The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-16

matters under the head of new busi- ness to come to the attention of the Aldermen. All of the matters were referred to the joint committee son Franchises, Privileges and Electrical Control
 The ordinances referred to were in troduced by Alderman Tait, one of which is to the effect that better reg ulation of the company's wires should be had, while the other ordinance was to the effect that the cutting of such wires should be prohibited.
 The resolution, which was introduced by Alderman J. c. Tyson, who asked for passage without reference to a committee. concerned the local tele- phone service. Such passage of the resolution was objected to by Alder man Sullivan, and 1t, with the ordi- nances, went to the same committees. The resolution Is as follows:
 Resolved, Ny the City Council of Montgomery. That owing to the unsat- isfactory service and the universal complaints made by the patrons of the Southern Bell Telephone Company, that the Mayor be and he is hereby re- quested to take the matter up with said company and should said company fail to improve or give satisfactory service within the next thirty days. then the Mayor is hereby requested to communicate with the different tele- phone companies throughout the Uni ted States. to see if one cannot be in- duced to put in frst-class system in this city"
 When the Council was called to or der the following Aldermen were pres> ent: President Gunter. Vice President Ruth, presiding; Aldermen Ryan. Tait. Foster Sullivan, Lobman. Cox. Hudson, Roemer, J. c. Tyson. Griffith and Hol- loway.
 A letter from Mayor Teague, ap- prising the Aldermen of his appoint ment of Clark P. Cole of Atlanta to audit the books of the various city of ficials. was received by the Aldermen and filed. Also a communication from the Executive asking the Council to investigate Mir. Coles system of keep ing books. and to make the same ope- rant in Montgomery. should the fa- thers take kindly to the suggestion.
 SaIarfes in Schools.
 A communication from Judge A. D. Sayre, Secretary of the City School Board enclosing the salary expendi- ture of the year, was read and ie- ferred to the Committee on Schools. Enclosed. also. was the salary expen- diture that the Board of Education de sired for the year of 1907-0S, which was also referred to the School Com mittee, and which follows:
 73 teachers (white) ....... .$43, ,050. 25 34 teachers (negro) ........ 10,323 % Is Janitors ............... 2.57S.2 Three supervisors ........ 2.529. co Superintendent . ........... 2,500. % Superintendant's clerk ...... 500. .00
 
 The Finance Committee reported fa- vorably on a petition of the people iiv- ing on High Street between Decatur and Bainbridge Streets to have the ditch in that vicinity, which Is ma tural drainage in that section of the city, and which is not connected with the sanitary sewerage, cleaned cut, but adversely on their petition to have a storm sewerage installed. The re- port of the committee was adopted.
 Upon the recommendation of the 1o- lice Committee, a license was ordered to be issued to J. D. Hendrix & Son to do saloon business on Holt and Grady Streets. Also upon recommendation of the committee. the saloon license which T. W. Crowder at present en- joys was ordered to be revoked, be- cause he had been found guilty of vio-