The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03
CITY COUNCIL
 RECONSIDERS Street Improvement Not
 Yet Lost. STRAUSS BROUGHT IT UP Work at Adams and Bain-
 bridge streets. Second Ward Aldermen Declares Re- liable Engineer Will controvert Figures Presented by the City Engineer.


 The Montgomery City Council at an adjourned meeting last night voted to reconsider It's action of Monday night by which the ordinance to lower the grade and permanently improve Adams and Bainbridgc streets at their intersection was defeated.
 The meeting was called to order by Vice President Forbes at 8 o'clock. He imme- diately relinuuished the chair to President Mcintyre, who had come into the cham Der in the meantime. There were pres- ent. President Mcintyre. Aldermen Gun ter. Gons Ruth. Strauss. Lobman, Forbes. Roemer. Maddox. GrifHth. Su,li- van. Ryan, Teague, Jackson and K6hn.
 Immediately after the call of the roll Alderman Strauss offered a resolution that the action of the council in defeatl ,g the Adams and Bainbridge street ordi- nance be reconsideied and the ordinance lay on the table untik the next regular meeting.
 h support of his motion Alderman Strauss said he wanted 1t understood that he was not committing himself. either for or against the ordinance. Since the Mon day night meeting. however. he had been informed that reliable engineer. a man known for his integrity throughout Mont gomery, had surveyed tho streets where the proposed work is to be done under the ordinance. That engineer he said would come before the council. and prove that the figures furnished by City Engineer Ford were incorrect,
 If this can be done. he argued, opp1r- tunity should be given the advocates of | the measure to do so. He moved recon | sideration. l Alderman Gunter said he thought that more reasons should be assigned befO;e | the council took a step which would pos sibly mean the undoIng of something the aldermen had taken much time and | thought in doing.
 1 Alderman Kohn thought that the req sons assigned were eminently sufficient. 1 Alderman Sullivan said that Alderman Strauss reminded him of a little shell | game that he had seen once at a picnic.
 You can't tell where the ball is in the shell game and you can't tell where Al derman Strauss Is on the ordinance" | said the Alderman.
 He objected to any further delay in tre matter and moved to table the motion.
 The motion to table was lost and tic motion to reconsider was carried.
 The matter of dedicating that part of N. Court street from Railroad street on out to the Western Railway on condition that | 'He EaitVau OpcH u He" SIteel was pre- sented for discussion.
 Alderman Forbes objected to the ordl- nance on the ground tkat@no egress Was lgiven from the northeastern portion of tho city to the city proper except by goIng about a mile and half out of the way. He offered an amendment So as to allow egress through Prince street.
 After a lengthy speech on the merits of his amendment. the amendment was lost.
 Alderman Forbes then moved that the matter lay on the table until the next regular meeting and In the meantime the City Engineer should prepare blue prints of the district to be ceded to the railroad and the district as it is now.
 Tho motion was carried and the coun- cil adjourned at S:45 o'clock.