The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-20
YE OLD TIME ORDINANCES Stalked on Floor of COun-
 Gil AgalD. WENT OVER AS USUAL Adams and Court Street Maj. faee elofappoh
WENT OVER AS USUAL
Mayor Carr Interrupted Proceedings by Denying a Statement of Alderman Roemer-Bids for
 Fire Hose Opened.


 The ancient and honorable ordinances providing tor the grading of Adams Street and the closing Of the north end of North Court Street, again consumed consider able of the valuable time of the Guy Council of Montgomery at special meet ing last night with no appreciable result.
 The ancient and honorable Adams Street ordinance did servo the purpose of allowing Alderman Roemer to take rap at City Engineer Ford and caused d brief but lively controversy between Mayor Carr, Alderman Roemer and PreS- ident Mcintyre.
 When the ancient and honorable Adams Street Ordinance was taken up. Alder tee on Streets. made a report to the ef- feet that the proposed work of cutting down the hill on Adams Street at its in tersection with Bainbridge Street, could cording to the estimates of Civil Engineer B. B. Smith. while the estimate or City Engineer D. w. Ford that 1t would take about 5000 to do the work was "bosh.' but that's what 1t meant This report was by President Mcintyre and Alderman Roemer.
 Alderman Teague had a minority report. that Civi: Engineer B. B. Smith did not know what he was talking about, and City Engineer D. W. Ford was right Tn every particular.
 Ine minority SeporC.
 The minority report consumed about twelve typewriter sheets and contained an exhaustice essay on sanitary sewer age, grading and the cost of the same. all going to show that the estimate of the City Engineer came decidedly nearer the bulls eye than dic that of Engineer Smith. The report went on to show that Engineer Smith If he did the work for $4000 would do class of work that the city wouldn't want to own in few months after completion.
 Alderman Teague moved the adoption of the minority report.
 Alderman Roemer rose to defend theA majority report. He said that Civil Ems gineer Smith could show the Council the discrepancies in City Engineer Ford's report. He himself knew nothing of civil engineering. but he knew something of grading and he knew that the grad ing work in question would not cost near the amount of City Engineer Ford's esti- mate. He said that the Mayor himself had told him that the dirt which would be excavated could be sold by the city at a much higher price than either ex. pert had figured.
 Interrupted by Mayor.
 'I told you no such thing" the Mayor cried from a seat behind the railing next to MT. Ford.
 The Mayor is out of order" exclaimed President Mcintyre and the gavel pound- ed strenuously.
 T wish the Mayor would correct me then said Alderman Roemer quietly, "and I move that the privileges of the floor be extended to him to do so. I wish to nisuuote no man."
 Alderman Forbes rushed to the rescue. It was late and the Aldermen were loath to enter into a lengthy debate. T m0ve." said the Alderman from Ward }. that both reports and the estimates If the City Engineer and MT. Smith be referred back to the Committee and that they report Wednesday night" The mo- ton was carried.
 The Clerk announced the ancient and honorable Court Street ordinance but be- fore he started to reading the Council by a unanimous vote, laid 1t on the table un- til the next regular meeting.
 The ordinance providing for the Mont iepot was called up. A substitute was reported by the Committee and back to the Committee the ordinance went to be reported at the special meeting.
 Bids for Fire Apparatus. Bids for the chemical engine a new fire engine, two new hose carts and 4.000 feet of hose were opened. A bid which had arrived a day late was ordered to be sent pack to its sender unopened. The biis were:
 W. w. Winder. Reading. Pa. chemical engine. 1850; hose wagons, S450 each. Seagrave Company, Columbus, O., chem cal ensine. $2,O.0, two hose wagons. H55O. Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Co.
 
 iers, $1.601 chemical engine 5000. Empire Manufacturing Co.,. Lockport, N. r.. hose 62 1-2 cents per foot.
 Republic Rubber Co, Youngstown, O.. nose, 65 cents per foot.
 Mineralized Rubber Co.,. New York City. lose. 30. 70 and 60 conts per foot. Waterbury Manufacturing Company. New York City, hose, 65 cents per foot BarneyCavanaugh Co.,, Mobile, hose 5S and "A cents.
 American Fire Engine Co.,. New York, fire engine, s. TOO.
 La France Fire Engine Co.,, Elmira, N Y. fire engine. $5.70O.
 Eureka Fire Hose Co.,. Newark, N. J., hose 90, 80 cents.
 hose 77. 75 70. 80, and $1. Liddell Machinery Co.,, Montgomery, hose 60 and 55 cents. Fabric Hose Co.,. hose '65. 60. 80 cents. Lum Machinery Co.,. Birmingham, hose sS and 5G cents. Revere Rubber Co.,. New Orleans. hose 75. 65, 55 cents.
 All bids were referred to a joint com mittee or Fire and Finance. The Council adjourned at 1O:3O o'clock.