The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-22
Very Little Accomplish cd During Evening. NIGHT OF HEATED DEBATES Three Members for Board of Equalization.
 sanitstion Committee Busy With
 Resolutions-Changes in
 Rules Are Made.

Masses of minor matters occupied the honorable City Council at its reg ular semi-monthly meeting last nign, and what with the routine, the fervent speeches of one or two, and with the almost interminableN debates, little was done during the evening"
 To accommodate several matters on which consideration and time Tor thought is necessary, the session VIII be taken up again on Friday nlgnt. Most important of all, for that session. will be the paving bond matters, and final award of paving contracts.
 Last night the Council thought second time of the appointment or . Board of Equalization. composed or five citizens. to appraise the city prop erty and reconsidered their acton, making such provision.
 The matter came. up again on the veto. by Mayor Teague. of the ordi- nance providing for the five apprais- CTS. Mayor Teague, in his communica- ton on the subject, declared such an action unwise and unnecessary Ills communication was backed by reso- lution of the Board of Revenue, invit- ing three appointees of the City Coun- eli to sit with the County Commits sioners in the equalization of the city s property. The Mayor stated tbat he thought this the most efficacious course and so advised
 The Council too. evidently saw the light of this course, and, considering the Mayors veto decided to stand by inc suggestion. So there will not be a city board of appraisers, at salary of s750 per day each, but three Will sit with the Board of Revenue. The three, as appointed. are J. G. Cowan, c. N. Oliver and T. Slough.
 Another recommendation of the May a~~kf oH 1o Tn the alley of the county jail. The Board of Revenue had petitioned that the city light the alley, but the Mayor held that as the alley was the Coun- tvs property the city had no right or obligation to fuInish lights.
 Upon further recommendation of Mayor Teague, it was decided that suit will be brought by the city against the Montgomery Street Railway for the recovery of $50, the value of fire hose alleged to have been destroyed by the company during last year.
 Many Speeches.
 It was a night of speeches too. AL derman Parrish was the orator on one occasion, after he haa been called down for "meddling" in the affairs oi another ward not his own.
 The young Alderman asked that ward lines be eliminated, so far as thorough 1y discussing and voting upon every proposition; that man should not be charged with of1ciousnesS when he at tempted to advise as to the Legislation affecting a ward not his own; that ward lines be eliminated in the matter of appropriations and improvements that the charge of selfishness and dis crimination, which has been heard much of late in the Council meetings be also done away with.
 President Gunter was another of the speakers. Ills contribution dealt with matters of city econumy.
 Tt is not wise,' he admonlshed, "tc borrow money for current expenses, as is being done, and from it pay for i'm provements, school property, and such And then some more. as to establish ing precedents. and other things.
 His speech was occasioned by the in troduction of the Mayors recommen. dation that money be appropriated tc lift the mortgage held by F. NJ. Bill. ing against the Boys High Schoo property on Clayton Street $S,755 ir amount. It is to fall due July 1.
 President Gunter contended that the money should come from the schoo fund, if from any departmental re. sources. He also Nold that the schoo property Was not worth the amount oi the mortgage, and advised that 1t be sold as soon as possible. H. only ad. vised the borrowing of the money tc pay the mortgage. he said, to save the credit of the city.
 Electric signs. and Iiceuse matters and awnings called forth talks from most of the rest of the Aldermen.
 Two changes in the rules of Coun. ell government were proposed by tho Rules Committee and adopted. One in the shahe of an amendment to Rule 2. gave the Council the right of con sideration of all matters pertaining tC street or sidewalk paving-contracts protests, appropriations and all tn, rest.
 The other rules innovation, ar amendment to Rule 29, provided thai the motion to adjourn, hereafter, vii not be entertained by the chair unti 1t Is first ascertained whether import.