The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-09
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-llyn here to reduce 1t 10 two tnoG- ] and. ] asked the coniinittee to put l.. six thousand.
 Mir. Boone-The committee acccpteL | 1t.
 MT. Merrill-But there Is disposI- | t!on on the part of some of the ucic- | gates to cut it down to 2.0UO, uut IL l. 1 wrong in principle, because l am ln favor of SoCal self government, and il thc authorities elected by the people L I run and take care of thcir municIpulils are so corrupt, or can be .ahucnccd so as to sacrifice these great rights uelonEing to the city, il is a matter for the people that elected them. and oughl l not to be put in here in the way of l prohibition. Why. it would enab b-e these | corporations that are there, who have the power ard who have the means of bidding up to a point which would eX- clude all other railroads from coming Yin there. and l ask the gentlemen Of this Convention to consider the matter Well before taxing such action as WI | cut Oi! from some of the cities that are attempting 70 grow, though no, young no@, but are et1g 'hrottled by corporations already there. Give them q chance to get in their place to break down monopoly and give competition, | and thereby benefit the people who live there.
 Mr. Sanford tPike)-I would like to hear the substitute read ill order that I may act inteiligentIy.
 The Clerk again read the substitute. MT. Kyle Gtowah) town l rep resent !s ir inc condition of Eufaula We have four railroads there and we want another, which We believe we are apt to secure 1.-the limitation is re- Gupp1 tp tNtrn thotSapI L,- the gentleman from Jefferson. we will be unable to give them the right Of way through the town.
 MT. O'Neal-Why not?
 MT kyie-Because the other roads will bid up and cut then eff.
 MT O'Neal-It does not apply to rail- | roads.
 MT kyle-It does not apply to trunk faHfoads, but thCy must be in towns or less than o,000 We have forty SIX hundred people and therefore it would cut us out. Then the idea o1 requiring smaller towns to sell their franchises is perfectly absurd. We want these utilities. We cannot grow or prosper without these utilities an I II investors are required to come ill ana pay Tor them, the result twill be We will not get them Therefore We are opposed to any measure that cuts us out of electric light plants, rail- roadS and street car lines in any of the smaller towns of the country. My friend. CunninSnam is from the town ot Eessemer and many street car lines peFlneate his city under charters now, and therefore he is safe. We are not III that position. We want more roads and better roads.
 Mir CunntnSham-Does not the sub Sttute expressly say that it does not apply to trunk lines of railroads. That is what it says.
 Mir oNeal-In any kind of town?
 Mir Cunntngham-Tha is what it says: 1he argument of the gentlemen from Barbour ought 10 defeat it if those We're not expressly excepted.
 MT. Metrill-I desire to ask how long road has to be to be trunk line?"
 MT. Dent-Possibly, as the amend mcnt now stands. it might not affect inc town ill which I am so much in terested. but certainly if the amend ment proposed by the gentleman from Jefferson is offered. it would. As stat ed by my colleague, this is evidently blow at local government That is rerognAel Democratic doctrine. There is a great disposition among people and 1t was the disposition of our friends across the Mason and Dix on ilne. to undertake 10 be guardians for the people. and tell them what they ouSht to do, and how they ought to do. l am sorry to see any such spirit as that creeping in among the Democrats of Alabama. Now. Mir President, in the Convention of 1875, the gentleman who represented the County Of Walker. made speech here in which he said that everybody and everything ought to be allowed to do us they pleased with their own truck. and to some extent when there was no corruption in it, and no fraud in II. | think that is 2 pretty goOI doc urine to stand up to. Now, take the question of franchises as to letting the streets. We have al corporation in our town that has the privilege of using the streets for the purpose of lighting them. The service is mt entirely sat isfactory Under this clause. which is now under consideration suppose we wanted a rival company 70 come in there. Before we could grant them the privileges of the streets for that pur- pose, the right would have to be put up and sold tO the highest bidder and it. might enable the corporation that is already there whose service is not satisfactory. to pay such a price as to cut off that competition. Now. l understand there i; an effort being Iutt'i' to Ei'l Il new street ldllW1N III thc city of Montgomery. and if there is any force in the resolutions offered yesterday by the gentleman from Wal kor. il looks IS if they need it. What sort of position would he city of Muuteomrry be in when they come to offer this franchise if this clause is in forre before they could grant il?
 Mir. WeathcrIy-WouId not that also apply to now gas companies and wa ter companies?
 NIT. prnt-cYs, sir. certainly. ' was Chiscs. Hut suppose the law F,1s In force. how could the city of MpntSom- cry. unless it was put up to the high est bidder. secure d competing Iin" for a street railway. Why the on" here might, as d l,llttcr of lie and death, as 2 matter of moEey. bid rlore than the one coming in cculd adorl to hid. and it looks to inc tha, he whole thing is vicious and [ move that the section and amendments bo iAit upon tine ta- bic.
 Mir. Boone-i object to the word vi cious. because il seems tA be patented Ur registered u.lc.
 Mir. Dvnt-l stand rorrecled l should hot have used l;.
 .G. H"one- Everything tnvy don't want is vicious. vie or dangerous.
 The President lro f''n-pnr gentle man from Mobile is out uf order.
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