The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-08

L0e Flna0CG COmmllIce. The other resolution of the Alderman from the Sixth Ward looks toward the l restriction by law of houses Of tu-re- pute to certain district. This resolu- tion was referred to the Police com Late in the session. a resolution was Iintroduced by Alderman Lobman, chair
 effect that the Council refuse to make
 any further appropriation to the trLs-
 son advanced being that the request
 for an accounting Of disbudsements made by the Board of Trustees had not been received. The matter was re- | ferred to the Committee on Finance. | An Old-FashioaedN Talkfest. The session of last night was a talk | fest of the kind that passes into tra- dtticn. Not in months has there been | meeting where there has been a more
 extensive exhibition of conversational powers, of oratorical ability than at | night.
 Of the score or more ordinances pass | passed without discussion. The re-
 mainder were argued for and against,
 backward and forward. from one end
 on the proposed measure as originally outlined. was complete, Judiciously managed amendment would start the debate all over again.
 | | ed great amount of business. During the meeting a clean sweep was made of old business and new business. of re-
 Sf wsss ssms seore Council. There was small attempt. at
 ide-trackins. and the little effort
 which was expended in thst direction, I,, open for business, and 1t went at 1t with its coat off.
 In the absence of a dissenting voice.
 were ef hs wth secord 1 ing to form, and the clerk began the reading of communications to the Coun- ell. The first cf these was from Al derman Gaston ,3unter, as Acting May or. and referred to the issuance of city bonds to pay for the heavy expendi- lures recently made by the city in mu-
 for the Which % ars m eoeesmpaaai,ant:i eommpunieation, from Mayor W. M; Tssgue, had reference to {, the he n,, nSn-
 ble institutions. among which were
 Schools. the Sister of the Loretto These institutions. the communication declared, had allowed taxes to accu- mulate to the amount of $l.Sf1.14.
 since 1899: the same having sva been car sar toN year. The mayor urged legislation
 on the part of the Council to arrive
 at some definite understanding regard.
 these taxes. The communication was referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 Storing Cotton Down Town.
 Legislation restricting the storage ot cotton in buildings other than ware- houses within the ire limits, was the subject of another communication from the Mayor. As the law now stands, the comnunication declared, the storage Of
 cotton is permitted in other than regu:: Ia lina cnA UrA
 of ten bales and 1000 pounds. This
 amount it was declared, Is too large
 and the Mayor urged that investiga. tion be made and legislation ordered restricting the storage of cotton for the purpose of effectively protecting property against loss by fire. This communication was referred to the Fire | Committee
 recommendation from the Commit l tee on Public Works. that the shed of tho city stables be roofed with corru- | gated iron, and that the city treasurer | advertise for bide for the work, was 1 Adoption was made of the report of
 Street 0G Committee % be es ordered to A make Re an examination of the condition of Bell
 street west of the bridge.
 On the rocornmendatfon of the Commit perm, for $100 damages for injury to a | horse from falling into a street excav- ation. was refused.
 III | purposes, were read and referred to the
 several committees having jurisdiction I over them
 oratory Began Here.
 It was when ordinances on the final reading appeared for consideration, that l the argumentation of the evening be- gan. The first of these read were
 orh speeeS after speech and resulted in prolonged bursts of oratory. Two ordinances passed were for the appropriatil99n, from the 1s Eoe. and of s1o'so to Patroiman H. L.
 Duke for time lost on account of sick
 ness. Another ordinance. which was
 s1,171.6s to the credit of the Special Cemetery Fund. for materials and the
 cost of construction of the pavilion in
 the Montgomery Cemetery ..,. s, nance, another measure was adopted providing for the appropriation of $789.48, for the payment to the firm of Cook and Laurie for work per formed at the water works for build- Ing a foundation for compressor and for remodelling the pumping sta ton. all of which work was not called for in their contract. =.
 There were designs against the wily mosquito and other swamp bred insects in the next ordinance which came up for the attention of the Council: This was a substitute for the Cox ordi- nance on the report OL tne odnitdtloH Committee. and 1t included compre- hensive plans against the propagation of the mosquito. In this ordinance the following provisions were made; That all reservoirs, tanks, barrels. clsterhnss be screened; that buckets or other vessels used for conveying water De emptied or cleansed every twenty-tour hours; that drains or ditchs be con structed to enable stagnant water wherever found standing. to flow off rapidly: that cans cups and other re- ceptacles or vessels be removed ltrom all premises in the city; that ponds or lakes for the holding of water must and that 1t be the Sanitary Commit : tees duty to perfect the drainage of the city. and to see that the sewers of he city are promptly flushed. in
 On the motion of Alderman Ruth, this ordinance was voted upon ana To Re-Ward the City.
 A prolonged debate arose over the next ordinance introduced, which pro yided for the appointment by the Pres | ident of the Council of committee or 1 five to prepare report within reas . l enable time to readjust the wards or 1 the city, and to increase the number of | wards where necessary and proper. 1 In support of this measure, Alderman
 J L. Holloway spoke of the dlspartiss tss
 aistance from the polling places. of
 many of the respective wards.
 | Alderman Sullivan objected to the or dinance, urging that he did not think
 a re-districting of teh city aoVlsap4e
 "Wlli the gentleman say, when ne | things 1t would be advisable?' asked
 Alderman Holloway. ., ., from