The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Advertiser Bureau.

n lwestern Division, this morning Hon. Thomas H. Smith. Chancellor, granted an injunction to the United States Fidelity land Guaranty Company in the case of the Damps-Habil corporation suit vs. com ! piainant and Baily & Thompson of this city. Bond in the sum of $4,763.S0 was re- quired. This injunction Is against the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sherlff of 1 Mobile County and the Sheriff of Mont gomery County. Auditor Sowell and State Treasurer Smith, to restrain them from disposing of securities of the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Comrany ! for the present, until it can; be ascer- tained If Bailey and Thompson individual ] ly and as a firm. have insufficient prop 1 erty to satisfy certain judgment. The Judgment is for demurrage in completing certain work on the steamship Habil by 'rhompson and Bailey. %
 The matter of the hire of the Mobile County convicts was brought up today i by the Board of Revenue and Road Com missioners of Mobile County and dis ' posed of.
 Dr. Shirley Bragg, physician convict in- spector. presented to the Board the fol l towing which was acceded to by Noel E. Turner, the present contractor: 1 To the Honorable Board of Revenue and l Road Commissioners of Mobile County: |. Gentlemen--Referrins to the matter of the recent order of the Governor of the State of Alabama revoking the contract now, and heretofore in existence between the County of Mobile and Noel E. Turn or for the hire of County convicts. I have to say that the Board of Convict Inspec- tors, after conference with the Governor and a careful inquiry into the situation, will recommend that the Governor revoke his order and reinstate the contract be- EAA& uafA H.nV E. Turner for the hire of convicts, If your honorable board will engage that the fol- lowing stipulations and requirements of the contractor be immediately complied with, viz.:
 First-That the Convict Board shall ap- lpoint warden who shall have entire lcontrol and supervision of the convicts and the proper execution of the contract. Second-That the warden so appointed lby the Board of Convict Inspectors shall Iappoint and control all of the necessary
 Third-That the medical member of the Board of Convict Inspectors shall name the medical inspector who shall attend the convicts. ..
 Fourth--That the contractor shall pay the warden, guards and medical inspec- tor.
 Fifth-That the cell plan of the prison Ito be used shall be furnished and ap. proved by the Board of Convict Inspec- tors and adopted and constructed in ac- Icordance herewith by the contractor.
 Sixth-That the cell plan of the prison to be furnished and approved by the Board of Convict Inspectors shall be con structed by the contractor the work thereon to be commenced at once and to be completed within not more than thirt. days from date.
 Shirley Bragg.
 --5 Physician Inspector. To the Honorable Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners: .E-
 The suggested stipulations and require rnents of the Board of Convict Inspectors hereto attached are reasonable and satis- factory. and are agreed to.
 Noel E. Turner.
 The following resolution, on suggestion of Attorney Rich of the Board. was adopt cd:
 Whereas. It has been brought to the at- tention of the Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners that certain irreg- ularities have existed in the performance of the contract between Mobile County and Noel E. Turner for the hire of Coun- ty convicts and
 Whereas, The Board of Convict Inspec. tors insist that certain requirements and regulations shall be complied with in the future in the management of said con- yicts, and the execution of said contracts copy of which said requirements and stipulations Is hereto attached and made a part of this resolution and which have been agreed to by the contractor, and.
 Whereas, It Is the desire and purpose of the Board of Revenue and Road Com missioners to execute said contract in all respects in accordance with the letter and spirit of the law; therefore, be 1t
 Resolved, By the Board of Revenue and L1A, (1-S.
 and stipulations proposed by the Board of Convict Inspectors copy of which is hereto attached. be and the same are. in all respects approved. Be it further
 Resolved, That in the event of the fail ure of the contractor to faithfully comply with the terms of said regulations and stipulations, that the Governor of the State Alabama shall, as soon as the failure of said contractor to comply with said regulations and stipulations is brought to the attention of said Board be requested to revoke and annul s1iC contract. Be 1t further
 Resolved. That a copy of these resolu. tions together with copy require. ments and stipulations proposed by the Board of Convict Inspectors be forwarded to the Governor by the Clerk of thIs Board.
 The General Council of the city of Mo- bile was the scene of a heated and ani. mated discussion over the Mardi Gras masking ordinance. Councilman Michael at the last meeting, offered an ordinance to allow general masking until D. m. oi males and females. but requiring maskers to have their hands ungloved
 The ordinance then existing prohibited all save children from appearing in masks on the streets. The proposed new ordi. nance met with strong opposition amonp citizens religiously inclined and especially the ministers of the Methodist, Baptist . and Presbyterian faiths. The Daily Her. aid also sided with the opposition and waged bitter war on the proposed new ordinance.
 Tonight Councilman Michael. the fathe, of the new ordinance, offered a substitute ordinance allowing indiscriminate mask. ing until in the evenfg After the sub. stitute was read the clerk read a peti. tio from the Ministers Conference oppos. B ing 1t. He also read a petition from the ? Chamber of Commerce urging the adop.
 ton or the proposed ordinance After
 much discussion pro and con, the ordi.
 nance offered by Councilman Michael al. 9 lowing masking by both sexes until fin 1 the evening. was adopted, the vote heinz 1 as follows: 5 For new ordinance: Chairman P T. Lyons Aldermen Craft, Mann, Kirkbride Norville:; Councilmen Smith, A. S. Lyons , Michael, Brown. Holt Oberhaus
 Against: Aldermen Berney, Butt; Conn. Cilmen Hale
 Councilman Thomas was absent because of illness, but it was understood he would vote with the minority.