The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
SWING OUT OR SWING IN Construction of Gates BOthers Aldermen. SUBJECT OF THE DEBATE Much Routine Matters at
 Council Meeting. Alderman Lobmaa Proposed to Employ
 Special Detectives to Help the
 Police Department Eaferce the Laws.

|. After disposing of great mass of routine business. awarding contracts that involve many thousand dollars, and making several large appropria- tlons in record breaking time, the City meeting last night, divided on the ques- ton. Which way shall the gate swing?i and came near prolonging the session until midnight
 The members were engaged in batting themselves on the back. As they look cd at the clock over the head of Presi- dent Mcintyre, the hands pointed to e:30. The Council had worked and yet the Aldermen had visions of getting home before 10 o'clock
 Alderman Roemer wanted to publicly feiicitate the Council on its good work. He introduced resolution expressing sorrow of the Council that the Alder men had been unable to hear the elo- Quent Alderman from Ward 6, MT. Sul- llvan. on account of his absence, but pensed by being allowed to adjourn before 10 o'clock.
 The Council laughed as the little boy laughs when he peers into a full Christ press table smiled as nobody but a, re- assignment before 10 o'clock. can smile. Up Came Gate Ordinance. .s
 Just then up bobbed the gate ordi-
 This ordinance, is not formidable on paper. It simply provides that every new gate erected in the city, or Mont, eomery or any old gate repaired. snail swing towards the house instead .Sa Oa ordinance which stumped the City Council of Montgomery.
 Every Alderman, made a speech on 1t. Several made two. and there were AA fhrAn man Gunter came in just in time to start tie speech making tournament. and Alderman Gunter Is good in these little affairs. s,... was not effective. that 1t did not nave q clause therein to compel the people 10 have their gates swing inward.
 Several Aldermen told with patnos that they had frequently ran into gates when walking home after Council meet ings and none of these stories "as
 After talking on the subject for near, Iy an hour, Alderman Forpes ln'lvS.e ,, ". an amendment to provide that all new gates and all repaired gates shoulo swing to the inside and that failure fo comply with the ordinance Wouio ne sufficient cause for the chief or ponce to get busy. All iron gates must swlhs to the Inside. .,. .hs Council or else the aldermen were sleepy. Anyhow, 1t was adopted.
 Ths Council, was called to order at 7:30 O'Clock by President Mcintyre. Ihe following Aldermen were present Gunter, Ruth, Strauss. Forbes, Looman, Roemer. Grifith, Maddox, Ryan, 4Teague Jackson Kohn, Thompson and Hollo-
 The special committee recently ap- pointed to investigate the numerous electric signs oyerhanging the sioe- walks and streets reported that none was found to be in a dangerous condl- ''O Petition frn,o RaEIroad Denied.
 A petition from the Mobile and Ohio Railroad was read asking that the Council reduce the improvement as sessment on a triangular strip oi iano owned by the company and bounded py TaiIapoosa and Jefferson Streets. The petition was denied.
 The ordinance was made hnal ana adopted which provides for the Bravel- | ling of Sayre Street. The ordinance providing Tor gravsi- l ling Finley Avenue from the east sioe l of Perry Street to the Norman Bridge road and across the latter was adopted | The travelling of Clayton street pe- | tween Holcombe and Goldthwaite | Streets was provided for also.
 A petition of the odd Fenows I sT eteI, hsi; an electric sign in front or their naii | in the Winter building was granted A | similar petition was granted to I'm
 A petition was read from Montgom- cry Street property owners that hacks be allowed to stand in front or NnSiI l places of business only between. tne | hours of T D. m. and a. m. The petl- tion was allowed. l An ordinance was adopted providing for the erection of storm sewer S4. feet long on Wilkerson Street between Montgomery and Bioo streets.
 The First Baptist Church was ex. empted from taxes against tho site or which 1t proposes to erect neW church. The site has already beer
 graded for that purpose. ,., or
 dinances for arc lights to be locateC
 at the corners of South Hall ant Douglas Streets and Elizabeth anc
 license on Meat Dealers.
 The license on meat dealers VIII
 places of business in that section o
 the city taken in by the Greater Moht @
 gomery act was reduced to a1o hoS iIol
 $40 is provided in the regular scheo
 An ordinance to appropriate S4sT.I:
 to complete the payment on the CieVe
 land Avenue storm sewer 3ut oi ottv nS
 The regular annual appropriation
 were made. including $500 10 the unie l.,I ed cnariLles. pTONlCeu .,
 scriptions of an equal amount arr
 raised from citizens. x,oa Cha,
 The petition of w. F. Haygood tna
 hack stands be established as loiloM'
 was laid on the table until tne e,,, He1
 regular meeting of the Council; Fou
 hacks on north side of Monts0ineiI ei,
 Street at Mabson's Annex three ni1 nack
 at. Capitol Clothing Storo. TOUT ctaSn, | on south side of Montgomery otree' west of the oflce of Holt and strauss Alderman Teague, for the joint com mittee on Sanitation and Pubic woLKs ,st
 reported that the bid of B. L. Smltn Si0 0.S7g. for erecting the various mousse and buildings at the ne" rsoYe, that 1t be accepted. The motion pre- Alderman Teague for the Fire Com
 mjttee. reported adversely on, on une ne p pc
 tition of D. ,to P c0rner Mgss 'o of sibb an, Mouiton Streets. The report wa
 Auo''eA A. to New Fire stations.
 Mr TSea asked that the report Q che titrn Gommittee on the location Q
 new Are stations be laid over until m
 next regular or special meetlns; o | account of the absence or the CnaiI . man of the Committee. A.e AIderan 1u s,.iI. van. The report contemplates usini
 inc two lots in North Montgomery pur 3 chased for school purposes Tor engln 5 houaes and the purchase or lotS et5n I and nine fronting 100 rect on Eugeh
 Street and running back 101 feet at e oest of Ssoo for the West End station It was stated that Alderman Suni : van coucurred in the report but ha . failed to sign It. ,s,.a o, dinansa nroyidIng for an apprepratio of S5so for the temporary employmen
 eS deteetfves to arrest persons selltn : Iinuor and beer without a license Fl said that 1t was weliiNknown fac