The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-08
And Authorizes Ten More
 PatrOlmen.
Aldermen Worked for Five Hours, Passing Resolutions and ordi- nances and Hearing the,
 Reading of Petitions.

l Heau1nR OA 6ct1LAOhS.
 The Montgomery City Council at Its meeting last night Ssening it the side walks of the city clear adopted at its last special meeting.
 The enforcement of the resolution oi Alderman Sullivan by the police depart. ment had rather stirred up some of the merchants and some pressure had been evidently brought to bear upon the mem bers of the Council.
 Alderman Teague brought the matter up. He suggested that the Chief of Po- | lice be instructed to use discretion in the | enforcement of the resolution; Alderman kohn suggested the passage | of a resolution instructing the Chief Of Police to enforce the ordinance in refer | ence to the blockading of the sidewalks as 1t appears on the statute books of the city. This, he explained. would give free passage way of three feet and would I not interfere with the business of any merchant. He put his suggestion in a resolution
 sitions. He stood for the resolution in: troduced by himself at the last special meeting He wanted the sidewalks kept clear.
 Alderman Teague accepted the Kohn resolution and 1t was adopted by the Council. Ten New Policeman. The Council provided for ten new po- licemen. This was done through a report | made by the Finance Committee on a res- | olution presented at the last regular meeting The original resolution author ized the Mayor to appoint twenty addi- tional policemen in view of the increased l territory of the city of Montgomery. The report of the Finance Committed recommended that the Mayor be author ized to appoint ten additional policemen should be mounted patrolmen. four for night and two for. day. The report with the necessary resolution was adopted. The Council was called to. order by later he resigned the gavel to President Mcintyre who had been delayed in reach l ing the Council Chamber. | Alderman Strauss was the only absen- tee.
 Message from Mayor. A message from Mayor Carr conveyed to the Council the communication of City , Superintendent of Streets, c. A. Jones and City Engineer D. w. Ford in refer ence to the curbing on the north side oi Adams Street between Perry and Law renee Streets. The abutting property, the communication stated had been condemn ed for its pro rata share of the cost oi the curbing.
 | A communication from Mayor Carr no. tified the Council that the loss by fire ir the destruction of the Heron Street l 6CUOOl, Hhu DeeIl duJuSJeu. n6 ClLy would receive for insurance on the build ing the sum of $13,14542. The furniture | loss, the Mayor reported had not vel been adjusted. The communication drew attention to the fact that provisions fol temporary accommodation of the schoo children had been madeI
 Chairman kohn of the Finance Com mittee, reported favorably upon the pc tition of all the plumbers, asking thd only one bond be required of the plumb CTS instead of a bond for each plumber as at present.
 The communication was. on motion o | Alderman Forbes. referred to the City Attorney with instructions to prepare ar ordinance carrying into effect the sug gestions made,
 Ripple of Excitement.
 The report of the Street Committed
 granting the privilege of hanging a sigr
 over the sidewalk in front of their place I of business on Commerce Street tC Schloss X Kahn created little ripple oi excitement. The ripple came after the re- port of the Committee had been adopted
 The vote of the Council was divided ol the adoption of the report. As soon as the vote was announced Alderman Teagut | arose saying:
 ''I voted no on this question, MT. Pres. ident The petition comes up here for tho hanging of d sign without any restrictions l or regulations, Any sort of sign can bt hung in any way, and I am opposed tC | giivng any such permission to any one
 
 hanging of signs
 Alderman Kohn said that such permis sion had heretofore been given freely. but | always with the understanding that thu signs would be put up under the super
 vision of the City Engineer. He hdt voted for the report believing that tho sign would be put up under the super vision of the City Engineer.
 ''IS there not an ordinance forbiddne
 the hanging of signs across the side
 walks?" asked Alderman Teague.
 There is." replied President Mcintyre
 Then am opposed to the granting ol derman Sullivan. 'If we have an ordi nance on the subject it ought to be re- | spected and observed
 President Mcintyre ruled that the dis l cussion was out of order inaSmuch as the report had been adopted.
 From the Police Committee Chairman | Ryan reported adversely upon the peti | ton of PatroIman T. Crossland askiiI; for twenty-five days pay for time lost by | reason of illness. The report stated that l Patrolman Crossland had applied to the previous Council for fifty days pay ant 1 had been allowed twenty-five days. There was no reason, the report stated, why the | new Council should reopen a matter that was closed by the previous Council. The | report was adopted,
 | A communication from City Physician Robert Goldthwaite was read asking that | the two City Meat Inspectors be all l lowed feed for their horses in view of | their increased duties. The communtca- ton was referred to the Committee on | Sanitation.
 Those Drinking Fountains.
 Alderman Forbes. from the Water Com mittce. asked that Alderman Strouss' S resolution as to the public drinking foun- tains be referred to the Committee on | Sanitation. The resolution asked why the | water had been turned off in the drink | ing fountains.
 Informally Alderman Forbes stated that the water had been turned off because the | pressure was so great that the water | when turned on would not stay in the l cup. The resolution went over to the | Committee on Sanitation
 l Alderman Gunter from the Committee l on Schools. made a favorable reporC upon the application of the City Board of Ed | ucation for the furnishing of coal to the l city schools. The report recommended that as the total amount to be expended | in the purchase of coal would be less than $250, that the Mayor be authorized | of advertising. The Council adopted the l report.
 l The Rules Committee reported without | recommendation the kohn amendment to | Rule T. of the Council. The amendment | provided that any member could move | the reconsideration of a vote upon an | ordinance at the meeting at which it was | passed or the next regular meeting, anu | that the ordinance should not be sent tc the Mayor if notice of a reconsideration | had been given
 | Alderman jackson, in placing Inc ] amendment before the Council from the | Rules Committee stated that it was ir 1 conflict with the City Charter. | The amendment to the rules was lateI | withdrawn by Alderman Kohn, who saiC | that he had been informed by the City | Attorney that the amendment was not Ill l vHifh iS{n