The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-04
AN AVENUE
 TO BE OPENED City Council Had Called
 Meeting. ORDINANCE INTRODUCED First Move Toward Extending
 MadlSvn Avenue. Aldermen Seek to Correct Errors in Salaries ordinance--1Tr. suili- van Wants Enforcement of
 sidewalk Law.

The City Council of Montgomery, at called meeting last night at ociock' III the Council chamber took the h.s. step: as far as the city is concerned. towaio extending Madison Avenue and open:ns a new inlet to Montgomery rom tne farming district to the east.
 An ordnance providing for this eAteh- sion and the approp. iation or tunes neI essary therefor. was introduced by Al
 On motion of Alderman kohn, It was referred to the Committee on st4eets ana the Committee on Finance. to be reporteo at the next regular meeting.
 It will be remembered that an O. der has already been issued by the Board or Revenue ot Montgomery County to Mas sey Wilson. Albert Wilson and w. A. Henderson to open a road from the Cen tral of Georgia Railway cut to the Mount Meigs Road.
 To Buy Right of Way.
 The ordinance introducedd last night provides for the extension of Madison Avenue to the Central Railway cut. The ordinance further carries provision Tor the city to purchase from Mrs. Power strip of land about 90 by S75 feet, lying between Jackson and Hilliard Streets, along where the proposed extension would run. for $2.000. pursuant to con" tract entered into by her agreeing to ded- icate the strip of land for public high way at that price, by the list of January.
 The ordinance further provides that inl- mediately after the purchase of this land, the city shall proceed to open and grade Madison AVenupe from Jackson to HI. Hard Streets pursuant to instructions given by the City Engineer and the Mayor.
 The proper city authorities shall pro. ceed immediately after the purchase of this land to build substantial brick cui- vert in the ravine between Hilliard Street and the Central of Georgia Railroad.
 The expenditure and improvements au- thorized by the ordinance are made pro- visional upon conditions that Massey Will son and associates will grade the street from Hilliard Street east to the Central of Georgia Railroad. the fuil width of 100 feet. where 1t is to be excavated and 50 feet in width. where 1t is to be filled. and that they. within ten days after the purchase by the city of said strip of land. will acquire the necessary lands for the extension of the street.
 Massey Wilson. one of the promoters of the opening of the highway. said last night that the work of excavating. filling. grading. etc.. would cost the promoters approximately $5.000.
 The Council meeting was called to or- der at 2 o'clock. by President Mcintyre. The following Aldermen were present.: Aldermen Coins. Strauss, Lobman. Forbes, Roemer. Griffith Maddox, Sulli- van. Ryan. Teague. Jackson. Kohn-l3. Salaries Mistake Corrected. | Alderman Kohn introduced an ord nance to correct a mistake of $9e0 in the sala- | ries of the fire department. He moved the suspension of the rules and the ordi- nance was passed. Alderman Jackson. when his name was called, signlfed that he would vote aye, '" but wanted 1t understood that his vote should not ba considered a precedent for allowing an ordinance to be introduced and passed on the same night. l Alderman Teague introduced an ord- nance providing for the salary of a L. | cense inspector. He said that the list furnished the salary committee was in- | complete. and he. therefore. introduced this special license. He asked that the ordinance be referred to the Committee on Finance.
 In submitting the ordinance. Mir. Teague said that the salary had always been $l, ,250. but MT. Snodg- -ass. the license inspector. had informed him that, on &C., count of the increase of territory to be covered he would be compelled to have a horse and buggy. and. the. efore. he asked that the salary be raised to N.bo0.
 Alderman Kohn introduced a resolution. which was referred to the Rules Commit tee. substituting instead of Rule r. a rule providing that any Alderman. having voted with the majority on any que ti n, may move reconsideration on that ques- tion at the next regular meeting of the Council, if he had given notice to that effect and no resolution or ordinance shall be sent to the Mayor for his appro- val until the time allowed for reconsidera- | ton has elapsed.
 Sullivan's Resolution.
 Alderman Sullivan introduced a resolu- ton providing that the Chief of Police more rigidly enforce the ordinance against the assembly of throngs on the sidewalks or the blocking of the sidewalks by mer- chandise.
 Tn speaking of the resolution, the Sixth Ward Alderman said that whenever a free performance or anything of the kind Is given in show window, the sidewalk Is so completely blocked by a motley 6 Ith- ering that ladies are compelled to walk in the streets. He said that the condl- ton of the sidewalks on Commerce Street. on account of the wholesale merchants piling the thoroughfares with merchant