The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-30
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 There are some very peculiar laws fin Montgomery" salu a local property owner yesterday. Our city councils have enacted all kinds of laws. but think one of the most peculiar ones, as I understand its operations, is ths ordinance which regulates the installa- ton or repair of plumbing.
 T understand the law not only pro- hibits the unlicensed plumber from doing such work. but 1t does not allow even the owner of property to person ally make a. minor plumbing repair on his premises if he should desire
 Tt is absurd to try to dictate to me that can't get Elonkey-wrench ana such other tools as may be necessary I may desire. It seems to me 1t IS overstepping the authority of city to attempt to tell me that can't personally. repair 'hings on my own lot.
 For instance. I noticed few days ago on a place which I own that the water hydrants were dripping. All they needed was new washers. It IS very simple to instoll these washers. All you've got to have is monkey wrench. sharp knife and leather TOT cutting the washers. It Is entirely un- i just to say that I mast recure the ser vices of a plumber at handsome price when, In very few minutes, couid make the repair myseE.
 aHereafter I have decided I will make such repairs as l can't see now the courts could uphold such law. II necessary. I will have it tested" Wants city Improved.
 T was very much impIresseet yesterday da with an article which was published In The Advertiser. Thursday morning. and which had reference t1 fnciasnps5ly sne psaH- the article caused me to make a lit. tie investigation on the matter. and this is what I discovesed;c c,.v co,rc,, appropriated s1,0oo to be used by the Park Commission for the improvement of the city's beauty. Shortly after the the announcement of the appropriation. great ipterest was manifested in a report that the, city was on the eve or being improved, and the public opin- ion was that steps would be taken tn that direction at 0nce. If mistake not. well known land- city by the commission, and move ment was started by which the city could be beautified. I confess that l do not know why this agitation disd break in the arrangements. do know, however. that everybody wanted to see the work started. and that ex- 
 Upon. Investigation learned that out of this s1.000 appropriated for the been expended A balance of $sS6. ac- cording1y. is left unexpended, and this will, of course. reyert to the general
 while it is quite true that Sss5 will not carry very far, it is also true that this amount could be expended of the city why not spend it?"
 Concernsng OpeIika Painter.
 A gentleman from opelika said yes terday.
 T noticed in your Sunday issue some one making inquiry concerning Mir. Sanders, q portrait painter.
 About ten or twelve years ago q man by that name came to this place. making public exhibitions of a large oil painting representing Christ en- tering Jerusalem He also painted some portraits here. I do not know what became of him after leaving nere.
 "I think the large picture he was showing is still in opelika.
 Captain F. M. Maddox of Mobile. sd- jutant of the 1st infantry regiment, srent several hours in Montgomery yesterday. enroute to his old home in Kentucky. where he will spend fifteen | days.
 Rev. Samuel A: cowan. the new pas | tor of the Southside Baptist Church. arrived from Atlanta yesterday even ing preparatory to taking up his work 'rs k | in Montgomery. Mir. Cowan IS staylng with MT. and Mrs. T. R. Cain. 1925 | South Hull Street.
 Hon. E. R. McDavid. of Birmipg gham. formerly Secretary of State. came to | Montgomery last night on business. He will return to the Magic City this | morning.
 Captain J. w Dimmick is spending few days in Walker county on bus mess.
 MT. J. N. Pollard. of Luverne. is | registered at Hotel Summers.
 MT. B. A. Sears. of Columbus. Ga. is visiting the city. ."
 MT. A. 0. Horn, of Livingston. is in the city.
 l Mr M Uier nf Selma ia in Mont