The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-20

man Jackson said that he wanted to keep the world from thinking that the Committee on Water works didn't know what 1t was doing.
 Alderman Kohn read the specifica- tions and said that although he did not mean to reflect on the Water works Committee he stated that the committee had laid a dangerous precedent for the welfare of the city, of Montgomery. SIX months ago, Alderman Kohn said, the Water Committee had said that. ne didn't know what he was talking about when he objected to the committee being empowered to advertise for bids. Now. he said, the committee didn know what 1t was talking about. He in. the report was that the contract was awarded to Montgomery man.
 Didn't Know, Bat Spoke.
 Aldermen Sullivan, Holloway anu Strauss, all said they knew nothing or the matter, but they made lengthy speeches thereon.
 Alderman Strauss wanted to stand py the Committee and then find out wheth- CT 1t had been misinformed by the en- gineers or not. He wanted immediate action to prevent the possibility Of the price of steel going still higher.
 Alderman Sullivan didn't think a small delay would hurt. for many or the pipes are still above ground.
 Alderman Jackson didn't want the Council to reject the bids on account of the raise in steel. It put the Coun- ell in the attitude of specuiating on the steel market.
 Alderman Gunter moved that the Hartley bid alone be referred back to the Committee. The Gunter motion was carried.
 The Did of the Cook & Laurie Con- tracting Company of $6.s00 for remod- cling and improving the pumping sta tion was reported as the lowest oy 'he Water Committee.
 Alderman Lobman said that the ex- cess in bids over the engineers state ment was due to the increased founda- tions for the new engines. The report was adopted.
 The Committee recommended that w. B. Paterson be paid s17.50 for a certain number of old pipes. The report was | adopted.
 Petitions asking for street improve ments protesting against gradfngs ana protesting against granting street raii- way franchises, etc., were rererred to appropriate committees.
 The Mayors veto of the ordinance creating the office of Lieutenant of Po- lice was discussed by Alderman Jack son. He attacked the right of Presi- dent Mcintyre to vote in the Council and exercise the veto power as Mayor The veto was sustained by the follow ing vote:
 Ayes-Forbes, Jackson, Strauss-S Nays-Goins, Griffith, Guntcr, Hollo- way, Kohn, Lobman, Roemer, Ruth, Ky an Teague, Thompson-11. The ordinance granting the Mont gomery Traction Company authority to construct a switch on Monroe street was unanimously adopted. New Scale of Hack Fares. The Holloway ordinance fixing hack fares at 25 cents per passenger up to 10 o'clock at night and $2 per hour TOT two-hors. hacks and $1 per hour TOT single horse hacks was adopted. Ordinances to pave the sidewalks oi North Hull Street on both sides or Hun Street from Jefferson Street to Kan dolph street, the sidewalks on Pleasant Ayenue from Mildred Street to Jeffer- son Davis Avenue were adopted. An effort was here made by Alder man Roemer to have the live ParF Commissioners provided for by an or dinance adopted three months age elected, but he was defeated by Alder man Kohn, who moved to proceed Tn regular order. Alderman Roemel moved to table Mir. Kohn's motion and demanded the ayes andSnays. The vote was:
 Ayes-Forbes, Jackson, Roemer Ruth, Thompson-5.
 Nays-Mcintyre, Griffith. Gunter Kohn, Lobman. Ryan, Teague-I. MT. Kohn's motion was then adopted and resolutions were fired in. Alderman Kohn had a resolution au- Shorizing Rabbi A. J. Messing, Jr. representative of Alabama to the Con- vention of Organized Charities at Port land, Ore, to represent Montgomery and invite the next session to be held here. The resolution was adopted. He had another resolution, which was adopted, calling on the trustees of the Carnegie Library to inform the Council as to the hours the library was Keeping open and what the trustees of the library have done with the $5,00G appropriation the City Council. The resolution was adopted.
 wheelbarrow for Policemen. Alderman Jackson had a resolution asking the Mayor to put the patrol wagon into service inasmuch as po- licemen were compelled to borrow wheelbarrows to convey prisoners to the police station.
 Alderman Kohn amended the resolu- tion by providing that the Mayor should purchase a wheelbarrow. The amended resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Teague introduced a reso- lution instructing the City Attorney to investigate the advlsability of taking action against the bondsmen of ex-City Treasurer R. H. Somerville for his shortage incurred by the failure of the Josiah Morris Bank. The resolution was adopted.
 Alderman Roemer had a number of paving ordinances, which were laid on the table until the next regular meet ing.
 The Council at II o'clock took an ad- journment. But a handful of Aldermen were present at the close. The re- mainder. wearied with the lengthy ses- sion, were resting preparatory to the