The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-02
RUSH TO PAY TAXES WORK OF COUNCIL
THE MAYOR SENDS SEVERAL PAv-
 ING ORDINANCES BACK.
Fireman Mccain is Givcn e130 for Time Lost During siekmesss Despite
 the Mayors vete.

Receiving communications from the Mayor, adopting the reports of com- mittees on minor matters, and few municipal Improvements, constituted the greater part of the meeting of the City Council Monday night. The Mayor sent back to the Council sev- eraI paving ordinances, saying they were incorrectly drawn. The first pro- vided for paving on East Jeff Davis Avenue, near Perry Street. Another concerned the paving of Holcomb Street. near Mildred. The sidewalk paving ordinance passed to pave Moul- ton Street. near Btbb. was also de- fective and returned to the Council unapproved.
 A resolution providing for the pay ing Fireman G. A. Mccain $150 back pay. which he lost while suffering from typhoid fever. was returned to the Council by the Mayor, but was unani- mousiy passed. despite the Mayor's veto. Alderman Sullivan, chairman of the Fire Committee, said that Mccain had been stricken with fever and had been absent two months. and after the | first thirty days of which he had re- turned to york; but had fallen uncon- | scious at the engine house, as he went back to work. the exertion of coming down to report for duty caused a re- l lapse which confined him to his bed and home for another month. When the motion was put to grant the fire- man the money despite the veto of the Mayor, 1t was lost by one vote. but later was reconsidered and carried unanimously.
 A report from the Chief of Police was read which stated that the sum of $1,649.75 had been received from tn @ Recorders Court for the month of DeJ cember the money being the returns from fines.
 An ordinance providing for the ap- propriation of $650 for the renovation of the furniture and other appoint ments of the Council Chamber was referred to the Finance Committee. The Finance Committee reported fa- vorably on the bid of the Vesuvius Lumber Company to supply the city with cement during the year. Also the bid of the Winter-Isoeb Company to supply lime, was accepted.
 At the suggestion of the Finance Committee. the city will place the pol- icies on all city buildings in the hands of the Tutonia Fire Insurance Com pany, the concern which formerly held the policy having decided to suspend business in Alabama
 The favorable report of the Sani- tary Committee on the matter of the appropriations of $25 a month for the Anti-Tnberoutosis Society, was adopted Alderman Brassell, acting as chairman of the Sanitary Committed, also in- troduced an ordinance which prohibit ed hucksters from exposing to the dust on the streets of any class of food, other than fruits. etc, protected by skins.
 A petition from the Birmingham and Gulf Navigation Company for an arc light in the underpass at the foot of Commerce Street. was referred to the Committee on Lights, as was a resolu- tion offered by Alderman Seidel to pro- vide modern electric lights for all municipal offices.
 Alderman Sullivan introduced a measure for increasing the police force by the addition of twenty men. The ordinance was referred to the Com- mittee on Finance.
 An ordinance was passed which pro- vidsd that the City Engineer adver- tise for boilers for the city water works. the Waterworks Committee having failed to decide on a make or class of boilers at the recent meeting