The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
Matter Caused some Debate
 By Aldermen.
City Fathers at semi-Monthly Meet ing Discussed Many Matters. Numerous Resolutions Were Introduced
 and Referred.

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 The City Council of Montgomery. at its meeting last night, agreed to allow the | fruit dealers of the city to extend their | stands on the sidewalks a reasonable dist ance during the remainder of the week, 1 but with the understanding that the priv. ilege was not to be extended beyond l Christmas week.
 The consideration of this question oc- | casioned a lively debate, and before it was finally decided an appeal was taken | from the decision of President Mcintyre, but the Council sustained him. The petition rom the fruit dealers car ried trouble with 1t from start to finish. To begin with the Clerk could not pro- | nounce the 'Greciap and classical names | which were attained to the petition. | Upon a suggestion from one of the AL | dermen. Alderman Sullivan agreed to help the Clerk. in his difficulties but. after an ! unsuccessful struggle with names some | ten or twelve letters long. and nearly all of them voweis. he gave up the contest. | The Council took the names for granted. Sullivan on Precedents. Alderman Forbes moved that the peti- Alderman Sullivan moved to table the motion of Alderman Forbes, but he was ruled out of order.
 Alderman. Sullivan thought that In granting the petition the Council would set & bad precedent.
 Alderman Forbes thought the Council might let up the sidewalk regulations
 
 cit of trade without injuring any one.
 Alderman Gunter made the point of or der that the Council could not suspend the operation of an ordinance by the pass age of resolution.
 President Mcintyre held that the grant, ing of the petition would not be the sus- pension of an ordinance and therefore the point was not well taken.
 City Attorney Ray Rushton was called before the Council to give his opinion as to the granting of the petition. He said that there was a State law as to the blockading of the passageways and the Council in reality could not legally allow them to be closed in part. but that it had been the custom of the Council In this and similar eases, to use discretion Tn the suspension of the ordinances based on these laws. Custom, ne thought, could be followed in this case if the Council so desired.
 Alderman Gunter declared that the Council should stick to the law.
 President Mcintyre ruled that the peti- ton could be granted by the Council if it so desired.
 Alderman Gunter appealed from the de- cision of the President but the President was sustained by a vote of g to 5.
 The Council then voted that the peti- ton should be granted, with the under standing that the privilege should not continue longer than Christmas week.
 Meeting Called to Order.
 The meeting was called to order at !:9o
  lowing Aldermen were present: President Mcintyre, Aldermen Sullivan, Grifhths. Roemer Kohn, Teague, Jackson, Forbes,
 Police Chief A. Gerald in a communi- cation forwarded by the Mayor directed the attention of the Council to the over crowded condition of the city prison. The existing condition, the removal of the chain-gang from the city prison. The communication from the Chief stated the chain-gang. five women confined in cells and eight men awaiting trial. The Chief said that the new part of the city prison could not be used in the winter time for lack of heat and because the roof leaked. The city prison in its pres ent condition, the Chief reported, was overcrowded and inadequate.
 He suggested that if the chain-gang was removed the situation would be relieved. The communication was referred to the Committee on Public Works.
 Chief Gerald also reported to the Coun- patrolrnen authorized by the Council. The recommendations of the men appointed accompanied the communication.
 The confirmation of the patro'man on motion of Alderman Gunter, was laid oyer until the next meeting of the Coun-
 Mayor Carr reporteu lnat the recent changes in the. offices of the city officials in the city building had cost $620. He re- quested tho Council to make an appropria- ton to cover the expense. The communi- cation was temporarily laid upon the table.
 Alderman Roe,ner from the Cemetery Committee presented a petition from cer- tain Confederate Veterans asking the wide adjoining the soldiers square with a favorable report. The petitioners ex- plained that they wanted the square as a SIrying piacs for S S,,sisa soldiers pers The report of the Committee grant ing the petition was unanimously adopted.
 Alderman Forbes from the Special Com the bond of the City Treasurer submit ted an ordinance on the question. The ordinance rescinded the instructions pre- viousy given t the City t Treasurer req s, in ref city. The ordinance required that the City Treasurer should be required to give an additional bond of $40O00 under the code for the faithful performance of his duties. The ordinance went over tempo rarily.
 Merchants Trading Association asking for a renewal of their license to do busi- ness in Montgomery. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Finance.
 As to Carnegie's Library.
 The Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Library in & communication to the Coun- cil notified the. Aldermen that the library ring the week. The communication re- quested the Council to prepare an ordi- nance embodying and carrying into effect the city's agreement in reference to the Carnegie Library, contained in an ordi- nance previously adopted. The communi- cation asked that the payments to the Carnegie Library begin with the New Year. The communication was referred to the Finance Committee.
 The public drinking fountains erected some months ago sprung another debate. The question was brought up by the re- port of the Sanitation Committee pre- scented by Chairman Maddox upon the resolution asking why the water was not turned on at the fountains.
 The Committee recommended that the | fountains he taken from the streets and