The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-29
TO IMPROVE
 COURT STREET New Grade and Sewers
 For Extension. PROVIDED BY COUNCIL Special Meeting Hears Oo- j:cti0n to Assessment. Membership of Committees Increased 10 Make Places for Aldermen Hoi-
 loway and Thompson-Pest
 House Plans Accepted.

That part of South Court Street which lies between Jefferson DAVIS Avenue and the Genetta ditch, place which has for many years been the city Slough of Despond will be improved with a storm water sewer and a new grade.
 The city will pay for this work. An ordinance appropriating $1.soo for the improvement was passed at special meeting of the Council held yesterday at noon. Later the sidewalks will be paved and surface sewers will be put down. These Improvements will be paid for by the property owners under the terms of the baby bond act
 The ordinance providing for the grading of South Court Street adjacent to the Genetta ditch and the laying of a storm water sewer was presented to the Council with a favorable report from the Street Committee.
 MT. Kohn's Objection.
 Alderman Kohn who did not at first clearly understand the terms of the ordinance prepared to oppose its pas sage. He was under the impression that 1t provided for not only the put ting down of storm water sewers. but for the establishment of surface sewers as well. MT. Kohn was opposed Io tHc oufldCe ScWcI plopOsllioH lio provision was made that the property owners should assist in bearing the ex- pense.
 Alderman Roemer explainted that there was no mention of surface sewers in the ordinance. He showed. too, that the City Council had agreed ten years previously that If the property owners would donate twenty-one feet to the street the city would grade and i'm prove that part of South Court Street.
 Alderman Teague, a member of the Street Committee, said that If the City Council ever proposed to do anything for the people In that neighborhood 1t was high time some effort was made.
 Mir. Kohn withdrew his opposition and with the other members of the Council voted for the ordinance.
 A bare quorum of the members of the Council was present. Those present were President Mcintyre, Aldermen Maddox, Griffths. Roemer. Kohn, Teague, Jackson, Forbes and Strauss.
 The Council adopted an ordinance which so amended the rules of the Council that the committees should consists of five members instead of three as at present. This was done in order that the two new members from Ward ' might have a committee assignment. The ordinance was favorably reported from the Judiciary Committee by Alderman Jackson and was passed by the Council
 The Street Committee reported sub stitute for the ordinance which Is to permit stock yards to keep hogs within the city limits. The substitute pro- vides that the Mayor may grant a per init to keeper of a stock yard to keep hogs If he is satisfied with the sur roundings. It also provides that his permit may be revoked at any time The substitute went over until the next meeting of the Council.
 Hospital Plans Accepted.
 The plans of the new emergency hospital to be erected on the Upper Wetumpka Road and which have been before the Council for several weeks were adopted and the Mayor was au- thorized to advertise for bids for the construction of the new buildings.
 The ordinance repeating the ordi- nance to gravel South McDonough and the School Committee asked for further time on the bids for supplying the city school desks.
 President Mcintyre announced that the Council was ready to hear any objections to the city assessment for taxes. Only two objections were rais- ed. Mrs. Ellie OConnell asked that the assessment on the brick yard that she owns In North Montgomery be re- pealed as the property was adjacent to the city limits and too far out to TO- ceive any benefit from the city govern ment Mrs. Carrie P. Beale asked that the city assessment on her house on Monroe Street be reduced. Both com munications were referred to the Finance Committee. All other city as sessments were confirmed formally bv the Council
 The bids for furnishing the city with provisions for the month of October were opened and referred to the Finance Committee. The Council then adjourned.