The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-10
MARES NEST
 IN COUNCIL Warm Debate Over Unim-
 pOrtant Matter. PERMIT FOR A CELLAR Special Meeting Confirms
 Gerald'S New Men. PasFed an Ordinance Authorizing Street Railway to Build Line OF Cleveland Avenue and
 on Mills Street.

The Montgomery City Council met in special session last night to finish half a dozen items of municipal business which was left incompleted at the close of the regular session Monday evening.
 The city lawmakers got a bad start An apparently harmless petition from John Yung for a cellar divided the CouIi- cil evenly and a warm discussion follow ed. Just when 1t appeared that the re- lations between the two factions was be- coming strained the petition was granted.
 The nominations made by Police Chief Gerald of G. s. .Cantey, G. w. Swear inger and B. F. Carr to be patrolmen, were confirmed. The report of the Police Committee on the nominations was adopt ed unanimously and without debate.
 At the call of the roll the following Aldermen were present: President Mo Intyre, Aldermen Sullivan, Ryan, Mad dox. Grifiths, Forbes. Lobman. Teague, Ruth, Coins, Jackson and Gunter.
 That Yung Petition.
 The Streets Committee, through MT. Teague, reported favorably upon a petI- tion from John Yung asking that a eel lar door adjoining his property on Monroe Street, which had been closed, be re. opened.
 Mir. Forbes moved that the petition go over until the next meeting.
 MT. Sullivan was opposed to the delay. He urged the Council to grant the petition for the privilege asked for, as it was greatly needed.
 MT. Teague said a personal investigs- tion of the situation convinced him that granting of the petition would increase the safety of the sidewalk, as there was a very bad hole there now. MT. Forbes said no hardship would be worked If the matter went over until the next meeting
 The motion to postpone was lost by tie Vote-6 to 6.
 MT. Gunter moved that the resolution go back to the committee. The motion | was also lost by another tie vote-6 to 6.
 ''I make the point" said MT. Forbes, that Alderman Coins was neither in his seat nor in the Chamber when his name | was called"
 "The chair holds that Alderman Coins was within the sound of the clerks voice when his name was called and this is suf- ficient." said President Mcintyre.
 A verificatlon of the vote was demanded | by Alderman Gunter. The veri1cation showed the same result.
 "If you are going to defeat the resolu ton, defeat 1t by fair means" cried AL derman Sullivan, Shoot at the target and let's not do 1t by scheming."
 Mir. Jackson said that the present par | liamentary tactics were, to say the least, dscourteous to a member who was ab- sent He announced that he would, therefore, vote for immediate action.
 MT. Gunter. in reply to MT. Sullivan and Mir Jackson spoke with warmth and earnestness. He knew nothing about the resolution, he said. Until the committees report was sent in. he did not know the | resolution was before the Council. It looked to him as if 1t was all scheme | to rush the thing through without due deliberatiOn.
 Alderman Forbes announced he would file a protest.
 The report was then adopted and rather lively incident over small matter | came to an end.
 New Measures Reported.
 The Sanitary Committee. through Chair man Maddox. reported favorably upon 1 petition from the Capital City Brewery | and the report was adopted.
 The Franchise and Streets Committee reported favorably the ordinance grant ing the Montgomery Street Railway Com | pany the right to build a line from Stone | Street along Cleveland Avenue to the city limits and along Mills Street to the city limits
 Alderman ackson, from the Franchise Committee. asked for further time on the petition of the Citizens Light Company. He said the committee had spent the greater part of the day in the considera- ton of the important subject, but the members had been unable to finish the matter The committee was given until the next regular or special meeting to make it's report.
 The ordinance opening South Lawrence Street from Jefferson Davis Avenue to Fielder Street was taken up. The ordi- nance authorized the Mayor to institute ad quod damnum proceedings to acquire property where 1t was needed. The ordl- nance was adopted.
 A resolution tieing a string to the or dinance was then taken up. The resolu- tfon provided that if the cost of the pro- posed improvements was excessive in the opinion of the Mayor. he should decline