The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
ALDERMEN GOT BUSY Much Routine Business Was Transacted. CONSIDER MANY MATTERS Mayor Asked to Hurry Up
 Drinking Fountains.
 Committee Will Confer With High l lan. Park Citizens About Bond | Issue--All Gravelled Streets to Be sprinkled.
CONSIDER MANY MATTERS

The City Council of Montgomery at It's regular semi-monthlv meeting held quiet, but busy session last night
 Routine business was the order of the evening and very few matters of import ance came before the Council The near ing of petitions, the passag or orolnances and resolutions occupied the attention or the city law makers.
 A committee of three from the City Council to confer with the city govern meht of Highland Park relative to the issuance of Si2.0 900 in bonds for street im- provement was raised. The committee will be appointed later by President Flem- ing.
 This committee was raised on the re- quest of Mayor Tyler Goodwin of High land Park. Mayor Goodwyn's request was conveyed to the City Council by Alderman Kohn, who made the motion for the committee.
 The following Aldermen were present last night: President Fleming, Toole, Hartley, Kohn, Roeder. Mcintyre. Far ley, Johnson. Hudson. Gunter and May.
 The Committee on Streets reported favorably upon the petition of Winter Loeb X Co. for permission to put coal chute under their building on Commerce Street. The report was adopted by the Council
 The Committee on Police reported favorably on the petition of Patrolman 0. K. Wells for thirty days lost time on account or illness lnCuTT6u III tHe lilie VI duty. Patrolman Wells had pctltioned that seventy-one days be allowed him. The Committees report was adopted. Alderman Too,e from the Fire Commit- tee submitted a report directing the City Treasurer to advertise for bids for sup plying the city with 200 feet of cotton fire
 hose. The Council adopted the report of the Committee.
 The Committee on Sanitation through Chairman s. B. Johnson reported fayora- ha r,Qfitton nf C. w Isfc{ipy custodian of the public building for per mission to connect the area drainage or the public building with the citys sanitary
 sewerage system The permission was and improvement of the public building. | The favorable report from the Committee was conditioned upon compliance with all | city ordinances and regula tions regulating l the connections and replacing of the | pavement. The report was adopted. Alderman Mcintyre from the Judiciary | Committee reported adversely on the petf-
 ton of Lou Price for s2.5OO for injuries | Decatur Street. The Committee saw no | justice in the claim and so reported. The
 Council adopted the report of the Com mittee.
 The joint committee on Finance and | Gravel which has been investigating the l advisability of purchasing a gravel pit
 for the city asked for and was granted l further time
 | Ine trustees or me flTSl bHptlSl | Church In a petition to the Council call cd | attention to the fact that the property | recently purchased by the church, us a
 site for its new building, between Perry | and Lawrence Street, known as the Illus. 1 sey property, had been assessed for city | taxes. The petition pointed out that the | total of the city property owned by the l church was less than one acre and was l therefore exempt from taxation. The petition asked that the $1eS taxes assessed l against the church for the Hussey prop | erty be stricken from the books. | The petition went to the Judiciary Com mittee.
 The ordinance appropriating $450 for the | schools of the city was called mp. Alder man Gunter of the School Committee
 said that the supplies provided for In the | resolution were urgently required. The | School Committee. he said endorsed the l ord finance. The ordinance was passed | unanimously.
 The ordinance appropriating A0 to re- pay the Chief of Police for the excess pre- mium he had to pay on his official bond | on account of an error in the printed char
 ter of the city, was then taken up. After the ordinance had been explained
 by the Chairman of the Finance Commit tee. 1t was adopted.
 Under the head of New Business. Al derman Kohn offered a~Fcsolution That | the Mayor be again respectfully request
 ed to have a drinking fountain erected
 on Court Square. and the corner of Bibt | and Commerce Streets"
 l This matter" said MT. Kohn, "ha:
 been with the Mayor since last May. Wt have the water: we have plumbers ant | we ought to have the fountains. l asl