The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-10
Last Meeting Before the Change of AdminiS-
 tratiOuS. SEVERAL STREETS
 TO BE IMPROVED Council Refused to Suspend FranchiS. Ordinance. Street Railway Must Pay to Extend Its Riverside Line--Much Work Ac- complished at the Semi
 Monthly Meeting.

Monthly Meeting.
 The City Council last night held special and a regular meeting in the chamber at the city hall, the first be- ing devoted by advertised call to hear
 ing objections to assessments for paw ing and otherwise improving sidewalks and streets that are to go into effect at once. The regular meeting began immediately after the objections were heard and resolutions were adopted putting the assessments into force.
 The pavements for which the assess ments were last night made final are as follows, being the sidewalks and street improvements of various kinds:
 South Hull Street from the south side of Washington Street to the north side of East Jefferson Davis Avenue.
 South Jackson Street from the. north side of Houston Street to the south side of Pelham Street.
 Madison Avenue from the east side of Bainbridge Street to the west side of Jackson Street.
 Clayton Street from the west side of Goldthwaite Street to the east side of Holt Street.
 North Perry Street from the north side of Madison Avenue to the south side of Jefferson Street
 Goldthwaite Street from the south side of Clayton Street to the north side of Mildred Street
 sayre Street from the south side of Wilson Street to the north side of South Street.
 The resolutions enforcing the assess ments were introduced by Alderman Holloway
 It was the last meeting before the | change of administrations and much work was accomplished.
 The following Aldermen were pres ent when the roll was called at the opening of the regular meeting: Messrs. Mcintyre. Forbes, Coins, Grif- filth. Gunter. Holloway. Jackson. Lob man, Maddox, Roemer, Ruth, Ryan, Strauss, Sullivan and Teague. communication was read from Act ing Mayor Mcintyre telling of his sue cess in borrowing ss5'ooo cs,h. cash few fey of the city. It was ordered received and filed.
 Money Without Interest. The Acting Mayor said he was glad to tsil of the transaction being made without imposing the burden of inter- est for sixty days on the city. This was taken to indicate the confidence in the city's credit and the ability of the Couhcil to handle wisely the funds that are entrusted to it. The loan was made by the First National Bank of | Montgomery.
 l A report was read, received and filed from Police Chief Gerald on the num-
 Der of arrests that were made In Sep
 tember for violations of Section 1is7 I Code relating to gambling and vag-
 rancy. The total number of arrests
 was twenty-two and convictions. fif- teen.
 A resolution was adopted reducing the tax assessment against the High land Park Improvement Company from
 company was to have it reduced to s.
 0O0 but the Finance Committee passed It's judgment as stated and the Coun-
 ell concurred by adopting the report. | hn ina fJn rnp1 1V11ff ffAn a
 mended that the bid of Jones and Ray
 for furnishing provisions to the city
 for next month be accepted. It was so
 ordered by the Council.
 A petition of A. Gibian to have
 show window on Dexter Avenue near
 Court Square extended foot and a half on the sidewalk was denied after | some little discussion.
 Petitions for upwards of a dozen | electric signs to be placed in front of
 business houses in the city were adopt l ed. provided in all cases the signs were
 put up by direction of the City Elec-
 trician. | No Suspension of Law. | The petition of the Virginia-Carolina l Chemical Company to suspend the Jack l son franchise ordinance and allow the Montgomery Street Railway Company l ther into the North Montgomery man. l ufacturing center did not meet with | favorable consideration at the hands of 1 the joint committee on streets and fran l l ly adopted the report of the committee. l The idea of the petitioner was to have
 the line extended farther so that work
 men in the factories of the district mentioned could have better means of
 communicating with the city.
 Chairman Jackson, of the joint com | mittee, said In rendering the report, | that the people of Montgomery have been crying long enough for returns in | exchange for franchises granted by the city and the new law should be given a | before SnsnPndnd The feature of the law that was wanted | suspended was that which gave the city
 a percentage of the net income to the railway or other company on the line | for which franchise was asked or on l which bids were submitted, rather | Chairman Sullivan, of the fire commit tee made report on the communica- 1 tion of the Montgomery Comercial and l Industrial Association about the city's
 hurrying to comply with the proposi- | ton of the Southeastern Tariff Asso- l citation for securing insurance rate re-
 auctions The Fire Association had re-
 minded the Comercials and Industrial | Association that the 10 per cent. reduc-
 ton on fire insurance could not be made l until certain fire protection was com
 pleted by the city. The committees l report alluded to the fact that the re- | quirements had been in part completed, | such as the purchase of new steamer | and chemical engine. There have also
 been installed twenty of twenty-two l fire hydrants necessary for the reduc-
 tions. Of these sixteen are to be con nected with the new mains and four to | be installed on the new lines The ordinance providing for the hir- | ing out of female and boy prisoners | by the Mayor was adopted unanimously. No Cars on Square. | The ordinance prohibiting the stop ping of street cars on Court Square was ] called up. Alderman Gunter called the l attention of the Council to the frequent | congestion caused by street cars stop ping on the square, and he moved the adoption of the ordinance. The motion | was carried without dissent. / A communication from the City At l torney stating a compromise on con | tested paving assessments was on mo- | ton, endorsed by the Council. | A resolution to pave the sidewalks | and install stone water sewers on Hol- | combe Street from Mildred Street to | Jefferson Davis Avenue and accompa- | nying protest as to the storm water | sewerage was received and referred to | the Committee on Finance. | Alderman Rocmer introduced reso- | lution to revoke the franchise granted | l. LcvYstein to construct bay windows | in the building on the southeast corner | or Dexter Avenue and Court Street on l the ground that his plan contemplateu | an encroaChment of six feet on thls | most important sidewalk.
 Alderman Sullivan thought that Ine | Committe" of which he is chairman,
 which reported the petition favoraRpy | to the Council He said that MT: | buying glass and fixtures for the Win I D hpg he