The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-23
Franchise Around Underpath
 Again Tabled.
Mayor Joseph Requested to Ascer- tain If Baptist Church Property Can Be Purchased-Consid- erable Street Railway
 Legislation.

ene montgomery City Council was neto last night President Fleming. Aldermen Haygood. May, Johnson, Farley. Cheney, Mcintyre. Hartley. Roder. Kohn and Tools were present.
 A message was received from Mayor Joseph vetoing the ordinance to appro- pirate N,l4S out of moneys in the treas ury to the credit of the street paving fund. not heretofore appropriated, for the purpose of finally settling with M. J. Bannon for street paving. The reason therefor was that there was no money to the credit of thes treet paving fund and 1t was recommended that payment be made out of the general fund to be reimbursed when there was money in the paving fund.
 For the same reasons the Mayor also vetoed an ordinance paying W. J. Ramon $S307 for paving on Madison Avenue.
 Both of the vetoes were sustained. Tracks Over Underpath. A report of the Street Committee rec ommending that the street railway com panies be permitted to build tracks on each side of the underpath on Commerce Street to the depot so that cars can go down on the west side and return on the east side was taken up and laid on the table until the next regular meeting. An ordinance to permit the Montgomery Street Railway to construct, operate and maintain a track on South Court Street rom and connecting with its line on said street in a southerly direction to the cor porate limits of the city of Montgomery, was adopted,
 An ordinance to appropriate $1750 for the relief of Police Sergeant J. G. Thom- as. for several days lost time on account Of disability incurred in service, was adopted.
 Alderman Hartley presented a resolu- ton that in laying the tracks of the Montgomery Street Railway and of the Montgomery Suburban Railway Company and connecting the same at the intersec- ton of Commerce and Bibb Streets and in relaying the tracks of the Montgom cry Street Railway where they are to be strengthened, the City Engineer be and ne hereby is permitted and allowed to use broken slag in lieu of broken stone. The resolution was adopted. Mayor to Get Information. Alderman Toole presented a resolution, that the Mayor be authorized to receive bids for property of the city between the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and the river adjacent to the Union Depot and report same to the next meeting of the Council and that the Mayor be requested to ascertain and re- port to the Council the lowest price at which what is known as the Baptist | Church property on North Court Street can be purchased which was adopted. Ordinances were introduced by Alder man Hartley in accordance with sugges- tons of the Mayor, to pay M. J. Bannon | for paving out of the general fund to be reimbursed out of the paving fund l with first moneys on hand in such fund, which were adopted.
 Alderman Mcintyre presented a resolu- ton which was adopted providing for a joint committee composed of the Com mittee on Finance and the Committee on Water Works to investigate and report the results of their investigation to the next regular meeting of the Council the following statement found in the report of the Superintendent of the City Water Works:
 "You will also note from exhibit A that our full account shows an increase in cost the past year over 1901 of $31482& This attribute to the use of the Hawley down draft furnace attachment to our boilers the additional cost of coal the past year: the longer hours of pumping and to the quality of coal which we have at times. been compelled to use. and 1 which a great portion of the past year was very unsatisfactory"
 Bids on Hose Wagon.
 Bids were opened for hose wagon ad- vertised for by the City Treasurer as follows:
 From the Fire Extinguisher Manufac- turing Company of Chicago for $9OO.
 From Hannah Buggy Company for S75O.
 The bids were referred to the Fire Com mittee.
 Alderman Hartley reported a resolu- ton faVorably for the Committee on Streets permitting the Montgomery Street | Railway to take up the iron rails or tracks of the lines on Madison Avenue and on Moulton. Bibb and Perry Streets and put down instead thereof, rails known as 70-pound, seven inch T rails. being the same as the new rails now being laid by the Montgomery Street Railway. The resolution was adopted.
 The Committee on Franchises and Privileges reported favorably upon the ordinance granting the Montgomery Stret Railway the right to lay another track to connect the Dexter Avenue and South Court Street lines at what is called Knabe's corner.
 Alderman Kohn submitted a minority report being of the opinion that the street railway has ample facilities at tho point in question; and that another curve there would choke the southern entrance to the Avenue and be a serious annoyance to travel
 On motion of Alderman Roder further l consideration of the matter was post l poned until the next regular meeting.
 Ordinance Adversely Reported.
 Messrs Kohn and Fleming, a majority of the Committee on Franchises and Privileges reported adversely the ordi- nance to permit the Montgomery Street Railway to construct an additional track | on South Bainbridge Street between Dexter Avenue and Washington Street and to connect the same with the north track of its line on Dexter Avenue and with it's track on Washington Street and to relocate its track on that part of Bainbridge Street aforesaid and on the east end of Dexter Avenue.
 Raphel Semmes, general manager of the Montgomery Street Railway addressed the Council in favor of the ordinance.
 The reason reported for the adverse action of the Committee was because the ordinance does not adequately protect the street or the rights of the owners of abutting property.
 Alderman May moved to postpone action
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