The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-02
CITY COUNCIL WORKED
 UNTIL MIDNIGHT HOUR

Aiderman Sullivan said that while he had the highest regard for the May. pr he wanted .h,r to hnow d thins ins % the uoun- @ cjl had ordered. He asked the question in ali earnestness. he said. and as d seeker for information; Az he 9nder- ms.G- to carry into effect the laws which were psssed by the Council and the duty of the Council to pass laws which were to be carried into effect by tue Mayor got the power to stop action which was ordered by the Council Al the suggestion of Alderman Kohn the nessass of the Mayor was refer consideration.
 second message from the Mayor informed the Council that acting un- der 2 resolution passed by the Council bell as an expert accountant to go over the books of the city officials. He asked the Council to appropriate money for the payment snt.. Of MT amperIi The Committee.
 The Committee on Schools came for
 bs wfm ef tns school buildings of the city. These improvements have long been under consideration by tho Roard of of the Council They were brought be- fore the Council in a series of resolu- tions presented by Alderman Guntcr at a previous meeting of the Council tee he reported last night series of recommendations for the improvement of school conditions in the city. The recommendation were as follows: The the Girls High School; to build 2 six room addition to the -Sayre Street school; to tear down the Chiffon Col. lege; to have eradeo the sayre Street Street School lot: to erect in North Montgomery a building capable of &C., commodatiig 4eo negro children; to have the sidewalks about all the school repairs on the Billings property as rec commended by the Mayor and to con tinue its use as the Boys High school; swayne College would not agree to its sse as a public school.
 The report of the Committee further recommended that the Mayor should the carrying into effect of these im- provements. The report and the rec ommendations of the Committee were unanimousiy adopted by the o;n Council; I,, son and associates the right to con struct a street railway along the ex- tension of Madison Avenue from Union Street to the city limits.
 
 The following Councilmen answered to their name at roll call: President Mc- Intyre. Coins, Griniths. Teague, Lob man. Ruth, Forbes. Gunter, Roemer'
 A communication from City Attorney Ray Rushton drew the Councils atten- ton to the city's purchase of the lot at S22 North McDonough Street for ported. that the owner. R. c. Paris. had paid all costs and taxes. Accom- parying the report was resolution directing the Mayor to execute quit to MT. Farris. The resolution was re- ported to the Committee on Finance. Chairman Forbes of the Water Com mittee. submitted a report upon the for the ensuing year. The report re- commended that the contract for sup: plying the City Water Works with coal be awarded to the Howell Coal Com company offered coal at $1.ss. f. O. b: the cars at Blocton. The report stated that the freight would be q. dollar a ton; The report was a,. adopted p,s.s that both bids for supplying the city building and school houses with coal be rejected. He explained that the would be sufficient for all city. uses. and savings to the city could be se- cured by its use in all city buildings. The report was adOpted.
 In regard to petition from proper- ty owners along Decatur Street asking for larger and better water main on the street. the committee reported that the new plan for the extension of the water works system provides for larger mains on Decatur Street and that the plan would be carried into effect as soon as possible. The report of the committee was adopted.
 Credit to Paving Tax.
 The committee reported that in con- Junction with the Mayor, it had se- lected Benjamin B. Smith as an expert works extension. The Council eli" endorsr or ed the action of the committee in se- lecting MT. Smith.
 The Judiciary Committee reported ing that the property owners along South Lawrence Street should be given credit on their paving bonds for the paving done on that Street by the the paving done by the Traction Com panS the city had been twice paid The committee's seport was adopted.
 Chairman Maddox of the Sanitation which asked that the negro restaurants on Lee and Montgomery Streets should De closed. reported that the granting t ot tne petition was beyond the power oI the committee. but the report point. ed out that the proprietors could be arrested for maintaining a nuisance II thelr places were so considered The report was adopted.
 The Finance Committee renortad tho. tne bid Of Jones & Ray for furnishing the city with provisions for the nnont6 or August; was the lowest submitted and should be accepted. The Council Resolutions on Graham's Death. Chairman Kohn from the special committee appointed to draft resolu- .tions upon the death of Former Mayor Edward A. Graham submitted the com mittee's report. The resolutions paid eloquent tribute to ex-Mayor Graham who" It was stated. 'ias Mayor or as other pubic omcials won golden opin- ion. The resolution testified to the high esteem ip which he was, held and
 to the sorrow that followed him to the grave. The loyalty and Kindness of his private life" the resolution decIar-
 ed was reflected in his high public life" The influence of his life, 1t was stated would long survive him.
 In presenting the resolutions Mir kohn said he felt incapacitated to say word or two upon the resolutions, in view Of the many eloquent tributes that had been paid him by the spokes- men of other bodies. That Mayor Ora
 nam had been faithful and kind in
 Sr.vate and public life should not be lorsotten by those who were associated
 M wi.n hlm In the public service Those
 Who had been associates had learned
 to rove him. No more popular ma n Eouid have passed out of Montgomery ,e i,i The resolutions were unanimous II, A petition from the residents of Hu-
 nard street asking that that street he opened rom Madison Avenue was req d ah9 referred to the Streets Commtttee J. w. Horkins and H " rancher' property owners along