The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-07
FIXED THE ORDINANCE
MONTGOMERY ALDERMEN WERE
 IN A FOG.
Had Some Difficulty in Making Slight Change in Measure Call ing Election on School.
 Bond Issue.

To amend the ordinance providing for an election on the question of issuing S5o,0o0 in bonds to irnprov eschool facili- ties in greater Montgomery a special meeting of the City Council was held last night at o'clock.
 The original bond ordinance passed at the last special meeting of the Council declared that the coupons and bonds should be payable at the office Of the City Treasurer In Montgomery. and last nights meeting was held to so change the ordi.ence that the coupons and bonds should be payable at the American Ex- change National Bank or some other bank in New York.
 The question of whether the coupons goRery had an important bearing upon the sale of the bonds. A quicker and better sale of bonds, 1t was said, could be secured if the bonds were made pay able in New York city. Other bonds is- sued by the CityCouncil, had the provision that they should be payable in New York but the school bond ordinance went through the Judiciary Committee without notice being taken of the change in GUS tom.
 With the Council unanimously favoring the change in the wording of the ordi- nance it would appear that the city law makers would have had no difficulty in making the change.
 Amending the bond ordinance proved to be a difficult proposition. The Council for awhile was at loss as to how to proceed. The Aldermen were tangled up in points of order and they groped about in a parliamentary fog. A way was finally found, however, and the bond or dinance was amended with Alderman Mo 1ntyre guiding the ordinance through the parliamentary labyrinth.
 41ra fha fnll0uvfnev Aldermen were present. Messrs. Toole, Kohn. Hart ley, Roeder, Anderson, Mcintyre, May. Johnson and Farley.
 In the absence of President Fleming of the Council, Vice President Kohn pre- sided. The purpose of the special meet ing. Mir. Kohn said. was to further con- slider the school bond ordinance.
 Alderman Mcintyre moved that the Mayor be requested to return to the Coun- cii without action the school bond or dinance and the motion was adopted.
 The ordinance was thereupon sent in from the office of the Mayor with brief message. saying that he therewith re- turned the ordinance providing for the holding of an election on July 13 on the question of issuing s5oooo of bonds.
 Alderman Anderson moved to reconsid- CT the vote by which the ordinance was adopted.
 Chairman Kohn ruled that a motion to reconsider could be made only at the same meeting or the next regular meet ing from the one at which the ordinance had been adopted.
 The Council immediately became pug zled. The Aldermen seized rule books aad bored over the pages.
 Alderman Kohn finally suggested a sts- pension of the rules as the proper msthod of reaching place where the or iinnnce could be pruned.
 Alderman McIntyres motion to suspend the rules was carried unanimously.
 He then moved that Rule IS, whicn re- lates to the motions for reconsidera lions be suspended. This, too. was adopted.
 At this juncture Alderman Toole mo. cd that the ordinance be again referred 10 the Judiicary Committee for a report at the next called or regular meeting of the Council. This motion created diversion with considerable discussion.
 Alderman Kohn declared that all school work for the year depended upon ,he er- dinariee, and 1t should be passed as soon as possible.
 Alderman Roeder declared that the bond ordinance should be passed at once.
 At the request of Alderm1n Toole, City Attorney Bibb Graves appeared before the Council and explained the proposed change in the ordinance. He declared that the ordinance could he duly amended after a suspension of the rules.
 Are you satisfied that the ordinance is in legal shape"" he was asked by AL derman Toole.
 T am. replied Mir. Graves.
 Alderman Anderson moved to reconsider the vote by which the ordinance was adopted After this was adopted Alder man Mcintyre offered the amendment making the bonds and coupons payable in New York instead of in Montgomery.
 The amendment was adopted and the ordiance by formal vote of the ~oIn- ell was readopted.
 The Council then adjourned.