The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-12
SAYRE STREET WINS
GOOD ROADS PAVEMENT WILL - GO ON IT
South McDonough Seemed Winner But City Engineer Blasts Its
 Hopes by Declaring It Un- Z. ready for Pavement:

Sayre Street was selected by the City Council for the Good Roads pavement at a sps cial mee ting held last night.
 A resolution was first adopted assessing half of the cost of the paving against the abutting property owners. Then the ma tority of the Committee on Streets, Alder men Haygood and Fleming, reported in favor of South McDonough Street. Alder man Hartley, the chairman of the com mittee, was absent.
 By request, Mayor Joseph stated the object of the Good Roads convention to be the advancement of good roads, and that the demonstration in good road building would be made in any street or road in the county selected by the city and county officials. The material and labor Is to be furnished by the city and county and the work done under the su- pervision of the Good Roads Associa- ton.
 Then the fight between the rival streets began. A motion to postpone action until after the bids for material were received was lost Motions were made to substi- tute Sayre and North Decatur for South McDonough in the committee report
 c. A. Alien, a member of the Board of Revenue, stated that tEe Board had se- lected a piece of road down near Snow- dotin for the demonstration in the county, ana that ne WdnIcu IIe lcSSOu tO UO bANC Cih there before it was given anywhere in the city. He did not think there was any other street in the city that could be made ready except Sayre Street and that was ready now.
 "All that is to be done Is just to put the gravel right down on il" he declared. Alderman Gunter said it was good op- ortunity to open roadway to the City Park. and he thought it might be done on High or Grove Streeas. No attention was paid to his suggestion.
 It was suggested that the roll be called and each Alderman announce the choice of the Street he wanted the work done on. and this was readily agreed to.
 On calling the roll, the result was as follows:
 For South McDonough Street-Alder- men Fleming, Anderson, .Gunter, Hay good, Mcintyre and Toole-6
 For Sayre-Aldermen Cheney, Farley, Hudson. Johnston and May-5.
 For North Decatur-Aldermen Kohn and Roder-2
 The balloting continued practically un- changed until the sixth ballot, when a sudden inspit ation seized the Sayre Street advocates. It was asked if South Mo- Donough Street could be made ready in time. City Engineer Ford was called on to answer He said that with the notice required to be given property owners, 1t could not possibly be made ready, neither could North Decatur Street. Sayre. he said, was practically ready for the work.
 This was enough. and on the seventh ballot Aldermen Fleming and Roder changed their votes to Sayre and that street was declared elected.
 It was resolved that if more than a half mile was to be gravelled, 1t should be put on South McDonough Street.
 Ordinances were passed in accordance with the above action.
 Captain ]. M. Falkner, Chairman of the Good Roads Committee, has received T letter from W. H. Moore, President of the Good Roads Congress, who is in charge of the Good Roads train making a tour of the South
 In the letter Mir. Moore suggests the plans which should be followed in orga- nizing the State. Convention The plans will he adopted by the Committee, as far as 1t is in the Committees power to put them into practice.
 MT, Moore says in the letter he will try to reach Montgomery this week in order to assist the local advocates Of Good Roads in awaking interest in the ap- preaching Convention.
 He says:
 "XYe. are most anxious, as you know, to make your Convention a success. We will do our part. but your local committees must understand that much depends on their efforts. The cheap rates should take thousands of people to Montgomery. as the season is approaching the holi- days. Thousands of farmers with their farnilies will want to purchase goods. Montgomery will not have another oppor- tunitv in years, perhaps, to congregate people for the purpose of considering such an important subject.