The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-19
WHISTLE AGAIN OVER LICENSES Subject Up Before City Fathers Tonight. DIFFERENCE OVER SALOONS Mayor, Who Wants High Licenses Vetoes $400 Ordinance. New measu,e e, Proposing $500 and $500 For Downtown and Suburban Saloons, Propesed--Insurance =
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DIFFERENCE OVER SALOONS

At tonight's regular meeting of the City Council, the aldermen will, in all likelihood, wrestle again with the ques- sion s of fixing licenses for saloons Tn
 The Veto of Mayor Teague on the general license ordinance. passed by the Council, August 8. will be received tion will then be before the aldermanic body.
 The general license ordinance adopt ed by the Council August 8. fixed the license of saloons the same as it has heretofore been, that is $400, for saloons in certain district, practical ly the fire limits. and $200 for saloons outside that district. It is known that Mayor Teague has disapproved the ordinance but. on what ground has not been formally given out, though 1t is known the Mayor favors a much higher license for saloons.
 A special meeting of the City Council was called Thursday night for the pur- pose of Feconsidering the license or dinance. but when the aldermen met, they found that the Mayor had that day vetoed the ordinance and a recon sideration was out of order
 A new license ordinance, as a sub- stitute, was therefore introduced where by the license of saloons In the down. town district is fixed at $500 and out side his-ssistrict at $500 per annum. This new ordinance, together with the mayors veto of the former ordinance, will probably go before the Council simultaneously tonight
 The question of the license on fire insurance companies contained in the general ordinance, will probably be up again for discussion and final dis- position. Under the general ordinance, as passed by the council, the former license of $400 per year for fire in- surance companies was made lower, so far as a set figure Is concerned, but in addition to this, the companies wege made to pay certain per centage on their gross income
 This, in reality was a decrease in license for the smaller companies, but an increase for the larger companies. The latter made complaint to the Council, the substitute measure intro duced fixes the license at the flat figure of s4O0 year. as heretofore, This substitute figure will probably be considered tonight.
 An ordinance of much general in- teFeet, which is: scheduled for final action tonight, Is the measure regulat- ing the Montgomery Traction Company. the spirit of which is to compel the company to improve its street car facilities. It contains a number of requirements providing among others for the separatio4 of the races. e
 This ordinance was reported to the Council at its last regular meeting by a special committee which had been raised for the purpose of investigating street railway conditions. This com mittee is composed of Aldermen Hollo- way, A. L. Tyson and Foster.
 The ordinance requiring all property owners to connect closets with the sanitary, sewerage, will probably be considered tonight by the aldermen.
 A mass of routine business will be up for disposition. The Council will meet at o'clock.