The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-17


 sion when the body rose In indignation against him. Near the end or tho long session alderman Cox, wao had peer silent during almost the entire session. rose with resolution thankihs se .ae Mayor for the installation ot electric fans in the courcil chamber.
 T ask to have the resolution adopt ed" he cried.
 Alderman Sullivan rose In disdaih,
 T don't think we ought to thank the Mayor for giving us what we are en- titled to-" he obJected, and some more 10 that effect. The resolution was lost.
 roll. Alderman Tait made motion that the Council set aside the regular or der of business and proceed with the election of City Clerk. The motlon ,oaea that J. J. Farley, who was the sote nominee at the last meeting, pe elect ed. A roll call vcte was taken anu Clerk Farley was declared unanimous
 Lost Time of Policemen.
 A communication was read from the Mayor, announcing his veto Of the ordinance passed at recent meetths ;s ss lost time on account of sickness. The reason assigned for the veto was that inc original ordinance had not specl- fled the number or aays ,hs lne eunstIon omle % oi passing the ordinance over the Mayor veto. resulted in the veto being sus-
 Like action was taken on vetoes of ordinances to pay Patrolmen W. 5 Sizemore $Is, and T. J. Swearingen ss.so and Roundsman P. J; ,ss sweeney, esses:
 he5s for TsaEss ioss ssnfied @s Tn his sNe w1s ness to approve the ordinances. pro- yided the number of days Of absence be included. tained was that of an ordinance passed at a recent meeting of the Counc,L Dy which the Montgomery Traction com pany was released from the Obligation to widen. grade and gravel Jenerson Davis avenue from Cleveland avenue to Holt street. Before the vote was taken, Aldermen Hudson and Lohman took occasion to speak on the questtsoh,. s.,.
 T think the Mayor IS right in his veto said tho latter. Tt is time the City of Montgomery should snow the ne MontEomary Traction Company that it does not own everything.
 Following Is the communication o1 the Mayor. containing his veto.
 Montgomery. An. July Il. 1906. gro the Honorable City Council oe
 .c!a0tisEmenEI MonisE0sI return to you here- with. without. my approval. an ordiS nance. entitled An ordinance to amend Section six of an ordinance wnlcn ne- came effective by operation of law, September 2s. 1905. granting to the Montgomery Street Railway, coruora' 1 tion. the right to operate street rail- way on Jefferson davis avenue rom Under the original francniAe' givlnG the railway company the right to con struct a limo Of trnck on Jefferson Da : wis Avenue. they were required to widen. grade and gravel the roadway from Cleveland Avenue to Holt street. l in addition to complying with other res auirements mentioned Tn the ordinance noration ia relievad of their obligation 1 to widen the street 1t heinz stipulateH l onlv that they should grade and grave
 "T am informed hv the Chairman os vo,i- iotnt committee on Franchises Priyilegea and Streets, as well as Dv other members Of the committees that | fine eltmination of that part If the con- l tract relating to the widening of the Avenue was unintentional on tho 3nrt | a; the Council. '. therefore. return the ordinance and recommend that you ae @omranv to carry ont their original contract without any deviation. insofa~ as she improvements to the thorough rare arc ..Resractsullv. wv. M Tsa=ne, Education. fiiinP a statement of sal o-Iea of tho school denartment as ftv- od bv the Rc"~d for the year l9es-7 -..as read. The communication was Al this point communication was read from the mavor. ir which the Council wss informed of the aoooint- ment of n ". Crosland. the y'oayor's ciert of the Sanitary nenartmont. sS . auccesanr to ' T. Farley elected rItv Clerk. To take the poSition af private sacr4trv thus left vacant. the msvor appointed F. T. Lynch Roth of tha onpointnr rAnts received the an- rrovaI of the Council by unanimous vote.
 Inventory ~9 PrOnertv.
 resolution which was rassed wa q introducedy by the Finance Comwtttee calling for an inventory of all city nropArtv. Another resolution passed provided for the erection of sign hoa rdE at corners of streets.
 An ordinance to empower the Mayor and the Committee on Public Works to