The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-07
MUCH WORK FOR OFFICERS City Council Plans Many
 New Things TO HELP DEAR PEOPLE" Aldermen Kept Clerk Busy
 With Resolutions. Reforms to Be Practiced at Oal<wood Cemetery--Several Streets Are to
 Be Hereafter Designated
 as Avenues.
TO HELP DEAR PEOPLE"

If the city officials of Montgomery faithfully and to the letter carry out all the duties that the Aldermen of Montgomery imposed upon them last night with a rush of resolutions there will be no opportunity of charging these officials with pernicious political activity during the present city cam paign. They will be too busy at other things that is if they carry all the res- olutions into effect.
 The rankest stranger. If he had been present at last nights meeting of the Council would have known that an election was pending in Montgomery. First of all, the Council did not touch any of the big issues which are before the city lawmakers These issues were lodged by the Candidates Club with dignity and grace. Tho Commit tees which had before them some of these important issues or questions in- variably asked for further time. The other members of the Council were only too glad to give it to them.
 The Council in the early part of the meeting transacted only pressing rou- tine business.
 Candidates Had Resolutions.
 But when the doors were opened for
  sight. Nearly all the candidates had something to be done for the imme- 6iate improvement of their wards. Some of the Aldermen literally had a double handful of resolutions. They ranged all the way from directing the Mayor and the City Engineer to inves- tigate the feasibility of cleaning out a ditch about a foot deep to the gravel ling of wide stretches of sidewalks and streets.
 If the present campaign continues much longer there will not be a hole unified, dark spot unlit, sidewalk unpaved, a street ungravelled or sin- gle constituent unlocked after in all Montgomery.
 The Cemetery Committee, through Chairman Lobman, presented a report to which the Council attached consid- erable importance. The report earn estiy directed the attention of the Council to the lack of burial space in Oakwood Cemetery. It was declared that at present there were not six va cant burial lots in the cemetery and that 1t was possible by the death of six persons who had at present no burial place, to exhaust the cemetery space. The report also declared that by proper grading 150 additional lots could be secured near Cypress Pond twelve lots in the new cemetery and six lots in the old cemetery.
 The report urged, too, that the Gen. tral Railroad be made to carry out its promises as to the filling in of the ra- vines in the cemetery. The report was accompanied by a resolution carrying it into effect and directing the City En- gineer to do the necessary grading.
 Both the report and the resolution were adopted by the Council.
 Those Who Were Present.
 The meeting was called to order a few minutes before 8 o'clock by Vice. President A. G. Forbes. At that time the followinge Aldermen were present: Thompson, Holloway, Sullivan, Roemer, Maddox, Griffiths, Kohn, Lobman, Teague, Jackson, Strauss, Ruth, Coins, Gunter.
 Acting upon the report of the Finance Committee the Council awarded the contract for the city's supplies to Jones & Ray.
 A petition from Rosa and Stella Mar GUS averred that after the grade in the front of their property on Adams Street had ben fixed 1t was charged after it had been paved thereby inflict- Ing a financial loss upon them. This petition was reported upon by Chair man A. Roemer of the Streets Commit tee. The report recommended that the petitioners be allowed a credit of $45 on their new paving dSSeSSment. l ne petition was granted
 Upon favorable report of the Streets Committee the Council changed several thoroughfares parallel to Dexter Ave- nues Practically all the new avenues touch the business district of the city and the change in name distinguishes them from the streets which cross them at right angles.
 The streets which by action of the Council become avenues are Jefferson, Monroe, Washington and Adams. They will hereafter be known as avenues.
 J. NJ McCool Monroe Street mer- chant presented a petition to the Coun- cil in which he alleged that he had been charged a double rate by the city for his water. The petition was re- ferred to the Water Committee.
 Mrs. William Knox petitioned the Council to abate the nuisance of tin shop which, she said, had been started in the residence portion of the city next to her home. The resolution was re- ferred to the Sanitary Committee.
 A petition from the citizens of South Perry Street asking TOT an improve ment in the surface sewerage condi- tions on South Perry Street was read and referred to the Street Committee
 A petition was presented to the council signed by Mrs. Charles F. Moritz and other prominent ladies of Montgomery praying that the curri- culum of the public schoo lsystem of the city be so charged that at least one modern language should be taught The need for such a change was set forth in the petition which went to the School Committee
 The ordinance permitting the firm