The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-22
MAY OPEN THE AVENUE
Mk1OR AUTHORIZED TO EX-
 CHANCE PROPERTY.
Chiffon College Building on sayre Street to Be Torn Down-Con- tracts for Constructing School
 Buildings Awardsd.

The Montgomery City Council at it's regular meeting last night took step forward in the opening of Madison Ave- hue to the Red Bridge Road. The Counq& provided a way for Madison Avenue to 6e opened to Hilliard Street, that is to the city limits.
 To do this, the Council adopted a recom- mendation embodied in a message of Mayor Joseph to the Council. The May or's message in full was as follows:
 ''Office of the Mayor. Sept. 21, 1903. 'To the City Council:
 "Gentlemen-Referring to resolution adopted by you at called meeting. Au- gust 24th. 1903. In reference to opening and grading Madison Avenue from It's present eastern terminus to the city limits, and authorizing the Mayor to ascertain upon what terms and conditions, if any, the necessary lands can be acquired for the purpose of opening and grading the said Madison Avenue from its present east ern terminus eastward to the city limits; and also to ascertain upon what terms and conditions suitable bridge or cross ing can be placed over the tracks of the Central Railway of Georgia, and report the results thereof to the Council at his earliest convenience,' beg to report that I have fully investigated the matter. The PiOpOSCN OpChAu8 OA lihb bttCCt 0N0H kOE d fifty-foot driveway would involve an ex- penditure of about 5000. cannot recom- mend that this be done.
 Madison Avenue, beyond Hilliard Street. is vacant land. The parties who are interested in this extension of Madi- son Avenue have made the proposition to me to exchange a piece of property front ing 3S feet on the extension of Madison Avenue by 30 feet, for a strip of land on the eastern end of the old reservoir lot owned by the city, fronting 80 feet on the extension of Madison Avenue and running back to Monroe Street I recommend that this proposition, so far as expressed here in, be accepted. Respectfully.
 t ''E. B. Joseph. Mayor"
 A resolution authorizing the Mayor tx make the exchange of property as sug. gested in the message was presented and adopted uuder suspension of the rules
 Alderman Hudson, who Is a member of the County Board of Revenue, sait that the Board was assisting in the pro ject of opening the new road. The coun ty. he said, had undertaken to open thu new road from the track of the Centra Railroad to the Red Bridge Road. Tn, city was expected to open the road tc the railroad track on the east side.
 During the meeting of the Council Al. derman Rushton introduced a resolution instructing the Mayor to have torn dowr the old Chiffon College building, which forms part of the Sayre Street School and have the material sold. Mir. Rush, ton did not hesitate to say that in his opinion the building was unsafe. He said that if child of his was put in one oi the three grades taught in the old build. ing he would stop him from school
 The other Aldermen, however, did not share in this apprehension. It was said that while the building was not in good condition, that $500 had been expended in repairs on 1t in the past year.
 MT. Hudson. however, thought the building was dangerous.
 Mir. Rushton wanted immediate action taken on his resolution. and 1t was in. ally adopted.
 The joint Committee on School and Pub. lie Property made It's report upon the bids for the construction of the new school buildings. The committee recon. mended that the school houses be brick veneer buildings, finished with presssd brick
 The contracts were awarded by the Committee as follows:
 Highland Park building Hugger Bros
 South Montgomery building, Riverside Brick Company.
 West End building, Riverside Brick Company.
 The report recommended that no con- tract be executed by the Mayor until jt was ascertained that the corporate limits Of the city would not be altered by the Legislature
 The Committees report was adopted.