The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-26
DISCUSS CONTRACTS
SPECIAL SESSION of CITY FATHERS
TUESDAY.
Estimates ON Sanitary Sewerage Asked
FOR West End Between Bell
and May Streets and Rail-
road Cut.

Providing for the final award of the
street paving contracts. an ordinance
was introduced at the meeting of the
Council last night. and referred to the
Street Committee. to be reported back
at special meeting of the Council.
Tuesday night. The awards. as en-
bodied In the report Of the Street Com
Perry Street. to be paved from Wash
ington to the city limits with asphalt.
by the Metropolitan Engineering and
10 se With
asphalt, by the Metropolitan Company:
Clayton Street. from Hoicombe to
Goldthwaite. with asphalt by the Met
from Perry to Court. with mineral rub
Der. to- the Metropolitan Company;
High. from Lawrence, to Hull. With
c sra 10 COMPANY; Forest Avenue n
from Highlsnd Avenue to the city
limits. to be graveied. by Hudson and
The metropolitan Company asked
that it be permitted to correct its ag-
ures on the Clayton Street bid. 1t had
placed the cost Of certain item. af-
when 1t should have been $50. This
placed the cost of the Clayton Street
Much Of the Councils work dealt
with street paving, or other work. af-
fecting the city's highways. Anticipa-
streets was entailed in the resolution
asking for estimates by the City Engi-
ueer on the cost OF paving the follow
ing:
combe; South Lawrence. from East JEFF
Davis to Julia: South Lawrence. from
High to East Jeff Davis; Improvement
of Clitheral Avenue. from Hull to the
city limits: sidewalks on east side of
Union. Lawrence. from East Jeff Davis
out; Jefferson; south side Stevenson.
East JEFF Davis and Julia,
Estimates by the City Engineer were
asked on sanitary sewerage TO be place
ed in the territory In West End bound
In by Bell Street, May Street, and the
railroad tracks. This territory, large
in extent Is without sewerage AZ
present.
sanitary sewerage proposition. which
was advocated by the representative of
the ward in which the territory lay,
Alderman Parrish.
Street property owners against the
paving of that thoroughfare. came up
again In the shape OF an ordinance
the ORDINANCES declared that the pro
regular. and providing that the side
walks be paved. Notwithstanding the
protest OF the property owners. The
action on the ordinance was laid over
until the next meeting Of the Council
A multitude OF minor matters AFFECT
Ing the streets came up ordinances
providing for new payenents Were IN
for further action. Not a single matter
OF paving elected a dissenting vote.
To pave Monroe Street. from MELON
report of the street Committee. which
was adopted; TO pave jackson, from
Pelham to Jefferson. was another; to
cause the property owners on Law
renee, from High to Julia Streets, to
connect with the gas, water and SAM
tary sewers. and on Goldthwaite from
Montgomery to Bell. to do the same.
Ordinances providing for the paving
for paving. Mildred street from Court
70 Holcombe. we're referred to the
Resolutions providing for the paving
OF sidewalks on Forrest, from Lake TO
the city limits; on jackson, from High
from se pavis To Gi Msrs aaopiss
upon favorable report by the Commit
toe on Sidewalk Paving.
A resolution was offered. providing
that steps be taken TO open Oak or
Maury Street. from Elm to Norman
Bridge Road. and that the Mayor be
instructed to buy sufficient to open a
nation proceedings be entered.
Another rasolution, referred to. the
Streets Committee, provides for a c1os-
ed culvert. along Genetta Ditch. from
A debate of colossal proportions was
achieved after the Introduction OF an.
other street matter. that of ascer-
tanning the cost OF oiling Bell Street
from Goldthwaite to the city limits.
The resolution looking to this end was
introduced by Alderman Parrish, In
whose ward Bell Street lies.
whether from jealousy or not, other
Aldermen limited that this measure ia
vored Bell Street unduly. They wished
to tack other streets on the measure,
and within the space OF two minutes,
every graveled street in the city was
a suppiicant for the oiiing operation.
Then getting tired of the additions,
the Council suddenly veered, refused
the amendments. and passed tho Bell
Street resolution alone. II was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets
A resolution asked that the City
Treasurer solicit bids for three two.
horse sprinkling carts,