The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18

Memphis Company. whose name had | been used by the Unemployed Person, denied that the recommendation of an Alderman had been condition attach ed to his offer of employment. Mir. Gunter expressed pleasure at teing able to place this statement before the | Council.
 | J When it was stated by Mir. Roemor | at length that the petition prayed that 1 the contract be given to the Memphis | Company at higher price than was | asked by another company. Mir. J. C. l Tyson said he hated to fight a conn | mtttee report, but he felt he had to fight this one. He believed, he said. | that inasmuch as the owners of the | abutting property were paying for the l paving, they ought to have what they | asked for. In reply to question by
 Mir. Roemer he said that he would not
 hesitate to sign a petition expressive | of his wishes because 1t was circulated ] by the Memphis pr any other company. | He said the fact that the company pre- | pared the petition did not changs it's
 Mir. Gunter said tue bid of the Bar Der Company was lower by S340. | List of the Bidders There was much other discussion, with several parliamentary thrusts land fencings- The following Is q list of the competitors and their bids: | The Barber Asphalt Paving Company l--Wilson Street, $3,232; Caroline Street. s7.6s2i Montgomery Street, $17.sSs; to- tai, S2s.26z. ,,, son Street, $3,S2s; Caroline Street. s7.- 920 Montgomery Street Si7,7e5; total,
 Memphis Asphalt and Paving Com tpany-Wilson Street, $3.376, Caroline Street, Stree ss,0S2; Montgomery Street. $l7,-
 Southern Paving and construetion cempany-wilson Street, SS.2ie car, ear Sis,s1s: W g. total s2Ts7s.
 William F. Bowe-wilson street. i Ss.776; Caroline Street, $S.4SS Mont gomery street, Sls,7ssi total sSlieinIs WiIson lstreet, s3,44e; Caroline Street. $s,lsg; Montgomery Street, $lS'241So; total'
 When the situation had narrowed down flo the motion of Alderman Ruth, 1 providing for the paving of Caroline Street by the Memphis Asphalt and Paving Company, Alderman Roemer se- cured the floor and the war of words | began anew. He said among other | things that he believed the contract should be given to the lowest bidder. | Now Mr. President he said, "if we vote to have asphalt pavement I believe we ought to give 1t to the lowest as | phalt bidder. move we give 1t to tne Barber Asphalt Paving Company" The 1 motion received a second. 1 Alderman Strauss talked some on the 1 fact that the Barber Company wanted f all or none. He dldn't want the conn- Council wanted to get the streets paw | ed. but 1t would be ridiculous to give the company contract if they were Alderman Sullivan then took his sec- ond turn in the vocal program after 1 which Alderman Ruth moved to lay | Alderman Roemer's motion On the table. 1 A roll call vote resulted In the motion | being laid on the table, 1e to 5. Recuperating rapidly, Alderman Roe mer came back at his opponent with a substitute motion to award the Caro- line Street paving to the Southern Paw l Ing and Contracting Company. which had submitted a bid for brick. here with a bid for one or none, they don't ask for all or mere?"
 All CT more?" uqerled Alderman Sul-
 Alderman Roemer had some difficulty
 Alderman id Rnth moved to lay the mo- ton on the table ,ES and he e. won his con | ring to Alderman Ruins original mo- tion. the Aldermen voted as follows: | Ayes-cSanter, Cox, Grihith. Holloway, van, Tait. Tyson, A. l.. Tyson, J. c. 1 Nays-Foster, Jones, Roemer. The Caroline Street paving will be 1 done by the Memphis Asphalt and Pay.
 The matter being settled, the Wilson Street paving contract was next taken | D.. a award to the Memphis Asphalt and | Paving Company This motion went through with small debate the Alder men voting as follows:
 way, Hudson, Jones, Lobman, Ruth, Strauss. Sullivan, Tait. Tyson. A. L., l Tyson, J. c.
 Nays-Foster, Roemer.
 The Montgomery Street contract coming next, Alderman Gunter moved the contract be awarded to the South ern Bitulithie Company of Birm. nghan:. | 'Is that the lowest bidg' asked AL derman Tait, and Alderman Gunter | joined In the laugh.
 The motion carried, IS to 1. Alder | Alderman Tyson, J. C., asking to be ex- cused.
 wIH Move to RecOnsider. When all the paving matters had ! been concluded, Alderman Gunter gave Council, he Intended to move for a re- | consideration of the contract for paw l ing Caroline Street
 Bids for the sidewalk paving of Bell Street from MouIton Street to the city | limits, were submitted by the Commit tee on Sidewalks and Baby Bonds with out recommendation,
 Alderman Roemer, chairman of the committee, stated the belief that all bids were too high. He moved that all bids be rejected, and that bids be ad- vertiseo for in Southern newspapers
 
 minor amendments attached. he melton was adopted.
 Under suspension of the rules, an ordinance was adopted appropriating S14220 for the purpose of refunding to several persons penalties collected by the City Clerk for failure to pay licenses by December l. The original ordinance, upon the authority of which the penalties were collected, was then amended, under suspension or the rules. by the passage of an ordinance, making the time limit fer the payment of licenses, December Sl, instead of De- cember 1.
 The Council next passed an ordt- nance authorizing the Mayor to ac- quire a strip of land for the extension of High Street from Bainbridge Street east to Highland Avenue.
 It was 11:30 o'clock when the last resolution had been introduced and the last ordinance referred to committee. Then Alderman Foster rose and asked that the Council go into executive ses~ sion to consider the cemetery propo- sition. He pleaded earnestly with hls colleagues to wait just a few mtn- utos," but Alderman Tait looked at the clock and made the motion of adjourn ment. The motion carried, and the Councilmen dispersed.
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