The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-07
MANY KICKS . ARE SIGHTED Protests Against Much
 of Paving. PROPERTY OWNERS TO OBJECT Liquor Men Have Abandoned Fight
 on Licenses. Concrete Bridge over Madison Avenue Gap Delayed On Account of Expense-City Hall Gos-
 sip.

In the course of the recently raised wave Of paving interest a steady cur rent or opposition is developing. and the people of some localities are al- ready preparing to file petitions to check the work On some of the streets there are vacant lots in bad condition that it would take much money to put in order for house build Ing and the owners of these have their danger up. Other persons own CTS of homes recently purchased anu still not entirely paid for, are making nowl about the added expense, and still others are kicking just to be on the band wagon and have something to say.
 Mayor Teague says if the matter is brought to his attention he will take te .ne side or the persons objecting If their position Is tenabie. for if there are enough of the owners of property abutting on the streets to be paved who do not feel that they can afford the expense, he will veto the ordi- nance.
 At the first news of suggested paw ing a swarm of representatives of paving companies came to town and are beaming and smiling on the alder men with the fond hope that the city fathers may be induced to look kind ly at their propositions As asphalt, bftulithic and brick are indiscrimi- nately mentioned for the paving to be 1oVA Vh bAG SNACcNSt anu dS bOIIle Iu1iCF of paving are to be laid. there will be many big contracts let and a warm fight is expected in council by the ad- vocates of the several styles. of course the wishes of the persons living beside the property that Is to be improved. The mayor Is not In receipt of any petitions yet asking that the paving ordinance be vetoed, but 1t Is expected in day. or so that several will be presented.
 The mayor is opposed to the pres ent hack tax license and says he will veto 1t as 1t now stands. He says 1t is unfair to the owner or operator of one or two vehicles and makes the operating of the public vehicles almost prohibitive unless the person wishing to enter the business has many hacks to put out for work.
 Fight Has Ceased.
 It is about decided that the fight on the liquor licenses Is over and the dealers who had not paid up to within a week ago, are now reporting at the tax office and settling their accounts The matter was fought bitterly in council by several aldermen trying to have the high license reduced, but at the last meeting the s2OO flat license possible. and the matter is now at an end. Only a few of the saloons and liquor houses have still to cash up
 With the news. news of of ciis.ss Chief Ssnitsry sfy
 
 position to become a member of the county tax office force. there is some gossip going about the city hall as to who will get the vacancy. The con census of opinion is that J. c. Cowan, the license inspector and at present acting city clerk, will be appointed MT. Cowan Is familiar with the work and has a host of friends who will work to get him in the desired berth. He has devoted his best services to the city for many years, and although others have been mentioned for the place, the chances are that he will be appointed.
 A letter was received Friday from City Clerk J. J. Farley who is now fin Mississippi at health resort, stating he Is greatly improved and feeling fif- ty per cent better than when he left the city. MT. Farley was granted three months leave of absence some time ago by a unanimous vote of the council. because of his health.
 The proposition to build a reinforced concrete bridge over the railway gap in Madison Avenue on the road to the baseball park. has been for the time being abandoned A second estimate shows the work will cost twice as much as was at first thought and it Is not thought the improvement Is at