The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-10
CAR INSPECTOR REPORT
HE FINDS MUCH MONKEY.
 WRENCH WORK NECESSARY.
Eleven Cars are in shops for Repairs With Only Fifteen Running. TestimonyT To Be Taken To-
 night and Wednesday.

The Committees of the Judiciary and Franchises and Privileges of the City Council met yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, in accordance with adjournment examination of the experts of the prop erty of the Montgomery Street Railway MT. Roauemore said that he would Alderman Ruth stated that 1t would be impossible for the experts to get ready before Wednesday. The City Electrician sns Gsy Ennsssr cSsd mo. mot 6 sse ,Ss shs to get car for the purpose.
 Captain Dimmick asked If there was any especial need for haste. He said that Mfr. Scott had been sick and, that among employees recently and they wanted to be prepared for the investigation and give every facility to .haye 1t conducted thoroughly and properly.
 On motion of Alderman Hartley the committee decided to hold meeting Wednesday morning to hear the result of and City Engineer and what ether testi- mony the Street Car Company might de- sire to present. sk
 On motion of Alderman Fleming it was tee tonight and that all those citizens who had signed the petition, and had not ap- peared at former meeting be suinmon.d to appear and give testimony as to the in-
 
 The car Inspector employed by the city to examine the cars of the company was Ing which was read as follows:
 Montgomery. Ala, Sept 9, 1901. To the Joint Committee:
 l herewith submit report of condition of cars in service of the Montgomery Street Railway Company.
 Car No. 1. seats loose at bottom. two corner boards broke; other than this car Car No. , one leak in roof; two places of flooring broke; body car loose: car old but l find in good condition, considering age. and safe to be used. Car; ar, No Sc s roof. body trucks x s,1 and Car No. {. seats loose at bottom. Three pieces of flooring broke. Roof. body, Car No. 6, seats loose at bottom. Roof, body and trucks good.
 Car No, '. three seats loose at bottom. RSS Sars pSes Sos 5raak!s IA s as @ Shiss x M S oS % and ls; all of these carssIsfind in good ser viceable condition. es
 Cars 8, 3, 10, Il. 12. IS. i6, r. IS, ie and 70. All of said cars are now on blocks In shops undergoing repairs and being put in first class condition; all decayed parts being removed and new material put in place. These cars have all been repaint' ar enow and others will be ready in a few days to be placed on their trucks and ready for service. The trucks to these bodies l find in good condition.
 Car 22, this car is big, long trailer, with the colored incandescent lights in the roof find 1t to be first class con- Cars g. 24 and 2S are small trailers. While they are old. I con ider them to be safe to be used on any occasion.
 The trucks of alllears in service are in in known among railroad men as monkey wrench work
 cars are in first class condition. There are no flat wheels. I find them to be the best wheels made. n..fss In closing must say that Manager sfforded sGSSt d me me every opportunity to thor, ouChly examine the cars, and that | found all the cars to be perfectly safe and in good serviceable condition.
 Respectfully submitted,
 z. T. IAayfield.
 Mir. Layfield was then examined by NIT. Rushton and explained the meaning the examination on Saturday and until noon on Sunday. He was employed by the city Alderman Hartley first spoke Ford, Nobody else had spoken to him about 1t. He had found some loose bolts and thought 1t would help all the trucks to tighten up the o'ltA Ine ears on9nt he didn't think they had been gone over as often as they should have been, The cars on the Seelye line dont lnqke as much noise as the other. The noise Is in electrical department, and is pedc hv the machinery. The noise Is from electricity and take that away there would be no noise at all out Of inc ordinary. Some of it Is caused by truck wheels striking joints of rails and that will always occur more or less. It snculdn't take a great deal of expense to put all the cars in first-class condi- tion It could be done with little mon key-wrenrA.werk. that Is these cars now ir oneratton. He said he could carry on q convcrsation on the cars by talking 8 little loud II" examined the running scar and not the tracks. The rain goes ] throueb the little glass light holes in l an an ordinary rain none of the cars would I leak, .s ,, urench work would be all attended to- He didn't know bout the noise. whether that would stop 1t or not. tonieht at 7.3l when all will be heard who will attend and testify.