The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-21
CITY COUNCIL SELECTED
 MANAGERS OF ELECTION

| City Attorney declared that the ordinance was legal and in due form. The communication of the City Attor- | ney was received and filed. Later in the meeting action on the ordinance was de- | ferred until the next meeting of the Coun- ell.
 The Fire Committee reported favorably
 on tue petition of Pelzer Bros. to allow them to construct two elevator hoods on
 their building now constructing on Com | Inerce Street. The report was adopted by the Council.
 Alderman Kohn from the special joint committee to investigate the reduction of fuel at the waterworks asked for further time. Tke joint committee Is composed of the Finance and Water Works Con- mittees.
 The records of the city show that there
 Is an excess of fuel over that used last
 year. The joint committee was raised for the purpose of Investigating and re-
 moving this excess if possible. The time asked for by the Committee was allowed. Gravel Pit for City.
 Alderman Roeder. Chairman of the Special Committee to investigate the ad-
 visa bility of purchasing a gravel pit for the city asked for further time. The Committee has before 1t ten or twelve of fers from citizens of Montgomery to sell the city . gravel pit. These bids. Alder
 a protracted session of the Committee heid yesterday afternoon. At that meeting Alderman Roeder reported, the Committee had decided that 1t would not be advis- | able to make report until the members | of tho Committee had had an opportunity | of inspecting the gravel pits which had | been offered. His request for further time 1 was granted by the Council. l A petition atking for an electric light | at the Seaboard Ar Line and Central of | Georgia Railroad crossingS was read and referred to the Light Committee The | petition was from a number of railroad men.
 Postmaster c. W. Buckley, who is also custodian of the Public Building, asked | permission of the Council to connect the | area drains of the Public Building with
 the sanitary sewerage system instead of | with the storm sewerage. In his com mun!cation Postmaster Buckley explain- | ed that the request was made with spe- | c!al reference to the construction of an addition 10 the postoff'ce building. The | request was made at the suggestion Of
 the Governments supervising architect | The resolution was referred, to the Com
 mittee on Sanitation.
 | Alderman Hartley offered a resolution | calling the attention of the officials oi | bad condition of Columbus Street. The resolution requested the officials of the
 company to remedy the conditions com
 plained of. It was referred to the Com | mittee on Streets.
 Revision of Water Rates. | Alderman Charles P. Anderson. chair. l man of the Water Committee. presented a
 resolution equalizing the water rates in l all of Greater Montgomery. The resolu- | tion is one result of the annexation of the suburbs to the city, and is one of the | first efforts to make the suburbanites bet
 ter satisfied with conditions that face | them.
 The suburbanites are at present paying | a much higher rate for city water than | the citizens who live within the city linn. | its. Alderman Anderson's resolution di- rected the Water Committee of the Coun- | Gil to submit a report containing an l equalized water rate for all residents of | Greater Montgomery. The resolution provided that the new rate should be operative July 1st. The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Cheney offered a resolution providing for a driveway at the west side of Oakwood Cemetery which Is to be used by negro funeral processions. The resolution directed the City Engineer l to arrange the driveway and instructed ! the City Sexton to see that it was used by all negro funeral processions. The resolution was adopted.
 Managers for Election. Alderman May sad that the regular | city election would De held May 5. and | that the duty of selecting managers de- | volved upon the City Council The selec- ] ton of managers, he said. should be