The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-06
RAIL ROADS MUST OPEN
 UPTOWN TICKET OFFICES

committee that was appointed to in- | vestigate the problem of accommo. | dations for blacks and whites on Mont. gomery street cars. and which reach- ca temporary agreement with the 1 Montgomery Traction Company, sub- | mltted a verbal report through Chair man Strauss. giving the arrangement the committee had made with the com pany to try series of experiments. to determine upon the best plan of deal- | ing with the question.
 This report was submitted early in the session. and was laid over until unfinished business should be reach ed on the order of business and 1t was thought fight would be had over the | report later on. But when the report | came up for action. Alderman Foster moved that the report be adopted. and that action was taken, without debate, and without division.
 As soon as he had called the Alder ! men to order President Gunter sug- gested that certain matters" were to over in executive session, and the Council resolved itself into private meeting. with no outsiders present ex- Geps ftrs May9r E}t TeagIe. s Gity Attorney Me lev. the faithful negro errand boy at | the city building. who acts as page for | the sessions of the Council. The mo- tion to go into executive session was made by Alderman Lobman, Chairman | of the Finance Committed and the only thing considered behind the closed doors was the proposed issue of re- funding bonds. which present many | perplexing features. Funding Bond Issue. Later in the meeting, an ordinance Lobnan, authorizing the issuance of s54.O0O of refunding bo nds. to take the place of those issued many years ago, principally for the encoLfagement | of railroad building. ThIs ordinance | was passed under suspension of the rules.
 The new issue of bonds is to con- | sIst of 549 bonds, of the denomination In gold coin. and bearing interest at | the rate of 1-2 per cent per annum, payable semi annually. They are to bear date as of January ]. 1907, taking January 1, 1907, and July 2, 1907 Both principal and interest are payable at the American Exchange National Bank l of New York.
 Lobman was also adopted. It consti- tutes the Mayor. the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Council, and | the City Attorney, as a Committee with
 reference to the refundlng of the in debtedness of the city, and authorizes
 them to employ fiscal agent, if deem- l ca WlSe to do so.
 The annual report of the City Treas
 urer, which was not complete at the time the other official reports were submitted to the Council, was trans mitted to the Council. and by 1t refer red to the Finance Committee, by presented early in in the evening. ''a''o"
 Another message from the Mayor ve- session of the Council of s51 to pay w.. | ii. Murphy, paving inspector for time lost by sickness The Mayor held that as he was paid by the oay, for different from those Of policemen or
 firemen, who are paid by the month. After very brief argument the Mayors naafo, veto was M sustained by vote of s to z. pass 1t over the veto. Tna vote on the veto message was as follows:
 cof To coins Pass the. the ordinaaco1Adermen Pna liyan, Tait. J.. c. Tyson-s.
 10 sustain the veto-Presidenr Gum ter. Aldermen Foster. Holloway, Lol- man, futh. stratus. A. h. Tyson-7. | Messages from Mayor. | Mayor Teague presented a message,
 in response to a resolution calling for | information as to why North McDon- l ough Street, between Jefferson Stree.
 and the Lower Wetumpka road, was
 not placed in good condition, stating
 that thoroughfare was already in ex,
 cellent condition. much better than l
 could not be graveled without more funds. It was referred to the Commlt- | tee on Streets.
 Still another nessage, which was re | ferred jointly to the Committees on
 Judiciary and Streets. referred to progreess in strengthening High Street. IDificulties had been encountered with
 the owners of property at the north
 west corner of High and Union Streets and the northeast corner of High ana
 Eainbridge Streets. All other owners
 Union. on the north side of High. | sl. }p. varate the ground desired | for street purposes upon the city pay
 irE for moving their buildings back
 ciary Committee, resolution Was adopted providing that steps be taken
 to recover possession of portions of
 High Street. where the property own
 CTS had encroached upon it.
 The Finance Committee submitted
 a favorable report upon the request
 for the return of the certified check for | sI 900 deposited when the Montgomery
 Street Railway, it's predecessor in in
 teres was grsnted s1tedt fra franehsa hnnk for
 be returned January LneXt.
 | Report Finances.
 City Clerk Farley submitted his
 monthly report of the finances of the
 "From licenses -. ....... s47,270.32
 From building permits 1911 | Prom burial fees 269.0t | From stall rent 190.0D | "From cemetery lots .. .... $500 | "From clerk fees .. ., .... assoc
 q have. said Clerk Farley in his re-
 port. "in addition to the above depos- | ited with the City Treasurer $12,S49.69, | representing amount deposited on ac- | count of liquor licenses, making a | total paid into the city treasury during the month of October. of $6l,3431 12
 amount turned into the city treasury
 during the month of October, 1905, by about $1S,000."
 The Judiciary Committee reported | adversely on the proposed ordinance prohibiting minors and clerks from
 dealing in futures and the report was adopted.
 the paving of Baiubridge street. from | street, was accepted on recommenda-
 tion of the Committee on Sidewalks | and Baby Bonds.
 | The Police Committee reported on | five saloon license applications. The
 petition of J. B. Berger, and of his | sister. NJ. E. Hulen, which was sub | stituted for 1t upon the rejection by | the Committee of the Berger applica- | tion was reported adversely and the
 report was adopted. favorable re-
 port on the aplication of Tom Naftel 1 was adopted.
 A warm discussion, led Alderman | SulliVan-''the silver tongUed orator | from the Sixth Ward he was dubbed 1 by one of his colleagueS-ensued upon 1 the presentation Of an adverse report ! on the petition of R. R. Pettus, Con | l..... Aat. for