The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-07
Sends Message to Council.
 as to New Territory.
Paving Bonds Awarded to Season good and Mayer-Magazine Prop erty Goes to the New Light
 Company.

of the City Council was held last night. there being present President Fleming. Aldermen Johnson. Gunter, Hudson, May, Kohn, Roder. Anderson. Hartley and Toole.
 The Mayor by request of the Council. submitted an estimate of the account of taxes which will be received by reason the city which shows an increased as- sessment of $2.0o0,ooo. which will amount to S22.500 year in taxes.
 The Mayor also reported the probable cost of scales for weighing coal for the water works to be from $1,000 to $l,200.
 c. L. Floyd. Superintendent of Public Schools. reported that he regarded the school census. including annexed terri tory. as substantially correct and did not regard new census necessary.
 Bids for Bonds Accepted.
 Alderman Kohn. from the Finance Committee. reported that the bid of Sea- songood & Mayer of s2s.5s2.5o for the $2S.000 paving bond be accepted. The report of the committee was adopted.
 Alderman Hudson, for the Committee On Lights. reported that eighty nine lights would be required in the new ter ritory, at a cost of $4.539 per annum. On motion of Alderman Kohn a letter from Dillon & Hubbard of New York in. relation to the necessary legislation for refunding S550,000 of city bonds in 1907 was referred to the Judiciary and Finance Committees for consideration This firm proposes to prepare all neces. sary bills and shape all proposed iegisla. ton necessary thereto for s1.000.
 A proposition was received from the Citizens Light and Power Company Alex Rice. President. to pay s3.500 for the Magazine lot. the proposal of Enos R. Stewart of Selma. having been with drawn. The electric light company pro- posed to pay $2,500 for the lot, agreeing to erect thereon a plant for the manu- facture of electricity costing not less than s1boOo. provided the City Council will also grant a, franchise for spur track for Louisville and Nashville Railroad along Franklin Street and across Franklin to said property The matter was referred to the Committee on Franchises and Priv ileges.
 Later in the meeting an ordinance was adopted authorizing to sell tho property to the light company.
 Signs for Street Cars.
 Alderman Gunter introduced an ordi- nance to further regulate the operation of street cars in Montgomery. The pro- posed ordinance provides that thirty days from the passage thereof. it shall be un- lawful for any person, firm of corpora tion to run or cause to be run over the streets of Montgomery any street or electric car without having In daytime signs upon the sides O. the car showing the line or lines upon which said car is operated and at night colored lights showing which the line or lines upon which said car is operated, penalty of from $1 to $10o Referred to Committee on Franchises. -. es4 ,As,.
 Alderman Gunter also introduced an or- dinance, which was adopted, requiring each street or electric railway company to place or cause to be placed upon the sides of each car operated upon the rail- ing of each company a legible sign show ing the route or line upon which said car is operated and colored lights at night to indicate the line upon which said car is operated, making 1t unlawful to oper- ate said cars upon the streets without such signs and lights and fixing pen- alty of from S1 to $10O for each ofrense.
 lost Property Again.
 Alderman Gunter offered resolution directing the City Attorney to examine the titles to the Jost property on Mont gomery Street and upon his favorable re- port the offer of 5000 for the property shall be accepted and that the offer of the Montgomery Traction Company of S, 900 in lieu of regarding and otherwise improve Montgomery Street in front of the Jost and Westcott properties be &C., cepted
 Further consideration of the resolution was postponed to a special meeting to De held today at 12 o'clock.
 Alderman May presented resolution that the Street Committee be requested to and report at the next regular or special meeting the advisabhty Of opening and extending North Bainbridge Street The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Roeder presented resolution providing for repair of the drinking foun- tain at the entrance to Oakwood ceme- tery which was adopted.
 He also introduced a resolution re- ouesting the Committee on Pubic Works to investigate and report at the next meeting what steps are necessary to be taken to Iput the city wharf in proper condition. Adopted.
 Fire Stations for Suburbs. to the Committee on Fire Department. Roeder provides for locating fire stations in the new territory which was referred
 Another resolution by Alderman
 A fourth resolution by the Fifth Ward Alderman authorizes the Committee on Schools and Public Works to employ an architect to draw up plans for the pro- posed new school building in the new territory. It was adopted.
 Alderman Roeder's fifth resolution was for the purchase and raising of flag on the city building on appropriate occasions and instructing the City Attorney to ascertain and report by what rights and under what conditions the Central RaIl- way of Georgia is occupying the right