The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-04

Whitaker and McAdams for the in- staIIation of plumbing system in the Highland Park School Building. Adopt ed. Similar ordinances, appropriattng s1000 to nay Webber and Johnson for plumbing installed in the Belltnger Heights school, $2,000 to pay $. l.. smith for building water closets and sanitary connections at the West End, Eellinger Heights and Highland Park schools, and s1 ,00O to pay P. P. Bailey, for installing plumbing fixtures in the West End School, were also adopted. By the adoption of another ordinance 1t was ordered the Montgomery Heat ing and Ventilating Company be paid $9OO for making improvements in the heating system of the Girls High School Following these, the council adopted two other ordinances, appro- priating a total of $5O,000 and interest 10 pay notes assumed some time ago by Mayor Teague on the authority of the Council One of these notes was TOT $I5,000 and interest to the First National Bank, and the other for S15,- OOOO with interest to the Fourth Ma tfonal Bank.
 Two thousand dollars was the size of the next appropriation. being one to the Black, Laird Company on ac- count of a contract for laying sanitary sewerage on Han and Tatum Streets.
 J. F. Westcott, driver of the city pa- trol, was voted $27.25 for 13 days lost time Other appropriations passed in rapid succession were $1O0 to the Gen eral Fire Extinguisher Company for ev tra work installing power piping at the city water works pumping station and Supply Company, money due on ac- count for furnishing valves and valve boxes.
 By an ordinance which was passed unanimously, the license fee of ex- press companies was placed at S25O. An ordinance calling for the appro- priation of $I.000' for the use of the Alderman Foster held up the council for a few minutes, seeking informa- tion. The ordinance, he was informed by Alderman J. c. Tyson, was one which had been signed favorably by Alderman Foster himself. The latter then gracefully withdrew his request for information stating he remembered signing the ordinance, but had not noticed whal 1t was al the time as he had been otherwise busy. The ordinance was passed,
 Council voted to grant a saloon h- cense to David Johnson. 502 North Union Street.
 Carrying a favorable report from the Judiciary committee a communication
  ing the forfeiture Of the contract of John Hannon for paving Forrest ave nue from Highland avenue to Lake street, because of failure to furnish bonds The ordinance was adopted, to- gether with clause authorizing the city treasurer to advertise for new bids Later. however. the vote was re- considered and referred to the commit tee to give the contractor an oppOr- tunity to explain why the bond has not been made.
 Having turned other matters off the reel so easily, the Council here pro- ceeded to show for how little the Mayors veto counted when they were really reused into action. A commu ntcation was read from the city's chief executive, n which he vetoed the or dinance recently passed by the Coun- cil appropriating $1,950 for the pur~ chase of policemen's uniforms. The veto was put to vote and 1t was found that with the exception of AL dermen Lobman and J C. Tyson, the Council was in favor or the ordinance and the appropriation.
 An ordinance was then passed under a suspension of the rules placing a license of $l2.5O on the business of op- | eratirg an automobile delivery. The Gay-Teague Realty Company were given permission to erect board