The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-22

passage of ordinances over Mayor Teagpe's first veto in the new admin istration. The veto affected two ordi- nances. one to appropriate s1s.l7 to pay J. B. Weaver. member of Steamer Company No. 2. Fire Department, for time lost on account of sickness: the other to pay Patrolman T. J. Sw sar- ingen. Police Department. $s.I0 for time lost on account of sickness.
 In a. communication to the Council. Mayor Teague announced that tho pe- titions for the payment of the moneys sh ould have come through the chiefs of the department and not through the appropriate committees only; tna. tee appropriation of moneys to such pur- poses on such petitions was irrsguiac. He stated that he thought lhat the Council ought to adopt a iimit Of ten days during which men, being sick. might draw pay from the oity.
 MT. Sullivan moved that he matter lie on the table, but was informed by President Gunter that i:s immediate consideration was necessary. Then MT. Sullivan spoke in favor of the ordinance of which Fireman Weaver is the beneficiary, and which had come from tue Fire Committee, of which he is chairman. He said he had aored that he and the Mayor would gc. on amicably in the present term. but that the Mayor had fired the first gun and he must dodge or fire back. He said the appropriations were just and prop CT ana ought to sbe made over the Mayors veto.
 Alderman. Moritz explained that the Mayor veto did not indicate his oppo- sition to the appropriations. but to the method in which they were made. He held with the Mayor that the petitions for such appropriations ought to come to the Council after consideration oy the heads of departments.
 Then Alderman Johnson made his maiden speech. in which he advocated the principles advanced by the Mayor but his maiden speech was later mar ' ried to. the other side for he voted. after he. had taken the floor again, for an adoption of the ordinances over the Mayors veto.
 Bonding of Treasure.
 Chairman Moritz of the Finance Com mittee introduced resolution that the city make with the bonding companies bidding for the contract of making the bond of the city treasurer agreements that each contestant company must as- sent to the proposition adopted by the city and the companies, in the past, that the city ke allowed to deposit it's funds in various banks of Mont gomery and not confine them to one depository designated by the bonding company.
 It was explained that the city had in previous years distributed its funds and wished still to pursue this policy.
 Upon the adoption of the resolution, President .Gunter. after Alderman Tait had taken the chair. moved that the bids for bonding the treasurer be re- turned and the makers of them De asked to make new bids, including the agreement This motion was adopted.
 Among the ordinances introduced last night were three by Alderman Saul and they went to the Committees on Sanitation. One of the ordinances is sweeping and is intended to re-aryange the Sanitary Department under the name, "The Department of Sanita- tion," which would. comprise be- sides the present Sanitary Department, the other departments under the City Physician.
 create the office of City Veterinarian with a salary of $2O0 a month; the second, to require that the superin- tendent of city stock, in case the office of city veterinarian were not created be a veterinarian properly graduated.
 Alderman Parrish introduced reso- Iution that the Mayor be Instructed and authorized to have removed all the trees from Perry street between Madi- son and Washington avenues. The resolution was referred to the Street Committee. S
 The petition of R. R. Pettus. for re- tail liquor license was received and filed The applicant had previously been denied license.