The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-03
MUCH WORK FOR ALDERMEN City Council Had Lengthy Session. NEW RULES SUBMITTED They Made Many Changes
 and Were Not Adopted. Committee Not Ready to Report on Banks Refusal of Bonds-No
 Desks for Schools of
 Annexed Territory.

At a protracted meeting of the Mont gomery City Council last night a mass of work was laid before the new aldermen and much of 1t was finished before ad- tournment.
 The rules of the new Council were laid before the Council by Alderman Jackson of the Rules Committee and the rules will lie on the tabe to give aldermen an op- portunity to consider them. Many changes are suggested.
 The meeting was called to order prompt ly at o'clock. There was present fresi- dent Mcintyre. Aldermen Sullivan. Ryan. Maddox. Griffith Forbes. Roemer. Teague, Jackson. kohn, Ruth, Coins and Gunter
 Police Chief Gerald notified the Council that he had suspended Bicycle Patrol men Downs and Oliver for failure to make the reports required by the rules of the Police Department. The report was re- ceiyed and filed.
 The Committee on Streets through Chairman Roemer. reported favorably upon the petition of A. Rubin and J. ONeai for permission to erect electric lights in front of their places of busi- ness. Tho report was received and filed Similar permission was granted F. Pin nachio.
 Reports of Committees. The Committee on Streets asked for Clark and others for the construction of a storm sewer on South Court Street. The Committee submitted a communica- tion from the contractors who are con structing the pavement on Alabama Stl eet in response to query from the Council as to why the block on the north side Stree, west of stated that the block would be paved next week.
 The Committee on Lights. through Chair man Gr1fffths asked for further time on two petitions for lights which were before the committee.
 The Committee on Market through 5 Chairman Ruth reported back the peti- tion of w. G. Yelverton, saying that it had no Jurisdiction in the premises. The report was received and filed. Desks for the Schools. Chairman Gunter from the Committee purchase necessary desks for principals, teachers and pupils for the schools within the old city limits, but no desks were to be bought for the schools in the annexed districts until the school bond matter had been settled.
 The committee recommended that the bid of B. Wolff & Co.,, for the sale of the desks be accepted. The report was - adopted.
 The Committee on Rules through Alder. man Jackson submitted it's reports on the were embodied in an ordinance which went over to be taken up later in the meeting.
 Chairman Gunter of the Joint Com- mittee on Schools and Judiciary asked from the Fourth National Bank The bank had agreed to take the $50000 school bond issue subject to the approval of the % Vice the bank declined to t,e take s1 the bonds. & The committee ootained the further time for the consideration of the banks com munication of refusal
 Security of City Officials.
 Chairman Kohn of the Finance Com mittee reported favorably upon the re- quest of Mayor Carr for authority to require bonds of all city officials, who gives the Mayor the requested authority at the same time empowering him to em- ploy an .accountant for the examination of the books subject to the the approval of the Webster Davis. a former employe of the the loss of his foot He was injured, he said while working for the city and un- der the direction bof a city employe. The petition was referred to the Judiciary
 The ordinance enacting rules for the new Council was then taken up for con siderauon. MT. Jackson explained the changes. The first change was as to spe- cial meetings. The old rule by which the President could call a meeting upon the request of two members of the Council was changed so that a majority of the Council would have to request special meeting before one could be ordered by the President It was further provided that the matter to be considered at the special meeting should be set forth and that no other matter should be considered at the meeting.
 that the Council could regularly adjourn even though quorum was not present
 A new rule required the President to Z vote on all subjects.
 Another change provided that when the President called an Alderman to the chair, such substitution should not ex. | Ad tHa APk ing.
 New Rules Went Over.
 Alderman Gunter said that the matter was very important one, and that the fully. For one thing, he said the city charter provided that a special meeting could be called at the request of two Al dermen. He suggested that the ordinance lie over until the next meeting.
 MT. Jackson said that he had no objec- ton to the postponement of the .ordL pleased to have suggestions made as to the rules. The ordinance. therefore. went
 Alderman Gunter introduced, by request an ordinance reducing the license oI pool and billiard tables not operated In con- nection with saloon.
 On tables not run in connection with saloons. the license was reduced on bill Hard tables from $25 to $1250 and on pool . tables from $50 to $26. The ordinance went to the Committee on Finance.
 Alderman Roemer offered a resolution instructing the contractors who had in charge the paving on Adams Street to sus. pend work on that street near Unior , Street until the Mayor and the City En. gineer should examine the work and as certain if the grade should be changed The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Strauss introduced a resolu, . tion instructing the Mayor to have paint. ed the Fountain in front of the Court Street Methodist Church. 'I move that the Mayor have 1t painted green" said Alderman Sullivan. The mo ton raised a laugh, but 1t got no second
 The Strauss resolution was thel