The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-09-17
COUNCIL MET
 ON FRANCHISE Judges Protest Was Con-
 Sidered. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN Judges Sayre and Thomas Protested on Street Cars. Did Not Want Cars of Montgomery Traction Company Run by
 Court House on Law
 renee Street.

The objection raised by Judges A. D. Sayre and w. H. Thomas against the proposed running of the street cars of the Montgomery Traction Company along Lawrence Street. by the side of the court house. was the cause of an adjourned meeting of the City Council held yester- day at noon. The meeting lasted two hours, but an adjournment was had with out any definite action being taken.
 The matter was brought to the atten- tion of the Council by Alderman Gaston Gunter who wanted the vote by which the Council granted the right to pass along Lawrence Street reconsidered. The or dinancc by which the original franchise of the Montgomery Traction Company was amended, was passed at the meeting of the City Council two weeks ago. This so changed the franchise that the lines of the company passed up Lawrence Street from Dexter Avenue by the court house. This last ordinance was the ob- Ject of Alderman Gunter's attack.
 He brought the question up at the Mon day meeting of the Council where he first moved to reconsider the vote by which the last ordinance was adopted He con- sented to let the matter go over to an adjourned meeting of the Council on be- ing assured that he lost none of his rights by so doing and that the Council could legally reconsider the vote if it saw fit to do so.
 The adjourned meeting of the Coun- cil which was called to order yesterday at 12 o'clock, was held especially to con- sider MT. Gunter's motion. As soon as the meeting was called to order the ques- tion of the legality of the proposed action of the Council was raised Alderman Gunter contended that it could be legal ly n hic bn said that he had been assured by the Judge that if the car lises were run by the court house, court would have to be suspended during the passage of all street cars It would be impossible to hear the testimony of a witness. The business of the court, he said could not be trans acted
 Alderman Roeder was inclined to doubt that the Council could reconsider at this date and Alderman Kohn argued that the question should be postponed.
 City Attorney R. E. Steiner upon the request of the Council, gave his opinion as to the legality of the proposed action. He said that in his opinion the Council could reconsider the vote if it saw fit.
 It was suggested as a way out of the difficulty that the franchise of the Trac- ton Company be so altered that their line sshould go up Perry Street, but this did not meet with general favor.
 Colonel Barry l.. Holt, of the Traction Company. was present. He stated for the company, that 1t would be satisfied to put it's lines wherever directed by the Council The company. he said, would do anything that the Council wanted 1t to do.
 After the Council had discussed the matter for two hours Alderman Gunter withdrew his motion to reconsider and the Council adjourned.
 Alderman Ray Rushton announced at the close of the meeting that he would fight any attempt to have the Traction Company run its line up Perry Street He would no do his, he said, on account of the Carnegie Library, in which he is greatly interests5 as he said that library was not entitled to any more consider alton than the court house, hut he would unalterably oppose the placing of the lines on the only boulevard in the city. Perry Street, he said, had been fitted by nature as great driveway and he would not consent that it should he spoiled by the lines of the street car company.