The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-18
SIDEWALK PENClLfNGS
MT. Lobmau TaIks of Honds.

Mir. Nathan Lobman, who. as Alder man from the Third Ward, Is ths the City Council. returned yesterday morning from q trip to New York, which wae undertaken on private bus- T paid no great amount of atten. ton, to the refunding of the city debt while I was in New York" said Alder itser represantative, s6ecause 1 knew that nothing could be done toward sell- Ing the refunding bonds until a de- ctslon is handed down by the Supreme court In the case brought by Mrs Reese. attacking the proposed issue, I consulted our atto.1.eys there .regard- ing the matter, and tEat was all,
 But from what l looked into the matter, can say that if the Supreme Court decision Is favorable to the city, as have every reaoon to believe # will be, the city of Montgomery will have absolutely no trouble in selling refundinE bonds at four and half per cent. interest
 .As understand the law, there is disagreement melg the lawyers re- gardfnE the. point, the city has the opp | ton of issuing foaf per cent. bonds to issuing four and one-half per cent. bonds, to mature In thirty years. am satisfied the Supreme Court will give ths city the right to take this option, when 1t hands down it's decis- F as cheap bonds as can be sold in the present state of the money market, but I am satisfied the city will have no trouble Tn floating bends bearing that
 fnadequate Jury Rooms.
 "The petit jury rooms at the court house are a disgrace to Montgomery yesterday. Tt Is actually a shame to nerd men together in such rooms. In the first place, they are too small and unsanitary. 1t Is really a punishment for man to be compelled to stay In such place even for short time. of Montgomery's citizens trying to get out of serving on juries and I'll tell you \ am one Of them. frankly ad. init that I don't want to be on a jury cent accommodai 'ons for a petit jury. If a person can heln himself, where s the man who is gotng 60 be hemmed up in a place that Is detrimental to
 ''Taik about issuing bonds for our countK roads, but .rignt now I will say that persons l.cs lth comes before Montgomery county is sooner or later called upon to dc. jury duty and think the county besore Issuing road giving the people place where ju- ries may deliberate without taking the chance of impalring tSeir % health. N AR9Ht sss tssSi Esss so Kew f6r a'o purpose of undergoing an important surgical operation. Yesterday after- teiegrams iG ann state that he is doing very well and hopes soon to be perfectly restored to health. This will be grat- flying news to his many friends here and Elsewhere in Alabama.
 E army who was telzed with illness ed home In compa " with his father. Colonel A. A. Wilsy, Friday. was able to be down toy T yesterday.
 Mir. J. L. Hsnds ,oi. fl who has been i'll several weeks has been removed to the home of his fath ,r, Mir. w. A. Henderson, and his condition is im- proved greatly.
 Mir. George c. Miles, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal of Alabama, wh2 has ben very III, is convalescinE and was able to be our driving yesterday.
 Mir. J. M, Tuaissr of prattylns spent saturday In, the t,ty on legal toSa2 With MP his many fTends @ hsR ReTs sen"
 Governor Jelks went to Eufaala yes terday afternoon to spend sunday with his family He Will return to the Cap- itol tomorrow morning,
 The condition of MT. J. F. McQueen who is III at his nome on South Perry street. was reported last night to be slightly improved
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 Mr. L. w. Loeklin Is in the. city from Perdue Hill accompanied by 4a' . ~ % g g
 Editor Charles H. Greer ti The Ma rion Standard, was in Montgomery yesterday,
 Mir. c. G. Brantley of Birmingham came down from North Alabama yes' ''' @ @ %
 Recorder E. F. Baber is out again after a slight illness of several days.
 Mr. P. B. Davis is visitor to Montgomery from Chancellor.
 MT. L. Stein, Jr., of Mobile, is at the Exchange Hotel.
 Mir. $. F. Mills. Jr, is in the Capital city from Lowery.
 MT s. speller of Ozark s visitor to Montgomery a @
 Mir. Cliff Foy, of Eufaula Is a Mont- somerY visitor @
 Mir. s. Fulds arrived last evening from Eufaula.
 GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY. Suggestion from General Commanding