The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-02
WANTS METHOD
 TO SUPPRESS VAGRANTS

were referred to the Committee on Sanitation and Public Works
 The two story brick building oceu- pied by the Southern Iron Works was declared to be unsafe and was ordered to be torn down.
 The Committee on Water Works did not report, Alderman Forbes. the spokesman, asking for further time.
 A grSnite crossing was ordered pu' In at Clay and Wilkinson stree.
 The Mayor was authorized to gravel Adams Street from Conrt to Smythe.
 when President Mcintyre took his pIace at 7:3o o'clock, the following AL dermen were present, or came in soon after: Mcintyre. Forbes. Grifath, Gun fer Holloway, Jackson, Kohn. Lobman, Maddox, Roemer Ruth, Ryan. Sul- iivan, Tea que. Thompson. Aldermen Coins and Strauss were the only mem bers of the Council absent
 Business of Special Meeting. Clerk Hardaway read the call for the special session. which was for the pur- pose of receiving and acting upon the report of the Finance Committee on
 bids for provisions for the month of November; for the purpose of receiv- ing and acting upon report of the Committee on Water Works; for the purpose of hearing and disposing of matter relative to a crossing on Clay Street: for the purpose of hearing and disposing of matter relative to va- grancy law, and for the purpose of re- ceiving. opening and acting upon bids for the erection of buildings on the new pest house site"
 Alderman Kohn, for the Finance Committee, recommended that the bid of W. B. Jones and Ray for supplying Co, &l nf% @rx~- he ,,frft n of November be accepted. Adopted. The. details of the bid were not read before the Council.
 For the Committed on waterworks. Alderman, Forbes reported not ready, and the matter went over to the next regular session. Mir. Forbes said 1t had been impossible to get ready for the. special session.
 By request of Alderman Sullivan the rules regarding smoking during ses- sion of the Council were suspended, and he and several others continued to enjoy the fragrance of their Havanas. Alderman Gunter reported that there was demand for a granite crossing at Clay and wilkerson Streets and asked that the City Engineer be in- structed to have one put in at once. Granted. MT. Gunter said the Council had already allowed the appropriation and he had been besieged for the con- venience.
 Bids on the Pest House. Bids for the construction of the new pest house and buildings necessary to the care of the sick of contagious dis eases turned over to the city, were re- ceived, being read by Clerk Hardaway | One had been received after the al- lotted time and was thrown out. It was indicated that the work was to include work on the old house building of a kitchen and laundry, a house of detention, hospital for the | colored males and one for the colared females. The bids were as follows:
 S. L. Smith .... .. ... 9.00 Moore and Anderson ....... 12,442.27 l F. J. Crampton ...... 11.9390O | c. Y. Bogacki .....:. n,Os7.S5 The bids were referred to the com
 mittee on Public Works and Sanita- l ton, to report at the next regular
 meeting of the Council.
 Alderman Kohn asked permission to ! bring up a matter that he considered
 important. It was that the old two
 story building at North McDonough street. and the Central of Georgia rail- road. occupied by the Southern Iron Works. was unsafe and should be con-
 demned. It was directed by the reso- lution that the owners be required to
 tear it down or that Che City Engineer 1 do so and have the owners pay the l cost.
 Alderman Jackson wanted to know
 who said it was dangerous. He
 thought there should be no question
 concerning such a matter. as it was 8 ! serious thing to destroy mans prop 1 erty1
 Alderman Kohn said every member ! of the Councf1 knew that the huildinp
 was unsafe and that former council l had ordered 1t removed. He said this
 was e matter of record. he understood