The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-21
MAYOR TEAGUE TURNED DOWN The Council Again Over
 rides His Veto. A SIDEWALK MATTER New School House to Be Located
 on Haas Lot. Aldermen Worked Until After Mia- night and Acted Upon Many Matt
 ters--To Pay Mrs. Gerald
 Chiefs salary.

South Court street to the west side O.
 the Norman Bridge road with hexagoi
 blocks and gravel respectively.
 It will be remembered that Alder
 man Holloway was the father of thi. ordinance which provides that tn, gravel be put on the streets free o
 cost to the property owners. He mad,
 the point that the street had beer
 beautifully graveled by the county be.
 fore 1t was annexed to the city oi | Montgomery Fielder Avenue had beer
 used as one of the most popular Of ths | city's driveways. After its annexa. I tion the city ruined the street by lay. l ing water mains thereon and failing tc | put the street in it's former condition l He thought that it was up to the city | to put the street in the fine condition il | was formerly in.
 | Mayor Teague took the view that | the water mains were put there for the | benefit of the property owners. lt gave them fire and sanitary protection with absolutely no cost He thought that if the property owners on this street were favored the property own CTS on other streets in just as bad condition would have call on the City Council.
 The Council didn't agree with tho Mayor The Aldermen expressed their disagreement emphatically. Not sin- ks6 fucIlDcT OI biS r@OhiACh NONCO " sustain the veto. Fielder street will be graveled.
 Site for School House. The same independence nf thought was shown by the Council In the man. ner ip which the Aldermen treated rec ommendations of the School Board in reference to the selection of a site for
 the new High School to be erected this
 summer. bonds for which have beer laying idle for months.
 The School Board had unanimously recommended and had insisted that the
 school be placed on the Jones lot cor
 ner of Lawrence and Adams streets.
 The School Committee agreed with the
 School Board. Alderman Adolph Roe
 mer didn't, however. He had other
 ideas and the scrappy little councilman
 from Ward f made big majority of
 the Council see things his way. He was supported in his floor fight by his big colleague. the aggressive Sullivan and +he School Board and School Com mfttee got but two votes
 The report of the school committee set out that the Jones property could he purchased for $15, 900 and possession could be had on June 1. By that time plans could be drawn and a contract awarded. and when the tenants vacated the building could begin.
 Alderman Roemer. in a minority re- port, set out that the Haas property at the corner of McDonough and Scott streets was much more desirable It would cost but $14.250. It was many times larger than the Jones property. It was on no car line but was within block near three car lines, and 1t was more centrally located.
 He moved the substitution of the mi nority report for the majority report
 Alderman Gunter defended the ma HoIf ft, tir1r riV,cY by the School Board. He said that they had carefully investigated the premises and had said that they would be will ling to pay $5,000 more for the Jones l property than for the Haas lot. He l urged the advantages of being next | door to the Carnegie Library and next | to a vacant lot that will probably never l be occupied.
 Alderman Boomer stuck by his report , and made a speech on the merits of | the Haas property. 1
 He was seconded by Alderman Sul- | livan, who objected to the Jones prop | erty on account. of its proximity to | the county court house. He said there | were always scenes around the court | house that child should not witness, and he further spoke of an order of | Judge w. H. Thomas for the cars to run more slowly when passing the court house on account of the diff culty caused thereby in hearing the testimony of witnesses and the argu- ments of counsel.
 Alderman Gunter moved to table the Roemer motion. He got two votes. His own and that of Alderman Foster
 The Roemer substitute was then and the school house will be on the Haas lot
 The Council was called to order at 8 o'clock by President Gunter. with ID, | Tyson J. C., Hudson Cox, Strauss. Eos ter, Tyson A. L., Roemer, Griffith Tait. Sullivan. Ryan, Jones. Holloway.
 Mayor to Buy Mules.
 A communication was read from the Mayor recommending that he be au- thorized to purchase six mules. three wagons, and three sets of harness, to be used by the Street and the Sanitary l He estimated that $500 will be necessary to make these pur- ,hases The communication was refer red to the Committee on Finance,
 The Committee on Finance reported on several petitions for transfers of license. The reports were adopted.
 The Finance Committee reported ad- versely on the proposition of F. H to purchase from the City 1 .00O cubic yards of sand a the gravel pit a the rate of five cents per cubic yard. The committee recommended that ten cents per cubic yard be charg- ed. The report of the committee was adopted
 The Committee on Streets reported favorably on the recommendation of Mayor Teague, that immediate improve nent be made on Wilkerson street and 1n account of congested conditions in he Street Department that the work De done under contract. The report was adopted.
 A number of petitions for street inn were also reported favor Ibly by the committee and the reports were adopted
 The Committee on Lights reported avorably on the petition for an are fight on the corner Of Hall and East streets. The committee eported adversely on Il petition for an re light on the corner of Fourth Ave tue and Clay street.
 The Committee on Police reported avorably on several liquor license The eports were adopted. The committee lso reported recommending the con irmatiou oS the recent appointment of policemen. Nhe report was adopted, Alderman Sullivan dissenting.
 The Committee on Fire Department 'eported favorable on the resolution hat The committee look into the ad- -'~- N'i''-- -s ~''-oh sinz a combination