The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-07
RAPID WORK
 OF COUNCIL Does Much in Short
 Session. ABSENCE OF DEBATE FEATURE Question of Purchasing Ambulance Makes Contention. Claim fer Damages Based on Loss of Shade Trees--schooi Bond Flee
 tiea Ordlnance In-
 treaueed.

df1cGd 10 0TDFIQc TUT %Ac@Ne0hAS issuance of bonds in the aggregate sum of s2f0 GOO for schools. waterworks eA- tensions. a hospital sanitary sewers and a city warehouse were introoucsa
 when President Gunter called the Council to order there were present besides himself, Aldermen Johnson' Kennedy. Lowe. Parrish. Perry. saui. seidle, Sullivan and Thompson. .n s who ia now on vacation, D. w. eros land. B s. Kilgrow. recently appolnt- ed assistant to the City Cierk. anu rsitv Attornev c. F. Mcintyre, attenueo fo the matters on the desk.
 Mavor Teague advised that he hao engaged W. W. Haralson to auoit . .ne city's books at an expense of ysVV- 1ns communication from the Mayv ys,aea referred to the Committee on klnance.
 From City Electrician B. A. Blakey 1vaa received a communication that ne had devised a way in which nre alarm wanra could be placed, at cost or Sa0 each. on Court Square, and at ths Intersections of Dexter Avenue ana Perry Street, Commerce ana 6lDp Streets, and South Hull ana scot. Streets. The alarms are ihtenuSu ana runnine men on street cars or the approach of the wagons uf the nre oe, partment The matter was Ieterreo to the joint Committee on Fire ana Finance.
 Two claims of unusual interest were made against the city.
 One was for the destrictfon or snaoe trees in front of the premises or M,s A,,- Y, A. Johnson, Lot 55, on the north aide of Pelham Street. Mrs. Johnson claimed. in the petition, that she had nreeented to the Council, that: Dy the destruction of the trees when the paw inr of the sidewalk before her prem ises was laid, damages to the extent or $500 had been done and she claimed fhe amount. The matter was referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 Another claim was that oK snep Gardner for s5,000. He asserted that his son, Leo Gardner, had fallen Into \ sewer. then open for repairs, ana had been Injured. The claim was re- ferred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 The claim of Albert Phillips Tor SbOO for damages alleged to be due because he fell through a bridge of Drivers Raw was reported adversely by the Judicary Committee, and the report of the committee was adopatd.
 Where Talk Comes On.
 If was the ordinance of Alderman Parrish for the appropriation Of $IeO for the purchase of an mbulance tnas brought on most of the talk. Mr. Parrish spoke for the adoption of the ordinance. and was followed by Alder. man Saul. who said that the city was not financially able. in view of the enalI necessity of the ambulance. to appropriate the money required. Alder man Sullivan spoke for the adoption of the ordinance. as did Aldersan John son. There was a rejoinder by Alder man Saul and Alderman Parrish closed the debate.
 The ordinance was lost when the voting was done. and Alderman John sons resolution to reconsider was also
 The reports of the Committee on Streets, made by Mr. Kennedy. caused interest. An ordinance providing for the appropriation of s5.000 from the road and bridge fund for meeting the expenses of the street department was adopted. Measures looking to the widening of South Court Street, south of Genetta Ditch, were adopted; one carried an expenditure of S1,000 for the purchase of q strip of property of Dr. M. H. Futile; the other, on rec ommendation of the Mayor, an expendi- ture of 9100 for a right-of-way. was offered by B. Moncrief.
 The Perry Street Line Again.
 The question of the street railway tracks on South Lawrence street was but briefly touched. The Mayor had made a communication. on which the Judiciary Committee, through Alder man Johnson, reported. that the City Attorney be instructed to proceed against the Montgomery Traction Com pany for alleged failure to comply with the ordinances of the city. On motion of Alderman Saul the consid- eration of the report was indefinitely pogtponed.
 on reports of the School Committee through Alderman Ruth were adopted measures for the appropriation of 5000 for the remodling of the audi torIum of the Girls High School and the appointment of two enumerators to make the school census of the city. The payment of the enumerators Is to be based on three cents a name.
 The Council adopted the ordinance that the city extend water mains through what is known as the Hill- crest property on the provision that the HilIcrest Company furnish all ma terials. The city is to furnish $1.000 in labor, the matter was reported by Alderman Virgin, speaking for the Waterworks and Finance Committees.
 The ordinance providing for the creation of a board of examiners of sta- tionery engineers was not considered, indefinite postponment being ordered.
 The Council adopted an ordinance providing for the paving of the stable which is utilized -as polling place in Ward One.
 Alderman Parrish introduced the or dinance for the calling of an election on the issuance of bonds for school and other purposes. The amounts are for schools, S100,000; extension of water works. $25.000; city warehouse and wharf, $10,000; extension of sanitary sewers. S25.000; hospital. $50.000. The ordinance was referred to the Finance Committee.
 The following men were appointed to serve as officers at the polls at the election on the issuance of bonds of si00,o00, the election to be held July 20:
 First Ward-Inspectors. I. Abraham. Charles Anderson, John Hanson: re- turning officer, R. D. Lee.
 Second Ward--Inspectors, NIsadore Dreyfus. M B. Graham, Lee Holmes, returning officer. William F. Hines.
 Third Ward-Inspectors George T. Burke A. Sternfeld, Harvey H. Blue returning officer. M A. Benjamin
 Fourth Ward-Inspectors c. D. Sands, Dave Abraham, D. Winter, re- 4yspnfna of4enr " M Rrouvdar