The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-11
FOR MUNICIPAL LAWS
CITY OFFICIALS MET AT STATE
 CAPITOL.
They Came Here to Discuss Matters With the Senate Recess Com- mittee Which Is Fram-
 ing Q Bill.

The Special Legislation Committee of the Alabama League of Municipalities presented yesterday to the State Recess Committee a schedule of suggestions on the improvement of the municipal laws of the State
 The committee from the League was in session in Montgomery yesterday from H:So a. m. until 5:3o D. m., half of which time was spent in conference with members of the Recess Committee.
 The League Committee, shortly after the members reached the city met in the Supreme Court room where with discus sion and resolutions the ideas of the vari- ous members of the committee were crys- talized.
 A schedule of the suggestions was made up and presented by the Committee to the Recess Committee. The members of the League Committee supported the sug- gestions in short speeches.
 The members of the League Committee who met in the city yesterday were Mayor W. NJ. Drennen and City Attorney Ed Smith of Birmingham; Mayor E. B. Joseph of Montgomery; Mayor W. c. Cochrane of Tuscaloosa. Mayor Charles Henderson of Troy: Hon. John B. Weak ley of Birmingham; Mayor J. T. Ander- son of Phenix City; Mayor o. c. Simp- son of Tuscumbia and Mayor N. w. Scott of Ensley.
 The Recess Committee has for the past two weeks been engaged in the prepara- tion of a general municipal code, to con- form to the statutes with the provisions of the new constitution. The code will substitute legislation for classes of cities instead of special laws for dif- ferent cities. To frame code which will bear equally upon all classes of cities kAA haA ANn hardest task.
 The members of the Recess Committee invited aid and suggestions from the Ala bama League of Municipalities and several members of the Recess Committee attended recent meetings of the League in Birmingham.
 To assist the Recess Committee and to advance the ideas on municipal legisla- ton the special committee was named. The first meeting of the committee was held yesterday in the Supreme Court room at the capitol. Mayor Drennen of Birmingham presided and City Attorney Ed Smith of the same city served as sec retary ''
 The various members of the committee offered suggestions as to what should go into the new municipal laws. The sug- gestions after discussion were adopted or reflected blanket resolution embody- ing all the suggestions was then adopted. The resolution. however, was written out only in notes and will be submitted to the Recess Committee In regular form at a later day. The suggestions, how ever, were explained and urged upon the Recess Committee in speeches by Messrs weakley, Drennen, Cochran. Joseph, Scott and others.
 A model charter of a city was laid be- This had been drawn by Mayor Cochrane of Tus- caloosa. It contained what rights and privileges, in the opinion of the League committee should be allowed cities This was subbitted to the Recess Committee
 The League Committee urged that ocneral law should be passed which would contain uniform regulations and restric- lions for street improvements or cities of all classes.
 The Recess Committee was urged to TX A general municipal election day on whch all mayors of all cities in the state were to he elected This election day, 1t was dclared should be neither the otate n"r National election day
 Tie LeSisl hive Committee recommend ed that no uniform system of licenses abould pe fixed by the Legislature.
 The Legislative Committee turtner urged the Recess Committee to allow cities to tax solvent credits.
 If recommended that all towns ana oit,es he made special school districts bounded by the municipal lines. the schools to be in charge of board or not more than seven members
 A general law regulating local assess rosnts of taxes was also recommended.
 The Legislative Committee lurt.er recomraended that Mayors be ds1 given a,,r,ne tne right t5 appoint Mayors pro tenn our'ns Atnr