The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-13
SELMA COUNCIL MEETS
LAST SESSION TO BE HELD IN OLD
 BUILDING.
Matter of . Paid Fire Department h Discussed, But No Action is Taken Toward Its
 Establishment.
Advertiser. Bureau,
 RaInna Sent 12.

selma TOT near on to nalf century was held tonight. A resolution was | adopted to the effect that the next meeting of the Council be held in the new city hail building. which was re- gently turned over to the city by the contractor.
 The Council convened in regular monthly session at 8 o'clock. President W. R. Peacock presiding. with the fol- lowing councilmen present: Phillips. Agee. Kornegay, Meyer. Berry, Elder. Smith and Quinn. On account of the illness of City Clerk H. H. Stewart, Sr.. his son. Paul Stewart. was elected by the Council City Clerk. pro tenn.
 The monthly report and recommenda- tions of Mayor Atkins were read by the clerk.
 The Mayor informed the Council that the new city nall had been formally turned over to the city by Contractor Manly and that the amount due the contractor had been paid by a city voucher. A report was made by tho Mayor that he had insured the city hall and market house for $15.00o. and the fire department headquarters for sb.ooo. and asked for the approval of the Council The necessary furniture for the new Council chamber and iron safes for the various offices. the Mayor re- ported had been purchased. The Mayor asked that the Building Com mittee of the Council be authorized to make the necessary Improvements on the new city building and fire house. which was approved and adopted after including the Mayor as a member of this committee.
 It was recommended by Mayor Atkins that a Janitor for the new public build ing be employed at a salary not to ex- ceed $25 per month. and that any as- sistaance that the janitor may need in keeping the building in order be fur nished by the chief of police detailing trusty prisoner from the street force. This recommendation was also con- cured in by the Council
 Acting upon the recommendation of the Mayor. the Council authorised and instructed the Ordinance Committee to draft an ordinance regulating the sale of cocaine and other injurious drugs and report the ordinance to the next meet. ing of the Council for action.
 Other minor recommendations con tained in the Mayors report were adopted or referred to the proper com. mittees for consideration.
 Robert IT. Mangum, representing Troop c, Holden Kinsey, Battery c. and Hon. A. l.. Mcleod, the Abbott Rifles. appeared before the Council and re- quested that a resolution be adopted authorizing the military of the city tn occupy the new armory in the citv building. resolution was offered and adopted authorizing the military to oc- cupy the quarters which were set aside for that purpose and empowering May or Atkins and the Building Committee of the Council to designate which room each branch of the military Is to oc- cupy
 A lengthy discussion was entered into as to the advisability of purchasing two new fire horses as recommended by Mayor Atkins in his report. Chief Walker of the fire deptrament was call ed in and strongly advocated that the city should maintain a paid department. He suggested a way by which the city could make out with one extra fire horse.
 Councilman Quinn charged that sev~ eral men were now on the pay roll as helpers fin the fire department. and that many times he had visited the fro houses ard found that these men were not on duty as they should be. and the horses intended for the fire department were out of the buildings for some un reason. He urged that this should be looked into.
 Councilman Berry made strong plea for improving the fire department and told of the dangers which the city Is by maintaining deficient de- partment.
 It was finally decided that the mat ter be left to the Fire Committee and fire department officials to purchase the necessary horses, but no action looking to the establishment of paid department was taken.
 zR &hA ofl rHd- cials were read and referred to the proper committees a
 motion was made to suspend the rules and to put on final passage an ordinance granting the Elks Lodge q license to conduct a saloon in the New Elks' building for the exclusive use of the members and their invited guests. The ordinance proved that the license be issued for one e-half the regular fee.
 Councilman Smith entered tan objec- tion, and the motion was declared lost.
 Councilman Myers brought before the Council the petition of Hon. A. L. Mo Leod and others requesting that the city dedicate twenty feet of ground on the east side of the new city hall to be used in connection with fifteen feet to be donated by the petitioners for open Ing a street to be known as Market Place MT. Myers offered a resolution. which was adopted after some discus sion, giving the Mayor and Building | Committee of the Council authority to enter into contract with the petition CTS for the establishment of the street. | upon the terms suggested in the peti- ton, with the understanding that any | contract made was to be submitted to the Council for confirmation and appro- val.
 Other matters of minor importance were disposed of by the Council, and I he meeting adjourned at 10:30.
 It Is now announced that the Elks' which has been postponed times. will take place at Elk dale Park the afternoon of Septem Der 21.
 Superintendent Egan of the South ern Railway, was arrested and carried before Mayor Atkins today on the charge of being responsible for the blocking of certain public streets by Southern Railway trains. MT. Egan assured the Mayor that he was not re- sponsible and was discharged.
 
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