The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-03
ALDERMEN IN | LATE SESSION City Council Worked Un-
 til After Midnight. MANY MATTERS CON SIDERED Too Much Trouble to Collect" for |t a Franchise. Traction Company Relieved from Pay
 ing for Jefferson Davis Ave-
 nue Line-No Reconsider
 ation of Hull Street

the montgomery City Council revclled monthly meeting last night and was so well pleased with itself that 1t re- mained in session until some time after the midnight hour.
 Out of the many acts accomplished by the Aldermen and acts which they fail- ed to accomplish. is gathered the fact that the Montgomery Traction Com City Treasury for franchise 2 per cent of its receipts from the Jefferson Davis Avenue line as required by a blanket ordinance because. as suggest ed by one member of the Council, 'it would give the city too much trouble to collect the money"
 petition from D. P West to per init the operation of an ice plant at Bibb and Moulton Streets, was re- jected.
 At late hour Alderman A. L. Tyson 1 endeavored to secure a reconsideration of the ordinance by which Hull Street is to be paved with brick. The Coun- ell stood by its former action and brick will be used.
 A matter which was introduced to the Council in the early part of the session was brought up by City Attor- ney c. P. Mcintyre in a letter to the legislative body. This communication attracted the attention of the Council to an ordinance passed in 1ss6 grant, ing to the Montgomery and Mobile and the Louisville and Nashville railroads land on which to erect freight and
 
 merce Street, and an underpass leading from Commerce Street to the city wharf.
 l was illegal, as at the time the ordi- nance was passed, the charter of the city did not give the Council the right to make grants. The matter was re- ferred to the Committees on Streets
 Extension of south Street.
 Mayor Teague returned to the Coun- cil for it's further consideration an or dinance appropriating $1 ,26d to be used in purchasing property between Sayre and Holcombe Streets. for the purpose of extending South Street.
 Of opening and extending all streets I within the city where possible Is ap- parent, but in doing this close attention should also be given the financial con | fact that practically all of our avail able funds have been exhausted, and we are forced to borrow a sufficient amount of money to tide us oyer until l the beginning of the next fiscal year. Tn addition to the above fact, I have been informed by the owner of the property In question that she will not accept the price stipulated In the or | dinance.
 considering these facts. respect , fully ask you to suspend final action in this matter until at least after the | beginning of our next fiscal year. l No action was taken by the Council | on the message of the Mayor The matter was referred to the Committee on Streets. which will prepare another, A petition was read to the Council from Joe S. Ligon. asking payment for a horse permanently disabled by fall ing into a cave-in on Jefferson Street. Referred.
 The mayors veto, attached to reso- l lution passed at recent meeting. em- 1 towering the colonel of the End regi- Alah ha r. chase lumber to repair the roof of the | old pipe line building at the foot of Commerce Street and to use the same free of charge, was read to the Coun- ell. The executors had refused to ap- prove the measure, he said. because of ] certain portion of 1t. He wanted 1t possession of the building whenever 1t might have use for 1t. The mayors ve- | to was sustained. and the resolution | was amended so as to meet his Idea. It was then passed. Davis Avenue Car Line. A spirited discussion led by Alder man J. c. Tyson and Alderman Strauss. was brought out by a substitute ordi- nance proposed by the street commit | tee. This provided that the ordinance granting the original franchise of street car line on Jefferson Davis Ave nue. to the street ear company. at that | time owned by Richard Tillis. be chang | ed, so as to do away with the provi- sion requiring the present management
  of the receipts of that line to the city treasury. The substitute further pro- vided that the street car company be required to grade and gravel Jenerson Davis Avenue from curb to curb. Alderman J. c. Tyson was in favor of making the car company stand by the was q responsible party he said and | there was no use in trying to fool the | people by advocating any such propo- sition,
 Alderman Strauss said that because of the continuance of the Jefferson Da- | wis line with another line 1t was im- | possible to keep an accurate account | of the money received. It cost the city | more to try to collect the two per cent | he said than that amount was worth. |
 On a yea and nay vote, the council | derman J. c. Tyson being the only one to oppose 1t.
 An ordinance. appronriating $1.oOO for the extension of the sewer on the east side of Commerce Street from Tal- lapoosa to Water Streat. was passed.
 Provision for the purchase of horse and wagon for the City Electrician, to cost $250 was made in an ordinance which was passed by unanimous vote.
 Two hundred and seventy four dol lars were appropriated from the sch pol fund to pay c. Y. BoEacki. for work done on the Heron Street S"hool build ing in excess Of the amount reqnred by his contr" '-
 Next on the list of ordinances passed were number of appropriations to members of the city police department for pay lost by sickness. The appro- priations included the following: M A Mitchell. s60; P Sweeny, $50; w. w. | Bailey, $l515; J. A. Watson. SIS; J. & Ganty; s4i,2S; W. 5; sizemore. s18.;
 Another ordinance passed appropri- ated $1,000 to the GamewelI Fire | Alarm Telegraph Company for the | alarm system recently installed in the
 Must Report To Council.
 A substitute for the ordinance re gently introduced into the Council bv | Alderman Cox, to require city officials : to make reports to the Council on inc 1 first of every month, was passed. By | the terms of the substitute ordinance ! the report required Is to be furnished | the month, instead of on the first day l Of the month
 An ordinance introduced at a recent l meeting of the Council, to require the , street car company to remove tracks | to permit of the layin@ of water and | sewer mains. was passed unanimously !
 On the recommendation of the Mayor l and the City Engineer an appropriation | of $33373 was made to HodEson and | Hannon, contractors, for work done on | Wilkinson street in exces of the stipu- | lations in their contracts
 Minority and majority reports were | presented by the joint committee on | fire and judiciary, In regard to a peti- | tion of D. P. West to install a boiler | and engine in his Ice plant at Rlbb l and Moulton streets. The majority re- | port recommended the refusal of the . sole supporter of the minority, urged l