The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Advertiser Bureau,
 Selma, March 17.

The City Council held regular session last evening which extended far into the night and which has furnished material for a great deal of talk upon the streets today. o'clock by President Atkins and a quorum being present the Council proceeded at once to business. A lengthy message | from Mayor Mcleod was read calling attention to a number of matters wmcn he requested the Council to consider and act upon.
 The message first took up the matter of the tearing up of the streets by number of corporations for the purpose of laylng pipes and stated that in many instances the streets were left in very bad shape by the companies, loose dirt being used for a top covering and the grade of the street being changed. An investigator to be followed by proper legislation to correct the evil.
 The matter of the assessment and col lection of the street tax was next dis cussed and the suggestion was mane tnAt an ordinance be passed to provide TOT the more prompt and efficient collection of the tax and to fix the time membe of fire and military companies should prove membership to be entitled to the exemption allowed them.
 The matter of the feeding of city pris- oners was discussed and attention called to the fact that 1t was reported that great extravaganza was being indulged in along that line. A proper and humane proVl- sion for the welfare of city prisoners was urged but at the same time undue eX- traVagance was deprecated. The message suggested that perhaps the prisoners could be fed more cheaply by contract and the Council was urged to take steps to have the entire matter carefully investigated.
 Attention was called to the fact that the Council should appoint Registrars to conduct the registration for the elec- foIr rNla
 The matter of the ordinance pending before the Council for the reduction of the salaries of the officers or the clty was dwelt upon at length and reasons were istration of the city's affairs. The ordi- nance was recommended as being nec- essary and proper step in that direction and its adoption at once was urged.
 Councilman SehweitZer, chairman or the Committee on Accounts and Claims, pre- sented a report in regard to the matter of the feeding of city prisoners and biHs for supplies which showed the purchase of some 1000 pounds Of meat ana some fifteen or twenty sacks of meal for one month. The committee claimed that this was far in excess of the amount neces- sary for the purpose and MT. Schweitzer expressed an Intention to sift the matter to the bottom.
 After some discussion the entire matter aolng with that part of the message of the Mayor which referred thereto was referred back to the committee with in structions to make full investigation ana report a the next meeting or the Council
 That part of the Mayors message re- ferring to the street tax was referred to the Ordinance Committee with the Mayor and City Attorney added with instruc- tions to report an ordinance embodying the Mayors suggestions
 George A. Stuck and others presented a petition to be allowed to erect a brick and iron building at the root or Lander- Street, offering to pay the city nomi- nal rent therefor and stating that the
 business sought to be established there would also bring the city considerable revenue in the way Of licenses The peu-