The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-07

ing for a refunding of license, owing to
discontinuance of business. The petit
ton was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
To Stralghten Genetta Ditch.
The joint Committee on Finance and
Streets, reported favorably on the prop
osition OF Lorenzo Davis to straghten
the Genetta Ditch in the vicinity of
South Court Street for $4,000, of which
$500 Is for damages to property
owned by Mr.. Davis The report was
adopted.
An ordinance was passed granting
Bert c. We'll and associates the priv
ilege of laying and operating a single
line of railway on West Clayton Street
between Sixth and Seventh Avenues.
An ordinance fixing the license of
mutual aid associations at $40 per an
mum, was passed.
The Council passed an ordinance APP
propriating $2S.60 to ]. T. Moncrieffe.
An ordinance, repeating an ordinance
to pave the side walks on the east side
of Pleasant Avenue from Mildred Street
to jefferson Davis Avenue, which was
reported on favorably by the Streets
committee, met with opposition.
Alderman Cox said he had signed the
petition for a repeal but since then he
had changed his mind and would vote
against the repeal.
Opposition to a repeal, as being a
bad precedent, was announced by AL
derman Sullivan.
Alderman Lobman declared his dis
approval of the repeal ordinance, as he
thought sidewalk paYements was one
of the first stepo towards the city's
Improvement.
The repeal ordinance was lost by
vote of IA to l.
A similar ordinance, for the repeal
| of an ordinance for paving the side
wolks on the south side of Pollard
Street between Hull and Perry Streets,
was also lost.
An ordinance was passed appropriat.
ing $110 to j. l.. Wheeler in settlement
| of a judgment secured against the city.
Wheeler claimed reward for report
| ing a refugee in Mont gomery during
| the yellow fever epidemic of 1905.
An ordinance, reported favorably by
the Finance Committee, fixing the an
nual license of live stock insurance
companies at $1,000. was adopted.
The City Treasurer was directed to
| advertise for bids for paving Caroline
Street with asphalt, brick or bitulithic
pavement, or gravel, according to a
resolution passed by the Council.
Resembling Resolution Passes.
The Police Commission matter was
then taken up. when Alderman Hollo-
! way offered a resolution for the repeal
| of the former resolution granting the
| Walker mandamus. He said the case
| had been up a day or two before Judge
Sayre, but that it had been continued
until Tuesday to give the Council a
| chance to take action. If things had
gone on like they were, he said, the
courts and everybody concerned would
| have been in a dilemma.
City Attorney Mcintyre was asked for
an explanation. He said the Walker
mandamus case had been filed against
each member of the council, he had en-
| tered q plea in the case stating the act
| ion of the Council.
Judge Sayre, he said. postponed the
matter until Tuesday in order to give
| the Council time to act, either to elect
| a Police Commission or to repeal the
former resolution. He thought II
would be better to repeal the resolu-
| ton If the case would so before the
courts as it stood, he declared, he would
| not undertake to say how 1t would be
decided; 1t might DO off on technical
| ity.
Aldermen Gunter and Holloway spoke
| on the proposition, and the resclndlns
resolution was put to vote with thiA
| result:
Ayes-Cox Coins, Grifhth, Holloway.
Hudson. Ruth, Suit ~an, Tyson, A. L.,
| and Tyson, j Go.
| Noes-Gunter. Foster, Lobman, Roem-
| err Ryan and Tait-6.
New York. May "a strike of $50 la
partments, except the police and IRE
| departments, to close at noon on Satur
days during the summer mon,ns' wa wa
| offered by Alderman sullivan anu
| adopted.
| Alderman Sullivan offered resolu-
| ton providing a months leave or an
sence on full pay for Police Sergeant
H. T. Ragland The measure was re-
ferred to the police committee
For Large Cemetery.
Tn n resolution presented by Alder
man Holloway, the committee on ceme-
terv and parks was directed to ex-
amino into the feasibility of using. for
cemetery purposes, the space fmmed'-
atelv south of the Upper Wetumpka
road. bounded by Hall and jackson
Streets and the extension of Jefferson
Street.
An ordinance introduced by Alder
man Holloway. for sidewalk pavement
on the south side of Finley Avenue be-
tween Hull Street and the Norman
Bridge Road, was referred to the street
committees.
An ordinance TO fix tho license on
bucket shops at $500 per annum, with
the privilege of payment semi-annual-
w was introduced by Alderman Lob
man and retired to the finance commit
tee.
resolution was passed directing
that bids be advertised for paving Will
son street with asphalt, brick or bit
ulithic pavement. or with gravel
Several sidewalk paving ordinances
were introduced by Alderman Roemer
and referred to the appropriate com
mittee.
Bids for brick bithulithic and as
pbalt pavement on South Hull Street
were then opened and referred to the
committee on streets. The firms bidd-
ding were: Southern Paving and Con
etrurtion company. Chattanooga South