The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-04
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
nu1LEsT SESSION OF THAT BODY IN MONTHS.
Fruit Stands Granted Permission to Use Three Feet of Sidewalk. Other Matters of
 Interest.

The semi monthly meeting of the Mont gomery City Council held last night, was the dullest session of that body that has been held in several months. The busi- ness was largely of routine nature, and the City Fathers were in session little more than one hour.
 The matter of the most general interest transacted was the adoption of resolu- ton by Alderman May, granting fruit stands the right to use thfee feet of the sidewalks instead of eighteen inches as heretofore. This resolution provoked some discussion, but at no time was 1t animated.
 The rules of the Council provide that 1t shall meet at o'clock, but it was ten minutes beyond o'clok when the Alder men were called to order by President Fleming Alderman Haygood was the only absentee.
 One of the first items on the order of business of the Council is the reports Of committees. Most of the chairmen last night asked for further time on matters referred to their respective committees.
 Alderman May. for the Committee on Public Works, reported that the plans and specifications for repairing the city market had been misplaced in the office of the City Clerk. and. on his motion, the bidders were given two weeks more time in which to prepare new bids.
 Alderman Hartley. for the Committee on Streets, reported favorably an ordi- nance prohibiting the sale of fruits and candies from wagons and baskets within the fire limits.
 Action on this ordinance was deferred until the Council was under the head of new business. It was then taken up and, on motion of Alderman Kohn, 1t was re- referred to the Street Committee.
 A number of petitions were read to the Council. Most of them were of trivial nature. Those of interest to the public included a request from T. H. Mabson that the fruit stand at the corner of Court Square and Montgomery Streets. owned by P Pennacchio, be removed, as it is a nuisance to his place of business. It was referred to the Committee on Streets
 Heilpern and others, complaining of ex- cessive water charges, were referred to the Committee on Waterworks.
 A petition from Mrs. Mary Stringfellow asking for relief from city taxes amount ing to $335S0 for the years 1897. 1898. 1899 and 1900. on the ground that her husband was a clergyman, was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 letter from Dr. Emile Dofn of Chi cago. asking if the City Council would grant him a franchise to build a tele- phone system in MontgUme , NA. - ferred to the Committee on Franchises.
 The Committee on Fire. thrN""'' "I chairman. Alderman TOole, reported fa- favorably upon the petition or rIre Cap tain Bernard for the payment of seven teen days salary lost by illness. The re- port of the committee was concurred in and the salary will be paid to Bernard.
 The clerk read the ordinance intro duced by Alderman Kohn by request, prohibiting persons from requiring horses to stand i've minutes with their head< held up by check reins. The ordinance was ready for passage. when, on motion, it was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 An ordinance was passed appropriating $57. .36 to reimburse W. M. Irvine on ac- count of taxes and pavement erroneously paid Alderman Mcintyre voted against this ordinance.
 A petition of unusual interest from H. A. Loveless, Thomas Benjamin and John Smith was read to the Council. The pe- titioners set out that they own and op-