The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-18
BUSY WERE THE ALDERMEN Council Passes Big Bond
 Ordinance FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS Aldermen Transacted 1.-Two Bit
 Business. While Many Affairs We're Attended to, the Usual Parliamentary Points and Parliamentary wran-
 gIes EnIivened the ses-
 sion of the Night.

After having delayed months in or derinR an election for a municipal bond issue for waterworks and sanitary sew craze. improvements and for funds to erect a city hospital, the City Council of Montgomery got busy last night at its regular semi-monthly meeting and hardly had City Clerk John J. Farley completed reading the ordinance than the aldermen were voting aye with rapidity and a unanimity that was rather remarkable for body of men that is seldom unanimous and never rapid.
 The election was ordered for Septem- Der 1, and the people of Montgomery will be called on to vote on an issue of 3i40,O00 for schools; $25,o0O for water works; $10.000 for city wharf and warehouse; $25,00o for sanitary sewerage. and $50.ooo for a city hos pital.
 This was the biggest piece of busi- ness transacted by the al6ermanic as- sembiy during the scorching hours be- tween s:3O o'clock and 9:45 p. m., and they did this quicker than they per formed a lot of "two-bit" Legislation that came before it. Otherwise the Council meeting was about the same as usual. Several of the aldermen be- came parliamentary and when parlia- mentary law is played with by the councilmen, there is invariably some fun gained and some time wasted.
 Aldermen Sullivan, Johnson, saul, Jones and Parrish all had opinions as to whether Roberts knew his business when he wrote his dissertation that Uncle Joe Cannon violates and the air was full of points. But the business was disposed of without casualties and everybody shook hands just before the last round No gore will be shed to" day.
 The Council was called to order at S:30 o'clock by Vice President Ruth. The following aldermen were present: President Gunter, Aldermen Parrish, Perry, Hines, Moritz, Seidle, Thomson, Lowe, Sullivan, Toole, Saul, Jones, Johnson and Virgin.
 A communication from George W. Jones district attorney of the Louis ville and Nashville Railway. was read. stating that President Milton Fl. Smith of that system had decided that under no conditions could the road accede to the Councils wish and allow their freight shed to be distributed by the extenson of Lee street to the union depot. The communication was re- ceived and filed.
 Hard at Work.
 Similar action was taken on c com. munication from the Chief of Police showing the collections of his depart ment for the month of July to be $I,- 365. .65.
 The Committee on Finance reported favorably on a number of petitions for transfer of licenses. All the reports were adopted. The Committee or Lights reported favorably on resolu- tions placing three arc lights in Oak Park and one arc light on the Carter Hill Road at the city limits, the in- tersection of Dexter avenue and Bain' bridge street and on Forrest avenue The reports were concurred in.
 The petition of W. E. Haygood tc enclose an unoccupied space in the old cemetery was adopted on favorable re- port from the Committee on Cemetery
 The joint Committee on Market and Military gave Alderman Johnson's res. olution to allow militiamen to use tho alley next to the city hall as a target range with twenty-two calibre rifles an adverse report and even Alderman Johnson voted that the report be con- cured in.