The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-16
TO PROTECT ROADS
STANDING REWARDS.
Fcrsene Wno Discharge Ftreatms snA use Feuy Language On Htghways 10 Do punish shed.-Clttxens
 Want Rural Police.

the needless discharge of firearms on the public roads outside the city hm- us. was passed by. the Board of Reys. nue ~ its weekly meeting Monoay when resolution was unanimously aI- tirmed, offering reward or $So 10 any person who vii. furnish evidence to convict of violation of the law m
 This measure, which is to be effective at once, was brought about by repeat ed complaints of residents and prop erty holders in the suburbs against q practice of discharging weapons on the country roads. few minutes after the passage ol tns resolution assisned against gnss theSa~ re ,hs Board. signed by thirty-three pr9p,,, and Norman Bridge Roads, immediately ing that q system of rural police or adopted by the Board for the protection of dwsiisrs aisns these roadsi Sisn hood. lums, both white and black, the pe- toxieated condition, dischsrglns, wsap- Gosd 1os fna nnsass assn i0q adsss snsaaFe ,o
 < !. For some time compIaints have been reaching the Board asking that acI. ion be taken against this nuisance. II city limits. that the offenders against whom information has been given, re- main orderly until outside of the city in,ss Wehre the aen esy psifss fse ne pazssed. Sow.ver sSs sGSn say. the reveling and shooting begins.
 When the Board of Revenue met. fered, and on motion of W. D. Brown.
 Whereas, It has come to teh know ledge of the Board of Revenue ven to ths. ais. charging firearms along and across lne public roads of the county. by thought less, intoxicated and evil disposed per sens, are becoming of such frequency as 7 Whereas, Such conduct is not only reprehensible. hut alarming and dan ssrous to the travelling public tnere-
 Be 1t ordered by teh Board of Reve- nue, that hereafter, and until this or 5 s5 viii . mGs,"ssd ss ad by s county a Ts~s5d so a person or persons who shall furnish to any oficer authorized to. make ar rests. information with evidence sum law by any person in this county, and the Solicitor is hereby requested to prosecute diligently all such cases as may De brought before the courts; rrh;, ana d, rected to have printed two hundred copies of this resolution and deliver the same to the Road Overseers. who are psees sfons E Rssr rosd same in
 The petition from residents and prep which wal. presented few minutes af-
 Montgomery, Ala. May 10, 1906 Montgomery County Board of Reva-
 "Gentiemen--we, the undersinged Woodiey, Carter Hill and Norman. Bridge Road, respectfully petition your honorable body to give us q system of from the white and negro hoodlums, es- pccially the latter. who. filled with vhiskey. travel our road, shooting pro miscuously, cursing and committing ladies to travel without escorts: These people seem to have no regard for law or order, and as soon as the city iim- rnent. Several accidents have happened from collisions with this class of poo- pie, and we earnestly beg your pro- lection. and ask that you give this
 Respectfully, Jessie Homes, William W. Hi, Wiley c. Hill, c. M Rives, z. II. Rcquemore. steiner. Crum ana Wel,. yohn A Hsaret' sss,r 9scsr HsaTat' 1sn.sT " 1T T. B. Msstin. J M Thomas, ] c. Thom- non, Hodge Brothers, J. Nj Barnes. Jacob arsfs asss aad m Meore Msr ~ orshf% Faler man. c W. craik. D Alien, James J campbelI, Terry T Greil: .ns ssHtamln W II B B
 On motion of Dr. Thomas Duncan, it was decided to appoint a committee of ten nemesrs S tSa o tss spsd R s koa the the teams of Contractor Rives are now at work, grading. and to report the progress of the work at that point A pied the greater portion of the remaind- CT of the meeting.
 The disbursements of the Board for perSd from May ts May t of the body for the first two weeks of the month reached total of s2,- S57.2o. apportioned as follows:
 Interest county bonds bonds. ....s ,3S 3S ss sS
 Regular juror Grim, Div. city .a
 sheriff attending chancery
 Judges fees County Court. :. 1s.oo
 Services overseers county
 Wagons. blows and teams
 Hale Infirmary. month April. a5.oo
 Support county paupers. 500
 Health Department attending ooo Plumbing and sundries. county
 Stationery, etc. county ofiices Ss,5o
 Road shovel Hdw aud county
 Lumber, nails, etc. county ., roads, .. Q. , .,.. 12lss
 Gravel, county roads .. .. .. 172,44
 Labor lowering sewer Hayne- ,seo
 Coal, traction engine. Ts.s3
 Express on castings, traction
 Wages, stacey in full to May $. =.
 Pay roll. Stacey to April 2Tth.. 306S0 May aE 'o''' '.as 4>e'" ssss
 Fead. Stacey's teams. .. .. ;. 212.72
 Wood. Stacey's traction en- sh shoyels picks, stacey's teams S.7o
 Wagons and pay. roll, Rives .,, teams, month April. slS'oS SaS
 Advanced Rives on month May 2SV'oo
 Feed. Rives' county convicts
 Ea.d pivea' county teams = 1s2.0S
 Wages, Boyd to May g. 19oe, TS.oO
 Labor. Boyd repairing county e. 0FfSsSS Psy roll, Anderson teams week ending May 11th.. ;; -. oe''o Wagons and pay roll, Jones ,o,s 'oVSaGtS Wagons " and pay roii, Jones to ,.,o Nav Wages tas"' and pay roll, staulsnds
 teams. s1Oo,S5 less amt. collect s.,o eoi Fsed, ssf, stianland's teams month ,,.. NVS'a Wages and pay roli, Jones 4s0o Irii Ef,ed' ''heS '"'h'' se.sa t,lS satsmSH SpSine ~'seE' e'S"ee' . $500
 Wages tiremah' t'7e'i0" 4n.a0 , Witness fees. hard labor cases 2.eo