The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-19
CURED PAVING
 ORDINANCES EntaIed Mass of Work
 on Council. GO AGAIN TO MAYOR LEAGUE Bore Wrong Date and Had to Be
 Revamped. Alsy Plaintive Note Heard From Northern Bank Which Discovered Different Clerks Signatures
 To Bonds--Resolutions.

For the fourth time the mass of pay ing ordinances passed by the city council of Montgomery came back to the aldermen from Mayor Teague with the notification that certain paving materials had been left out and that as they had been passed in January of this year and that the date on them was from one of the latter months of 1908 this feature annulied them.
 Streets in every part of the city are affected by the ordinances. there be- ing no less than twenty of them. Alderman Kennedy. chairman. of the street committee, had the ordinances to re-introduce and the situation camc as surprise to the solons. Things had been running very quietly in the council and the business was being dis posed of in rapid fire. At the first Hull Mir Kennedy produced the ordi- nances that have been an apple of dis cord in council since last summer. The real apple of discord when it was hurled into the midst of the assem- bled guests at the marriage of Peiieas and Thetis could not have created~nore But in the city council there was. no scramble for. 8 coveted prize. the aldermen sat back really harassed.
 The question had been fought over, with, pitched about, and then allowed to soak in through repeated of the interminable papers and, after-it was thought they were all settled, to have them come, back again was painful
 But there was nothing else to do, the paving had to be carried out since 1t was started. so City Clerk Black. for the first time acting as the official clerk of the assembly. took hold of the mass of leaves and read them through. Tn each instance the consent of council had to be voted on for a suspension of the rules before the ordi. the work was completed.
 Hardly had the paving ordinances been disposed of when a bitter cry was read from a Buffalo bank. The attorney for the bank Informed the by letter that over $5,000 worth of bonds recently issued in payment for old paving, were invalid. He said the bonds bore the Autographed name of former City Clerk Farley and that the coupons lately sent them bore the name of acting City Clerk Cowan and that the coupons had been sent out by present City Clerk Black. He inform cd the council that such cdnglomera- ton of signatures to legal papers that hard cash was such that they were scared to fool with them and asked that the city cure the trouble. It was decided by the coun- oil that the position of the banks at- torney was>wel taken and the matter will he attended to. ,4.-s
 Tn the, Acommunicat tions , from the mayor the council was informed that the Duchess Fire Insurance Company which held the city's policies was about to withdraw from business in Alabama. The mayor stated that the Teutonia Fire Insurance Company was making bid for the city's business and recom- that organization. The matter was referred to the finance committee.
 The mayor vetoed an ordinance for the paving of sidewalks on Jackson Street and the veto was sustained by the aldermen. The same action befell North Bainbridge Street.
 Because of the tardiness of city em- ployes returning to work after illness, an ordinance was introduced and pass ed which provides that the salaries of such employees shall cease to be paid after thirty days absence from duty.
 An ordinance introduced at the last meeting of council which provided that merchants taking out near-beer licenses be allowed to pay half the sum down and the rest in ninety days
  finance committee and the report was sustained by council.
 Alderman Brassell introduced three one providing for the en- of law to make the street car company fumigate and more thor oughly clean the cars. Another pro- vided that all edibles exposed for sale on the streets shall be under cover. The third was to prevent throwing trash on the street and in street cars.
 A request was read from the Mont- Anti-Tuberculosis Society which asked the council to donate to the use of the society the sum of $25 @ month, as the County Board Of Revenue had done. The request was referred to the committee on sanita- ton.
 The council was informed by @ mes- sage from Mayor Teague that a note for the sum of $10,257 to the First Ma tional Bank. was due. resolution was passed which provides that the amount or such part of 1t as Is neces- sary shall be taken from the city funds. not otherwise appropriated. for the settlement of the debt.
 An ordinance which, provided for the of certain undesirable citi- gems and their removal from Symtpe, Crampton and Eugene streets was re- ferred to the sanitary committee:
 The ordinance which has been hang ing fire for several months and pro- vides for filing cases and new desks in the city clerks office was passed.
 Alderman Seidle introduced a meas ure which provides for the renovation of the city council chamber. The walls are to be repapered. the woodwork nojn+ad and new carpets laid It was