The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-17
Council Takes First Step
 in the Matter. sEMI-MoNTHLY MEETING Mcintyre is Acting Mayor and
 Could Not Preside. The City Fathers Inaugurate Move ment to Improve oakwood
 Cemetery and to Repair
 the City Hall.

A committee to re-arrange and adjust the wards of the city to, comply with new conditions. and the new boundaries of Montgomery, will be appointed by President c. P. Mcintyre of the City Council.
 The City Council authorized such a committee at its regular semi-monthly meeting held last night. The resolution raising the committee was introduced by Alderman J. P. Kohn. In it's original form the resolution called for a commit tee of three, but that number was chang ed to five upon the suggestion of Alder man c. L. Ruth.
 The resolution is regarded as of the utmost importance in municipal circles. While 1t does not say so explicitly, the resolution Is believed to contemplate an increase of the number of wards of the city in view of the increase of the city's territory and the consequent enlargement of the membership of the City Council. If the work of the committee should result in an increase of the city wards the Council would elect the new members of that body. The work of the committee is looked forward to with great inter est.
 Mcintyre Is Acting Mayor.
 President Mcintyre did not preside over last nights meeting of the Council. A friendly protest was entered against his presiding over the Council on the grounds that he was acting mayor of the city, Mayor Carr having gone to Birming- ham on a short business trip.
 President Mcintyre called the Council to order but immediate protest was en- tered by Alderman Gunter. T protest" said Mir. Gunter, "to the present occupant of the chair presiding over the. deliberations of the Council on the ground that 1t Is a usurpation of power. The protest is entered in full view of the fact that we hold him in the highest esteem"
 Alderman Kohn expressed his view of the protest saying that 1t was well grounded. inasmuch as the president of the Council was then Acting Mayor of | the city.
 The point was held to be sustained. Mir. Mcintyre retired from the chair, calling Vice President A. c. Forbes to succeed him as presiding officer. MT. Forbes pre- | sided throughout the meeting. Acting Mayor Mcintyre took no execu- l tive action of any sort during his occu- pancy of the Mayors chair. Mayor Carr who went to Birmingham yesterday af- ternoon at p. m. will return today at | II a. m.
 There were present at the Council meet ing President Mcintyre. Aldermen Sulli- van, Ryan Maddox. Griffith. Roemer. | Lobman, Forbes, Jackson, Teague Kohn, | Ruth, Strauss, Coins and Gunter, the full membership of the Council. | Communication from Mayor. l communication was received from | Mayor Carr accompanied by letter from l City Engineer D. W. Ford, as to the con-
 dition of the city building and police headquarters. The City Engineer stated
 that the cornices and roof of the building
 were defective and in bad condition. The
 Mayor called attention to the fact that the City Building had not been placed in
 repair in eleven years. He asked that
 the Council take such action as would re- | suit in the needed repairA The commit nication was referred to the Committee on Public Works.
 Chief of Police A. S. Gerald notified the Council that he had suspended Bicycle
 Patrolman W. T. Downs.
 Alderman Gunter moved that the vote by which the salaries ordinance was
 adopted at the last regular meeting be
 reconsidered. He did this, he said, be-
 cause he understood that the Coun-
 cil had unintentionally cut the salaries of
 some of the firemen, and some of the All dermen wanted to consider the salaries
 ordinance with some amendments relative
 to the Police Department.
 Alderman Kohn contended that, under
 the charter of the city. the Council could
 not reconsider an ordinance which had
 been signed by the Mayor and published MT. Gunter took an opposite view of the
 case, holding that, under the rules, the
 ordinance could be reconsidered. He ask
 ed that City Attorney Ray Rushton be
 requested to give an opinion on the mat
 ter to the Council
 Mir Rushton said that there wa5 nc
 doubt that the motion was out of order
 "The charter" said MT. Rushton. "spe
 officially states that the salary of no city
 official should be raised or lowered during
 his term of offlce."