The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-07

ton destruction and cutting OF teie
phone and telegraph wires was next
taken from the table. The ordinance
was passed without dissent.
The ordinance to appropriate $l.oos
for the making OF repairs In the Kitten
en- and city prison at police headduar-
tiers was then taken up and passed.
Alderman Kohn introduced an ordi-
nance to prevent the throwing OF sam
pies OF medicine in yards in the city OF
Montgomery and fixing penalty Tor
II 7'he ordinance went over until the
next regular meeting of the Council.
| Alderman Kohn offered resolution
reciting the fact that Congressman A.
| A. Wiley had pledged himself to work
towards securing from the Federal
government an appropriation for the
purpose of deepening the channel OF
the Alabama river between Selma and
Montgomery. The resolution created
committee of fve to cooperate with
Congressman Wiley in the attainment
of this object. The chair later named
as that committee, Aldermen Kohn.
league Gunter Strauss and Forbes.
Fountain at Court Square.
Alderman Kohn then launched the
| proposition to remove the fountain
at Court Square and make better use
of the space 1t now occupies. The res
olution Instructed the joint committee
on Streets and Water to investigate
the advisability of removing the foun-
tain and devoting the space to some
better USE The resolution was passed
by the Council.
Another resolution submitted by AL
derman Kohn instructed the Streets
Committee to investigate and report to
the Council upon the advisabiiity or
making the street car companies water
their tracks on streets which were not
paved. This, too, was passed by the
Council.
Alderman Forbes offered resolution
instructing the Mayor and the Water
Committee TO employ an expert n.y.
draulic committee to prepare plans for
the proposed extension and improve
ments of the water works system OF
the city. The resolution was passed
Alderman sullivan presented reso-
tuition declaring that the city should
accept the work done by the Western
Railway in opening the new streets OF
the city. The resolution was referred
to the Committee on Streets and Fran
chises.
Alderman Roemer inaugurated a
movement for a paved or gravelled
driveway from the heart of the city TO
Oak Park. In a resolution he onered
the City Engineer was Instructed TO
recommend the nearest and most suita-
BILE driveway to Oak Park and to
furnish the Council with an estimate
of the cost of graveling the same.
Alderman league did not favor the
ordinance In that form. The first thing
| for the Council to do, he said, was to
decide which was the shortest ana
most feasible route to the park. The
question of paving and improving 1t
would then come up, he said.
The resolution was adopted by the
Council.
Another resolution proposed by
Alderman Roemer instructed the City
Engineer to prepare and submit to the
Council the cost of grading and put
ting in of storm water sewers on South
Perry Street from where they now
ended on that street to Fielder Street.
The resolution was adopted.
To Hasten Paving.
| To hasten the gravelling of South
Mcuonough street from washington
to East Jefferson Davis Avenue was the
object of a resolution presented by
| Alderman Roemer. The resolution In
structed the City Engineer to begin
| this work which had been previously
agreed upon by the Council and the
resolution was adopted.
Alderman Roemer offered an ordi-
nance declaring that in the event
Massey Wilson and his associates con-
| structed steel bridge over the right
of way of the Central of Georgia Rail-
road without cost to the city, the city
would in future keep the bridge in re-
pair The ordinance went over until
the next meeting of the Council.
Alderman Grffiiths offered series
of ordinances providing for the paving
of Monroe and Columbus Streets and
Madison Avenue. The ordinances,
which provided for both street and
sidewalk paving, went to the Commit
tee on Streets.
Alderman Grifith also introduced
new ordinance granting to the Mont
gomery Street Railway Company the
right to construct and operate street
railway line on Jefferson Davis Ave-
| nue. The ordinance went to the Com
mittee on Franchises.
Alderman Jackson presented a reso-
luton instructing the City Attorney to
take at once such legal steps as would
be necessary for the opening of South
Lawrence Street. Alderman Gunter
explained that the city was in position
| to buy by condemnation proceedings
| such property as would be necessary
for the opening of the street and he
saw no reason why some such action
should not be taken. The resolution
went to the judiciary and Finance Com
mittee.
The Council adjourned at the I'M
usually early hour of $3.50 o'clock.