The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-04
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
MAY0Ws SALE OF BONDS IS NOT
 CONFIRMED.
City Council Debases Refunding ol eo1,o0o Indebtedness, But Mat. ter Goes Over Under tke
 Rules of the Body.


 ter Goes Over Under the
 Rules of the Body.
 ste gzs at The City Council met Wednesday, dis. cussed the sale of $s1,0o0 of city bonds to spitxer and Company and adjourn cd without taking action confirming the Mayors sale of the bonds. The question of confirmation went over on the point of order that the sale lnvolv. ed the expenditure of money and that therefore 1t had to go over until the next meeting of the Council under the rules.
 The. sale was subject to criticism on the part of one or two of the members of the Council but the sentiment ap- peared to be in favor of its immediate confirmation and no doubt this would have been done but for the point of or. der and the Councils rue involved in the point of order. As it was the res olution went over to the next regu- lar or special meeting of the Council and 1t will be in charge of the Spec tal Bond Committee until then.
 The Police Commission matter did not come up at all last night It was expected that this question would rise and the Council would indulge in some oratorical fireworks on 1t, but ex- pectations were disappointed. The Council adjourned bit prematurely,
 
 en. The regular order had not been completed when Alderman Jones, who lives out in Highland Park. moved the adjournment of the Council in view of the possibility of the cars stopping be. fore the aldermen could get home. Those present at last nights meeting were President Gunter. Aldermen Cox. Foster, Griffith, Holloway, Jones, Lob- man, Roemer, Ruth, Ryan Strauss, A. L. Tyson and J. c. Tyson
 Three of the successful candidates In Mondays primary who will become aldermen in October, were granted the privileges of the. floor. They were Messrs. Berto H. Johnson. James 8. Parrish and Thomas B. Thompson.
 An ordinance fixing the rate of charge for public automobiles was adopted. The maximum for each per. son In the city's limits is 50 cents.
 Fruit Selling Ordinance.
 The ordinance to prohibit the sale of fruit in the Fire Limits and to charge a license of s15o for each ped- dier of fruit without the fire limits caused much discussion. Mir. Gunter, whose place in the chair was taken by MT. Holloway, spoke in favor of the ordinance.
 Mir. Lobman said the ordinance worked hardship on peddlers. It was shame. he said, to allow a trust ACtcAIiHSf pdipdDly ana Dy name, tO the Retail GrOcers-to dictate to the Council. He said 1t was shame to allow the retail grocers to override the people. He referred to the fruit peddlers as benefactors to the people. MT. Sullivan spoke in favor of mer. chants inside the fire limits.
 Alderman Strauss spoke against the adoption of the ordinance. He refer. red to the fact that the ordinance re. qufred for a sale of fruit outside of the fire limits $150. whereas only $20O was required for the sale of liquor.
 pr. Grifith asked that the Council consider the fact that peddling was nuisance, either within or without the fire limits. Questioned by MT. Sullivan, he maintained his position.
 Isn't fruit cheaper on account of peddlers?~ asked Mir. Strauss
 Mir. Grifith, after answering the question in the negative, discussed at length the work of the peddlers and the position of the retail merchtnts
 MT J. C. Tyson. taking advantage of a careless sentence by MT. Griflth asked that the chafr rule against bet ting, which was done with much laugh ter
 Alderman Cox, who next arose. was accused by Alderman Sullivan of be- ing one of those who had been visit ors to large cities. Mir. Cox said he had frequently visited large cities which he did not think could be made by peripatetic Hellenic Lady with a basket on her arm.
 MT. Lobman proposed another ref erence of. the ordinance, but MT. Roe mer objected. He favored immediate passage or rejection.
 Mir. Strauss said the ordinance ought not to be overlooked.
 The discussion brought out the fact from ho nf%x ceived about s1,0oo.
 The motion to refer the question again prevailed, after a motion to ta- bie had been lost.
 Tn formal message to the Council Mayor Teague stated that h's instruc- tion that members of the police depart ment should permit the Montgomery Traction Company to operate street cars with a crew of only one man, was erroneous, and advised that he had rescinded the orders The communi- cation was received an1 filed.
 message from the Mayor, that he believe the Council had adopted an excessive number of ordinances to fix the compensation of city employees. and that he questioned the Councils ability to fix the repayment. This message was referred to the Finance Committee.
 Bond Matter Discussed.
 In & communication to the Council Mayor Teague advised the Council that Spitzer and Company. of Toledo, Ohio, had offered par ana accrued in- terest for sS1,000 of bonds In July 1, with $1,50o added for attorneys fees, Mayor Teague asked for authority to make the transaction.
 MT. Lobman. chairman of the Fi- nance Committee, asked that the au- thority asked by Mayor Teague be granted at once and ae introduced a resolution for this purpose. authoriz- Ing Mayor Teague to sell the eighty one refunding bonds, each having a par value of $1,000, for their aggre- gate par value W tn interest accrued.
 Mir. Roemer asked that the matter be committed and be formally pre- amended that the matter be referred to the Finance Commlttee to report at once.
 Several tentative motions and speeches were made.
 MT. Strauss discussed the sale of the bonds and incidentail! discussed the unfavorable financial condition of the city.
 Alderman Gunter favored endorsing the Mayors acton. He was inclined to believe that the city was up a tree" Some action was demanded.
 MT. Sullivan attacked the Mayor &C., tion in selling the bonds. He ques- tioned the authority of the Mayor to do this, and claimed it as a. preroga- tive of the Council.
 They say Spitzer's man has been