The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-10
LICENSES TO TWO NEGROES Permits to Sell for Next
 Quarter. ONE APPLICATION IS REFUsED Assessments of Property Ratified
 by City couhcH.
 s- --s Hs Presests are susnittaA sy Tax Iayers-rayias Assessments for siaewslks Already Lsia '., are Also Approved 
ONE APPLICATION IS REFUSED

Tho liquor license question was again before the City Council yester- day when at a meeting held to ra4ify assessments of properties by ]. c. cowan, the Aldermen, acting upon . non -ccramittal report by the Police Wilson and George E. Newssall, perl mission to sell liquors at retsii untiI January 1. 1908. $200 being charged tor the quarterly license.
 The Council ratif1ed the a6sessu1ents of properties abutting upon streets which have been improved, There were no objections to the assessments for taxation made by MT. cowan, and the objections to the paving assess ments had been heard and settled.
 It was e brief but busy session. 1t was called for noon. but it was half an hour afterwards before . quorum was obtained. In the absence Of President Gunter who came later, Alderman Ruth presided. The other Aldermen present were Messrs. Cox, Foster, Grif- ath, Hudson. Jones' Lobman. Ryan, was present as secretary.
 The ratification of the assessments made by Mr. Cowau was without fea- fure. No ohtectfonzh had followed the advertisement by the city that the as- eessmenks had been made and that protestaticns to be valid or considered. must be inn eAiAfely fled. The rese. lution ernbodyinx the confirmation and adoption Of them was passed unani- mdnsly
 By unanimoups consent. Chairman Ryan of the Police Committee reported without recommendation, three appii- cations for retail liquor licenses. The three applicants are negroes, George D, Newstall. lie North court street. A, ". wilson, Coosn ptrsst, and Willie Page, 4oe Sauth Street.
 Pages petition was uhanimously de- nied, after series of several speeches ln which itawas alleged that his be- hayior In the past had been such as to preclude the propriety of his receiving from the city the privilege to sell liquors
 Against the other applicants. only Alderman Cox voted.
 The pawing assessments were ratt- fed without dissent. They were for the following streets:
 Bell street. from Moulton to City sArr,ifa.
 Holt, from Day to Jefferson Davis.
 Holt, from Cobb to Day.
 Ripley. from Adams to Jefferson na-
 south side of Mildred. from Amanda Cleveland, from Mildred te Jefferson Dnvfss . Columbus. McDonough to Decatur.
 Grove, from Lawrence to Hull.
 south side of Clayton Park. Ham, ner to Mobile.
 North side of Clayton Park. Ham, ner to Mobile,
 North side 9f Pelham: Union to Hil- Hard.
 Montgomery. from MouIton to State.
 wilson. from Court to sayre3
 East side Holt. Mildred to Cobb. , West side Of Holt. Clayton to Rob- enson.
 Holt, from Clayton to Bell.
 Holt. from Bihb Go a,eiI.
 North eide Of Mildred. from Amanda to Mobile
 south side of Scott. from Hull to De- yafur.s
 Jackson. from Madison to Jefferson.
 South side of East Jefferson Davis. from Court to Perry.
 King, from Union to Jackson.
 Randolph, from Decatur to Union.
 South side of Randolph, from Court lo Decatur
 Caroline. from Clayton to Mildred.
 Hilliard, from Houston to Pelham.
 Grady, from Mobile 10 Holt.
 Heron, from Goidthwaite to Ciisby.