The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-26
AUTOS AND
 ADVERTISERS Council Talksof Thrilling Subjects. SIGHT-sEERs AND MEDICINES. Oratory Stopped Long Enough to
 Pass Annual Budget. Pumpkin Seed Medicine Company and wiille Balton of Selma Granted
 Permits to Hold Forth
 During Fair.

The maddest, merriest day of all the glad fiscal new year the City Council made yesterday.
 The ordinance to appropriate $311,- 900, to be disbursed for the operation of the various functions of the City Government was adopted. but that didn't make the talk--what was the real source of oratorical fiowings was petitions for sight-seeing-autos ana patent medicine advertisers.
 The Pumpkin Seed Medicine Com pary was announced by President Gun ter, then upon the floor. as petitioner for permission to construct booth over the basin, and then there were fireworks verbal. President Gunter, who introduced the resolution in behalf of the rurally named corporation. was believed to have tested, and there was loud, rude aldermanic laughter
 But 1t was stated right out in the meeting that the Council had granted privileges to the in1provident tosser of $10,00O and might just as well do so to the petitioner, lwho,, Alderman Parrish suggested, might. after all, make misstep and be inundated in the fearsome pool where even Game War den Wallace may not fish for the gold fish.
 But after a time of talking there was serious consideration of the peti- ton, and it was granted, so that if civic Leanders are seen swimming across the tubulent basin, there must be no alarm--they are going after the Hero of the Pumpkin Seed.
 It was the same way about the sight seeing auto. w. D. Bates, who IS known in Selma as Willie Baton, wanted to operate a three seat auto for sight seeing purposes, sanfe as New York, as one of his advocates oe- clared. He asked that he be allowed to take a license for week or ten days at rates proportionate 10 ne semi-annual tax fixed by the city
 Fear Fasr-FolIowing Fakirs.
 But there were speeches. Mr. Sullt- van advocated a granting of the H. cense, and Mfr. Johnson opposed IL on the ground that 1t was special privi- IeRe.l Some said that sightseeing au1 tos were part of the 1910 movement and would show of the town. otn CTS raid they feared it was merely fair soilowine fakir who wanted to run the auto and shout through the mega nhone that the "Phew'' or the "Whin.' nr whatever the sea going vehicle was called, was passing the CapitoI or The Advertiser, followed by his oo- lection to a suspension or the iuIes for the consideration of the petition' closed the incident.
 Rut after they IldO taAROo VI and budget and street reports ana somebody had proposed that every hodv % home, MT. Johnson withdrew bis objections. There were good --hoIasorne talks of "Our Sister City ,.,hora were shown courtesies"--it was aaid that Mir. Baton lived Tn selma Tban President Gunter cleared Ine clouds by introducing an ordinance that the license for the operassaoh sns @ v. QhnIld NA SSC TOT six nor ths.
 rrbsr too. there was the important ,,at4er of the picture show at Cour snuare. It was asked that the Counci ebouId grant permission for persons t' show pictures from the southeast cor ner of Court Square upon the coEhei oy,uosite to the north'ard, ana AloeI man Johnson said this would lhcress' s s., the already alarming congestion or nu manity on Court Square. There Wer' sneeches but the petition was granted
 Now as for the less important mat tera. President Gunter and Aldermen Johnson, Kennedy. Moritz, Parrisn Perry, Ruth, Saul, Sullivan, Thompson Toole and Tyson were present al th' special meeting last night. T.,
 Pr,ncfnallv before the Council wa tbe consideration of the bids for th' bonding of the city's officials. Ther' was onlv one bid, and it was accepted if uas from the American Surety Com many of New York, represented II Montgomery by Zirkle and Moore: ] bonds the Chief of Police for $l0,OO0 a the rate of $5 year and all other of fcials at the rate of 25 cents a hundred dollars on the bonds required, annual ly.
 Budget is Adopted.
 The report of the Finance CoEnmittee Mir Moritz Chairman. on the budge of the City with an ordinance to au thorize appropriations. caused a sharl debate. Mir. Tyson quoted the Cit.