMEN WERE BRIEF COUNCIL POSTPONED ACTION ON
 IMPORTANT MATTERS.
Attendance of the City Fathers Smaller Than Usual-Resolu- tion Adopted Authorizing 1n-
 quiry into Water Leakage

The regular meeting of the Montgom- cry City Council. held last night, was not largely attended, and for this reason much of the business of importance that came before the Council was postponed until the next regular meeting
 Alderman John P Kohn presided over last nights meeting in the absence or President David Fleming. who is away from Montg on q vacation from ms
 Those present last night were Aldermen Kohn, Gunter, Toole, Hartley. Roeder,; Anderson. May, Haygood, Hudson, and
 Chief Adolph Gerald of the police de partment reported to the Council that he had suspended Patrolmen C. K. Wells ard J. D. Worthington for five days TOT being asleep while on duty.
 A second report from the Chief Of Po- lice contained the information that he had suspended w. J. Jordan ten days for the same offense.
 Sanitation in Schools.
 The School Committee transmitted to the Council a communication from Su- perintendent c. l.. Floyd containing res olutions of the Board of Education rela- tive to the sanitary conditions of the various school buildings of the city. The resolution of the Board recommended that Improvements in the sanitary con ditions of the Heron Street School, the Capitol Hill School and the SaYre Street School be made before the opening of the SCItObl ttI IT,
 The communication was referred to the Public Works Committee.
 A communication was read from the Alabama Cotton Oil Company, calling attention to the fact that the company had, in 1896, been granted a franchise for the erection of a spur track from its property to the Central Railroad midway between North Lawrence and North Fer ry Streets. The communication stated that the company had not at that time taken advantage of the franchise. The company now asked that the franchise be given it under the same terms as be- fore.
 The communication was referred to the Committee on Franchises and Privileges.
 Delay in Swimming Pool.
 Consideration of the ordinance grant ing q million gallons of water quarter to the Montgomery Young Men Chrls- tian Association and other similar beneVo- lent orGa anizations for use in swimming pools, was postponed until the next meet inG.
 An ordinance designed to meet the oh- jectons raised by the Supreme Court to the paving tax assessments made by the city and to provide new assessment against property owners. came up under the head of unfinished business, but ac- ton on it was deferred until the next regular meeting of the City Council.
 The chief provisions of the new assess ment as set forth in the ordinance Is that the assessments shall be made according ] further provides that the assessment Tn any case shall not exceed the amount or one-fourth of the cost of the improve ment nor shall the assessment in any case he more than $l0 a front foot.
 Alderman Kohn, with Alderman Toole presiding introduced an ordinance look ing to changing tho meter rate of the city waterworks. The ordinance pro- vides that the rate for metered water where from 10000 to 100000 gallons is used per quarter, shall be 15 cents per l. 000 gallons.
 The ordinance was referred to the Wa ter Committee.
 An ordinance granting permission to Barrie l.. Holt and associates tN change the route of the tracks of tlIN Montgom- cry Traction Company SO that they vii run from Lawrence Street through Wash ington Street from Monroe Street to DeX ter Avenue was introduced and referred to the Franchise Committee.
 To Investigate Water Leaks.
 Tho following resolution, offered b. Alderman Roeder, was adopted
 Resolved, That the Committee on Wa ter Works be authorized to look into tho matter of amending the several ordi nances regulating the charge for watcl wasted hy reason of undc! ground leak! and report to the next regular meeting of the Council"
 Tho ordinance was adopted in view q the many complaints of users of water who now have to pay for all water los by reason of underground leaks. Resolutions offered by Alderman kohr directing the Mayor to erect the twt drinking fountains previously ordered b, Commerce Streets, and directing him t | erect drinking fountains ncar the bii | fountain on Court Square. were adopted The Council adjourned to meet in spe | cial session at o'clock Wednesday even l ing.