The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-04

had petitiohed the Council for an exten- sion of the permission.
 The report of the Committee on Streets was favorable to the petition with certain conditions. The conditions were that the railroad company should open a new street from Railroad Street to the Jack son Ferry Road. This new street Is to be gravelled and a picket fence built on the side next the railroad.
 The Committee on Water Works sub mitted report upon a resolution as to the purchase of scales for weighing coal at the city water works pumping station. The committees report endorsed the proposition to purchase a pair of lO0-ton scales fop the weighing of the city's coal The Committees report instructed the City Treasurer to advertise for bids for the furnishing of the city with the scales. The report was adopted
 Highland Park Bonds.
 The special committee appointed to con- fer with the city government of Highland Park as to the proposed Issue of bonds by that town submitted it's report through Alderman Kohn. The report recom- mended that the city of Montgomery en- dorse the $12,OOO bond issue proposed by the town government of Highland Park, provided the issue should not be for more tHoh SASsOoV anu thc WuOl6 pEOCeeu& SnOulQ go to street Improvements The report further recommended that the city gov ernment of Montgomery should assume the obligations of the bonds and their in- terests after Highland Park should be- come part of the city of Montgomery. The report was adopted, as the city of- ficials of Montgomery and the city officials of Highland Park have been in harmony upon the bond proposition.
 Yecnd & Potter, an out-of-town firm which has recently purchased the bank rupt stock of Ed Mayer & O., petitioned the Council that the license of Ed Mayer be transferred to the new firm. There 1 appeared to be some opposition to the transfer, as the stock was that of a bankrupt. and it was claimed that the new firm should pay the heavy license re- quired for disposal of a bankrupt stock. For bankrupt sale, Q license of $2S0 IS required by the city. One or two mer- chants were in the lobby. and 1t was un- derstoOd that they were opposing tho transfer of the license.
 The attorney for Yeend & Potter was extended the courtesy of the floor, and he asked that immediate action be taken. The petition. however. was referred to the Finance Committee for report at the next meeting.
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 Mayor Joseph's veto of the resolution providing for the purchase of the Jost property was submitted to the Council In his message. the Mayor said the leso- lution bound the city to pay 5000 for the property. He had nothing before him officially, he said, but the resolution, except proposition from Jacques Loeb to pay $6,250 for the property after the eity had improved the property according to plans made by him.
 The Mayor declared that there had been no written proposition from the Mont gomery Traction Company to pay the city 5000 in lieu of its obligation to regrade and otherwise improve Montgomery Street in front of the Jost property. Yer bal offer. he said. had no doubt been made to members of the Council by of- ficials of the company. but there had been no written proposition.
 The Mayor pointed out that the fran chise of the company on Catoma and Montgomery Streets had only bean gwen the company on the condition that Mont gomery Street be regarded and improved The Mayor said he had required of the companya bond of $1O,OOO for the perform ance of this condition. He had, he said done everything in his power to force the company to comply with its contract Having failed. he Said. he had notified the sureties on the company's bond.
 The veto of the Mayor was sustained by the Council.
 The proposition of Enos R. Stewart of Selma. for the purchase of the Magazine property was laid on the table. 1t hay ing developed since the introduction of the resolution that the Selma man had