The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
CITY COUNCIL MODIFES THE NEW SIDEWALK ORDER

place of indigent soldiers who might otherwise be buried in pauper graves. The petition was referred to the Cemetery
 A. N. Barxsdale petitioned the Council to pay him .T to reimburse him for money he had spent by reason of injuries Goldthwaite Street. The resolution went | to the Judiciary Committee. ] Rent for Health Board. | The first ordinance which came up launched a brief. but interesting debate. The ordinance in question appropriated s15 month for the part payment of the rent for office of the Montgomery County appropriation was to pay half of the of flee rent for the Health Board, the county paying the other half ..
 Alderman Jackson doubted the Council could pass an appropriation running over | live years The ordinance was, he said, | carrying the appropriation beyond the terms of the present aldermen. Alderman Roemer said that there were changes and alterations in progress in the city building. He asked if satisfactory arrangements could not be made for the | Alderman Kohn, who presented tho ordf- nance. said that no accessible or suitable place for the Board within the city build- | ing could be had
 l The ordinance was supported on the floor by Messrs Kohn, Gunter and Loo- man.
 Alderman Lobman especially praised the work of the Board of Health. Its useful 1 ness he said had been impressed upon Il him in the troublous yellow fever times of 1897 when he was a member of an into contact with the Board of Health. | Put to vote the ordinance was passed | by a unanimous vote.
 Money for the Poor.
 The Finance Committee reported an ] ordinance apropriating $500 to the 1 Organized Charities Of Montgomery upon | the application of the executive commit tee of that organization. The money condition that the Charities Organization raise similar sum and that the Mayor be informed as to the distribution among | the worthy poor of the city | Alderman Forbes endeavoring to get the | Council to reconsider the vote by which | 1t passed the resolution at its special meeting resembling its instruction to the City Treasurer as to the disposal of the funds of the city in the various national | banks of the city. He was ruled out Of order on his reconsideration proposition. | He then introduced resolution direct, ing the bonding company, which had bonded the City Treasurer. to divide the deposits among the three national banks of the city, allowing them to withdraw | ficient reasons, if the mayor was notified and the Council approved of the Witn- | drawal.
 MT. Forbes endeavored to get unanimous consent to have his resolution passed. To | this end he discussed the bond of the | City Trfeasurer and the position Of the l bonding company at some length, but ne l could not secure the desired unanimous | consent
 The resolution was referred to special committee consisting of Aldermen Forbes - araveiing the Streets.
 A resolution presented by Alderman Roemer instructing the Street Committee of the Council to report plan for i'm; proving and repairing the graveiled | streets of the city was adodpted.
 The proposition to gravel South McDon. ough Street, one of the streets most used by country wagons coming to Montgom- He presented a resolution instructing the City Engineer to prepare and present plans for the gravelling of South McDon- ough Street from Washington to Winnie Street with an estimate of the cost. The resolution was adopted.
 The old question of police patrol wagon was brought up by Alderman Ryan. He introduced a resolution in- tigate and report to the Council the cost of a patrol wagon. The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Ruth wanted some informa- ton as to why certain ordinances of the city were not enforced He wanted spe- cial information as to why the anti-spit- l ting 0rQlnance was not en1OrceQ. Tie moved that the Chief of Police be in- structed to enforce the resolution. but accepted as a substitute resolution au- thorizlng the Mayor to have painted signs directing the attention of pedestrians to the anti-spitting ordinance.
 Police and Fire Departments.
 A resolution, offered by Alderman Kohn directing the Police. Fire and Finance Committees to prepare and submit an or dinance grading and pensioning members | of the police and fire departmentS was adopted.
 An ordinance by Alderman Kohh. mak- ing it unlawful to drive herd of cattle through the streets of the business DOT | tion of the city, except to and from the city scales. was introduced by Alderman Kohn. It went over until the next meet ing of the Council.
 A resolution of Alderman Maddox. all lowing the two meat inspectors of the city feed for their horses, was referred to the Finance Committee.
 Alderman Gunter wants a clock put in the Council Chamber. He presented a resolution authorizing the Mayor to have one put in. The resolution was adopted. A second resolution by Alderman Gun ter directed the School Committee to re- port to the Council the advisability of rebuilding the Heron Street School build ing. was adopted
 Alderman Maddox wants the quality of material used by the plumbers of the city, especially the material for hot water boil CTS, inspected by the City Plumbing 1n- speClOT- HIS TeSOIuLlOn QlTeCLlnS the plumbing inspector to make such inspec- tion was adopted.
 The Public Works Committee reported that the proposed repairs on the city building would cost about $500. On the recommendation of the committee. the Mayor was instructed to advertise for bids for the work.
 Violated Its Franchise
 Alderman Kohn presented a resolution declaring that the Montgomery Traction Company had failed to keep its agreement with the city in reference to making inn provements on High Street conditional upon it's franchise on that street. The resolution declared. in view of that fact. | the Mayor and Committee in Streets should confer with the officials of the company and see that the agreement was kept. The resolution was adopted.
 An ordinance granting the Montgomery Street Railway Company tho privilege of extending its line on Commerce Street from its present terminus along the west side of the underpass to the property of l the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was introduced. It went over until the next meeting of the Council. l The Council adjourned at II 80 ?. m., | having been in session five hours.