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should be at no expense for the up. keep of the building.
 At Mfr. strauss's request the ordf- nance went over until the next meet ing of the, Council.
 Chairman Jackson from the Commit tee on Franchises and Privileges. ask- ed for a special meeting of the Coun- ell for next Monday night. The re- quest was granted and the special meeting was called.
 A protest from the property owners on Pleasant Avenue against the paw referred to the Street Committee. No Bloodhounds for Police. Chairman Ryan from the Police Com- mittee reported to the Council a reso- lution and an ordinance that has been adversed by his committed. The reso- lution was introduced by Alderman Gunter and provided for the purchase of blood hounds for the police depart mept. The adverse report was suf- ficient for the Council and the resolu- tion was killed.
 The Police Committee also reported adversely the ordinance providing for four extra patrolmen who were to do duty In West End. It was introduced by Alderman Jackson who continued a fight on the floor of the Council for 1t. But when 1t came to a vote the report
  West End will not get the extra patrol men.
 The Council did this although Alder man Jackson declared: Tt is evident to every member of the Council that the police department of the city either needs more patrolmen or it needs more efficiency in those 1t has now"
 The various ordinances and resolu- tions relating to a readjustment of the water rates went over until the next meeting of the Council.
 The communication of Acting Mayor Mcintyre vetoing the hack ordinance of Alderman Holloway had been read to the Council. In this communication the Acting Mayor said that the ordi- great distances of the city of Montgom- cry and that all in all 1t was too drastic The veto was sustained. Under the head of new business Alderman Holloway explained that 1t was not intended that his original hack ordinance should have been passed by the Council. A substitute had been prepared and 1t was intended that this substitute should be passed. but in some way the substitute was lost and the original was passed. He present. ed to the Council a copy of the substi- tute which he said was in accordance with the Acting Mayors views. It was referred to the Finance Committee. A resolution directing the Acting Mayor to enforce the laws with refer ence to the Traction Company keeping up It's tracks and the street on Mobile Street was passed by the Council. Alderman Sullivan offered a resolu-
 tion directing the Chief of Police to
 have all empty buggtes. not in use, moved off the street. The ordinance
 was referred to the Street Committee. Patrol Wagon Again. Another resolution directed the Act ing Mayor to have the patrol wagon
 put into immediate use. This. too. was
 offered by Alderman Sullivan. He told of a case Sunday night in which 1t re-
 auired over an hour for the police de- partment to get a hack at cost of
 probably 70 cents to remove drunk man from Peacock's Tract to the city
 prison. He tried to get the Council to pass the resolution immediately, but
 his request was refused and the reso- lution went to the Police Committee. | Another resolution of Alderman Sul- iivan directed the Chief Sanitary 1n- spector to see that the drivers of the
 garbage wagon clean the streets bet
 ter than they had in the past. was
 passed by the Council.
 l Alderman Strauss offered a resolu- tion directing the Sanitary Depart
 ment to require the owners of all va
 cant lots on which heavy weeds were growing to have the lots cleaned at once and the weeds cut down. The resolution was passed.
 l Alderman Roemer introduced res- olution to instruct the City Attorney
 to begin proceedings to condemn prop
 erty on South Lawrence Street, near Hubbard property, for opening the
 street Adopted under a suspension of the rules.
 A resolution was introduced by AL derman Roemer directing the Mayor to
 proceed to open South Street from Sayre Street to Holcombe Street and
 to institute condemnation proceedings | if necessary. Adopted under a sus- | pension of the rules.
 The Council adjourned at l1:io o'clock :~