The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-06
HOURS AT THE LIBRARY
MATTER DIcussED BY THE CITY
 COUNCIL.
Resolution of Alderman Kohn Re questing Trustees to Keep Insti- tuition Open Sunday Went Over to Next Meeting.

The City Council of Montgomery at it's
 meeting last night all but asked the
 trustees of the Carnegie Library to keep
 the building open on Sundays and after
 nghtfal.
 The Council will probably make that | request of the trustees If it had come | to a final vote last night the aldermen
 would have undoubtedly made the re- l quest of the managers of the library | The sentiment of the Council was shown when 1t voted down the proposition to
 send the resolution to the Judiciary Com
 inittee of the Council.
 | Alderman Kohn. the father of the reso- | lution. did not insist upon its passage l After he and his supporters had blocked | the movement to send it to the Judiciary Committee he suggested that 1t should | lie on the table until the next regular | meeting of the Council.
 The natural inference from the debate and action of the Council is that the | resolution will be passed if in the mean | while, the trustees of the library do not
 change the library hours. which are from a. m. to ?. m. on week days. Alderman Kohn opened the debate by
 tho reading of his resolution, which re- quested the trustees of the library to
 keep the library building open on Sunday and later than 6 D. m.
 As soon as the reading of the resolu-
 ton had been completed Alderman Lob-
 man said, T move its adoption"
 Alderman Gunter said that he saw no particular reason for haste by the Coun- cil in the passage of the resolution. He
 suggested that 1t be referred to the Ju- dietary Committee.
 "So far as I am able to see," said AL derman Kohn there is no reason why eh <rpf ff1 Iud V Committee. It is couched in respectful language and 1t makes a respectful re- quest was a member of the Finance Committee of the old Council which unanimously recommended the ordinance arpropriatng s6,0C0 a year for the sup port of the library. This ordinance was passed by the City Council. I see no req
 son why the Council cannot make of the Board of Trustees of the library the re-
 spectful request contained in this resolu- ton. There is no matter of law involved and cannot see why the Judiciary Com
 mittee should be called to pass upon the ordinance"
 Alderman Forbes said that the resolu-
 ton should not be hurriedly passed. Its passage and acqulescence in the request
 by the trustees might call for the employ ment of a person to have charge of the
 library on Sunday.
 Then" said Alderman kohn, 'Ethe
 question is one for the trustees of the
 library to decide and not the Judiciary
 Committee"
 "The Judiciary Committee should pass
 upon the resolution said Alderman Teague. Ut may be true enough that no question of law is involved but ques- ton of morals is involved"
 50 far as I am concerned" said AL
 derman Kohn. q am not willing that the
 Judiciary Committee shall be the cus-
 tcdian of the morals of this Council" T assure the gentleman" said Alder man Gunter of the Judiciary Committee.
 that the Judiciary Committee has no de- sire to be the custodian of the morals of thls Council"
 The motion to send the resolution to
 the Judiciary Committee was tabled and
 the resolution went over until the next meeting of the Council.