The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-25

t this was the most expedient thing to be done.
 Later President Gunter introduced an ordinance to grant to the company q right ofw from Finley Avenue and South Lawrence Streets intersection to South Perry Street, thence to South Court Street through the Clisby prop erty, and on South Court Street to the city's limits: with the provision that if within sixty days the company was un- able to obtain the right of way through of way should be for route from Fin ley Avenue to South Perry to Battle to South Court, and out South Court Street to the limits of the city.
 The ordinance was ordered to be brought up for final consideration at the next meeting.
 The ordinance to provide a right of
 way for a single track on Fielder Ave-
 nue from South McDonough to South
 Court was adversed in the committees
 report, which was adopted.
 The ordinance introduced by Alder.
 man Moritz, of the Finance Committed
 70 provide for a supplementary appro-
 priation to pay the current expenses of
 the fiscal year ending September 30.
 was adopted. It carries s154.52o.42, dis
 tributed among departments as fol- lows: s
 Police. s4o,ooo; Fire. sss.ooo: Health.
 ss,oo0: Hospitals. s1.o00; Engineering. sl.0oo; Streets, s10,o00: Lights. sfe.500; Markets ss50; Public Buildings. 5000; Parks, s90O; Insurance. $303.7S; Sani- tary. $iG,000; Contingencies. S1,300;
 Public Library. s4.1ss.s7; Public Schools, 1000: Printing and stationery and ad- vertising, $45o.
 The. previous appropriation for the a<~x U.n AZ ktA Arns AgAo year was for $sfo.90o. making a total of si65. .420.42 for the year.
 The petition of N. Assim for per- mission to place fruit stand in front of the bar room at g Commerce Street.; made much talk of a sometimes quite sharp character. Mir. Parrish immedi- ately opposed the granting of the pe- tition. He declared that the fruit stands were a nuisance and ought to be kept off the streets. He asked the Council to commit itself finally upon the proposition. Mir. Kennedy follow ed with a speech in favor of the peti- ton of Assim. He said that the stand would take but little room of the side- walk and might be maintained without hurt to anyone Mir. Moritz made . plea for moderation. Since others were maintaining the stands there should be no hafm in the maintenance of one by Assinn.
 Alderman Seidle maintained that the trouble from the fruit stands propri., etors was that, not satisfied with keep ing the stands they demanded the right to block the sidewalks with great ta- bles placed next the curb. s Mir. Sullivan, making marked refer ence to the approach of the election at which al the Aldermen would stand for recollection. said that he wished not to antagonize possible voters, as the other Aldermen wished, yet he was opposed to the fruit stands. In a
 sharp speech Mir. Johnson followed Mir.
 Sullivan. He spoke at some length. Finally the petition. fRvorabiy re- ported by the committee. was adopted.
 The favorable report of the Fire Com mittee upon the resolution that Ahe
 Mayor be directed to inquire intof the cost of site for a fire station in Clo-
 verdala was adopted after a short de-
 bate. Alderman. Moritz opposed the
 adoption of the report on the ground
 that the city could not afford to pay
 out any more money for a fire station
 the absolute necessity of which he
 doubted. Alderman Saul declared that
 Cloverdale now had practically no pro-
 lection from fire as 1t was two miles
 from a station. The citizens there paid
 the highest insurance tarifRs yet could
 insure for only three-fourths of the
 value of their properties. Alderman
 Jones. who worked so hard to gain
 the establishment of fire station in
 Highland Park, spoke in favor of the
 establishment of the new station, which
 he declared was needed.
 : On final passage the report of the
 Fire Committee. carrying the resolu-
 tion. was adopted.
 To establish night schools is the pur-
 pose of the following resolution intro
 duced by Mr. Moritz:
 "That the Board ,offEducation estab- lish in the City of Montgomery. night schools for males and females: that the term of the same shall be not less than three (3j months during year: that there shall be taught therein the ele- mentarv branches in English. tnclud- ing History and Civic Science: that they shall arrange for a course of pub lie lectures on historic, sanitary scien- and which shall be absolutely free to the public; that the cost of conducting said night schools and free lectures shall not exceed the sum of &5,000; that they report to this Council within thtr- ty (20) days after the adoption of this resolution the feasibility, and practi- cabiIity of plans within the scope of this resolution
 The bid Of Byron. Souders and Com pany for paving the sidewalks on Bur ton Avenue with hexagon. tiles was adopted upon report Of the Committee on Sidewalk Paving and Baby Bonds, Mir Perry reporting for the committee.
 A resolution by Alderman Jones, that Highland Avenue, from South Jackson Street to the city limits, be paved with