The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-16
ENCOUNTERED A GALE.
STEAMSHIP HIsPANIA IN STORM IN
THE GULF.
DIR. o. #. Cawthon, Defendant Before
Recorder ON Charge Of Erecting
Wooden BuilAings Inside the
Fire Limits.
Advertiser Bureau.
Mobile lime IL.

Mobile, June Is.
The Norwegian fruit steamship His
panta, which arrived up to this port
at $3.50 this morning from Port Limon,
with large cargo of bananas, encoun'
tered the predicted storm in the Gulf
early yesterday morning.
She was off Swan Island when the
wind began to rise and soon 1t reached
the proportions of storm of great
magnitude. For more than two hours
the vessel was tossed about like a CORK
and 1t was only through skillful sea-
manship that she weathered 1t. The
captain, who Is a man of much expert
ence on the high seas stated this morn
ing that II was the severest storm for
its duration he ever encountered.
Meeting of the Council.
For three and a half hours the Gem,
eral Council was in session tonight.
Many matters came up for considera-
ton. one of which was the question of
the present condition of supply OF the
sz ase Te 81 water Mayor ana
munications to the Council, made the
alarming statement that the supply
was SO greatly depleted that tatsa drastic
water famine will be imminent unless
copious rains fall In the near future.
recommendation was made by the
Mayor on suggestion of the Superin-
tendent that an auxiliary pumping sta
ton be erected at the old Stein plant
and that the metre system be adopted.
| ing to a resolution he offered giving
the Mayor absolute power to retrench
the unnecessary wastage of water. said
he was reliably and authoritatively in
formed that conditions were alarming.
At his own plants. where drove wells
are in use. the supply is greatly dimin-
ished and he Is satisfied that what he
learned of conditions at the pumping
prevailed.
Alderman Kirkbride moved that the
sum of $4,000 be appropriated for the
purpose of an auxiliary pump. the
Council to designate the site. This
DR.. o. r. Cawthon petitioned Coun-
ell TO alter the permit for the building
| on Conception Street. mentioned else
where in this special. and because OF
which he is now awaiting the conclu-
sion of trial before the Recorder. This
matter put many members of the Goun-
| Gil on their mettle and 1t brought out
much bitterness of feeling. The City
Engineer said he issued a permit for
three one-story brick buildings, and in
en Of these snS one ueS %noss was h bsng
erected.
On motion of Alderman Kirkbride.
the Council decided that the. present
building permit must be complied with.
Before the Recorder.
DIR. o. F. Cawthon. one of Mobiles
wealthiest citizens, is defendant in
suit in the Recorders court on charge
of violating Section 337 of the City
Code, pertaining to erecting wooden
buildings in the fire limits.
Some time ago a building permit was
issued by the City Engineer to DR..
Cawthon for the erection of three one
story brick buildings on the west side
of Conception, between Dauphin and
st. Lrancis Streets. Mayor Mclean
yesterday looked at the structures,
which are now nearly completed, and
gave Instructions that the contractors
cease work, and that warrant Issue
for DR.. Cawthon.
In the Recorders Court several wit
nesses were examined this morning.
Among these being Murray Wheeler. an
insurance expert; Chief Price of the
Fire Departm snt; City Engineer Fowle,
Chief Engineer Hazlehurst of the Board
of Public Works, and Hon. Max Michael,
chairman of the Fire Committee of the
General Council. All declared the
three, or rather, one building to be Of
wood. except three pillars or front sup
ports.
DIR. Cawthon stated that the wood
work was to be covered with CORFU
gated iron and presented NJ. Smith.
| contractor, TO testify. Mr.. Smith ad-
mitted the partition walls are of wood
| and that the north wall is temporary
| one. also of wood. but to be covered
with iron The defendant asked a con
| tinuarce until tomorrow, to have the
| architect present, and this was granted.
City Files Petition.
In the Circuit Court today was filed
a suit by the City of Mobile VS.. James
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