The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-29
Companies Must Pay IN
a Percentage.
AN INTERESTING DEBATE
Raise Does Not Apply to Fire
Business.
Aldermen spend Two Hours in Discuss
sion of the New Revenue Measure
which L. Finally Ad-
opted.

With keen opposition to raising of
licenses on the part of Alderman
Strauss and J. C. Tyson. the City Coun-
ell. in special session at noon yester-
day adopted a general license ordin-
ance providing for all changes that
are to be made in city license for the
fiscal year beginning Monday.
Under the strenuous protest of Mr.
Strauss to the levy of a percentage
tax, accident insurance companies and
companies doing casualty indemnity.
and surety businesses. were required
to pay license of $50 and two per
cent of their new business per annuni.
The license of aid associations was
raised from $40 to $3.50. The license OF
fire insurance companies was retained
at $500 and a change was made in the
license to be paid by life insurance
companies.
The imposing OF license of $3.50 on
money lenders was opposed by Alder
man ]. C. Tyson. but he stood single
handed in his fight A license of $500
was assessed against bucket shops.
over the protest of Aldermen Strauss
and J. C. Tyson.
The Telephone License.
The licensing of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company fol
the fiscal year, beginning October J.
I LcVus was IiAdliy aSACCQ upOh CT al
special meeting OF the council
Pursuant to a report made by Alder
man Gunter in behalf of the finance
committee, and adopted by the council
the telephone company's license wit
stand on the records at total of $45t
for the fiscal year. 1e06-1s07. the same
as 1t has been the past year, but, In
addition thereto, the company Is to
| give the city twenty-five free tele-
phones instead OF six free telephones
the number heretofore had by the city
without any charge. City employees
designated by the contract are to have
telephones at half rates and the COM
pany will agree not to increase this
present prices charged for telephones
It is understood that the city will
agree not to grant a franchise to any
other telephone company to do business
| in Montgomery during the year.
The meeting of the council was call.
ed to order at twenty-five minutes af-
ter IL o'clock with Alderman Hoilo
way in the chair. Eleven aldermen
were present as follows: Gunter, Hol'
loway, Ryan. TAFT, Tyson, ]. c., Lob
man, Griffith, Strauss, Jones, Tyson, A
| l., and Foster. The call was read BY
Clerk ]. J. Farley.
| On motion of Alderman Gunte-, &C.
| ton on the ordinance for the trans
fer of $4,000 from the funds Of the
water works department to the gen
eral fund and for it's return, was Iait
over until today.
! The general license ordinance. cover
| iEg all changes in licenses for tbs
| fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1906
was taken up as reported by the fin
ance committee.
| Considered seriatin.
| On motion of Alderman Lobman, thu
ordinance was considered seriatim.
| License on accident and health in
surance companies was the first item
| taken up and Immediately guns wer'
fired in opposition to the committe'
report. This section placed licens'
of $50 per annum on such companie:
and required them to pay the city an
nually two per cent on their gross
| business.
Alderman Lobman, chairman of thu
| finance committee, moved that tbs
| item be so amended as to assess sucs
companies two per cent on their new
business instead of their gross busi'
ness. He explained that the COMMITTEES
had intended it that way.
| Alderma Strauss opposed the in
crease of $40 in license and the lev.
of the percentage tax on new business
He didn't think it was right to pu
a percentage tax on any business with
out putting 1t on all. He maintained
that the council might increase the
license on every business ten per cen
but that no special branch should b.
singled out.
MIR. Strauss Speaks.
| mfr. President" said Alderman
Strauss, Il think this council ought t,
go slow on an increase in license. No