The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-18
Also Plans to Refund 30
Year Bonds.
Special Committee Appointed to
Have Charge Of Both Matters
and to Make Ready for
Session of Legislature.

The City Council at Its meeting last
night began the preliminary work for the
extension of the city limits and for the
refunding of its thirty-year ponds which
expire during 1907.
To increase the territory Of the city and
to refund the bonds requires special &C.
ton by the Legislature and the Council
set out last night to fulfill all the re-
auirements of the new Constitution for
local or special legislation so that nc
technicalities should stand in the way OF
the acquisition by the city of suburban
territory or the refunding Of its bonded
Indebtedness.
The action of the City Council last
night is the first official notice of the
city government's intention of having the
citys corporate limits extended by the
coming Legislature although 1t was gen.
orally understood that such a movement
would be undertaken.
The action of the City Council fairly
opens the campaign for city extension,
and the agitation of the question, which
It is not thought will end until the Leg
islature has taken final action on the mat
ter. The opposition to such movement,
which was so strong two years ago. has
not entirely died out, and the question
may be a very live one to city officials
and SUBURBAN property owners
No mention was made last night as to
where the new city lines would run. A
special committee was appointed to take
the matter under consideration and to re-
port at the next meeting Of the City
Council. The Committees report will in
all probability define the proposed new
lines.
The attention of the Council was called
to the extension of the city limits and
the refunding of the thirty year bonds by
a message from Mayor e. B. Joseph.
The Mayors message was as follows:
Montgomery. November II, 1902.
ITO the City Council:
"Gentlemen-I desire to call your atten-
ton to two matters which in my opinion
should be brought before the Legislature
at it's meeting in January;
"First-The extension of the city limits.
"Second-Authority to refund such bonds
as mature between the coming and next
succeeding sessions of the Legislature.
There will mature on January LIST, 1907.
S46s 100 thirty year, 5 per cent. bonds.
The maturity Of these bonds will occur
before the next succeeding term of the
LEGISLATURE. It is, therefore, necessary
that authority be obtained from the COM
ing Legislature TO refund these bonds.
I'm addition to the bonds maturing jan
uary list, 1907. there are $s0,95O thirty year,
5 per cent. bonds maturing July LIST, 1907.
These should also be provided for.
IT attach hereto opinion of Hon.
Blbb Graves, City Attorney, in
reference to these matters in
which be states: Tt will be nee
assarv TO publish notices Of intention to
apply for such local and special laws. and
such notices must state the substance OF
the proposed laws. and must be pub
hshed at least once week for four
weeks, in some newspaper published In
this county
81 would recommend that the matter
be taken UP at once by your honorable
body and q conclusion arrived at 90 that
proper notice may be given on both sub
jects 80 as to enable the proposed legls-
lation to be introduced early in the ses-
sion.
'The first term OF the Legislature un-