The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-07
The New.r of Mobile.
Advertiser Bureau, lEobile. Jan. 6.

Advertiser Bureau,
 Mobile. Jan. 6.
 For three hours the General Council met in special session tonight. The only absentees being coanciluaen Smith and Thonas. A great deal of important busi- ness was transactsd. Estimates for street paving and sub-surface drainage in what will be district 2, calling for an appropria- ton of s4oo.ooo were read and approved.
 A strong fight was made on the Quahty of brick used in last contract which. from appearances, would be the same used In the next contract. The members of the Board of Public Works and It's engineer were present and running fire of uues- 'tions was shot at all of them. The vote was s to on adoption of estimates as follows:
 Ayes-P. !. Lyons. Berney. Butt. Inse Norviile. A. s. Lyons. Michael. Holt.
 Nays-craft. Kirkbride, Hale, Brown Oberhaus
 Al special joint committee. Kirkbride, Chairman. reported favorably on the propositionN of the electric lighting com pany of Mobile for exclusive rights to manufacture and sell gas in Mobile anu it was passed unanimously. Attorney C0w1ey for the consumers company. made a caustic talk against the report and M. '. McDermott did likewise. Councilman Brown made statement charging att tempted bribery to resign from the coun- ell and intimated an interested person of the company made two proffers. McDer- mott died this and 1t looked warm for 8 while. Councilman Michael asked for a suspension of rules to submit 2 report from the Fire Committee. This was granted. He then introduced tho two or dinances printed in today's Advertiser, both of which were amended by Alderman Inge. In the first making 1t compulsory on the lessee or manager of the theatre to enforce the ordinance. and in the lat ter by requiring four policemen with a fireman to be present at each perform auce. Both were passed unanimously.
 Under the same head Alderman Berney offered a resolution empowering the Fire Committee to inquire Into the condition in all theatres. public school houses. churches and other public buildings where persons congregate and make report to Council as early as possible and with any necessary legislation to make them se- cure. Chief of Fire Department and City Engineer are to lend any needed aid. This was adopted unanimously.
 Before adjournment Councilman Michael told the Council that Superintendent Mur- phy of the public schools had informed him that this natter. SO far as school buildings are concerned, would bA brouglt up at next Wednesdays session of the Board
 Manager Jake Tannenbaum of Mobile Theatre and Chairman Max Michael of the Fire Committee of the General Coun. ell, indulged in light in the theatre ai- ley this afternoon. The fight grew out of the former disputfng statement of the latter. Michael gave Tanncnbaum several first blows and then a separation came. The fight is an outcome of Michaela movement in the improving of conditions at the Mobile theatre.
 In the Recorders Court this morning John Gavin was arraigned on three charges. Disorderly conduct. resisting an officer and assault and battery. Gavin with Henry Rondeau. in November, last, were. so the story goes, disorderiy at the intersection of Adams and Royal streets. The late Oflcer Charles Hag- gerty arrested the men and a fierce light followed. wherein the officer, was badly handled. Gavin escaped, bat Rondeau was captured by the officer. after being shot, After the killing of Haggerty, just after Christmas. Gavin came in and surren- dered. In the cases of disordefly con duct and resisting. he was fined sl0 and $50. respectively. An appeal was taken and bond fixed at $100 in each case. In the assault and battery cases he waived examination and bond was fixed at $150. Gavin made the three bonds and was released.
 City Attorney B. 3. Boone this morn ing received telegram from New Or leans informing him that he had won a victory in the United States Court of Appeals in that city. The court handed down a decision reversing and remand ing the suit of Thomas J. Shea vs. the city of Mobile.
 Shea was the contractor for the sanl- tary sewerage system for the city of Mobile. In the United States Circuit Court here, before Hon. H. T. Toulmin, he brought suit against the city for ST. 500. A decision was rendered December ?, 1902. in favor of Shea for s17.600 City Attorney Boone appealed the case and October 2, last, made an argument be- fore the Court of Appeals.
 Charles L. Davis, the white boy who was docketed for burglary on Sunday last, in connection with the Seiple safe robbery. was dismissed by Recorder Mo- Aleer this morning. Seiple refused to sign the warrant against the boy and there was no evidence of the boys guilt, hence the Recorders action.
 Miss Margaret Cary, aged 61, native of New York. died at 4:40 o'clock this morning at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Michael Curtin, No. 2O6 Cont street, after a long illness. She had resided in Mobile for many years. and was an es- timable woman.
 A movement was inaugurated today looking to erecting an oyster canning factory at Alabama Port, twenty-five