The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-30
AWARD PAVING
 CONTRACTS Busy Session of Council Last Night. PERRY STREET IS INCLUDED Discuss the Idea for a New City
 Prison. It is Suggested That Cots Or Swing ing Hammccks Be Provided
 For The Cells of The
 Prisoners.

 contracts for Perry Street from the south side of Washington Avenue to the city limits, Goldthwaite Street from Bell Street to Montgomery, For rest Avenue from the east side of Highland Avenue to the city limits, East Jeff Davis Avenue from the east side of Court Street to the west side of Berry St. and High St. from the west side of Hull St. to the east side of Law renee Street. to those firms included in the ordinance referred to the street committee at the last regular meet ing of the city fathers Friday night.
 Not only were the paving ccntrac- tracts awarded, but a resolution was adopted providing for the immediate making of gas, water. sanitary and storm sewer connections with the street mains. that the pavement might not be taken up to do the work after 1t had been laid.
 It was a busy night for paving mat ters as the City Treasurer was author ized to advertise for bids for the paw ing of Mildred Street from the east side of Court Street to the east side or Holcombe Street; for s. Lawrence Street from the north side of east Jeff Davis Avenue to the north side of Julia Street; for South Lawrence Street from the north side Of High Street to the north side of east Jeff Davis Avenue; for the improvement of Clitheral Avenue from the east side of s. Hull Street to the city limits.
 Bids are also to be asked for on sidewalk paving on the east side of Union Street from the north side of Washington Street to the south side Of Pelham Street: for sidewalks on both sides of Lawrence Street from The south side of east Jeff Davis Avenue 10 the north side of Finley Avenue; the nH TAff Street from the west side or North Perry Street to the east side of Coosa Street: the sidewalk on the south side of Stevenson from the west side or Forrest Avenue to the east side or Hall Street; sidewalks on both sides Of east Jeff Davis Avenue from the west side of S. McDonough Street to the east side of Perry Street; the sidewalks on both sides of Julia Street from Perry Street to McDonough Street; the south side of Houston Street from the east side of Jackson Street to the north side of Adams Street; and on the north side of Houston Street from the east side of Jackson Street to the west | side of Garrison Street.
 An ordinance providing for the building of a closed concrete culvert | from the west side of Lawrence Street l to the east side of Perry Street for | the storm waters carried by the Genet | ta ditch, and to provide for the cost of the same was reported favorably by the street committee and adopted.
 BiJs were accepted for the paving 1 of the sidewalks of east Bainbridge | Street: for Moulton Street from Bibb | Street to Bell Street: for Moulton | Street from Blob to Goldthwaite Street; for Oak Street from Hull Street to Elm Street. and for Grady Street.
 Cots For The Jail.
 Having settled the paving questions which were the main business of the special session, the matter of provtd- | ing cots or swinging hammocks for | the cells in the city prison was taken up and caused much debate. Alderman l Saul started the ball rolling, and be- fore he had proceeded very far, Alder man Seidle, Moritz, Jones and Thomp- son Joined in the discussion. The ques- tion was finally re-referred to the police committee when Alderman | Seidle suggested to Alderman Saul that they both spend a night In the city prison and investigate the true | conditions.
 At one time the debate promised to be heated. Alderman Thompson on being given the attention of the chair, stated that the man or woman who in- i habited the city prison made hard he'd and should be made tc Ne in It. | The city shouldn't furnish nice, com l fortable beds or hammocks Tor it's 1 prisoners, the city barracks shouldn't { | be made a place where the criminal l has better quarters thar ne mas at | home, said the alderman.
 Alderman Seidle objected to the present method of making the city prisoners sleep on the floor of the | cells with only blanket for protec- | tion, as the men had to work hard all | day on the streets of the city. and were entitled to some degree of com fort at night.
 The debate was finally concluded when Alderman Seidle told those present that the city ought to estab- fish a barracks br stockade somewhere on the city's suburbs for convicted prisoners, thus relieving the congestion in the city headquarters, and when Alderman Thompson said that the city ought to build a new city prison. and not attempt to patch up an old ouild- ing built when Montgomery had bare lv two-thirds of its present population.
 After the discussion had been con cluded the city fathers appropriated the sum of $25 to the Fresh Air Camp of the Salvation Army. and appropriat- ed small sums for the relief of several petitioners.
 Alderman Seidle, who had interrupt ed once Before with a motion to ad- iourn, made a second motion at this point, and President Gunter put the motion calling for the ayes and noes Alderman Seidle was watching for just that point, for he drew the laugh of the council when he pointed out the new rule that the vote on the motion to adjourn must be taken by standing vote. according to the amendment to the rules passed at the last regular
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