The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-07

| Street was taken up and passed.
 Unfinished Business.
 Next came up under the head of un- finished business was the ordinance extending the duties and the powers of the meat and milk inspectors of the city. The ordinance was quickly passed.
 The ordinance providing for three I extra firemen and one additional en- gineer to the fire department went l over until the next meeting of the Council.
 l A series of ordinances making appro- priations from the special waterworks | funds were then taken up and passed. These appropriations included one for $s,000 for hydrants and water gates. 5000 for valves and gates, $S9,5SS for cast iron pipe and $1o.ooo for laying the water pipes.
 l Under the head of new business the flood gates for an thrush of ordinances were opened. The resolutions came with a rush. Every alderman who had any work to be done embraced the opportunity to get in some sort or municipal improvement ordinance or resolution.
 Alderman Gunter, with a handful of resolutions, first caught the eye Of the chairman. The first Gunter resolu- | had proved the treatment of gravelled streets with oil a compIete success. ldirected that the City Engineer should be required to treat all the gravelied I street with oil.
 The resolution was adopted and re1 ferred to the Mayor for such action as was deemed necessary to carry 1t out.
 Another resolution of MT. Gunter provided that the grades of a number ntt lmanently fixed. The Streets commit" Itee got the resolution.
 | Another resolution from MT. Gunter lempovered the Mayor to act upon tn report the special committee wouie make upon the opening Of south LAW lrence street and to pay for the prop lerty in question if the price should De Hound to be reasonable. The resoiutioh lwent to the Finance Committee.
 Two more of the Gunter resolutions lone to have the water permanently re- lmoved from the basement of the West IEnd School Building, and the other to lhave the sidewalks by the Hugger lproperty repaired, were read and re- lferred to the proper committee. l Resolutions and Resolutions.
 Alderman Coins had a resolution for la new light in West End and after the resolution was read 1t was sent to the Lights Committee.
 MT. Strauss had two resolutions which he sent forward. One of his resolu- ltions called the attention of the Coun- Icil to the inadeq late number of sprink- Hing carts owned by the city, an inade- louacy which was emphasized during ev- jery dry spell. The resolution directed lthe Mayor, or Acting Mayor to inves- tigate the advisability of buying new lcarts and to purchase them at once If lthey were necessary. The resolution Twas adopted by the Council.
 A second resolution presented by MT. Strauss brought up the question of building a driveway to Oak Park from lthe business section of the city. The resolution went to the Streets Com mittee
 Alderman Griffiths offered resolutions providing for the filling in of ruts along the Lower Wetumpka Road which was ladopted anothe for water and a fire plug on Halstead Street and the Lower wetumpka Road, which went to the Water Committed.
 A resolution providing for the plac- ing of water and sanitary fixtures in the room of Assistant Fire Chief Griffith and Captain Nixon of the Fire Depart ment was presented by. Alderman Sul- llivan and was adopted by the Council
 A resolution by Alderman Ruth pro- Ividing for the graveling of the side- walks on Clayton, Clayton Park and Mobile Streets was referred to the lStreets Committee.
 resolution from Alderman Thomp- son directing that Boyse Street be graded and filled in was offered and was referred to the Streets Committed
 Franchise for Car Line.
 Alderman Jackson introduced an or dinance granting a franchise to Massey Wilson and his associates for the build ing of a double car track from Jackson Street out the extension of Madison Av- lenue to the city limits. The resolution Iwent to the Franchise Committee.
 Ordinances making appropriations for the payment of Ausfeld and Chap man for drawing the plans for the school buildings and the fire stations were introduced by Alderman Teague. They were sent to the Finance Com- mittee.
 Resolutions introduced by Alderman Holloway provided for lights on Arthur and Reuben Streets, the repair of the closets at the Bellinger Heights school building, and the cleaning out of the ditch near the Highland Park school building.
 Alderman Roemer offered a resolu- tion directing the Montgomery Traction Company and the Montgomery Street Railway Company to operate their cars until midnight each night.
 On motion of Alderman Teague this resolution went to the Finance Com mittee.
 Alderman Sullivan wanted to know of the Franchise Committee what had become of his resolution which sought to prevent the Montgomery Street Railway from charging a double fare on the Belt Line. He said that this very night a member of the Council had been charged a double fare.
 In response Chairman Jackson of that committee said that the commit tee had been in conference with the president of the company and the com pany's attorney and the matter was in a fair way of adjustment.
 "COldest Proposition.
 Alderman Sullivan urged the neces- sity for his resolution. He took oc- cason to say that the president of the Montgomery Street Railway Company was "the coldest proposition the City Council had ever dealt with
 An ordinance changing the fire limits of the city was introduced by Alder man Griffith to be referred to the Fire Committee.
 A communication from the Acting Mayor notified the Council that J. M Riley and C. D. Faber had been ap- pointed registrars for the coming city primary.
 Bids for furnishing the city with material for surface sewers were open ed and were referred to the Finance