The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-17
AS Usual Definite Action
 Was Deferred.
President Fleming Told Fifth Ward Alderman to Lobby Outside the Chamber--To Meet Again
 This Afternoon.

Franchises and the discussion of fran. chses occupied the time of the Montgom- cry City Council at its regular meeting last night. The discussion at times was rather spirited
 The Council divided almost evenly on the proposition to allow the Montgomery Street Railway to build an additional track on Bainbridge Stteet from its Dex- ter Avenue line to it's line on Washing ton Street.
 A majority of the Committee on Fran chises reported against the granting of the franchise because the company re. fused to agree to repace Bainbridge Street with vitrifed brick.
 Roeder Criticised Committee.
 The action of the committee was criti- cised by Alderman Roeder who asserted that the committee had gone beyond it's rights and powers in making such a proposition to the comapny. It was un- preeedented, he declared, for the conn nittee to ask the company to pave an entire street.
 Roth Alderman Kohn and President Fleming resented Alderman Roeder's allusion to the committee. President Fleming said that Alderman Roeder showed much zeal for the interest of the Street Railway Company and he sug- gested that the alderman from Ward 5 should do his lobbying outside the Coun. cil chamber and not on the floor of the Council
 The following were present at the meet ing; President Fleming, Aldermen Toole, kohn, Hartly, Roeder. Anderson. McIn- tyre. Cheney, May. Haygood, Hudson, Gunter. Farley and Rushton.
 Chairman Kohn, from the Finance Committee reported that the contract for supplying the city with lime and cement should be awarded to W. F. vandiver and Co. that firm being the lowest bid der. The other bidders were Greil Bres. Co. and Hobbie and Teague
 Traction Company Station.
 The Committee on Franchise through Chairman. Hartley reported favorably the petition of the Montgomery Traction Company for permission to build a wait Ing station on it's line near the gate of the city pasture. The condition attached to the favorable report was that the sta ion should not interfere with the en. trance to the city pasture.
 majority Of the joint committee on Franchises and Privileges.' to which was referred the petition Of IT. l.. and R. H. Yelverton for permission to erect and op- crate slaughter house reported favor ADly on the peution. The petition also contained the request that the petitioners be allowed to opers ate cold storage warehouse and pack Ing house in connection with the slaugh- ter house. The slaughter house, the peti- tioners propose Is 10 be built on Bell Street beyond the railroad cut. The slaughter house is to be erected and op- erated under the supervision of the city officers and in accordance with all exist ing ordinances bearing upon the matter.
 Kohn's Minority Report.
 Alderman -Kohn. as q member of tho joint committe submitted a minority re- port denying the petition. The report was received and filed.
 A communication from Superintendent C. L. Floyd of the city schools relative to needed apparatus in the public schools was read. The communication was in answer to resolution adopted at former meeting of the Council, which requested the superintendent to- submit list of articles neded.
 To supply the apparatus on Superinten- dent Floyd's list, he said would cost S4Is. The communication was filed.
 The report of the Franchise Committee on the application of the Montgomery Street Railway Company for authority to build an additional track on Bainbridge
 
 ter Avenue with its track on Washington Street, came up under the head of un- finished business.
 A majority of the committee Aldermen Fleming and Kohn reported the petition unfavorably. The report had been sub- mitted at previous meeting of the Coun- cil.
 The members of the committee opposed to the franchise gave 1t as their reason for not favoring the ordinance that it did not sufficiently safeguard the interests of the property owners on Balnbridge Street.
 Opposed by Hartley.
 That this report did not meet the ap- proval Of tho entire Council was soon manifest. Alderman Hartley, the third member of the Franchise Committee, said that he was opposed to the unfavor- able report although he was opposed to the findings of the majority of the com mittee. He had, he said, closely examined the plans of the street railway company and the propositions of the company to repave the street. They were fair and just, he said, and he was in favor of granting the franchise.
 Alderman Roeder was also opposed to the majority report. The need for the i'm provement. he said. was plain to all. During any rush of travel, he said, the street cars were blocked at the head of Dexter Avenue. The improvement, he said would greatly facilitate the travel to Oak Park in the summer. He thought that the street car company had made fair prop