The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-20

The Mayor also sent to the Counci protest from property owners ana ous mess men on Commerce street against permitting the new hotel to encroaeh on the streets or sidewalks and against allowing the builders to blockade the sidewalks. The matter was referred to the Street Committed.
 At the time of the meeting was called to order the following Aldermen were present, Mcintyre. Thompson. Sulli- van, Griffith, Roemer, Forbes, Teague. and Holloway.
 Awarding Contracts.
 The CommIttes on Public Works through it's Chairman, Alderman Teaeue recommended that the bis of Johnson and Webher for placing heating apparatus in the city prison be accepted. The bidders proposed to do the work for s75T.s2. The report of the committee was adopted.
 The Streets Committee handed back to the Council the resolution providing for the opening of Hilliard Street from kIonroe Street to Madison Avenue. Chairman Roemer said that the resolu- tion called for the expenditure of $500 and it ought therefore go to tho Ft' nance Committed. The resolution therefore went to the Committee oD Finance.
 The Streets Committee recommended that the paving work on Clayton. Gold thwaite. North Perry be awarded to J. $. Conniff X Co. The recommends tion was adopted.
 The Water Works Committee recon mended that the contract for the re- pairs at the pumping station be award ed to Hodgson & Hannon. The Couh- ell adopted the report.
 Benjamin B. Smith, the Consulting Engineer employed by the City Coun- ell to supervise the extensive improve ments in the water works system of the city. submitted through the Water Works Committee his recommendation as to the extension of the system. MT Smiths communication dealt exhaus lively with the details of the improve ment of the water works of Montgom- cry. He had evidently studied deeply existing conditions and had foreshad- owed the future growth of the city. Mir. Smiths RecOmmen nd atiOns. MT. Smith recommended the replac- ing of the present air compressor pump at the pumping station with a modern. up-to-date air compressor which would be adequate for all demand that might be made upon 1t. He recommended the installation of a new pump which should have capacity of S,000.000 gal Ions daily. This would insure the rap idly growing city of sufficient water for its daily needs. He recommended, too the strengthening of the pipes leading to and from the pumping sta tion. He urged the Council that in the coming Improvements the parts of the machinery in the pumping station should be purchased in duplicate, that the storing capacity at the pumping station should be largely increased and he presented plans for the increase.
 He recommended. too that a new res ervoir cistern of concrete should be constructed and that the hot air we'll should De removed from the basement of the pumping station. He had made q survey of the district embodied con- tained in Highland Park and Clover dale and he recommended that the pipes be first laid in those districts. He suggested that no pipes smaller than inch fire hydrants should be used ex- clusively.
 City Engineer Ford submitted a re- port in which he differed from the last two recommendations of MT. Smith. Ht suggested that in cross-street pipes q four inch pipe should be put into use. Both reports went back to the Water Committee.
 A communication from T. A. Stephens, OiltIlAS @1sup lOT lIe olu IlIB Park school house was referred to the Finance Committee.
 The ordinance of Alderman Kohn. making certain changes in the license code was taken up and passed The Mayor was instructed to take up the matter of opening up South Mo DonOugh Street. The resolution pre-
 viding for the opening of the street, which was introduced at a previous | tf.,xr vorable report from the Committee on
 Streets The Mayor was authorized to begin the opening of South McDon- ough Streets and to institute condemn ation proceedings If they were neces- sary The proposition involves the ex | tension of South McDonough Street to l Fielder Street and two ways of getting | to Fielder Street after leaving Gilmer | StreetVare under consideration. The ordinance repeating the original or 1 dinance calling for the gravelling of South | clarng that the streets of the city should | be graveled without cost to the property | owners both passed.
 The ordinance prescribing how hogs
 might be kept in the city caused rather a 1 lively discussion. The ordinance allows only
 stock yards to keep hogs and then only in | dry place which shall contain 10000 l square feet.
 Alderman Sullivan opposed the ordinance. 1 stating that in his opposition he represent | ed resident property owners living near
 some of the stock wards
 Alder man Teague said that the City Coun- | ell Sho'ld not take any action which might | b. construed as a declaration that the city would not allow hogs to be brought into | town and kept over night until they could
 Ee naKsted. The council. he said, should | enCOuI aGe the raising of hogs. The or oIdInance. however. went over until
 the next meeting of the Council. | A resolution authorizing the Mayor and
 tine Water Works Committee to select the
 consulting hydraulic engineer of national l ro putation to confer with the consulting en-
 ginecr over the Improvements in the water | wolks system passed by the Council. It
 "as presented by Alderman Forbes l A resolution by Alderman Teague direct l ing the Fire Chief to report to the Council | upon the material which was purchased 1 a"d was received was adopted by the Coun- Ctl
 resolution by Alderman Kohn directed l that one of the fire etations should be | erected in the manufacturing district of
 North Montgomery. It was referred to the | Ere. Committee,
 M'tsrs. Holloway and Thompson. the new | \ ~ermen from Ward [. got in the game | pf lntlc ducing resolutions and looking after | theil wards. NIT. Holloway offered a resolu-
 t,"n to have another light on the Norman | BrIdse Road. and MT Thompson present ed | a resolution calling for the gravelling of
 liail ana Forest streets. MT Thompson also | offered q resolution directing the Park 1 Cor mittee to investigate the advisability l of gravellng a driveway to Oak Park. This ! latter resolution was adopted, and the oth. v.N..-.