The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-02-25
THE B0ARDOF REVENUE
INSULATION OF COUNTY POOR
HOUSE 70 DISCUSSED.
Nr, Drsyspring Makes Inquiry Con
corning Condemned Gravel.
Railroad Company Asked to
Remedy Dangerous Crossing

The Board Of Revenue of Montgomery
County had a long and busy session yes
terday. 1t concluded rather lengthy
discussion Of the county's financial con-
dition and all were agreed that this was
far from satisfactory.
First Of all the Board took up the coun-
ty poor house affairs. Mr. Carter from
the Visiting COMMITTEES reported on the
had made to the poor house. Mr.. Carter
in his report suggested that the County
Physician make every Two weeks COM
prehensiye report of conditions and af-
fairs at the poor house. He said that on
visiting the place a number of the in
mates were not there and could not be
found. He was told that they were IN
town. He had been told that some OF
streets The committee had instructed
Mr.. Robinson the keeper. to make them
stay in. If they did not stay in he said
they should leave the place.
Mr.. Robinson supplemented the report
OF the committee by saying that since
its visit he had tried to keep the inmates
on the place and had turned some OF
them away because they would not OBJ
to- understand the committees report.
Did 1t mean that he was to send an in
maze away for good IL he left the house
single time, he asked.
After some discussion the Board modi-
fed the rule so that the keeper could
give an inmate permission to leave in
his discretion.
Mr.Carter called attention to the fact
at the Seaboard Air Line crossing on
the Upper Wetumpka Road. The busi-
ness of the road had increased to such
an extent that the switching of the cars
was a menace to all who travelled along
the road. Conditions had grown worse
and worse. he said
County Attorney Finley, who was pres
emit stated to the Board that he doubted
II the Board had any power to make the
road move its switches He thought,
however, II the Board would ask the Of
ficers of the road to remedy the condi-
tons that something would be done. Ac-
cordingly a resolution was proposed by
Mr.. Carter which asked the road to make
such changes at the crossing in its tracks
that II would not be menace to travel
and this was adopted.
While on railroads attention was called
to the condition of Day Street, which
had so washed that in several places 1t
was only twelve or fourteen feet wide
where IL had been thirty or forty. This
was due. 1t was said, to the Plant System
having changed water course. Whether
or not the county should sue the road
for $4,000 was discussed. 1t was finally
decided to walt for further investigation
before suit should be entered.
Mr.. Dreyspring arose to a question of
information. He said that he had been
summoned before the grand jury and one
Of the questions asked him was did the
county pay for gravel that had been con-
demfedT' He said that he could not
answer that question further than to say
that he knew some gravel had been con-
demned. He wanted to know IL that
gravel had been paid for.
Engineer Gafret answered the question
for him. He said that. certain gravel
had been condemned but that Ii had
been put down on the road and for two
months had not been paid for. but later
Mr.. Thompson inspected it and reported
that 1t was all right, On this report the
Board had paid for the gravel.
petition from residents of the public
road leading to the Coosada ferry was
read requesting that the road be moved
In, accordance with the plans Herewith
submitted to the Board. The old road had
caved in greatly. The Board appointed
the following gentlemen to view the road
and the proposed road and report to the
Board: G. H. Thigpen. George Wilson, p.
H. Tharp H. P. Yarbrough, George
Graham and Nal Chisholm.
A number of small accounts were read
and passed upon.
A communication from Probate Judge
j. B. CASTOR calling attention to the ex-
posed condition of the valuable records
of Montgomery County. which. would be
destroyed in case of fire at the court
house, was read. The Board was appar-
entity unanimous in the opinion that in
the present condition of the county's
finances II would be unwise to build a
fire proof vault. Action upon the commu-
uication was indefinitely postponed.