The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-26


 ton concerns to lease this wharf at a
 figure which will not only take care
 or interest on the bonds, but will more than take care of the bonds them
 selves on maturity, thus making this an investfnentso of a superior character.
 The lease,s of course, is to be arranged
 so that no one line of boats can oper- ate to the citysto the detriment of com
 peting lines.
 ''As to the schools. am sure they
 need no comment. except that probably all of our people do, not realize the
 acute necessity of immediate steps to
 secure better and larger school facili-
 ties. This is matter of more import
 ance, probably, not only to the present
 generation, but to the generations to come,s and as these very children whom we are educating now, will some of
 them be the people, deal with the proposition of retiring the very bonds we are now issuing, as well as others
 of the City of Montgomery. 1t becomes our duty all the more to see that they are not neglected aleng lines of edu- cation.
 The water works extension, and the
 extension of the sanitary sewerage sys- tenn of the city are both items which deserve the support of all our citizens, and as the former is necessity and as little as we may think of it, there are
 several sections of our city where the mains do not penetrate, and from these districts, the cry for water has in- creased as the City has grown, not alone for domestic purposes, but in some in- stances. our most efficient fire depart
 ment Is unable to give the proper pro- l lection to the citizens, owing to the total absence of mains or to the inade- l quate size of the pipes
 Montgomery has the distinction of being one of the most healthy cities in | the country. and no one will deny that
 it Is indebted to the splendid system of
 sanitary sewers, to a. great extent, for
 that enviable reputation. If we are to
 live up to that reputation, and further
 Insure our future health, we should not l neglect to extend these sewers as the | growth of the city demands. At this | point, I might mention that Montgom- cry is growing faster even than some
 of her most public spirited citizens think. This is manifest in a short trip
 in any direction, and especially into the
 newly acquired territory. In some of
 this territory, where the people have been brought into the city Hints, and
 are now paying city taxes, they have
 neither of the previously mentioned systems Our duty to give these peo- pie conveniences and Improvements commensurate with the increase in
 
 N'In my judgment, the people of Mont l gomery have never had presented to them a question of greater importance | or graver responsibilities, than that of the proper care of suffering humanity. There Is no way in which we as a muni-
 cipality can minister to the sufferings of our fellow man better than through | the provision of proper places for their l treatment, when sick or disabled, or l when suddenly stricken on our streets. Tn conversation with one of the most prominent physicians of the city he l told me the City of Montgomery, in his | opinion. should have a public non-sec- tarian hospital at any cost. That he,
 and every physician in the city, fre- | poor people who were unable to stand | any expense whatever. and that in num- bers of these cases, it was an impossi-
 bility to minister to them properly, as | their surroundings would not permit. being in some instances unsanitary. Mot alone would we take care of this l class of people, but of men and women | of means, who would, of course, be as- ] signed t0 a pay ward. The prime object is' to have a place to carry persons in- l jured on the streets. or those injured in l the discharge of their duty. as city of l 'fcials or servants; as in the case of our police and fremen.
 "The financial part of this has been { discussed at length by Alderman Moritz, and it only remains for me to say in | connection with this~part of the pro- 1 jact that the City of Montgomery has a chance to accept gift of about $40,O00 and, to utilize, property which has ever 1 been unused. The voters should go to l the polls and say to the world by their 1 ballots, that they as individuals and cit- izens of the best city in the world, rec ognized it. as a duty incumbent upon them as &tizens, to proceed upon the theory that no human being can enter
 into this world. without increasing or
 diminishing the grand total of human happiness, that 1t is impossible for one | to detach himself from, his connection | with the universe, that there can be no sequestered spot, nor any dark niche,
 where one can hide his existence. or shirk the duties of citizenship. that 1t is | impossible for one to break the bonds | which tie him to his fellow mortals, or | to relieve himself of the obligations
 imposed. by society. that in this realiza-
 tion we are ready and willing to help mankind, whether black or white. what | ever his sect or creed, we stand ready | to give himNaid in his distress.
 "In my opinion the people will say this and more by their ballots. They
 will say they are aware that we need all the improvements proposed and | that in their unfafling faith in the flu | ture greatness of Montgomery, will be | prompted to lend their aid to any and | all movements for her upbuilding.
 CUT FLOWERS FOR THANKSGIVING,