The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-26
sitnlithic Paving Company of Birm-

Bitnlithic Paving Company of Birm- ing la,n.
 Alderman Ruth relinuuished the chair to Alderman Strauss, and announced that he would protest any action of the Council to lay any pavement other than asphalt on that street.
 A petition was presented by Alder man Hudson. from property owners on Sayre Street asking for asphalt on that thoroughfare.
 A substitute was proposed by Alder man Hudson, to the report of the com mittee that asphalt be used, and the contract be awarded to the Memphis Asphalt Paving Company.
 Alderman J. C. Tyson wanted to give the property owners what they asked for, and Alderman Foster wanted to give them bitulithic.
 Roemer Praises HituIithic.
 Alderman Roemer said that when taking oath, the members of the Coun- ell had taken an oath to do their duty gotten up for bitulithic paving. he had no doubt many property owners woul3 have voted for it.
 The dear people" he said, ''are al- ways willing to sign a petition" He read from a statement showing the comparative costs of keeping up as- phalt and bftuiithic pavements. This SIdIAmenIt ne Q6CidIGut nAQ HOL been given him by anyone from the bitu- iithic company nor anyone else. It had been prepared by the Secretary of the Commercial Club. Bitulithic was the greatest of all paving. He knew 1t, had found it out fin fact.
 Alderman Hudson spoke in favor of asphalt He was followed by Alder man Sullivan. The alderman from Ward Six declared he had no morA re- spect for any members of the committee than he had for the four aldermen from Ward Two and he drew the attention of the Council to the fact that judi cious punching of votes gave that ward a strong representation. He didn't know anything about bitulithic, but he had reason to believe it was as good as asphalt He had received papers from all parts of the United States and even from Canada, speaking highly of bitulithic. These facts led him to be- lieve that bitulithic was a good pave ment.
 The vote was then called for on the substitute motion. favoring asphalt, with the following result:
 Yeas-Cox, Griffith, Holloway, Hud- son, Jones. Lobman, Ruth. Ryan, Tait, Strauss, A. L. Tyson, J. c. Tyson--12.
 Nays-Foster, Roemer, Sullivan-3.
 The vote on the committees report as adopted without a change in the vote. and the question of Sayre street paving was concluded. Asphalt had won and bitulithic was downed
 Other Matters Considered.
 But although the big battle of the evening had been decided, there were other topics to come up for the action of the Council. A report was made by Alderman Lobman urging that the of an ordinance passed at a previous meeting. requiring that all residents of Highland Park, east of the Central of eGorgia Railway aban- don dry wells. be held up until the matter could be referred te the city physician.
 The sanitary conditions in that DOT ton of the city have occupied consid- erable attention before the Council. Alderman Jones presented a minority report, calling for an immediate en- forcement of the ordinance. He said that there are two cases of typhoid fever in Highlnad Park, in the sec ton lying east of the Central of Geor- gia, where dry wells and cisterns are being used.
 On motion of Alderman Sullivan, Mir. | Blue, a resident of Buford street, in | that section. was given the courtesy Of | the floor by the Council. He made a | plea for an extension of the city wa ter system and begged that the Coun-
  of sinks until the sys- | lem reached them. He spoke, he said, | for himself, and his little ones
 A vote was taken on the motion to | adopt the minority report with the | following result:
 Yeas-Cox. Foster. Grihith, Hudson. oJnes. Roemer, Ruth. Ryan. Sullivan, rait. Tyson, A. L.-1l.
 Nays-Holloway, Lobman, Strauss. Tyson, J. c.
 On the report of the sanitary com nittee. the contract for digging the iraln ditch in North Montgomery, for which bids were received at the last meeting, was awarded to g. L. Smith.
 A resolution introd lced by Alderman yox was passed, 'nstructing the Mayor 0 have placed on both sides ol Dex- CT Avenue from Court Square to Law ence Street a sufficient number of ad- litlonal inlets to relieve the flood es tanding water Another resolution vas passed instructing the Mayor and yity Engineer to provide sewerage Iervice for the State Normal School for negroes.
 Pure Food Ordinance.
 Two pure food ordinances. amending he city code. were next taken up. 5ach had reference to th1 milk and Tho first provided that all milk sold must not contain more than I7.51 per cent of water nor less than t.51 per cent. of butterfat. the specific sravity of which. at 60 degrees Faren- nett, shall be between 1929 and l.033 The second governed the management # diaries, providing for the care of ,ows, and the cleanliness of stables. The ordinances were passed.
 Another report from ,hs sanitary ommittec confirmed the action ot flavor Teague In the matter of the efusal by the D R. Crockett Company. O accept contracts for sewerage warded them by the Council