The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-01
ALDERMEN ALARMED OVER
 SITUATION BEFORE THE CITY

As 1t Is now, we don't know whether tite rartN who offered to take care or the city debt for us is willing 10 ctfer the same pricNg Rut unless something Is done we shall be in bad position
 Was not some proposition made to the committee by certain parties to ake care of the city debt If we would let them have It at four per cent ?"
 There was such a pronositior made.f he was answered, ''Dut Al1 srnap LaJs man was Instructed by the Mayor to tell Mir. Baldwin that he would not At this stsge Aldermen Iobman, who had entered while h's colleague was sxnlrin'rg the situation, took up the
 ''Thc Proposition is that q party wanted $5.0O0 for the use of the money until March 1. At a meeting last wed nesday. l suggested We go 10 New
 'sThe Mayor su~-ested it, I..believe." | said President Gunter.
 peaiedd to. sald ihe believed both Alder nan I.obman and the Mayor had sug-
 SsI 4 suggested" continued Alderman T4obman. 'that some of US Ro to New York and make arrangements for some ane to buy the bonds. That Is the ob- Mayor to go to. New York. and If possi- ble to secure a purchaser"
 The Ofer of TiIiia.
 The offer msde to the Committee was here brought tn the center of attention .TIave you the proposition from MT. Tillis in writingg he asked. MT. Tait-Then don't know what
 At this stage Aldernan Strauss se- cured the floor and expressed his dis approval of 2 private sale. He thought s10,00e and to have the money ready January 1. He plainly favored the 4c- ceptance of Tillis & Company's offer
 Alderman Ruth expressed sthe opinion that 1t would have been better and would have looked better If the Coun- ell had had some communication from
 He was followed by Alderman sulli- ven who wanted to know if the Mayor had made a request in writing that the Upon being informed the Mayor had not, he launched Into a speech.
 "A burned child dreads the Ire he said We have all had taste within few days, where we were roasted pretty thoroughly. and roasted unjust ly, because we took certain action. without having written request to act upon. want a written request from the chief executive of the city of Mont gomery In this matter before l shall vote for the resoir tion Why have We waited until the eleventh hour3 Who is responsible? who7"
 Necks in a Moose.
 Echo answering, he continued:
 A few days ago criticism and uu just criticism, gentlemen. was heFped upon us by the people oI Montgomery Now, we are asked to run our ueclxs into another moose want the Mayors request In black and white. The Mayor said in his last report he would inform us in a special message regarding the refunding bonds And where atd wh 1t is that message? Put the blame where it belongs, and let us come out and stand fiatfooted. Let the blame go where it belongs, and let us not he eeu-s sured unjustly by the people of Mont womery Let them understand; don't want any verbal request. I want 1t In hlack and white"
 Alderman A L. Tyson recaled tte Couoci1 to the fact that It naae no d.f- ference who was re ponsib e. for the fact remalneds He aid the street car arestion waS not tabe compared " tn fthe situation wh'ch{s now c1nfr uted the city He thougbt, even if 1t did 'rost of a few thou and dollars to secure the bonds, they should be ken care .of
 In reply to Alderman sullivan's criticism of the Mayor, Aide man Lob man reminded the Council the ch of executive had spoken of the refundin{ bond Issue In a spec al message ot Septemher E. Since then the commit tee had been at work. seeking lsgal credit of the city was at stake. It was worth thousands of dol'a to he city not to Iepudiate is debts. The resolution, if p3 ss d woH'd au hori4 the Mayor to dispose of tn bonds, if