The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-20
DRUNKARDS TO SOAK
CITY COUNCIL SHUTS ,EM OUT OF
 HOSPITAL.
Agrees With Mayor Teague That @Topernv Must Continue seances a Ia Baber-Ffniey Avenue
 QaestfOn Up.

The Mayor doesn't approve, and on second thought without mature deiio- eration. neither does the Council. therefore habitual drunkards Will not In the future be taken charge or oy the keeper of the emergency hospital. They will still come up before Re- corder Baber, be soaked s10 in addition to the soak they already have, or ling CT on the city streets in a nice striped uniform until dried out by the rays of the midday sun.
 The Mayor thinks that the tax on the forbearance and the finances of the keep of the emergency hospital will be too great to permit the cleaning of the grounds of the hospital by drunks, and in addition drive or walk, most probably drive. however. of one or two miles out to the hos pital is too great an exertion for the inebriates. Therefore and for these reasons the ordinance to provide for habitual trunks was not approved by his honor, and the Council last night decided by unanimous vote not to make his honor think another way about the matter.
 Then there was little agitation about the pop corn person in front of Levystein's corner on Dexter avenue. The store keeper petitioned the Council that the person be made to move on, as his wagon stopped up the passage of vehicles. and was otherwise incon- venient. The whistle may have jared the storekeeper's ears, and the smell of the good things the wagon con- tained may have had something to do with the petition, but this excitement was short lived, as a resolution grant ing half holidays to employees in the city building was introduced.
 This resolution asked that all em- ployes of the city building be given a half holiday on Thursday and Fri day of this week that they might take advantage of the passes given them by the State Fair officials, A suspension of the rules allowed the resolution to be put upon its final passage. and the city officials get a chance to display their new fall clothes at the grounds and see the sheath gowns.
 But even this pitiful attempt at ex- citement was short lived. and every body yawned and voted aye" and wondered what everything was all about. Finally President Gunter moved adjournment, everybody voted "aye" and then seemed surprised that few began putting on their hats and getting out.
 But other than this great deal of routine matter was passed by the Council at it's meeting Monday night. The Mayors message was read. and it's recommendations referred to the prop CT committees. The roll of committees was then called and their reports re- ceived and passed under suspension of the rules, or re-referred to the committee.
 A further communication from the Mayor was then read in which the running of Finley avenue through the property of Captain clisby from Perry street to Court street was the topic of discussion. The communication was in the form of a proposition to the city of Montgomery whereby the street was to be opened through the Clisby property fifty feet wide. The street was to be graded. and all dirt not used in the gradiniy was to be placed upon the Clisby property in such man ner as Captain Clissby should direct. and that lin addition the city was to pay Captain Clisby fhe sum of 32,000 within sixty days after the acceptance of the proposition. The proposition was re-referred togth.e street commit tee that the Traction Company might be seen, and a propo sition received from them relative to the opening up of the street.
 Petitions to the Council by vari- ous firing and persons of the city were then read by, the clerk and referred to the proper committees A propo- sition by the Hillcrest Land Company for the extension of tho city water mains along the Upper Wetumpka Road through the streets of the com pany was then read and passed.
 The rules were suspended on motion by Alderman Parrish from Ward One to allow the citizens along Jefferson Davis avenue and Wilkinson street to make the necessary water and sani- tary connections before the paving op- erations along that street were begun. The ordinances were passed.
 Adjournment was then taken at about 9:30 o'clock.