The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-05
WILL PAY FOR STREETS Bids For Franchises Are
 Opened. SESSION OF COUNCIL Much Routine Work Engage ?
 the Aldermen. Patrolmen Ask for Rewards for Cap- turing Refusces-Hack Fare Ore
 dinnnce Comes Up and
 fs Postponed.

awarded by the city of Montgomery were opened at the regular meeting of | the City Council last night, when the Montsomery Street Railway made prop ositions relative to securing rights of way out Alabama Street and Jefferson Davis Avenue.
 The opening of these bids was the re- suit of the Jackson franchise ordinance, which provides that In the future Mont gomery shall get some of the benefits of the franchises that the Council grants. Richard Tillis offers to pay into the coffers of the city of Montgomery per cent of the gross earnings of the pro- posed line on Alabama Street from Hull Street and from Union Street to the city limits, for the first five years Of its existence. 3 1-2 per cent for the next five years and 3 per cent as long as the franchise is used thereafter For the Jefferson Davis franchise he offers to pay the city $2.ss45o and widen Jefferson Davis Avenue to uni form width of sixty feet, cut down the grade and lower the water mains or pay $4,500 without Improvements. Both bids were referred to the joint committee on franchises and privileges and streets.
 In addition to numerous details of routine business and committee re- ports, the Aldermen passed ordinances providing for the issuance of an ag- Eregate of $3S.000 of street improve ment bonds. The improvement con- sists of laying sidewalks in different parts of the city. which were ordered by ordinances adopted at the last reg ular meeting.
 At the meeting were present Acting Mayor Mcintyre. Vice-President A. G. Forbes and the following Aldermen: W. NJ. Teague, J. Kirk Jackson, Cas- EfrauGa A Roe mer. c. A. Griffith, J. J. Sullivan, J. F. Maddox, N. L. R. Thompson, O. L. Ruth and J. L.. Holloway.
 On a favorable report Of the commit tee, the contract for furnishing pro- visions to the city for September was awarded to Lassiter and Company. {
 PatroImen Want Reward.
 Al petition from Patrolmen D. P. Canty and Avant, asking for reward of s100 for capturing an alleged vio- lator of the city quarantine law was referred to the Finance Committee. The reward asked for is for the arrest of Sam Fields, a white refugee from New Orleans, a few weeks ago. Fields jumped through a window of Louis vile and Nashville Railroad north bound train at Tyson Station and came to Montgomery on a freight train, 1t is afleRAd, where he was caught and OellVeTeQ to the Clty cAAA- cers who sent him out of the State.
 To the Fire and Water Comnatttee was referred 8 communication from the Insurance Committee of the Com mercIal and Industrial Association re- garding a proposition of the South- eastern Tariff Association to reduce the fire insurance rates in Montgomery. The Committee urged the council to hasten to comply with the conditions of the Southeastern Tariff Association for the proposed reductions offered the city about a year ago. The reductions would be 10 points off the basic rate for $100 of property insured provided new chemical engine and steamer were purchased by the city and other improvements made. There is also promise of a 10 points reduction when the city completes the new pumping station now in course of erection.
 To Connect Car Lines.
 On a favorable report of the Com mittee on Franchises and Privileges, the Montgomery Street Railway Com pany was granted a franchise to con- meet two of it's lines in the city known as the Belt and Riverside lines. The connection will be made at the inter section of Madison Avenue and North Perry Streets. The condition was im- posed by amendment on the Street Railway Company. however, that the switches now near the Episcopal Church be removed.
 Ordinances were adopted providing for the pavement of the following sidewalks:
 Both sides of Whitman Street. be- tween the south side of Bell Street and the north side of Clayton Street.
 Both sides of Cleveland Avenue be- tween the south side of Mildred Street and the north side of Jefferson Davis Avenue.
 An ordinance was adopted providing for the payment to the Forbes,Liddell Company of Montgomery of balance due it of $521.24 for water guages fur nished the city waterworks
 A Mosquito Ordinance.
 An ordinance reported favorably from the Sanitation Committee was also adopted making 1t violation for any citizen in the city limits to leave on any lot belonging to him any un- used cistern or well that would breed mosquitoes This ordinance, providing a penalty of from $1 to $l00 for every violation. Is intended to protect the city against visitation of yellow fever.
 For the second time the ordinance refixinE the price to be charged by public hack and transfer lines was postponed on motion of Alderman Strauss.
 Upon motion of Alderman Gunter, an application of W. G. Henderson for the hire of all city young convicts for the current year was referred to Acting Mayor Mcintyre for such action as he sees advisable.
 The policy of letting out young con victs who are not physically able to do service on the streets of the city is governed by a law already on the statute books. It limits the distance from the city Of farms or other places where 1t Is proposed to take the con victs. They are to be let to desirable contractors in competition whose places are not more than three miles beyond the police Jurisdiction of the city Iim- it's.
 So far as the individual application of Mir. Henderson is concerned. his place for working the convicts is his