The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-28
CHANGE IN METHODS
COUNCIL PROVIDES FOR NEW FI-
 NANCE SYSTEM.
The Special Meeting Passed Upon sev-
 efal ouestions of Financial In-
 terest, Including AddlDg


 Maehines.
 In short but lively session of the City Council last evening ordinances were Introduced and passed under a suspension of the rules, whereby a new method for the disbursement of funds was authorized. and whereby the city loses and at the same time gains The session was of but twenty minutes du- ration, though in its course complete revolution of some present methods of disbursements was effected. The session of the city fathers was called to order st 8 o'clock prompt. with Alderman Berto Johnson in the the Council started the game by intro- ducing the disbursement ordinance, which he asked to be passed under a suspension of the rules.
 Mayor Teague, he said, had made the suggestion . few weeks ago that the financial scheme of the city be so re- vised as to compel all city disburse- ments to be paid out on warrant. sign ed by the Clerk of the City and coun- tersigned by the Treasurer. The bond ing company, the Alderman further said, had requested that such a change be made in the disbursements methods as being more liable to assure perfect confidence and greater trust.
 It wa represented to the Council that such . system could work naught but good. while 1t would, at the same time, be a saving for the Treasurer and an innovation which he would likely be glad to welcome. All of the warrants, properly signed and countersisned. are to be made payable at any of the city Repositories. and all of the salaries, save the weekly ones. would also be paid out on warrant.
 The weekly salary problem was got ten out of the way by a representation of method which could be adopted to assure expediency in this respect. out, could pay the employees on check. or could secure from the banks the proper amount necessary to meet the weekly disbursements.
 Upon suspension of the rules. which was unanimously agreed to. the ordin- ance was introduced and passed with, out dissenting vote. No stipulation was made as to when the new orain- ance is to be made operative.
 Alderman Gunter also introduced and had passed, under suspension of the rules. a resolution authorizing the City Clerk to make such real and personal property corrections as to bring about conformity with the assessments of the Board of Equalization. The resolution concerns primarily the corrections of all assessments against the local banks. which will entail . loss to the city as compared with the assessments of the City Tax Assessor.
 Chairman Moritz. of the Finance Committee, reported a number of li- cense transfers. all of which were agreed to by the Council. The Con- mittee also reported favorably on an ordinance authorizing the refunding of $6.e00 which was collected during the year of 1so4-'05 on solvent credits The ordinance. however, was accom- h., Iv,onnf xyhfrh aufhOF4 ized the payment of the amount op October |, 1908, on warrants. The amendment. of the Committee was unanimously agreed to.
 An innocent adding machine of one brand. which was greatly lauded, and guilty adding machine. of another brand, which was much abused, were the causes of the greatest wrangie sof the evening. and killed about one-half of the twenty minutes of session. At the last session of the City Coun- cii, Aldermen Parrish proposed a res- olution authorizing the exchange of an old machine. which is now in the Wa ter Works Department, and an old ma chine which was loaned the city, for a new and perfectly modern machine of another smake. Last evening the Fi- nance Committee reported favoPably on the proposition, and rested the matter with the Aldermen for decision. Aluefiudn JOHUSOn was oetenSiDly opposed to the scheme. The machine. he said. which had been loaned the city was doing most excel lent work. It adds, he said, 1t wasn't out of whaek the last time he saw 1t. | it works and does work. Upon further explanation of Aldermen Moritz and | Virgin, however. supplemented by AL | dermen Thompson and Parrish. the re- | port of the Committee was agreed to without a dissenting vote.
 | The ordinance of Alderman Johnson, | auth orizing the distribution of dray licenses over several months. was ad- versed by the Committee and sustained l by the Council. The ordinance pro- l vided subdivisions as follows: Two horse drays. $25 per annum; $15 semi- | annually and $s quarterly. one-horse drays. $1250 per year; $1.50 semi-an- | nually and A quarterly. The ordi- | nance as stated in the license schedule l does not provide for subdivisions on | the annual amount. | Alderman Saul. under a suspension | of the rules. introduced a resolution l auth horizing the erection of a concrete l bridge over the Genetta ditch. on South | Lawrence Street. which was passed. | vertiss for the bids.
 The following members of the City 1 Council were present at the session. Aldermen Johnson, Saul. Thompson. | Gunter, Moritz, Jones. Virgin, Ruth, 1 Perry. Parrish. Tait, Brassell and l Kennedy.