The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-18

 mended that s25o of Improvements be done in the city market The Council adopted the recommendation.
 A report of the Streets Committee permitting the hanging of an electric sign on Dexter Avenue sprung slight discussion.
 Electric sixns Discussea.
 Alderman Sullivan declared that there were electric light signs hanging over tue sidewalks of the city which were menaces to people who walked under them. He cited some signs of the city which. he said, were hanging by slender wires. Alderman Gunter said the time would probably come when there would be no electric sign over any of the side- walks of the city. If they were to be removed. or, if the practice was to be stopped 1t should be stopped at one time and the prohibition should be made to apply to all alike.
 Alderman Roemer. speaking for the Street Committee, explained that the recommending permission for the hang ins of electric signs. The committee investigated each application and treat ed all alike.
 Alderman Jackson read the law in reference to the hanging of electric signs over the sidewalks. The law provided that permission could be granted whenever the Council saw fit.
 Alderman Maddox. pointed out that many years ago 1t was the practice of Montgomery merchants to hang long wooden signs over the sidewalks. It was dangerous practice, the way they were hung. said Alderman Maddox and the law properly put stop to 1t.
 Obstruction of c Street. , The report of the committed. which was to allow J. Fl. Clancey to hang an electric light over the sidewalk on Commerce Street, was adopted.
 The Street Commiteee. through Chairman Roemer, reported that an agreement had been reached between the merchants doing business on the west side of Commerce Street and the contractors for the New Exchange Ho- tel as to the partial obstruction of Commerce Street during the erection of the new hotel. The merchants had protested against the obstruction of the street for a year during the con- struction of the new hotel. The com tractors, thereupon suggested that they would build q sort of bridge over the sidewalks on Commerce and Mont gomery Streets. This, 1t was explained, would insure the safety of pedestrians passing along the sidewalks. For building material the contractors asked for the use of the street proper three feet from the street car tracks
 The Street Committee reported this agreement and recommended that ie be adopted by the council.
 Aldermen Kohn and Sullivan op- posed the agreement. They oppsed 1t, they said. because 1t was a proposi- tion to obstruct both Commerce and Montgomery streets for the term of one year. It would do injury. they said. to the merchants on Montgomery street who were obtecting and to the entire city.
 Alderman Maddox and Alderman Roemer supported the agreement. They declared that the First National Bank, while erecting its new building, was permitted to partially obstruet Com merce street. It would be favoritism to allow one corporation to use a por- tion of the street and deny the privi- lege to another corporation. It was pointed out that the sidewalks woulc be open for passage and only part of the street would be occupied
 The report of the committee with the agreement was adopted. M
 A Protest From Citizens. aa A petition from the property owners near the corner of Bibb and MouIton streets was read. They protested in the petition against the proposition before the council to permit the erec- ton of an ice and light manufacturing plant in that neishborhood..
 5.. Alderman Maddox demanded the reading of the petition in full A few minutes later a petition was read from the pastor, officers and members of tlN. Methodist Protestant church peStest- ing against the erection of the Ice factory. The communication declared that the smoke and the continuous noise of the factory on Sunday. as well as on other days, would depreciate the value of that church's property so much that 1t would amount to practical confiscation. Both communications were turned over to the Fire Commit tee.
 Property owners on sayre street in a communication to the council pro- tested against the charge which had been assessed against them for the gravellng of that street. Their com munication to the council set up the claim that the graveling was done by party of good road experts for exhi- bftion purposes. Tn spite of that. the said, the property own. CTS were being charged with the coss of gravelling. The communication was referred to the Finance Committee.
 Some of the property owners along South Perry street filed a protest against the proposed sidewalk paving on that street. The communication went to the Street Committee. Gunter's Gate Ordinance. The amendment to the Gunter gate ordinance proposed by Alderman Kohn. , was next taken up. The original ordinance made it unlawful for any gate in the city to swing outward over the sidewalk after October 1. The Kohn amendment proposed to let the gates continue as they are until 1t be- came necessary to repair them or re- place them. They would then be re-