The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-05
BUILD NEW
 FIRE STATION Council Will Increase
 Department. PLACED IN HIGHLAND PARK To Be Modelled After Branch at
 West End. City Fathers Hold PrOtrRctcd Session. Reseiutfen For Expert To Probe
 Traction Matters Is

The City Council in regular session last night adopted an ordinance that bids for the construction of the pro- posed new fire station in. Highland Park should be advertised for. There was practically no discussion of the resolution which was favorably re- ported to the Council, The new fire plan of the ire station in West End, and will be equipped with conlbina- ton hose-wagon and chemical engine. It will afford protection to a large
 The Council met at 7:3o o'clock with President Gunter in the chair. The session was marked by many sharp debate, and was not adjourreH until
 The report of the City Clerk was received. Ii shows t.e following re- ceipts by the city:
 burial fees. s1ss; building permits, $590.e1; clerk fees. SPA; total. $4,s04. 26. Total since October l, si27s24.57.
 A resolution that the city should ex- ported by the Committee on Parks and Cemeteries and adopted by the Coun. ctL The need of an addition to the present cemetery was pointed out. and eration.
 There was much debate about a res oiution that duplicate boilers be in- Montsomery W water works. ks''Ga mr. 01 RuaS aas of the Water Committee, said the need of additional boilers was apparent. and when opposition to an immediate in- stailation was manifested he demand ed that the Water Committee be put upon record as favoring the adoption Of the resolution. He said the pres ent facilities rendered the city liable to danger.
 Tyson Can't Undersfamd.
 Alderman J. C.. Tyson said he could not understand the act of the Water Committee. At its meeting Saturday night, he said, it mad been determined that the committee would recommend the installation of the boilers when the city had enough money on hand boilers were needed but advocated the city should not buy something that cost $7,55o when 1t had not $50 in the treasury to pay for t. He thought the 1t purchased. The resolution was re-
 The report of the Water Committee that the bids for. the construction of conerete basins for ctstefns at the Montgomery Water Works be rejected was adopted. The bids under consid- eration were s2,675 and s2,55o.
 The Judiciary Committee submitted report that License Inspector Cowan had gone to Birmingham and obtained n list of merchants in Montgomery to wh.n had been granted United States nsensas nI,en;itt to deal in 6ntterne and other
 
 six Of these merchants. and all of them had since paid the city licenses.
 Ordinances authorizing the issuance of bonds to pay for paving were passed. carrying the following amounts: For Caroline Street Se,300: for Russell Street from Sa,re to Soutri Court Streets, S3.600 for Montgom- cry Street from Moulton to State Streets. slS,S0O
 Traction Resolution Turned Down.
 When the resolution that the Mayor be authorized to employ traction ex- pert at cost of not over $l0O to in- HestiSate the Montgomery Traction Company's street railway system was reported favorably, there was at once a general discussion MT. Sullivan held the resolution was a reflection up- on the Committee on Electrical Con trol. of which he is a member His Committee had made a searching in vesttgation. he said. at the behest of the Council, and if he or any other member of the Committee had done anything wrong, he wished to know it. After speaking of the approaching election MT. Sullivan concluded:
 When read in the newspaper that the junior Alderman of Ward would not be a candidate for reelection immediately looked in the funeral col umu. I felt sure he must be dead"