The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-11

ment for the year 1906, at a salary not to exceed $25O. The report of the Water Works Committee on the bid of the United Cast Iron Company of Chat tanooga, for water pipes wa$ approv- ed, and resolution passed authoriz- ing the Mayor to purchase 2,700 feet of four inch pipe and 1900 feet of six inch pipe, which had previously been for for by fbs the city Company for permission to erect a frame storehouse in the rear of the store occupied by that company. was committee.
 The session was opened with Alder man Ruth in the chair, President Gun ter. as acting Mayor during Mayor Teague's absence from the city. being present merely in his official capacity The question of bituiithic paving was brought up when the report of the Com mittee on Streets and Street Paving was read early in the evening. There were two sections to the report. One was a recommendation that the pro- posed paving on South Hull Street be- tween Washington and South Streets be of bitulithic process, and the con tract be let to the Southern Bitulithic Company of Birmingham. The other favored the adoption of asphalt paving for the proposed Sayre Street improve ment. and named the Memphis Asphalt ana Paving Company as the preferred
 As soon as the report had been read Alderman J. c. Tyson asked for inform ation as to why the Memphis concern had been given the contract The ChattanooEa Construction Company, he understood, had made their, bid at the same. price as the favored company. He stated that there were number of property owners who shoald have been given an opportunity to have. voice in the decision as to the company and the kind of paving desired, and requested the courtesy of the floor for Will Moore who was present at the meeting,
 Alderman Strauss, of the committee, asked that the matter be re-referred to the committee, to be repogtel upon again later in the evening. TAt this point Acting Mayor Gnntr claimed the attention Of the chair. The Aldermen cityn he declared. We will not be led by MT. Moore or anyo4e else in the matter of selecting pavements. The aldermen have investigated the matter ter infprmed upon the subject as any one else. They will do as they think best If you are going to be aldermen. be the aldermen, Do what is night, and that Is all that is necessary" 4
 The motion of Alderman StraRss to lay the report of the committee was passed by unanimous vote
 It was when the matter came up for consideration later in the evening, that the attack upon the bitulithic pave ment proposed by the comTittee was Hldues 0WluB tO lne ObgecIfOu WnlCn had been raised over the subject of the asphalt paving, if was decided to con sider the commfttee's report by sec- tions.
 T must confess" said Alderman Cox. leaping to his feet that I am opposed to bitulithic paving went to Bir- mingham with the committee of inves- tigation. I was royalty entertajned by the gentlemen representing the bitu- lithic. interests there, But,"he snapped his fingers impressiyely, T don't want bitulithic paving on Hull street. I live there. Why should Huh street bs used for experimental pdrposes?" Alderman Foster here interposed, with request tV ask question, Did you suffer from vertigo on that trip to Birmingham" he asked
 No sir.' responded Alderman Cox blushing. '1 stood with youJ.
 Alderman Sulllvan here secured rec ognitfon from the chair. He said he knew nothing about bithalithic paving He. was sure that when the matter fas referred to committed the committee should know ell thought the proprty owners on Hull street should be recog- nfzed in the selection of sthe kind Of paving for Hull street
 Alderman Strauss stated stated that he waE of the same impression as AL