The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-26

many seekers for this job. The records show that a Mir. vickers was elected; but he declined. Mir. Thomas F. Lewis was then elected and he, too. declined tne honor. Finally. MT. Ashley was elected and after much persusaion, he was induced to accept the position.
 The first market house was built In tne t month of June, 1920. at cost of
 It must be recolIected that Andrew Dexter donated good portion of the land upon which the town was founded He reserved q good portion for him self and the East Alabama Land Com pany ownedssofne of the territory with In the corporate limits Under tho or dinance these holdings were assessed for taxation It seems from the record there was some difficulty in co,lectin ' these taxes. About the close Of the year 1S20. a majority of the council passed a resolution or ordinance re- lfevfng these parties from greater the majority brought forth . vigoross protest from minority of the council and is as follows:
 An ordinance has been passed by the intendank and council of the town of Montgomery ren1ittinR great por- ton of the taxes due by the proprietols s of said town, when in fact and In truth no distinction was n'ade Of the lots and lands owned by these and other individuals, who have discharged their respective accounts. Which ordinance, we deem to be contrary to justice and equity and incompatible with the in- terests of a large portion of the citi- Eens. which has for It's object a ten- dency to create a distinction between the proprietors and those who pur- chased Improved and have become set tiers. which distincttion, we contend should not be made; buff made. should have been in favor of residents. whose individual exerticns 'rdependent of their taxes. are daily required towards promoting the Interest of the very men who complain of extortion and threAt- on a separation and a refusa. of tn 1t law which gives us our existence as a corporate body and at the same time withholding from us the only means In stnelr power to enhahce their prop erty alId to the responsibility of the town abroad. and sound comfort and health at .home. Against the passage Of which ordinance, we used our infiu- encesRand do protest against such pro-
 .0s. E. Benson, lsf sfJohn Goldthwaite." Tn 1891, they passed an ordinance au- thorizing the liftendant to draw war rants upon the treasurer, which were , to be attested by the clerk payable one year after date to the amount of $500 ] and on each succeeding month. there- after. the sum of $t00, until warrants may have been issued to the amount of $i ,0O0. winch warrants were to be drawn as follows $200sin SIX and oue' fourth cents: S2d0 in twelve and one half cents; S2O0 in twenty-five cents. and S200 In fifty cents and S3v0 in $l each. These warralils were receivable for taxes and all oues to the corp1ra- tion.
 The records show that these war rants were circulated as money and of being printed on inferior paper and caused the council much trouble on account of being printed on inferior pa CT and constant demands being made for their redemption. They soon repealed this measure after an experi- ment of one year.
 An Amusing Report.
 One of the reports made by com mittee upon the condition of some of these warrants is quite amusing ana Is as toIlows:
 Your committee appointed for the purpose aforesaid, report that they ha g fully examined all the bills of the town in treasury and on ex animation fino to the amount of $1O5 of various sums from the smallest to the largest, en- tirelv obliterated and completely worn out, so much so, as to be of no value to the town or any person to whom fhey might be passed, The committee appointed as aforesaid in pursuInce of the said resolution have therefore drawn from the t~easury the aforesaid sum of S1O5 and have It now ready to make such disposillon of as your hon. orabIe body shall see fit to do with same, r'.
 John Falconer." &t
 y.sMoved and seconded that $105 be defaced and change bills to be burnt before the council and carried in the affirmative, when it was burnt" Tn the revenue law for 1891 the fol- | lowing items are found, tax of $1 on | each clock, $1 on each gold watch, fifty cents on each silver or pinch back watch kept for use and. on all dogs more than one to each family fifty cents.
 George wilkinson, died and Mir. John a. Bailey was elected to succeed him. The council held special meeting and resolutions commemorative of the death of MT, Wilkinson appear upon
 Tn March, 1925, in anticipation of
 the visit of Gene. al Lafayette. the fol- lowing preamble and resolutions appear upon the minutes;
 l .'The intendant and council of the town of Montgomery. duly impressed I with the gratitude due every American
 citizen to General Lalayetle, and anx- ious that due respect be paid him on
 his contemplated visit
 ''Resolved. That the intendant be re-
 auested to welcome General Lafayette ! on his arrival by an appropriate ~d. dress in lne name of the council
 "Resolved. That the intendant and John kdmonds be a committee to con fer with the committee appointed by the Governor with regard to the man.
 ner of receiving General Laf +yette.
 Resolved. That the inhabitants ot the town be requested to illuninate
 their houses on the night of the ar rival of General Lafayette.
 Resolved. That the foregoing reso. lutions be publisher in three Vf ths l.rnost public places Tn the town
 The record shows the following mer. chants paid license to do business here
 in 1920: Hrll and Goldthwai,e Car. penter and Farley, Condon and Paris
 Benjamin Hassell, McNamana and Han