The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-22
COPS WILL GET FREE CLOTHES Mir. Su11ivan's Appeal Overrode the Mayor. MIR. TEAGUE'S VETO FAILED Chief Executive Says Measure is
 Illegal. Earnest Address of sixth Ward Alder man Carries City Council With
 Him by Vote of

There Is joy in de sixt' :, ward and among the policemen in the city of Montgomery. For the 'steenth time overridden. owe the policemen are to have new uniforms. purchased for them at the city's expense. and Jim sullivan the pride of hls ward. IS chuckling and
 For. it is to the oration of the Alder man from de .sixt'" that the veto was oyerridden Thers can De no aopHs h,s about it Magor rsasne t%e pases n,f typewritten matter, explaining his req sons for disapproving the ordinance passed two meetings ago. Alderman of the Ordinance, calling upon the gods to lend their ears and weep There were no other speeches made. Therefore. 1t was the masteriy address or Aioer- ser
 It is a great thing to be an. Alder. man. Better still, 1t Is a great thing to be several, Aldremen: ...
 The Mayor. in his letter vetoing the uniform ordinance, gave as the reason for his position that the action or the Council was illegal
 The Mayors Reasons.
 After referring to the nature of the ordinance. the Mayor says:
 Personally, I would be glad to be able to lend assistance to the police department in this matter. but the ille- gality of the measure is so apparent that I cannot consent to allow 1t to become operative with my approval. It Is unnecessary for me to enter irto any very extended argument to sup port this assertion, because the various authorities on the subject are clear and explicit. I shall content myself, there- fore, by quoting the following sections of the Constitution of the State of Alabama and the Charter and Code or the City If Mont 10n1eryR
 Here the mayor quotes the laws pro. hibiting the increase of salaries ana fees of public officers during their ten- ure of office and adds:
 Tn an opinion recently furnished by your city attorney to the chairman of the Police Committee. and which was read before your honorable body, the following statement is made:
 "Tt is very clear that the city Is without power to alter the ordinance fixing salaries of the present officers It can neither increase nor decrease the salaries of those officials during ,their term of office. It is my opinion, there fore, that the provision of the constt- tuition of the State would make 1t un- iawf1 for the city to grant m 1t. an Gtx Sddf df ficers whoes salaries have already been fixed by ordinance.
 "In addition to the illegallty of the @emSers d s no poee deparymene %h ne should be favored in this manner. when the same advantages are not ex- tended the fire ar other departments of the city government. Should you allow this ordinance to become the law. it is only natural to assume that the other departments will apply to you for the same Increase in compensation, and this certainly cannot be granted when proper consideration Is given the condition of our finances I respect fully urge you, therefore. not to Cs- tablish a precedent of this character. which would certainly cause you em- barrassment In the future
 Respectfully,
 "M M. Teague.