The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-21
NEW SUNDAY LAW PROPOSED| May Amend Measure as to
 Fish Dealers. MEETING OF COUNCIL An Ordinance Introduced So as to Amend the Code. Suburban Butchers Declare Themselves In Favor Of Present Law--The l Aldermen Transact Much
 Routine Business.
 

substitute ordinance allowing these men to keep open until 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning but petition fron number of suburban butchers ano one or two down town butchers ask ing that the old law remain in force caused the matter to be re-referred te the committee. Two more weeks will elapse before the matter is heard from
 Otherwise there was no particularly distinguishing feature to the Council meeting. A good amount of routine business was disposed of and the Al dermen were in session until aftei midnight.
 All Aldermen Present.
 The Council was called to order at o'clock by President Gunter with all the Aldermen present.
 The Finance Committee reported fa- vkrably on the contract made by the Mayor for lighting the Emergency Hospital. The report was adopted' The same Committee also reported Ia vorabIy on the petition of Rev. Thomas Patterson of Baltimore to have money paid him for coupons on city bonds lost by him.
 The resolution of Alderman J. C.. Tyson to have Jefferson Davis Avenue opened from Holt Street to Cleveland Avenue was reported on favorably by thel Finance Committee, and the report was adopted.
 The Committee on Lights reported adversely on petitions for lights on several corners of the annexed district and granted several similar petitions. The reports were adopted.
 The Committee on Cemetery report cd favorably on the petition of Mrs. Augusta Cheney to enclose an alley way adjacent to her lot in Scotts free burying ground.
 Alderman Sullivan objected to the closing of the alley.' He claimed that beauty of the cemetery would be marred by the granting Of number of these petitions.
 His point was emphasized by Alder man Strauss who declared that the Council had no right to give away an alley in the free burying ground. He moved that the matter be re-referred to the Committee. Tho motion was lost. the Chair casting the deciding vote. The report, of the Committee was then adopted.
 The Committee on Waterworks re- ported favorably on the petition of the Young Mems Christian Association to be given 10000 gallons of water per quarter and to be charged 10 per cent of the regular rate for excess. St. Margaret's Hospital. the city infirmary.
 
 able institutions arc gwen the benefit Of the same rate.
 The Committee on Judiciary reported that a conference had been held with the Board of Revenue in reference to filling that part of Day Street outside the city limits and that the Board had the matter under advisement.
 A petition was received from the Montgomery cotton mills asking that the water mains on Clay Street be ex- tended to May Street on which the factory has a number of houses with out fire protection. The matter was referred, to the Committee on Fire De- partment and Waterworks.
 X petition by Assistant Chief Grifffth of the fire department to have steam radiator put in his room was adopted. asking that she be relieved of paying an assessment for alleged unnecessary sanitary connection was referred to the Committees on Sanitation and Ju- dietary.
 Jesse wadsworth petitioned the Council asking for damages done his property by the erection of an em- bankment near it. The matter was referred to the Committee on Judiciary. License for Duncan. A number of petitions from property owners near the saloon of Eugene Duncan. the negro denied license to sell whiskey, asking that this license be granted, were referred to the Com mittee on Police.
 The ordinance providing for salaries of $6O and s15 moDthly for the steward and matron respectively of the Emer- gency Hospital. was adopted without dissent.
 The ordinance appropriating $500 to pay, J. NJ. Riley for services as an ex- pert accountant was adopted by a unanimous vote.
 The ordinance amending section 1123 of the City Code, providing for the wholesale closing on Sunday came up, the Judiciary Committee submitting a substitute.
 The following businesses under the substitute arc allowed to keep open throughout the day: Druggists, soda founts, newspapers, fruit stands, cigar or newsdealers, street car companies, restaurants, ice dealers, where ice is sold exclusively. livery stable being ex- cepted, and fish and oyster markets, meat markets, bakers, milk dealers be- ing allowed to keep open and deliver orders until 9:30 o'clock a. m. The fine for violation of this ordinance is fixed at not less than $1 nor more than $100.
 A petition was received from a num- Der of meat dealers asking that the sweeping laws remain in force.
 Alderman Sullivan thought that most of these merchants were from Pea cocks Tract and that the only meat they sold was salt meat. He said that the substitute did not prevent them from closing and they could do as they pleased.
 Alderman Roemer denied his state ment as to the locality and the quality of meat sold by dealers.
 Alderman Strauss said thar he thought no one so Puritanical as to op- ject to people being given the benefit of having fresh meats on Sunday.
 His remarks were interrupted by AL derman Foster. who, moved that the matter be re-referred to the Commit- tee on Judiciary. This motion was adopted.
 More Sanitary Inspectora.
 communication was read from Mayor Teague regarding the re-em- ployment of the five sanitary inspec- tors. Doubt was expressed that he had the authority to make any ap- pointments more than three under the resolution passed March 21, 1904. and to settle the matter the letter was re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
 It seemed to be agreed that five in spectors are needed and such a recom- mendation was made by Chief Clerk John Farley of the sanitary depart .ment