The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-19

placed in commission. e. I Sherman and Overton, a young firm of itowboatmen. yesterday closed deal for the tug Water Witch. recently owned by Norville and Chambers. This tug has been out of commission for some time, but Twill. at once. be repaired and overhauled and placed in commission.
 The General Council met tonight in reg ular session, with all members present ex- eept Alderman Norville and Councilman Holt.
 The action of the Mayor in the sale of the street improvement bonds to Colonel Frank B. Merrill at par and three-fourths per cent was ratified.
 Mayor Mclean submitted communica- ton accompanied by an ordinance drafted by City Attorney Boone looking to the prohibition of pool selling on horse races run in or out of the State, The ordinance was voluminous and sweeping in charac- ter. It was sought by the ordinance to make it felony for any one to receive or transmit information on the results of any race run by the horse kind. to prevent any one from giving information as to any race run in or out of the State. to one or more persons In any public place. to prevent any one from remaining in any public place where such information was being bulletined by any telegraph com pany or individual, and was sweeping in character in other particulars. The ordinance was defeated by a vote of ls to 3. Aldermen Berney and Butt and Councilman Hale voting for the adoption of the ordinance This voto prevailed also on motion to receive and file the commu- nication of the Mayor. which included the ordinance.
 Other routine matters were disposed of. One of the other important matters was the personal privilege of Councilman Brown asking for committee to inves- tigate the recent arrest of himself by policeman. one of the charges being drunk the other disorderlv conduct The matter was referred to the Police Committee. Of which Councilman Brown Is Chairman. but by his request he was excused from serving and Chairman P. J. Lyons was named as the third person on the Commit tee.
 The Council adjourned to meet tonight week to take up the building inspection ordinance
 One of the most prominent members of the General Council in opposing the anti pool ordinance as read, was Alderman Inge, who stated that by the verbiaRe of the ordinance it would be a violation for him to stand in a hotel lobby and listen to some one else state the result of a horse race. even though he did not know such race was being run or had been run He also said it would be a violation, for him. under the. reading of the ordinance. to go into any place where such announce ments were being made, even though in- nocently, and remain there for any time.
 Alderman Craft stated that if 1t was the purpose of the Mayor to stamp out gamb, ling as noted in his communication. he would favor such action, providing. how. ever. he began with the bucket-shops. for he considered these fas more injurious than horse races.
 In the City Court this morning Hon. o. J. Semmes, presiding. prisoners were ar- raigned and cases set down for trial for the February term of the City Court. There were seventy-five cases to be set down and 1t required about three hours of the court to complete the work. John F. Rawls, one of the oldest con- ductors of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, who recently underwent an operation for appendicitis, is fully recovered and tonight took passenger train out of the city 1 The treasurer of the Knights of Honor Of Mobile this morning disbursed sl0,O0o to widows and orphans of deceased mem bers of that organization. | J. T. Jones' Jr., son of the late Hon. James Taylor Jones of Demopolis, is in the city visiting relatives.