The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-21
MESSAGE FROM MAYOR
CITY COUNCIL HEARS FROM CHIEF
EXECUTIVE.
Opposes Extension of Lawrence Street
at This Time, and Gets New Clerk
for Ensineer.--Pest House
Location.

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| Messages were received last night by
the City Council from Mayor Carr rec
ommendirg a postponement of the
opening of Lewrence Street from Jeffer-
son Davis Avenue south: recommending
an Increase of the clerical force in the
attention to the fact that the city could
| not secure the Caldwell property on the
| inner wetumpka road for pest house.
| Lawrence street Extension.
The message from the Mayor rela-
tive to opening Lawrence Street. was
as follows: On ,oo.
ITO the City Council of Montgomery:
| "GentlemenLThe question of secur-
Il ing a sufficient amount of property to
enable the city to open a sixty foot
street from the present termi M OF
enue through to Fielder Street. has re-
ceived my most careful attention.
have endeavored to consult personally
with the owners of this property; have
had the assistance of certain gentle
men acting in the capacity of agents.
and have addressed communications to
a majority OF the parties interested crested
able. would estimate the approximate
purchase price of the necessary amount
of property to be at least $4,000. In
making this estimate I do not include
the possible cost of damage to adja-J
cent property, nor the cost of the ac-
tual work of constructing the street.
street was first brought to the atten
ton of the parties owning property on
a line of the proposed street, some of
them offered to donate sufficient
amount of their land free of charge as
an inducement for the city to do the
work; the accomplishment of which
would undoubtedly greatly enhance the
with one exception. however, all these
parties have decided not toy make the
aforesaid donation, and it would be
necessary. for the entire amount to
ton proceedings to be instituted. |
while do not wish in any man
ner to be understood as being opposed |
to the opening of this street, but under |
the present circumstances 1 would |
respectfully suggest that you defer |
further action in securing the right of |
way, as 1t would be impossible for the
work to be performed Immediately on
account of having a large amount of
other work on hand. and l do not think
1t the best policy to make the expen-
diture from our treasury at this time
of the year when there is practically
no receipts coming in; particularly as
after the beginning of our next fiscal
year and the same results obtained as
would be the case were you to secure
immediate possession of the property.
Respectfully.
Thomas H. Carr, Mayor"
The message of the Mayor was re-
ceived and filed. The opening of the
street will be deferred according to the
wishes of the Mayor.
Asks for Another Clerk
The request of Mayor Carr for an
additional clerk in the office of the
City Engineer was contained in the fol-
lowing message:
Montgomery. June 20. 1904.
ITO the City Council of Montgomery:
"Gentlemen-I desire to request your
honorable body to adopt the necessa-
ry legislation providing for the salary
of additional assistance in the office of
the Engineering Department.
Upon taking charge of the Office of
Mayor ! made a reduction In the force
of employees in the engineers office,
which of course precluded the necessi-
general salary ordinance for the pay
ment of salaries to the same number of
men in this office as had been previous
ly employed. l consider that we are
justified in making this increase now
on account of having begun doing sucn
a large amount of improvements of
permanent nature as well as a great
deal of miscellaneous repair work.
majority of which is under the direc-
tion of the City Engineer.
Consideration should also be given
to the fact that the work of extend
ing and otherwise improving our water
works and sanitary sewerage systems
will soon be commenced, all of which
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work to be done In preparing draw
ings, profiles, specifications, etc. which
is impossible to be carried out by the
small force at present employed in said
department. Respectfully,
Thomas H. Carr Mayor"
The message of the Mayor was re-
ceived and filed and the request of the
Mayor was concurred in by the Coun-
ell.
The Clerk to be appointed in the En-
cheering Department will succeed d.
w. Grassland who was taken from the
Engineers office at the beginning of
appointed Private Secretary to the
Mayor.
Location of Pest House.
In advising the Council of the diff
Guilty in securing property for the pest
house Mayor Carr sent this message:
Montgomery, June 90, 1904.
ITO the City Council of Montgomery:
meeting of your honorable body res
olution was adopted, instructinE me to
enter into negotiations for the Purchase
Wetumpka road, to be used as a loca-
tion for our emergency hospital. In
accordance with said instructions.
have conferred with the owner of this
property. but took no definite action
therein. on account off being informed
that the property Is at present occupied
by party who has a long lease upon
it, AS no assurance has been given
me that the occupant of the property
would be willing to vacate IL until the
expiration of his lease, and as It would
he useless for the purchase to be made
unless we could take immediate pos
session. l have decided to refer the mat
ter to you for further instructions.
Respectfully.
Thomas II. Carr.
Mayor"
The matter was referred to the Com
mittoes on Sanitation and Finance.
Later in the meeting a letter was
read from the Ivey Bros. Realty Co.
offering to sell to the city ii tract OF
ten acres on the Upper Wetumpka road
for $1.500.
This proposition was also referred to
the Committees on Sanitation and FL
nance.
BRYAN's FORLORN HOPE.